Power Hour Aromatics

How about a Lunch time break to educate your senses and stimulate your mind? There are so many avenues to essential oils these days without access for the proper use and education. Master Aromatherapist Heather Howell-Vitale will be offering a series of seminars to share her wealth of knowledge from her 15+ years as a practicing Certified Clinical Aromatherapist.

She will be hosting a fantastic empowering series starting Tuesday May 12, 2015 at 12:15 pm at Bridge to Avalon, Charleston, SC. This first topic is the ABC's of Essential Oils. You will be learning about the effectiveness, simplicity and safety of essential oils. Free to the Public. Love Donation Offerings appreciated. (The Power Hour Aromatics will be held from 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm for the duration of the series.)

• Thursday May 14 - Chemical-Free, Naturally Cleaning your Space (home, office, car, etc.)
• Tuesday May 19 - Nature's Medicine Cabinet
• Thursday May 21 - The Energetics of Essential Oils

And it just keeps getting better, she will be offering hands-on workshops, Saturday May 23, 2015 also at Bridge to Avalon. Each workshop is $75.00 each (20% if you sign up for both.)

• 10 am - 12 pm Natural Cleaning Products
• 2 pm - 4 pm Nature's Medicine Cabinet

In each workshop, you will create a variety of products along with recipes to continue to assist yourself and your family safe and effectively with the most powerful natural ingredients and essential oils.

For questions or to sign up, please contact heather@aromaticinstitute.com

Heather Howell-Vitale AKA the Aromatic Alchemist has love, compassionate and great reverence for plant essences and their healing power. She custom blends for specifics, creates signature perfumes, consults and teaches a wide variety of workshops. Heather served as a Director on the Board and the National Representative of the Alliance of International Aromatherapists. 

In her private practice, Heather assists her clients’ issues, guiding them in obtaining wellness through the natural medicine of essential oils as a Clinical Aromatherapist formulating healing essential oil blends for health issues such as but not limited to: stress, clarity, eczema, menopause, ADHD/ADD, respiratory care, sinuses, sleep issues, energetics and much more. Heather also consults medical professionals, massage therapists and other healing practitioners as well as those who want to assist themselves and their families in a holistic approach to wellness through the use of essential oils.

As a Divine Life Coach, Heather uses her more than a decade experience and training to tailor an approach just for you. With her specialized leadership skills and intuitive sensitivities, she hears what you say and reads between the lines to assist you in eliminating the continual speed bumps. You will be ready to take the necessary steps, feeling more expansive and excited to explore your new path and follow your dreams. "I assist people in loosening useless restrictions and inspire growth and renewed passion for Life." Married life with three incredible children based on holistic living, energetic presence and nature is rewarding and fulfilling. Questions or curiosities? Call 843.614.7283 or visit our web at www.aromaticinstitute.com 
 

How to Clear Negative Energy from your Life

We are in the center of the last Super Full Moon of the year. We are getting a super push to let go of and celebrate whatever you initiated back at the New Moon of March 2014. Personally I have made major movement upward in a lot of areas in my life and now I am being pushed to let go of all that does not serve my highest good and evolution.

Being smart, discerning and capable of following your intuition are key components in clearing negative energy from your life. You may be on a path of wholeness and find there are outside forces that play on your weaknesses and you fall back. Get right back up, learn from it and continue to move forward.

I like the assistance of Field Organizer Room and Body spray to remove negative articles that may have attached to me and the space around me. It creates a perfect bubble of clearing for me to activate my highest good and potential. Field Organizer is blend creates a feeling of protection and security, increasing your aura around the body by clearing and sealing the energy field from lower vibrating realms of being.  This blend of Geranium, Juniper, Ginger, Orange, Basil and Melissa vibrates at a frequency that allows the dispersion of matter through the energetic field that sweeps through like a magnet, removing any discordant energy that has corded or entered your space. 

"When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy." - the Dalai Lama  

Thank you for this opportunity to serve. Have a great week, bust it wide open with love and discovery.

