Remembering the oils - help!

[miacka]

I am studying VTCT in holistic therapies and have to admit I am havingbig problems remembering anything about the essentialoils that we have covered: what they are good for, what blends well with what, which ones would be most suitable/not suitable for which client, which onesare top middle and base notes.

There seems to be so much to learn and remember andmy memory is really bad anyway. To be honest, I am having a real confidence crisis at the moment, with the massage itself and the oils... in fact, with the whole course.

Does anyone have any suggestions aboutmethods ofremembering the details of the oils so that there is a smidging ofa feeling that I know what I am doing. Thanks.

Sandra
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[kandy-x]

I too had problems, so the only way i learnt it was to get a friend to read the oils etc blends, onto a tape, for me, and i would spend the day listening to it,wherever i went, in the car, walking kids to school etc., and when i was sitting(in the car waiting for children) i would be listening and reading at the same time, and excellant way of getting the information into the subconscious, and hence it worked - i passed !! -- goodluck try it it really does work, i have done all my exams this way.

 

[Rossonero NorCal SFECU]

I copied the oil infoout onto individual little index cards and had a 'card of the day' which I took out of my pocket and looked at whenever I had a minute. Writing them out helped, and having an individual reference for each oil was useful ( and still is).

It goes into your brain in the end, its an awful lot to struggle with at the begining, but go one oil at a time and you should be fine.

I learnt the most by using the oils, and managed to cover 38 out of the 40 in my case studies. This needs a lot of research into properties and blends, and some very, very patient case study people who don't mind chilling out on the couch whilst you look it all up. Tell them you are double -checking to provide the most professional service, no-one minds this, they would rather you did that then slapped on any old oil without thinking, it also makes them feel a bit special that you are taking so much time and trouble.

I know you need to know something about all the oils for the exams, but in practise as a qualified personits better to be really familiar with fifteen than be a bit hazy about 40-odd.

The ITEC Louise Tucker book is quite good as well in that it has a chart for easy reference (might not be the same selection of oils though, have a look at one before you spend the money) and a page for each oil which has a section "if you remember one thing about this oil...". I found remembering those one liners would help the old grey matter chug into remembering what else was on the page.

Good luck!

 

[Buzzy]

Hi sandra,
I too found learning all there is to know about all of the oils very daunting. Try choosing one oil a week and learn all there is to know about it. I made charts and used index cards along with this.
I also cut up index cards and wrote all there was to learn such as latin name, chemicals, country of origin ect, for each oil and I used to use them like a memorycard game. On one side of the card I put the common name of the oil and tried to remember all that was written on the other side.
I also used this card game just for the chemicals as I found these difficult to get into my head.
Like the others I also used tapes and listened to them whilst I was ironing.
All the best

 

[l???]

Thanks for allyour helpful hints and suggestions. It seems so much to learn butthanks to your replies I am beginning tofeel that it is possible!

Sandra
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[Doris]

I have a copy of the 'aromatherpy book', by Louise Tucker if anyone is interested in purchasing, it is bran new, latest addition