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How can Aromatherapy help?
Please note: As a professional organisation we aim to comply with the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Code of Advertising. The Federation of Holistic Therapists advise us that we should only claim that complementary therapies may:
* Help relaxation
* Improve mood
* Aid sleep
* Relieve tension
* Relieve anxiety and stress
* Promote a sense of general
well-being
We are unable to list what we believe are the many other ways that complementary therapy treatments may help. Please call us at Well Naturally in Birmingham to discuss treatment for specific conditions.
Aromatherapy prices
Well Naturally Birmingham's prices are competitive for aromatherapy massage in Birmingham generally. Please visit our prices page for current information.
Well Naturally in Birmingham
offers sports & remedial massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, reiki healing, Indian head massage, hypnotherapy & NLP, and is centrally located for many areas of Birmingham. We are close to Stirchley, Selly Oak, Bournville, Cotteridge, Kings Heath, Moseley, Selly Oak, Kings Norton, Harborne, Edgbaston, and the University of Birmingham.
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Aromatherapy in Birmingham...
Central for Stirchley, Bournville, Cotteridge, Harborne, Selly Oak, Selly Park, Edgbaston, Moseley, Kings Heath,
Kings Norton, the University of Birmingham
The Well Naturally Therapy Practice
at Stirchley Community Centre (click for map)
Massage, fragrance & music...
for body, mind & soul
About Aromatherapy
What is aromatherapy massage?
Aromatherapy is a holistic wellbeing therapy that uses essential oils for therapeutic purposes, through a variety of methods of application. Aromatherapists principally use them combined with aromatherapy massage, diluted with a carrier oil. At our practice in Birmingham, an aromatherapy massage is a luxurious relaxing experience, and if desired it can be tailored to also clinically treat many conditions.
What are aromatherapy essential oils?
Essential oils are concentrated from scent producing chemicals found in plants. Many are believed to possess a wide range of therapeutic properties, so we use an array of oils in aromatherapy treatments at Well Naturally in Birmingham. Essential oils can also be vaporised for inhalation, a few drops can put in a bath (some types of oil only), and they can be used in poultices, creams etc.
Where do essential oils come from?
Aromatherapy essential oils can be extracted from many types of plant matter including flowers, leaves, twigs, tree bark and wood, resin from trees, fruit peel and plant roots.
 How are essential oils able to affect us through aromatherapy?
When used in aromatherapy massage at our Birmingham practice, small amounts of essential oils are mixed into a much larger amount of massage oil (e.g. sweet almond or grapeseed oil), then applied to the skin through a variety of relaxing and therapeutic, aromatherapy massage techniques. The molecules of the essential oils are so small that they can pass through the skin into the blood stream, then on to affect the body systems in many ways.
A second and very important way in which aromatherapy essential oils can affect us is through our sense of smell (olfaction). Scent molecules enter the nose and connect with nerve endings that send messages to the brain. These are interpreted and trigger the release of a variety of mood affecting chemicals from the brain.
What are the therapeutic properties of essential oils?
Aromatherapy essential oils are believed to have a wide variety of properties that can affect us both physically and emotionally. Each type of essential oil has its own specific properties, so the aromatherapist at our birmingham practice can blend different oils to cater for the individual requirements of the client in their aromatherapy treatment.
Professional Credentials
David Assinder DipHyp FFHT is a fellow of the Federation of Holistic Therapists. He is also registered for aromatherapy with the CNHC (click link), UK regulator for complementary healthcare practitioners.
Beautiful aromas,
time-out & relaxation...
a truly synergistic blend
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