Massage... are there any good books out there???

[bella123]

I am a fully qualified beautician and a aromatherapist but i like to have back up when i mix oils i like to look in books and see what blends with others..is there a good book that tells you what to blend and precautions aswell eg pregnacy....

 

[superdidi]

The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy by Salvatore Battaglia. For me its an excellent book and I found it very helpful when I was studying Aromatherapy. I got mine from Amazon and think it was about £30.

 

[jcpark]

Are you looking for a good book on Massage or Aromatherapy?

If you want a bit of back up when blending, then Wanda Sellar's Directory of Essential Oils is useful.

If it's a book on massage that you're after, then I think Mel Cash's Sports and Remedial Massage Therapy book is really a really useful read. Even if you're not a sports masseuse, it will give a really good insight into what massage therapy can really achieve, will make you much more aware of what you are doing. However, aromatherapy massage is very different, it is not a massage as such, simply a means of getting the oils into the skin, so it really depends on what you are after

HTH

 

[rouge]

I use Aromatherapy an A-Z by Patricia Davis, the Encyclopaedia of Essential Oils by Julia Lawless, and Aromatherapy by Chrissie Wildwood. I have also used The Frgarant Pharmacy by Valerie Ann Worwood, but I found her dilutions to be very high and usually end up halving the number of drops of essential oils she suggests. The blends are very good though.

 

[Impulse1976]

Hi there all Helen McGuinness's books and DVD's are excellent - i recommend them to anyone.

 

[soriminah]

I have a few of the books by Valerie Ann Worwood which are fabulous.