Alternative Healing

Make aromatherapy an indispensable part of your everyday self-care routine with this comprehensive holistic healing guide. If you're in search of a more natural approach to health and wellbeing, expert Louise Robinson has created over 40 bespoke remedies, blends, and rituals to transform your body and mind - the perfect antidote to the stresses of everyday life. Science now supports what practitioners have long known: that oils derived from plants have powerful therapeutic properties, working holistically on mind, body, and spirit. From massage oils to boost immunity, to room diffusers to help you sleep - this book is your complete guide to essential oils and their healing properties. Harness the power of essential oils and discover: - What aromatherapy is and the benefits of the practice - How essential oils work - What ingredients and equipment you will need to get started - How to use essential oils safely with guidance to both air and skin applications - Easy-to-follow illustrated guides for practical home remedies and wellbeing treatments - Relaxing, restoring, and revitalising alternative therapies including detox routines, energising and mood-lifting oil blends, immunity-boosting, and relaxation massages This aromatherapy book takes you on an empowering journey of self-care. It begins by unpacking what aromatherapy and essential oils are, how to use them correctly and how to safely get the most out of them. This reference book is divided into wellbeing treatments designed to uplift the mind, body, and spirit. Also included are healing treatments designed to address, relieve, and help cure a range of common conditions. Your Essential Toolkit For Wellness in The Modern World Aromatherapy is about more than just beautiful smelling aromas that come from essential oils. This carefully curated collection of blends, remedies, and practices shows you how to practice aromatherapy at home. Extract and blend your own aromatic essential oils to care for and heal yourself, follow step-by-step massage routines, and combine aromatherapy with yoga, meditation, and breathwork to deliver maximum benefit to you. Complete the Series: Once you've completed Aromatherapy (Little Book of Self-Care), look out for more books in this series from DK Books. Discover indispensable everyday self-care routines in the other titles from the self-care series including Ayurveda, Breathwork, Sleep and more.

Relax and unwind with this sophisticated anti-stress colouring, doodling and drawing book for adults and children. From creating free-flowing lines and swirls to shading in intricate patterns, every illustration in this book has been carefully crafted so that even amateur artists can enjoy the satisfaction of creating something of exceptional beauty. Everyone will benefit from the stress-relieving effect that increased focus and creativity can provide. There are no rules or complicated step-by-step instructions in these pages and no need for expensive art and craft supplies. Readers can simply scribble, scrawl and shade to their hearts' content.

This is one of the bestselling aromatherapy books of all time with vital information on plant origins, medical herbalism and the properties and actions of herbs and essential oils. It covers 165 oils, their actions, characteristics, principal constituents and folk traditions and is a must for experienced aromatherapists and beginners alike. This essential handbook is used by aromatherapists all over the world and is one of the most successful titles in this area. It includes an A-Z listing of an enormous range of internationally relevant aromatic plants. Comprehensive information is provided for each entry, for example: Common name, Latin name, botanical plant family General Description - what it looks like Distribution - where it's found Herbal Folk Tradition - traditional uses Actions - what it's good for Extraction - How the oil is extracted Characteristics - what the oil looks like, and which other oils it blends well with Safety Information. The Encyclopedia also covers: * History of aromatherapy and herbalism * How aromatic plants work on your body & mind * How to make your own blends * Uses for oils in the home. This is a classic guide to essential oils and will remain a vital source of information for generations to come.

For readers looking to bring their lives more in tune with nature, herbalist Kathi Langelier lights the way through her natural herbal recipes and tonics that highlight the unique ways herbs support our bodies and minds. From her 20 years spent studying herbal medicine - including several years living off the land with no running water yet deeply harmonised with nature - Kathi built Herbal Revolution, a renowned brand of herbal products. In this personality-driven herbal recipe book, reminiscent of The Moon Juice Cookbook, readers can join the revolution with her unique award-winning formulations for teas, tinctures/elixers, foods, snacks and skin care products. Kathi invites readers to soak up the calming energy of the herbs in Goodnight Moon tea. Or to create a mindful ritual by taking a daily dose of Maine Mushroom and Roots Double-Extracted Elixer to support vitality in the body. Or to heal a bruise or sore muscle by gently massaging it with St. John's Wort Oil blended with goldenrod, ginger, turmeric and lavender. This is where mindfulness meets herbal medicine. With Kathi's guidance, readers will radically reduce stress and inflammation in the body which lead to disease. The result is a healthier life inspired by plants and the healing they offer. This book will have 60 recipes and 60 photographs.

