At ORTO DE PROUVENCO

You will learn…

     THEORETICAL ASPECTS:

• Plant- man-cosmos – the spiritual essence of plants – sensitive crystallization.
• Smelling fragrances and what is behind their scent.
• Structure and classification of essential oils.
• Location of essential oils in plants.
• Methods of extraction – Yield of essential oils according to different plants and families –looking on the globe: Origin of the world’s most amazing essential oils.
• Introducing three major effects of essential oils: Stimulating – Tranquilizing – Harmonizing.
• Purity and quality of essential oils: wild, organic, traditional, standard and adulterated essential oils.
• Chemotypes, a way to understand nature’s thoughts. "Smelling the chemotypes."
• Chemical research on essential oils: a laboratory director reports.
• Perspectives: medicinal plants and essential oils according to ancient traditions: Ayurveda: the trinitary structure of nature and the "doshas" of essential oils – Anthroposophy, "arbor inverses"
• Aromatherapy: the essential oils in human physiology – the aromatic practitioner – emergency kit of essential oils.
• Risks factors of aromatherapy.
• The intelligence of nature: the holistic versus the isolative approach – ancient medicine versus modern medicine – causes for disease.

PRACTICAL ASPECTS:
 

• Typical essential oils of High Provence: thyme, lavender, mint, rosemary and basil families: surprising modulations.
• Guided botanical walks: discovering medicinal plants in Provence.
• Typical oils of the "exotic type", Citrus & Conifer Oils, Rare species essential oils, Essential
• Oils of India, Australia, New Zealand, Morocco and Iberian Peninsula.
• We distill some wild-crafted plants.
• Methods of application: how to use essential oils, Aroma massage and aroma cosmetics, carrier oils for health and well being.
• Provence life: A farmer presents medicinal plants and essential oils.
• We visit a distillation plant for organic essential oils; we visit a garden with over 30 lavender species (only until September), the lavender museum near Avignon, the botanical garden and olive oil and soap museum in Nyons.
• Producing our own perfume and synergies: a guided olfactory play.

VIDEO INSTRUCTION:

OUR FIELD EXPEREINCE on video in…

• Madagascar and its essential oils
• Medicinal plants and essential oils of Provence
• Comoro Islands and Ylang Ylang distillation
• Tea Tree of Australia
• Olive oil production in Provence
• Essential oil plants in Indonesia
• Mimosa production in the South of France
• Eucalyptus radiata in Australia
• Nature and Tradition in High Provence
• The adventure of plants
• Perfume and perfumery in France
• Aroma tours in South India
• Aroma tours in Brazil
• Aroma tours in Tunisia
• Aroma tours in Bulgaria

During leisure time we offer optional videos on:

"Fats that heal, fats that kill", "Nutritional Supplements", Orthomolecular cancer therapy",
"Breast cancer – keep your breast", "Self-Healing – an interview with Norman Cousins",
"Thirty years of metabolic cancer therapy"

PRICING

For Education, Food & Lodging:

FF 700/per person/per night – equals to about $1500.00 USD for the entire stay of 8 days/nights.
This also includes the airport transfer at the beginning and end of your stay.

Prices are subject to change.

You may choose to stay an extra two days for our CULTURAL TOURS at an extra charge.