Book lists how aromatherapy improves health
A faithful user of essential oils, Elana Millman says the natural nectars not only smell good, but they also relieve upset stomachs, enhance the flavour of food and “rev your erotic engine.”
In her new book, Aromatherapy for Sensual Living, Essential Oils for the Ecstatic Soul, the Toronto-based holistic healer and aromatherapist describes the pure, fragrant essences extracted from plants and flowers as “indispensable, simple tools that amplify health and vitality.”
In the hardcover guide, Millman gives tips for blending oils to make everything from deodorizing room sprays and body scrubs to tasty fruit drinks and sensual massage oils and offers a brief history of perfume — “Societies have been distilling plants for beauty, perfume and medicine for more than 5,000 years.”
There is also a chapter on “bewitching beauty rituals,” ranging from body oiling and facial steams to mud masks and hair treatments and pointers for using aromatherapy to heal a broken heart, meditate and deepen sensuality.
“My goal is to demystify the mysterious and somewhat shadowy world of aromatherapy and make it easy, fun and accessible so you will confidently use these precious libations as part of your regular practice,” explains Millman, who encourages readers to experiment with oils in the kitchen, bedroom and home spa.
To better understand the “personality” of essential oils, Millman outlines the profile of more than 40, including cinnamon (“hot-blooded babe from head to toe”), rosemary (“spotlessly fresh”) and tarragon (“familiar yet curiously exotic”) and the best oils to pair with them.
“Essential oils are outstanding implements that impart enormous mental, physical and spiritual benefits with surprising simplicity and potent results,” she says.
My goal is to demystify the mysterious and somewhat shadowy world of aromatherapy and make it easy.