Aromatherapy massage is a very safe healing treatment that uses natural plant extracts to promote wellbeing. It is wonderful for all ages and is especially beneficial for older people. It helps calm anxiety and lower stress levels, and is also helpful for those suffering chronic conditions such as arthritis, muscle pain, depression, insomnia, stress.

Aromatherapy massage involves blending the aromatic plant essences or essential oils to enhance health and support the body’s own healing processes. Essential oils are highly concentrated, fragrant and volatile substances that occur naturally in herbs and aromatic plants. They are distilled from flowers, leaves, bark, wood and fruits. A mix of several essential oils are usually blended in a base oil, such as almond, grape seed or avocado oil and used with specific massage. The blend of oils is tailored to meet your unique needs.

A medical and lifestyle history is taken prior to treatment to ensure that Aromatherapy is suitable. Treatment could be a face and head massage; back massage or shoulder and neck massage with selected essential oils, diluted in the base oil or cream.

The beneficial effects can usually be seen after one or two sessions. A typical course of treatment lasts from 4-8 weeks and is reviewed at regular intervals.

If you would like an Aromatherapy massage as part of your stress management protocol...