Your Aromatic Alchemist,

Heather XOXOXO


Heather Howell-Vitale AKA the Aromatic Alchemist has love, compassionate and great reverence for plant essences and their healing power. She custom blends for specifics, creates signature perfumes, consults and teaches a wide variety of workshops. In her private practice, Heather assists her clients’ issues, guiding them in obtaining wellness through the natural medicine of essential oils as a Clinical Aromatherapist formulating healing essential oil blends for health issues such as but not limited to: stress, clarity, eczema, menopause, ADHD/ADD, respiratory care, sinuses, sleep issues, energetics and much more. Passionate about natural healing, Heather has over 15 years of experience in the realms of Aromatic therapy and healing modalities. Married life with three incredible children based on holistic living, energetic presence and nature is rewarding and fulfilling.  Call 843.614.7283 or visit our web at www.aromaticinstitute.com 

Are commercial cleaning products effecting your health?

Why switch from commercial products with ingredients like bleach and ammonia? Because those cleaners can irritate your eyes, airways, skin, and nervous

system, AND they also pollute and contaminate your indoor air and the water sources they wash into when they go down the drain.


Join me this Friday for an afternoon of knowledge, know-how and laughter. We will discuss many ways to switch from commercial cleaners to proven natural cleaners. The increasing costs of cleaners, dangers to your health and wasteful packaging was enough to motivate me to completely switch to natural, home-made versions.

You will receive 3 essential oils along with 9 effective formulas to create a healthy, naturally clean environment. You will have the tools, information and support to never use a commercial cleaner again.

Reasons to Make Natural Cleaners:

• Eliminate toxins from your household
• reduce waste (all the containers that cleaners come in)
• increase self-sufficiency
• save hundreds of dollars per year

DATE: Friday February 28, 2014
TIME: 2-4pm
PLACE: Bridge to Avalon - 757 Saint Andrews Blvd.
COST: $75   REGISTER NOW 


Heather Howell-Vitale AKA the Aromatic Alchemist has love, compassionate and great reverence for plant essences and their healing power. She custom blends for specifics, creates signature perfumes, consults and teaches a wide variety of workshops. In her private practice, Heather assists her clients’ issues, guiding them in obtaining wellness through the natural medicine of essential oils as a Clinical Aromatherapist formulating healing essential oil blends for health issues such as but not limited to: stress, clarity, eczema, menopause, ADHD/ADD, respiratory care, sinuses, sleep issues, energetics and much more. Passionate about natural healing, Heather has over 15 years of experience in the realms of Aromatic therapy and healing modalities. Married life with three incredible children based on holistic living, energetic presence and nature is rewarding and fulfilling.  Call 843.614.7283 or visit our web at www.aromaticinstitute.com

Holiday Gift Making This Weekend

This week, we are having a few workshops:

 

Whoa, man - that's... like... so cool.

 

Custom Blends for the Skin:

Create: As fresh, natural and organic as you wish... six amazing essential oils blends to choose from to scent and enhance the healing effects of these holiday gifts. No Chemicals, no artificial ingredients, no sulfates, no phthalates, just nature’s goodness and 100% love.
 

Create products with a conscience:

 You will create the following products:

Bath Salt with Botanicals 5oz,
Aromatic Room/Body Spray 5oz,
Natural Perfume Roll-on 5 mL,
Bar Soap with Botanicals 3oz

In each workshop, you will make 2 of each product for a total of 8 products each natural ingredients and essential oils. (Value $125) Space is limited, sign up today. Additional products can be made for an added fee.

So Let's Review:

You will receive 8 products of pure therapeutic essential oils blends, a conscious awareness for pure bliss and tried and true formulas for anti-aging, rejuvenating and hydrating the skin.

Are you screaming sign me up? Well space is limited, so check your calendar and do it now. These workshops ALWAYS sellout!

