The Fragrant Mind: Aromatherapy for Personality, Mind, Mood and Emotion

Really useful book. Plenty of good information.

So much great information in this book. I dip in and out often and always learn something new. Also have The Fragrant Pharmacy by the same author, which I've had for years, and is equally informative. You won't need any other book on Aromatherapy if you have these two.

An absolute must for therapists working with essential oils in a non-clinical capacity.It is very well written, thorough in content and extremely useful for my practice. I have attended lectures (given by a PhD in neuroscience) on the ability of positive thought to actually alter neural pathways for the better and odours are particularly useful in aiding this process.A gentle massage routine using a delicate blend of oils, soft music and a relaxation routine at the end can have amazingly beneficial results.Thank you for your research and work Ms Wormwood, I am indebted.

I bought a second hand copy for only 1p + postage so that alone made it a great deal so I ordered copies for a few friends too.This was recommended to me by an aromatherapist as I am studying complementary therapies - as are my friends - and we all love this book. Now several members of our group are also using it. The copies were a little dusty as if they had been in storage for a while but this means they have a lovely smell and feel of old books and are otherwise in perfect condition.This book is full of recipes covering a huge amount of conditions and illnesses so a few could be tried and favourites chosen to use.The dosages are slightly higher than those we are taught to use but I guess this comes with experience and is not a fault of the book as ideas change.I would really recommend it - especially if you can get it so cheap too so there is nothing lost by trying it out.

The book arrived in good condition and am very pleased.Very useful addition to my books on Aromatherapy. Insightful and full of good useful knowledge.

Studying aromatherapy as a mature student, kept seeing this on tutors desk. Don't know why it's not on the reading list as it absolutely should be.A must for every family along with a medicines encyclopaedia, consult this for feeling low, anxiety, pmt, alcohol, drug and nicotine withdrawal, everything to do with the mind. Consult the medicine one for everything a doctor prescribes to your family.Beautifully written, easy to follow, well researched.

An excellent movie shown from a child's perspective. Well photographed with a simple feel good storyline. This film transports you back to 1971 and serves as a superb documentary of that period. Brilliant acting coupled with the Bee Gees supporting the music score. A much overlooked film as recommended by Steve Allen the LBC radio presenter who stated it was one of his favourite feel good films. Give it a try!

This book offers a profound and detailed insight into a myriad of aspects of the many essential oils, their benefits, and how they affect our brain chemistry. A definite reference book for oil consultants, aromatherapists or anyone seeking full understanding and knowledge on this subject.

One of my favourite aromatherapy guides! Truly delightful!

Este libro es algo que difícilmente encontrarás con otros autores, es una enciclopedia de 623 páginas, ahora cabe mencionar que de las 623 páginas, solo 80 páginas contienen mezclas para diversos estados emocionales, el resto es un compendio de diversas explicaciones sobre los aceites de manera individual, el uso que se le está dando en diversas ramas de la salud, trae historia y una serie de explicaciones teóricas, si te gusta leer y no solo buscar el chocho mágico para trabajar con tus emociones, será un gran libro para ti, pero si solo buscas mezclas que resuelvan tus diversos estados emocionales, puede quedarse corto para ti, si eres psicólogo o estudioso de la salud mental y buscas alternativas naturales para ayudar a tus pacientes, este libro es perfecto porque te incita al estudio y a profundizar. Creo que no es una lectura para cualquiera, pero si una lectura para los que quieren ver el uso de los aceites para mejorar las emociones como un estudio de vida.

Ótimo livro, boa impressão. Fácil leitura

Beautiful written, full of information both for the new and the expert in Aromatherapy. I've bought all the three books from the same author.

I have The Fragrant Mind, The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy, and The Fragrant Heavens (Also Essential Aromatherapy, with Susan Worwood.) These books are fascinating and encyclopedic, going into more depth about aromatherapy than I've ever seen anywhere. They are very readable and entertaining as well. I am making some combinations using this book as a reference and noticing great effects already...plus, my home smells wonderful. (I've just started combining geranium, grapefruit, orange, pine, patchouli and cedarwood. It's a divine combo!)I have just one issue, which I hate to bring up, since I'm an ardent fan of both aromatherapy and Valerie Worwood's books.... CATS (and some other animals as well) are particularly sensitive to essential oils, and I'd recommend you research this on your own and use aromatherapy with caution around cats. Cats are lacking some of the enzymes needed to metabolize the terpenes and phenols in essential oils and some have even been poisoned, while others seem not to be bothered. Oils like pine, cinnamon, citrus oils and others can be toxic to our feline friends.I was not happy to learn this but I love my cats, so it's better to know. I still use the essential oils, but I just make sure to ventilate the area, keep some parts of my home scent-free (dang) and watch the cats closely. I also don't run the diffuser nonstop as I did before, and I'm using other methods of application (being careful not to pet the cats after touching the oils.) The fact that cats sleep a lot doesn't exactly make it easy to tell what's going on with them...I did not see this mentioned in the books, although it may be somewhere. It hasn't been widely known, and it's only logical that one would want to scent areas near the litterbox, etc. I have probably been guilty of sickening my own cats with well-intended immune oil applications in the past.Just thought you cat lovers would want to know this. I don't have other pets like dogs but I think there is some sensitivity there too. Just research it; there's a lot of info online.Valerie's book gets 5 stars anyway. It's a fantastic reference, and I think the oils can probably be used safely around cats if you're careful and aware of potential issues.