415: Aromatherapy in Season According to the Five Elements with Rachel Jackson, CYI, LMT, Certified Medicinal Aromatherapist & Educator

What You Will Learn: An introduction to Rachel and her poem on forming a relationship to aromatherapy (0 min) Rachel’s bio (2.30 min)   Rachel’s healing journey into aromatherapy (5.40 min) What is the meaning of “Yam”? (11 min) How Eastern and Western medicine are starting to “speak the same language” (13 min) The philosophy surrounding the Wisdom of the Earth Training (17 min) How aromatherapy can be dynamic, like nature, and how essential oils shift based on these environmental factors which relates to our healing (19 min) How Rachel’s training in yin yoga and massage spurred her interest in combining Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with Aromatherapy (28 min) The connection between the seasons, the five elements, and personal growth (32 min) What the “spirits” of each organ system represent (40 min) How emotions are signals to the body and how this relates to the five elements and the spirits (41 min) How to incorporate aromatherapy into the five elements, focusing on spring (45 min) What essential oil Rachel keeps in her emergency kit (48 min) The difference between Helichrysum Gymnocephelum and Helichrysum Italicum (50 min) The season lavender oil is associated with and the importance of applying it with intention (53 min) The importance of our kidneys in TCM and its relationship to chronic disease (59 min) What essential oil can nourish the kidney’s Jing (1 hr. 3 min) How yoga and essential oils combine therapeutically (1 hr. 5 min) What is Yoga Nidra and how Rachel combines it with essential oils (1 hr. 7 min) The purpose of meditation and how Yoga Nidra helps one accomplish this (1 hr. 14 min) Rachel’s “Aromatherapy Hacks” for Springtime and the practice of Jala Neti Cleanse (1 hr. 15 min) The importance of cleaning out our noses for our health (1 hr. 17 min) Using essential oils on a budget (1 hr. 20 min) Where to find Rachel and closing thoughts (1 hr. 21 min) Rachel Jackson is an incredible and unique blend of a certified medicinal aromatherapist, licensed massage therapist, certified yoga instructor, yogic lifestyle coach, lecturer, educator, and inspirational guide. She received her level 1 and level 2 certifications in the Art of Medicinal Aromatherapy at Wisdom of the Earth, training in the use of essential oils according to Traditional Chinese Medicine with David Crow. Rachel graduated from the Northern Arizona Massage Therapy Institute, specializing in Traditional Thai massage, Shiatsu, and Reflexology. In addition, she received her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification from the ashram of the 7 Centers Yoga School in Sedona, AZ. She also has practiced the Vinyasa yoga of the Jivamukti Lineage and Yin Meridian Meditation as instructed by Tonya Zaloumis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices