Is previous experience necessary?
Course fees and benefits
You do not need any previous experience of
essential oils or aromatherapy as this course is
designed to give you all the information you need to
work safely with your own animals. However, it is
also suitable for those who have a qualification or
interest in human aromatherapy and would like to
know how to use oils with their animals too.
Your course fee includes include tuition, all
refreshments, a comprehensive course manual and
the opportunity to make up a specific set of oils to
take home for an animal of your choice.
The basic one-day course for owners, based on the
principles of animal self-selection is £75 and the 2day (with or without an intro. to Kinesiology) is £150.
2-day “Advanced” level courses are also available at
a cost of £225 and include a more in depth
introduction to kinesiology to help refine the selection
of appropriate oils plus information on Aromatic
waters and blending specific products and
treatments. This is suitable for those who already
have a human aromatherapy qualification and
require CPD hours, or those with previous
experience of essential oils or for anyone who wants
a more in depth knowledge of working safely with
EOT for the benefit of their animals. Workshops on
specific subjects available…Mother and Baby
animal, First Aid, Caring for animals at the end of
their lives etc. Essential oils and other products
available for purchase on the day.
The workshops will cover the use of essential oils
with a variety of animals including horses, dogs,
cats, birds, agricultural livestock and small animals
and is intended to be as wide ranging as possible to
reflect the range of companion animals that
participants will be involved with. If you have a
special interest in a certain animal, please let me
know so that I can cater for this.
What do I need to bring with me?
Full course notes will be provided but please bring a
pen and notebook to jot down any extra information.
You will also need to bring with you a small sample
of hair in an envelope from an animal you wish to
make up a set of oils for. For large animals (horses,
cows etc) clip a piece of mane or tail hair approx 2-3”
long and the thickness of a pencil. For dogs, cats
and small animals, simply clip off a little or brush off
a few loose hairs and for birds, a loose feather or a
small piece of feather cut from the body is sufficient.
You will also need to bring wellies and warm clothing
for any practical work with horses and farm livestock.
Food and refreshments are provided but if you have
any special dietary needs, please either let me know
in advance or bring any special foods with you.
Essential Oil Therapy
for Animals
Interested in learning more?
“An Introduction to Essential Oil
Therapy for Animals”
Workshops
How to Book
Please contact me for a booking form, either by
phone, fax, post or email and return it with your
course deposit of £50 to secure your place.
Please note, deposits are non-returnable but can be
set against a workshop in the future.
Pauhla Whitaker (MGEOTA)
Overtown Farm, Cranham, Glos.GL4 8HQ
Tel/Fax : 01452 864 723 Mobile : 07908 627 967
Email : pauhla@animoils.co.uk
Website: www.animoils.co.uk
Pauhla Whitaker (MGEOTA),
Member of the Guild of Essential Oil Therapy for Animals
Since Autumn 2004 I have been running 1 and 2 day
“ Introduction to Essential Oil Therapy for Animals”
workshops for people who are interested in learning
how to use essential oils safely, for the benefit of
their animals both large and small. Workshops are
available for groups or for individuals on a one-toone tuition basis.
What is Essential Oil Therapy?
Essential Oil Therapy (EOT) uses pure plant
essential oils to help re-establish the balance of the
body and so restore and maintain good health.
It can be used to help a variety of issues from
emotional trauma, to physical injury to supporting
behavioural re-training, as well as palliative care for
those animals nearing the end of their lives. The
welfare and needs of the animal are always
paramount and because it is the owner who
administers the treatment, it also helps with feelings
of helplessness and disempowerment that people
often experience when their animals are ill or
suffering emotionally.
How does it work?
Essential oils are very volatile and can evaporate
through the nasal cavity of the animal when inhaled.
The active parts of the oil pass easily into the blood
stream via a rich supply of nasal blood vessels and
are transported around the body. The chemical
constituents of the oil are also processed by the
Limbic system that links the sense of smell to the
brain. As a result messages are passed to the
various parts of the body that are energetically out of
balance.
In nature, essential oils are plant messengers. They
attract insects to pollinate the plant, repel potential
attackers and even give out distress signals to warn
other plants of impending attack. When used
therapeutically for humans and animals, essential
oils are thought to behave in a similar way and act as
messengers to encourage the body to switch on or
off certain responses, e.g. switch on an antiinflammatory response or switch off an allergic or
pain response. Animals are adept “self-medicators”
and seem to know just what they need to maintain
optimum health and so it is vital that they are given
the choice to take the oils or not.
By offering appropriate oils to an animal to inhale
and or lick if it wishes, and by applying topically to
areas of pain or injury if necessary, essential oils can
gently encourage the body to trigger it’s own healing
systems and so support the body in its recovery.
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Working with behavioural and emotional
problems
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Where to source oils. Storage and shelf life
of commonly used products. Quality issues
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Essential oil safety for both the animal client
and the human using the oils
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The law and how it affects our use of
essential oils on animals
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Practical demonstrations and supervised
hands-on experience for you with a variety
of animals.
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You will also have an opportunity to make up a
set of essential oils specially tailored for one of
your own animals, for you to take home.
What do the Workshops Cover?
Workshops are held on our organic farm on the
Cotswold hills near Gloucester (10 minutes from
junction 11a M5)
and are designed to be
informative, hands-on and fun. During the workshop
we will cover the following topics …
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How essential oils work
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Some of the most useful oils and topical
base products for animals
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Selecting the correct oils and assessing
progress during treatment using selfselection and/or kinesiology (muscle testing)
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How to use oils, correct dilutions, base oils,
topical treatments, shampoos and sprays
etc,
The Legal Aspects of Treating Animals
At the end of the workshop, you will receive a
certificate of attendance to show you have received
instruction on how to safely offer essential oils to
your
own
animals
within
UK
law.
Please note: Currently, you may only treat animals
that belong to you and only after prior diagnosis and
with permission from the case veterinary surgeon.
These workshops are an introduction only and not a
professional qualification and are not intended to be
a replacement for proper veterinary diagnosis and
care.