Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Jul 19
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....
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- May 31
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...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Mar 24
Spring Healing
In Chinese medicine, the spring season is associated with the Wood element. This element symbolizes the birth and fresh beginning stages...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Mar 20
Spring Rejuvenation
March 20th welcomed the vernal or spring equinox for the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere's autumnal equinox. In the...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Sep 8, 2020
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...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Aug 1, 2020
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...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Apr 19, 2020
An Aromatic Hug!
Like most of you, I have been in quarantine for over a month now. It has been a busy time in the office and also preparing my book for...
Amber Goss, LMT
- Apr 16, 2020
Open Minded, Peaceful World
Life is a series of routines, loops we created for ourselves to get us through the day. For some, these stay constant, while for others,...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Jan 28, 2020
Aromatic Reflections
2020 has been a very different for me than the last two decades. In the past, I have been hyper-vigilant and responsive. I would have...
Shanti Dechen, CCAP, CAI, LMT
- Dec 24, 2019
Staying Healthy During the Cold and Flu Season
During the winter months, when we spend more time indoors, exposure to cold and influenza viruses is common. Viruses are present all...