Aromatherapy Wellness Professional Course

Yes. There are several Irish insurance companies who accept the course including:-

• Balens
  
• O'Brien Finlay

Currently, (as of July 2020) Brian Mullins do not accept any online courses. 

A lot of international insurance companies also accept the course including:-

• BGI
• Westminister Global
• Towergate

You'll need to have an Anatomy & Physiology qualification to get your Aromatherapy Diploma. Once you have that, you will receive a Diploma awarded by the International Institute of Complementary Therapists (IICT) which are recognised internationally

For more information:-

Europe:- www.iict.co.uk/

Australia and New Zealand - www.iict.com.au/

US and Canada - www.iictinsurance.com/

You will need

A massage table which will cost about €100 - €150/£90 -£135/$112-$170

All your towels, plinth covers, a blanket, pillow cases will cost about €60/£55/$45.

20 essential oils

Buying online oils cost between €3 and €10/£2.67-£8.90/ $3.50-$12

Buying locally between €7 and €12/£6.20 - £10.70/$7.50-$14.

4 carrier oils will cost about €10- €15/£9-£14/

Your total costs will probably be less than €500/£450/$550

I will suggest essential oil suppliers who sell high quality and reasonably priced essential oils. 

No, 20 essential oils and 4 vegetable oils are enough to start working as an aromatherapist. You can buy a few oils a week or get a kit straight away.  

I will give you a list of my top 10 and top 20 essential oils with 4 must have vegetable oils.

Absolutely. The course materials include captioned videos, PDFs and charts and are designed to suit all learning styles. There is a mix of questions, open and multiple choice. 

Over the years I have come up with a lot of pretty unique and often entertaining ways of remembering the information you need. 

As you work through the course, I would love to hear if there are any extra resources that would help you learn and enjoy the course more. 

And, don't forget, this is not a "set and forget" course. Myself and another experienced tutor will be on hand to guide and support you.

There are no set hours required as you have lifetime access to the course.

But, to give you an idea of a 5 month period, taking 2 weeks off in that time:-

Aromatherapy with anatomy & physiology 5-6 hours a week.

Aromatherapy and massage 4 hours a week.

A huge advantage to online courses is that you can listen while you travel, do housework, collect your children from school or activities etc. You can listen to the theory lessons while you travel, do housework

Over 150 aromatherapists have trained with me and are making a good living offering aromatherapy treatments, making bespoke aromatherapy products or a combination of both. Some are trained in other therapies, some are not.

It does take time to build up a client base. How quickly you do this will depend on how much time you can put into learning how to market yourself.

The bonus module, "Build Your Business while you Train" is available free if you enroll on the course by 31st July. Many of my students have used the strategies in this module and have had 3,4 or even 5 clients wanting to book in with them as soon as they qualified.

The beauty of online is that you do everything in your own time. Some people complete the course in 9 months, some in 3, the vast majority take about 6 months.

So you can complete everything in your own time and you have access to me and to my feedback for a full 12 months.

You absolutely will. 

The course is easy to sign into and to get around.

I've made a video and a step by step PDF to show you how to create a video of your techniques and send it to me. 

I know how seriously daunting this can be for lots of people so I have made it very straightforward. And, I'm at the end if an email and very happy to help you with anything at all related to the course.

Yes and you will be able to advertise yourself as a massage therapist as well as an aromatherapist. 

We don't cover advanced massage techniques as we would in a massage diploma course, but there will probably be a short add course available within the next few months that will cover deep tissue, sports injury massage etc. 

However, even with the aromatherapy course alone you will be able to give a very effective full body massage. 

No, the massage and facial modules are optional. The massage module is free, but not obligatory, so generally there is no reduction if you if you opt not to do it.

But, because of covid19, there is a reduced rate of €750 for students who don't want to do the massage module.

No. There is ongoing assessment and an end of course assignment.

SO much less stressful!

You'll complete written assignments as you work through the course. 

When you come to the massage module, you'll send me videos as you learn the techniques. You'll also need to send me 3 videos of the full treatment including the facial.

For the end of course assignment you choose from one of several interesting topics or you can choose your own topic (which we can chat about).

No exam is necessary as I will see clearly how you're progressing and where you may need help. The course is all about you becoming a confident and knowledgeable aromatherapist whether you are learning for your own use or to set up an aromatherapy practice

You can take my Anatomy & Physiology course and study Aromatherapy and Anatomy & Physiology at the same time. 

Other courses are acceptable too, including ITEC, VTCT, Centre of Excellence and more. 

As long as you have covered all the systems of the body, any other certificate is acceptable. 

Two reasons. 

First, you won't get insurance to practice without an Anatomy & Physiology qualification. 

Second, you'll be using essential oils to treat all the systems of the body, so it makes sense to be familiar with them, so you can get the best results possible for your clients and use the essential oils safely for people with particular conditions.