Most people who practice aromatherapy depend on the knowledge passed onto them by parents, or acquired from friends, magazines or the internet. Rarely will you find a person who has studied aromatherapy as a professional course. What most people don’t know is that there is a wide range of aromatherapy courses available. A good number of them are paid for but some are free. There are various learning modes ranging from full time learning, Part time learning, home learning as well as online learning.
The aromatherapy schools offer a wide range of courses. These include: clinical aroma therapy, therapeutic massage, Indian head massage, Chinese therapy, baby massage and licentiate aromatology. One can go up to diploma level or even further.
For those who already have some training in aromatherapy there are still avenues to further your education. Some schools offer advanced diplomas in courses like clinical aromatherapy, licentiate aromatology, Chinese therapy and Indian head massage, lymphatic drainage massage, sports massage and holistic foot care.
Like any other course, aromatherapy is usually divided into levels. Most schools offer up to level two though it is possible to go up to post graduate. In level one, the content is mainly introductory. Here you are taken through courses like: Introduction to essential oils, different oils for different skin types, hydrotherapy, methods of application and others.
It is also possible to study aromatherapy courses online. Most of the people offering the course online insist it is a branch of herbal medicine and center its curriculum on such. Proponents of online aromatherapy courses insist that it is a good alternative to sitting in class as it does not require one to commute daily to school. The recipes and the skills are passed via net. An online aromatherapy student is still able to receive personal attention, though online. They say it’s even a better way as one can do further research on the net as you receive your lessons. An online diploma course in aromatherapy will cost you around 400 pounds in UK. Studying it full time in school is even costlier.
There are also organizations offering free aromatherapy courses. Most of them are doing it online. Normally they offer you free courses for the first level in a bid to encourage you to enroll for the second level with them. A good number of organizations too offer freee short courses that usually last for less than a week. Some aromatherapy schools will offer paid courses with some free aromatherapy courses in between.
A good number of aroma therapy training courses comprise of three sections; the professional diploma course, a beginners course and wellness classes. The wellness courses are normally meant for people in related careers like massage therapists, who would want to the basics that apply to their jobs as well as keep fit. The beginners’ courses are the introductory bits that welcome one to an aromatherapy course. The professional diploma course is usually for those who have decided they really want to know the technical bits of the course. These are awarded a diploma at the end of the course and some colleges even allow you to use initials to show you have the diploma, at the end of your name.
