Preamble:

This timely workshop steeped in the age old practice of collecting and using gifts from the earth to clean, deodorize and disinfect our personal space home provides the skills to bring joyful, uplifting scents into our environments whether it is the kitchen, bath, social space or workspaces with the knowledge that we are using materials that have no risk of causing any damage, unhealthy reactions nor environmental contamination.  These materials are easy to use, pleasant to be around and in general provide a sense of wellbeing and empowerment as we mix our own blends and create our own spray bottles for doing our daily chores.  A sense of fun and joy enters to process of taking care of our own space when we are actually creating our own cleaning and beautifying products.

Purpose:

To explore healthy choices when we are preparing to purchase and use products in our homes and workspaces to clean, deodorize and disinfect the areas where we spend the most time with those we care about.

Description:

In this workshop we will learn how essentials oils are collected, the various ways in which essential oils can be diluted and distorted by contaminating the  chemical properties of these precious oils. We will learn that pure essential oils are necessary to provide the desired results, and also how to use them in our everyday lives to replace many of the common chemical preparations presently being used to clean and deodorize our homes.  We will also learn how to use the oils as insect repellents, immune boosters, mood changers and many, many other applications.

This will be an experiental workshop where participants will work with the essentials oils, carrier oils, and distilled water and various other media in various combinations and applications, and take away a toolbox for enhancing the lives of everyone who enters our home or environment.

Resources:  

The Naturally Clean Home by Karyn Siegel-Maier,

Schedule:

This workshop is scheduled to take place in the fall of 2008 in preparation for cold and flu season, gift giving season and in time to counteract the winter blahs.

Workshop is approximately 12 hours in length, and will be scheduled over 4 evenings.

Recipes for Blends for the Season for inhalation and natural room fragrancing for home and office settings.  Use in diffusers or an aroma lamp:

Season's Greetings

a warm and inviting holiday blend

Pine - 8 parts (or 4 parts Pine, 4 parts Spruce)

Lavender - 3 parts

Sandalwood - 3 parts

Frankincense - 2 parts

Nutmeg - 1 part

Mandarin - 1 part

Cold and Flu Relief

antibacterial, anti-flu, and respiratory enhancing blend

Hyssop - 4 parts

Rosemary - 3 parts

Peppermint - 3 parts

Eucalyptus - 3 parts

Lemon - 3 parts

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