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We spend billions of dollars yearly in using fragrance to enhance our body space, yet hardly give a thought to using fragrance for enhancing our daily living environment. The fact is that the diffusion of genuine essential About Peter Holmes Peter is a professional herbalist and clinical aromatherapist. He originally apprenticed for two years with Cantonese master herbalist Dr. Lee in London, England, then studied with Ted Kaptchuk, OMD and Henry Lu, Ph.D., and graduated from the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture (U.K.) in 1980. He then completed an herbal medicine training at the College of Consultant Herbalists in England. Peter then apprenticed in London for two years with medical herbalist Christopher Hedley, MNIMH, and with pharmacist-herbalist Henri Verdier in Paris, France, who trained him to the clinical uses of essential oils. Peter researches, writes and lectures extensively in the field of Western and Oriental herbal medicine and clinical aromatherapy. He is a regular contributor of articles to the International Journal of Aromatherapy, the Journal of the American Herbalist's Guild and the I.FP.A. In Essence. He brings to his programs over 20 years of study, clinical practice and teaching experience. Peter directs the Artemis Institute of Natural Therapies in Boulder, Colorado, and is a faculty member of the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona. Peter is author of the acclaimed herbal medicine sourcebooks, The Energetics of Western Herbs: Treatment Strategies Integrating Western & Oriental Herbal Medicine, now in its 3rd edition, Jade Remedies: A Chinese Herbal Reference for the West, and The Traditional Chinese Medicine Materia Medica: A Clinical Reference and Study Guide. He is author of the upcoming Clinical Aromatherapy: Essential Oil Profiles and coauthor of the upcoming Principles and Practice of Aromatherapy (with R. Tisserand and C. Hoffman). Peter Holmes, LAc, MH |