Join the journey to natural wellness and treat yourself with this handy book of herbs and homemade remedies. Introducing Neal's Yard Remedies Healing Herbs - a one-stop gardening guide with everything you need to know about herbs, featuring a detailed layout of 100 medicinal herbs and over 70 recipes for effective herbal treatments. A must-have volume for green-fingered gardeners, Neal's Yard Remedies Healing Herbs features tonnes of tips and tricks on planting and propagating a diverse range of herbs with the core focus on improving your health and treating your ailments with a little help from nature! This herbal medicine book offers expert advice you can trust, with an in-depth directory of a plethora of plants and herbs, including hemp, lavender, thyme, aloe vera, and lemongrass. With passion in every page, this handy herbalism book includes: -An illustrated directory of 100 medicinal herbs with instructions on how to use each one -At-a-glance guides to help reader quickly find the right herbs for their health needs -Over 70 recipes featuring medicinal herbs to use in soups, salads, face masks and more. Alongside the directory, the book features more than 70 recipes designed to heal the body from the inside out, all of which can be prepared in the comfort of your own kitchen! Try a fennel and chamomile tea to aid digestion, a cranberry and apricot power bar to boost energy levels, or a beeswax and calendula balm to combat stretch marks. Whatever your ache or ailment, you can discover the treatment potential for each plant, and how you can prepare and use them to best effect. A recent study suggests 38% of British adults use their gardens to grow herbs and vegetables. However, the ever-growing pressure of balancing family life with a career leaves a lot of room for aches and ailments, including stress and anxiety, not to mention a lot of today's green-fingered gardeners simply lack time for growing herbs! We believe it's time to change that! Dive deep into the pages of this handy herb book and discover easy-to-follow guides to exploring g a plethora of plants and herbs that will change your life for the better! The ideal gift for the green-fingered gardener in your life with a niche for natural remedies, or those who prefer complementary therapies over conventional medicines. This easy reference book is well-suited to herbal medicine practitioners and students alike. From researching how medicinal plants work, to making your own herbal remedies and nurturing natural skincare, from aloe vera to avocado, this one-stop herbal handbook has it all and will leave you feeling healthier and more energized than ever before. A newly-updated book with a fresh design and easy-to-use treatment guides to help you find the herbs you need at a glance, Neal's Yard Remedies Healing Herbs is a comprehensive guide to staying healthy the natural way. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why not explore other books in the Neal's Yard Remedies collection, craftily curated to suit your natural needs! Revolutionise your beauty regimen with Neal's Yard Remedies Natural Beauty and explore the awe-inspiring aromas within best-selling book Neal's Yard Remedies Essential Oils.

A practical guide to fitting meditation into your busy life. Whether you are new to meditation, or looking to grow your existing knowledge, this practical guide on how to meditate provides everything you need to start (or continue) your meditative journey. Want to improve your concentration and memory, and reduce stress? Meditation is scientifically proven to do both. Do I need to sit in a special pose? How long should I meditate for? Is meditation religious? With myth-busting facts and easy-to-follow advice, Practical Meditation guides you through your first taste of meditation, to how to master the key techniques and deepen your practice. Find the styles that suit you by exploring over 30 step-by-step meditations, from Mindfulness Meditation to Tai Chi. Discover the benefits of meditation on your mind and body, examining how it works and the scientific evidence behind its effects. Use the short mini-meditations to fit meditation into a busy lifestyle, or to sample a range of different styles, then learn how to set up a practice that works for you. Clear, practical advice helps you build meditation into your daily life, so you can find peace and stillness anytime, anywhere - at home, on the beach, or on a business trip.

"The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body.‘Van der Kolk draws on thirty years of experience to argue powerfully that trauma is one of the West's most urgent public health issues ... Packed with science and human stories.’ New Scientist‘Breathtaking in its scope and breadth, a seminal work by one of the preeminent pioneers in trauma research and treatment.’"