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Essential Oil Energetics and the Five Elements - Botanical blending for inner harmony

with Gabriel Mojay

In this special one-day class, Gabriel Mojay speaks to the energetic and psychological actions of 25 therapeutically significant essential oils according to the Oriental Five Elements and their corresponding principal vital Organs.

Expanding on his book Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit, Gabriel shares and elucidates the various essential oil fragrance notes - and how fragrance energies such as the resinous (eg. Frankincense) and sweet-floral (eg. Rose) contribute to and reflect the energetic medicinal properties of the essential oils they characterize.

For example, the earthy-rooty fragrance profile that dominates Angelica root essential oil is inseparable from its calming and stabilizing influence on the Heart and Shen (Mind-Spirit), reflecting its importance in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia as well as its subtle ability to impart a felt-sense of inner connectedness.

In contrast, the effects of the pungent camphoraceous aroma of several essential oils belonging to the Eucalyptus genus stimulate and invigorate the Lung-Qi and revitalize the Metal Element and Bodily Soul (Po) – or using a more Western term, the Vital Spirit. These energetic effects, in turn, counteract feelings of melancholy, pessimism and withdrawal.

This wide-ranging yet highly integrated study deepens participants’ understanding of:

• The Oriental therapeutics of essential oils, including their fundamental effects on the Qi, Yin & Yang, and Five Elements-Spirits-Organs.
• Essential oil fragrance energetics, including the psychological and vital properties of the dry-woody, sweet-woody, rooty-earthy, fruity, green, sweet-herbaceous, pungent-herbaceous, spicy, floral, citrus, minty, sweet-pungent, resinous-balsamic, coniferous and camphoraceous fragrance energies.
• Essential oil recommendations for those suffering with chronic nervous tension, anxiety and depression as well as a broader range of mental-emotional states including poor concentration, ‘overthinking’ and worry, lack of motivation, irritability and resentment, and low self-confidence.

Finally, Gabriel will introduce and share an approach to aromatic formulating based on harmonizing the mind (identity), soul (emotion) and spirit (orientation), and participants will each formulate and their own ‘alchemical amulet’ blend of essential oils in jojoba.

Join Gabriel Mojay for this profound study of essential oil therapeutics at its most energetically dynamic and botanically potent.

EXTRA FEATURES

• Presentation notes: extensive first-class PDF-slide presentation notes.
• Visual Education & Plant ID: slides and slides notes illustrated by aromatic plant images from Gabriel’s personal library of over 6000 aromatic and medicinal plant photographs.
• Class participation: participant questions and comments relevant to the diverse range of topics the class encompasses are welcome, while certainly not required.
• CE Certificate of Attendance: issued as a PDF by the Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine & Aromatherapy (ITHMA), founded by Gabriel in London in 1990 ­– a year before he founded the Register of Qualified Aromatherapists, which merged to become the International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists (IFPA) in 2002.