DATE: Saturday December 14, 2013 AND/OR Sunday December 15, 2013
TIME: 2-4pm
PLACE: Bridge to Avalon - 757 Saint Andrews Blvd.
COST: $75   REGISTER NOW 

Heather Howell-Vitale AKA the Aromatic Alchemist has love, compassionate and great reverence for plant essences and their healing power. She custom blends for specifics, creates signature perfumes, consults and teaches a wide variety of workshops. Heather also teaches therapeutic uses of Essential Oils to medical professionals, massage therapists and other healing practitioners as well as those who want to assist themselves and their families. In her private practice, Heather assists her clients’ issues, guiding them in obtaining wellness through the natural medicine of essential oils as a Clinical Aromatherapist formulating healing essential oil blends for health issues such as but not limited to: stress, clarity, eczema, menopause, ADHD/ADD, respiratory care, sinuses, sleep issues, energetics and much more. Passionate about natural healing, Heather has over 15 years of experience in the realms of Aromatic therapy and healing modalities. Married life with three incredible children based on holistic living, energetic presence and nature is rewarding and fulfilling.  Call 843.614.7283 or visit our web at www.aromaticinstitute.com

Know that I am passionate about natural remedies, love my profession and look forward to being of assistance. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Make it a great week, until next time....

Your Aromatic Alchemist,

Heather Howell-Vitale
Charleston, SC
heather@aromaticinstitute.com



 

Essential oils are necessary, here's why...

Hello from the ever fragrant studio of the Aromatic Alchemist. It has been a most interesting start to our 2013. I have been busy formulating custom blends for many who have been inundated with a series of bugs and viruses.

My reason for writing today is to give you the tools you need to succeed in your life in a healthy, happy way. I want to tell you of the importance of using essential oils in your life, not only in sickness but in health.

As many of you know, essential oils are the regenerating, oxygenating and immune defending properties of a plant and that is exactly what it is doing for you and your body. Essential oils are so small in their molecular size that they quickly penerate tissues of the skin, thus going to the bloodstream and to every organ of your body. These oils will affect EVERY cell of the body within 20 minutes of skin contact and will reach the limbic system of the brain within 5 seconds of inhalation.

All essential oils are lipid soluble meaning they are capable of penerating cell walls, even those hardened by oxygen deficiency. They contain oxygen molecules that transport nutrients to straving human cells.  Did you know that all dis-ease begins when cells lack oxygen and that essential oils stimulate immune mechanisms in the body? They are powerful antioxidants that act as free radial scavengers.

That is my rant for the day. May you be beyond blessed and have gratitude for all that is.  Until next time...

Your Grateful Aromatic Alchemist,

Heather

P.S. Stop by www.aromaticinstitute.com and the latest in natural wellness. Try our room and body sprays for fast, effective results. My everyday is Enviro Support.

Aromatic Aphrodisiacs

An aphrodisiac is generally defined as a substance that enhances or stimulates passion and sexual arousal. Individuals that are physically or emotional exhausted, under stress, lacking proper nutrition, depressed, anxious or physically ill often have a significantly more difficult time enjoying intimacy.

Certain essential oils are considered aphrodisiacs, which can help dissipate the physical, psychological or emotional ailments that may interfere with sexual desire or arousal. Scents of particular essential oils may induce stimulation of this brain part producing the desirable effect of romance.  Another notable characteristic of these essential oils are to influence the state of mind and the emotions. It helps induce warmth, intimacy, enforce spirituality and feeling of euphoria.

The sense of Olfaction plays a major role in increasing sensual experience. It is also noted that decreased sexual interest is due to the hypo production of the necessary hormones by the pituitary gland. This master gland is the one that helps regulate the production of all the other hormones in the body. Aphrodisiac aromas stimulate the brain part that is the seat of all emotions and carries the level of intimacy to a new level, a higher mental state beyond just physical connection and pleasure.

Rose and Ginger Soufflé is the perfect recipe for romance.  Rose essential oil is notably appealing to women triggering a response of desiring and romance. Ginger essential oil is warm, sensual and soothing.

 

The aroma of the rose intermingled with the ginger is unforgettable. This is a simple ingredient recipe with 2 essential oils that both have incredible aphrodisiac qualities. This recipe uses yogurt instead of pastry cream which gives the soufflé this lightness that makes it seem as if you are eating nothing but the pure aroma.

