My Essential Oils Just Arrived! Now What?: The 1, 2, 3s and A, B, Cs For Beginning Essential Oil Users

(FIRST EDITION: See updated version with more essential oils, notes, experience charts, and "blends well with" information) For new essential oil users, or those who have been using them for awhile but still lack confidence in what to use when and how to use it, this guide will walk you through the important basics of essential oil use. This guide begins with the moment you open your new package of essential oils, with suggestions for how to take full advantage of their wonderful potential, and includes information on basic essential oils, how to use them to support various body systems, and how to use them for different populations, including children and pets. Adding essential oils to your health and wellness routine will help you optimize your body's potential and achieve positive benefits to body and mind.

Dr. Sandra Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and educator, and a Holistic Health Coach. She has a counseling practice in Southern California where she works with individuals, couples, and families. She teaches college and graduate students in both online and on ground institutions. Early in her career she became acutely aware of the connection between the mind and the body, noticing that when one’s physical health falters, one’s mental/emotional health can become affected as well. She is fascinated by the manner in which essential oils support the body. She encourages her clients to seek to achieve their optimal wellness and health through as many pathways as are of interest and available to them.