

Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Feb 14
- 3 min
The Language of Flowers
Have you ever wondered why flowers are considered the most enduring symbol of caring, love, and appreciation? Ancient Greeks, Romans,...
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Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Dec 2, 2022
- 5 min
All About Autumn- Metal Five Element
In the theory of the Five Elements, also known as the Five Phases, the season of Autumn is associated with the METAL element. The Metal...
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Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Jul 19, 2021
- 5 min
All About Hydrosols
Hydrosols are the aromatic waters created as a co-distillation during the steam distillation of essential oils or a stand-alone product....
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Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
Uses of Medicinal Plants
Humanity has had a symbiotic relationship with plants and herbs since the beginning of time. Healing with medicinal plants is as old as...
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Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Apr 26, 2021
- 4 min
All About Arnica
Arnica (Arnica montana) grows in high mountain regions of Northern Europe, Siberia and is also cultivated in North America. The German...
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Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
Rhododendron
Rhododendron - (Rhododendron anthopogon) Region of Harvest: Nepal Part of plant used for distillation: Flowers Main chemical components...
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Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Aromatherapy Healing Balm
As the Autumn weather turns drier and cooler, I am starting to feel my skin drying out. Time for some wonderful Healing Balm! This has...
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Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
Grounding and Centering Your Earth Element
In the Northern Hemisphere, we are now entering late summer, or the in-between season, before autumn starts. In the five-element theory...
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Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Aug 4, 2020
- 5 min
Nasal Inhaler: Aromatherapy’s Unsung Hero
One of the unique features of aromatherapy as an herbal healing modality is the variety of applications. Of these, it is the aromatherapy...
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Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Aug 1, 2020
- 5 min
Bodymind Connection: Psychoneuroendoimmunology
Life in 2021 may not come with a map. Still, everyone will experience twists and turns from everyday challenges or traumatic events with...
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