 

Unsalted Butter (buttering baking dishes)

Sugar (dusting baking dishes)

1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt

2 large egg yolks

1 tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice

10 drops Moroccan rose absolute

13 drops ginger essential oil                  

1 cup of egg whites

¾ cup of confectioner’ sugar

Salt

 Butter and sugar eight 4-ounce soufflé molds or ovenproof ceramic cups. In a mixing bowl, combine the yogurt, egg yolks, orange juice and essences.

Preheat the oven to 325F. In the mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the whites on low speed with half of the sugar and a pinch of salt until they form soft peaks. Add the rest of the sugar and continue beating until the white forms stiff peaks.

Carefully fold 1/3 of the whites in to the yogurt base. Do not over mix. Fold in the rest of the whites until just combined and ladle into the soufflé molds. Fill the molds completely and then run your thumb around the top edge of the rim to create a slight indentation in the soufflé mixture. Bake until set but still moist inside, about 10 minutes. Serve hot in the soufflé molds.  Recipe from Aroma by Mandy Aftel and Daniel Patterson

Heather A. Howell AKA the Aromatic Alchemist is an Aroma-Pharmacist, Eco-Activist, Writer, Indie, Mama-blessed with 3 incredible children, speaker, teacher, aromatic life coach; Heather has love, compassionate and great reverence for plant medicine and their healing power. As a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist, Heather serves many businesses and organizations. She holds workshops covering areas of natural skincare, enhanced aromatherapy and wellness through essential oils. She is a Clinical Aromatherapist that formulates healing essential oil blends for your health issues: stress, backaches, eczema, menopause, ADHD/ADD, burns injuries, sprains – broken bones, wounds, surgeries and much more. Heather founded her first skincare company in 1999.

What matters most to us at the Aromatic Institute is empowering individuals to care for themselves holistically by creating awareness of the active properties of the wonderful essences of plants, trees, flowers, leaves, needles, and roots of the earth via divinely blended natural essential oil remedies and perfumes.

Getting over the Big Box Image of Aromatherapy

In the United States, big business has created an image that Aromatherapy comes in a Glade Plug-in, a Yankee candle or a Phthalate filled reed diffuser. Most Americans are not privy to the medical application of Aromatherapy where certain essential oils have powerful anticancer activity with tumor cell specific cytotoxicity.

With that being the thought process, Aromatherapy's image problem is this: when people hear or see the word, they believe it has to do with "the smell of things, rather than the things that smell."

Aromatherapy is the complete branch of medicine that uses the chemically volatile constitutients of plants for treatment of a wide variety of ailments.

I will tell you just as any other professional Aromatherapist, the incredible medical promise of Aromatherapy does not reside in their pleasing aromas, but rather in their ability to treat a wide range of infectious illnesses like MRSA, their action as chemotherapy agents, anti-inflammatory agents, wound healing agents and other medical applications.


Aromatherapy is making huge advances in the scientific community through the studies and research of the medical therapeutic applications of essential oils.  Vital studies are being released every month showing the strong efficacy of certain essential oils in treating serious bacterial infections.

Now, when you google Aromatherapy, thousands of results come up and there are sites that belong to allopathic professionals who chalk it up to New Age spiritualism or folklore.  With very limited investigation, aroma medicine has been lumped into the psycho-emotional aromatherapy healing. Many of these practitioners of conventional medicine have chose that natural medicines are ineffective at best. The well educated natural therapist is not necessarily being recognized by our traditional medical system and the FDA demands that instructions for these treatments be in the most vague form possible.

The ONLY reason Americans correlate Aromatherapy and Glade Plug-ins is there is a lot more money pushing the Glade Plug-in concept. Essential oils can not be patented as medicines, which means big business profits are negligible.

Gone are the days of Granola crunching, Peace loving hippies being the only people to benefit from nature's medicine. I, Heather A. Howell vow to educate and provide natural medicine in the form of essential oil infused products, Aroma Pharmica to every human being on this planet.

