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Aromatherapy is a gentle healing art using massage and scented essential oils derived from aromatic plants and trees to relieve physical and psychological discomfort and to promote health of body and serenity of mind. Essential oils are the fragrant chemical substances extracted from various parts of plants: flowers, fruits, roots, leaves and stems. Some oils have stimulating effect on the body, mind and emotions, whereas others have a calming influence. They are all antiseptic. Some have powerful antiviral or antifungal properties, some antidepressant, digestive, analgesic … the list of properties is long!
Aromatherapy combines the physical and emotional effects of gentle massage with the medical and psychotherapeutic properties of essential oils. It can alleviate stress and improve mood as well as being a successful treatment for many minor disorders. It stimulates the immune system, strengthens resistance to disease and helps to combat infections. It is especially helpful for women's problems - PMS, menopausal distress. It aids digestion - eases constipation and abdominal spasm - and optimises the functioning of respiratory system - helps with coughs, tonsillitis, and sinusitis. It eases muscular aches and pains and promotes muscle relaxation and tone. By improving circulation and lymphatic drainage it helps to eliminate cellulite and toxins from the body. Aromatherapy can lower blood pressure, reduces stress level, will combat insomnia and other stress related disorders. It can alleviate tension headaches and helps to deal with different emotions, such as anxiety, mild depression, grief, etc. Many essential oils are also superb skin care agents, balancing sebum and toning complexion, and can heal athlete's foot, cold sores, ringworm and scabies. They can be used in hair and scalp formulas to improve the circulation of the scalp, prevent dandruff and promote healthy hair growth.
Aromatherapy is also extremely useful as a first aid measure for all the little accidents most likely to happen at home such as minor burns and cuts and common problems like sore throat, blocked or stuffy nose, etc.
Aromatherapy at Being Sound Holistic Health is being offered by Nikki Henstridge
How to get here:
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By public transport:
1.Central Line to Leytonstone, leave the station by the Church Lane exit, then a short walk.
2.Overground Line (Gospel Oak to Barking branch) to Leytonstone High Road, then 257 bus or walk.
3.Bus No. 257 between Stratford and Walthamstow
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By car:
We are easily accessible from the M11 link road, the A11 and the A12. We are in a restricted parking zone, but it's OK and free to use 'residents only' spaces after 2 pm. In the daytime during the week, there is voucher parking on side streets, 2 hours free in Tesco car park, and 2 hours for £1 in Matalan car park. There are no restrictions outside the shop on Leytonstone High Road after 7 pm.
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Aromatherapy Massage