You need to know that plant medicine has kept human beings alive for millennia.  Essential oils provide a system of medicine support that is in biochemical harmony with the human body. Essential oils are just very active molecules produced by plants and Aromatherapy is so called as it deals with the therapeutic applications of these aromatic molecules.

Now you have it, an article that properly informs you in the versed truth of Aroma medicine. Pick up your phone, search the internet or email a trained professional Aromatherapist and be on your way to wellness, Naturally.

Heather A. Howell has love, compassionate and great reverence for plant essences and their healing power. As a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist, Heather serves many businesses and organizations as the Aromatic Alchemist. Currently at Aroma Pharmica, an Organic Skincare Company and at Seeking Indigo, a Holistic Wellness Oasis in Historic downtown Charleston, SC, where she custom blends, create signature perfumes, consults and teaches workshops. Heather is also at The Wellness School, an integrative approach to health. And she serves as a Director on the Board and the National Representative of the Alliance of International Aromatherapists. Heather also teaches therapeutic uses of Essential Oils to medical field professionals, massage therapists and other healing modality practitioners as well as those who want to assist themselves and their families. In her private practice, Heather assists her clients’ issues, guiding them in obtaining wellness through the natural medicine of essential oils. Passionate about natural healing, Heather has over a decade of experience in the realms of Aromatherapy and healing modalities. Life with three incredible children based on holistic living, energetic presence and nature is rewarding and fulfilling.

How Aromatherapy Works...

Most people do not realize that essential oils which are the basis of aromatherapy enter the blood stream of the body via skin absorption or inhalation and act as catalysts to create balance in the cells and organs.

This is a simplified journey with a molecule of essential oil through the body:

• To begin, the molecules of oil are small due to the distillation process. Their small size and the polarity determine how fast the oil molecule will penetrate through the outer layer of skin, the epidermis. They often go through via a hair follicle or sweat gland. The oil molecule then travels to the dermis and enters the blood capillaries there. Eventually it passes to the arteries and veins throughout the body. As the oil molecule moves through the blood stream, it finds the right cell receptor for binding. For example, a molecule of Rosemary travels to cell receptors on the liver. Finding the right cell receptor, it acts to regenerate and balance this vital organ. The oil molecule will leave the body in 4 to 24 hours. Usually, it is processed by the liver to become water-soluble. It then moves out of the body through the kidneys into the urine. This is an amazing gift from God that we have been bestowed. To imagine and realize that essential oils are so smart in frequency that they can find the correct cell receptor that needs its qualities of healing surpasses any lab created medicine.

Skin absorption factors:

• Skin Hydration - A hot bath or shower can increase the absorption of essential oils.
• Occlusions - Covering the skin with clothes, bandages etc. will increase the temperature and absorption of essential oils
• Temperature - Warmth of air or water increases blood capillary circulation and absorption of essential oils. Heat due to exercise increases absorption also.

Olfactory: the inhalation of Essential oils:

The other main path for essential oils to enter the body is through the olfactory system. As a person inhales the essential oil, the molecule of oil goes up into the back of each nostril to the postage size Epithelium patch. The molecules attach to receptors on the cilia hairs in the nose space. They turn into nerves on the other side of the mucous patch, which sends the odor info on to the olfactory bulb. This means the essential oil itself is not sent to the brain, but instead a neural translation of the complex essential oils. The millions of nerves enter through the bone to the olfactory bulb and merge into two large nerves that go back to the limbic brain in the inner center of the head. The right nerve goes back to the Amygdala, a center for emotions in the limbic system. There the aromatic info is connected to the emotions of the situation.

Because the limbic system is directly connected to parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels, and hormone balance, scents can have physiological and psychological effects.

Essential oils are also absorbed through the skin when directly applied, such as with massage. They then travel into the lymphatic system, which circulates them into the blood stream, where again they can have physiological effects.

For example, a person smells a bouquet of fragrant roses and suddenly receives traumatic news; they will always have an uneasy feeling about the smell of these flowers. The opposite effect is true as well, if one were expressing fresh squeezed orange juice and surprised by their partner with acts of affection, they will smile inwardly every time they smell oranges.

The nerve information is sent on from the Amygdala to the Hippocampus, a center for short term memory in the Limbic system. So, right away, the smell, emotion, and memory are commingled, as they are stored in the Limbic system. Then this information goes on to the Hypothalamus for long-term memory. It is passed on to the Pituitary or master gland and eventually the whole endocrine system.

I hope this informative was able to guide you gently into the realms of natural health and wellness through Aromatherapy.


Heather A. Howell is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist serving as the Master Aromatherapist at Aroma Pharmica, an Organic Skincare Company and Seeking Indigo, a Holistic Wellness Oasis in Charleston, SC. Heather also teaches aromatherapy to health practitioners, professionals in the medical field, massage therapists and other healing modality practitioners throughout United States.

In her private practice, Heather assists her clients in addressing issues and obtaining wellness and prevention through the natural medicine of essential oils. Life with 3 incredible children based on holistic living and nature is rewarding and fulfilling. Aroma Pharmica is located on James Island, SC. 843.330.5941 On-line at http//:www.aroma-pharmica.com

Demystifying Holistic Aromatherapy

One can simply inhale an essential oil, which is the essence or life blood of a plant, and instantly feel the healing effects. Every essential oil has a different quality or characteristic, which heals different aspects of one’s being.

Through aromatherapy, increasing moods, treating ailments, improving sense of well being and purify the environment are just the tip of the iceberg in a vast land of natural healing.

Aromatherapy works two ways: inhalation through the nose or topical absorption through the skin. Essential oils applied to the skin are absorbed into the bloodstream for an immediate effect. For instance, if one were to ease a headache, simply apply a lotion or oil base that has pure essential oils of Peppermint, Rosemary, Lavender or Eucalyptus for instant relief by massaging into the temples and base of the head.

From a chemistry stance, constituents with various properties and abilities make up each individual essential oil. There are no two alike. Essential oils can be placed into categories and subcategories, be cross referenced and so on. For all intents and purposes, these oils are powerful healers from Nature, that when combined become more than the sum of its parts.

As an Aromatherapist in daily practice, the integrity that these oils stand up to is quite magical. Over 10 years of formulating and treating clients has been my gift from Gaia herself. They have become integrated in daily life knowing their true purpose is healing on every level of the human body. Having tackled ailments that modern medicines could not solve and within days seeing major improvements in a safe holistic way has led to the pursuit of more experiences.

It is very important to clarify that not all products that say “aromatherapy” are pure in nature. Derived from pure plant parts, true aromatherapy benefits your physical and emotional health and well being. There are certain companies that produce air fresheners and candles that use words like aromatherapy and essential oils, while adding synthetic fragrances derived from petrochemicals that when burned, release toxic carcinogens into the air and lungs that then create a toxic build up in your body and anyone else's who are in that breathing space.

There is a travesty in our current policy making system. Manufacturers of household products such as cleaners, air fresheners, disinfectants, etc., are not required to list the ingredients of these products on their labeling or packaging under a household trade secret law agreement.

Companies that produce natural, environmentally friendly products are held accountable for their ingredients by various companies that hold certifications. The labeling and packaging of these Green companies are complete and thorough as they have nothing to hide and proudly list their ingredients. So the next time you are shopping ~ check the labels, if they are lacking an ingredient list, they are chemically enhanced and usually have synthetic fragrances that are potentially harmful.

We at Aroma Pharmica®, believe that a holistic approach to living ~ one that recalls the relationship between physical and spiritual health and our natural world ~ brings true happiness, well being and a healthier planet. By gently activating the body’s own healing energies, Aroma Pharmica Aromatherapy helps to restore balance to your body, mind and spirit in a very natural, holistic way. Aroma Pharmica Aromatherapy can help boost your immune system, help you reduce and manage stress, alleviate anxiety and tension, and minimize the physical aches and pains these ailments can cause. Aroma Pharmica Aromatherapy has a positive influence on the emotions by assisting to regulate your moods by either uplifting and energizing, calming and sedating or restoring balance to the physical, mental, and emotional bodies. Stop by our website, experience the power of nature yourself.