Scroll down to learn about and donate to COBHA's exciting new Clinical Study!

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Rosemary Day
OPEN HOUSE
at the College of Botanical Healing Arts
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12
11am-2pm

Attendees will enjoy rosemary-infused treats, observe rosemary distillation demonstrations, talk with teachers and students, and learn about upcoming classes, books, essential oils and events at the College of Botanical Healing Arts.

Receive a 10% discount on all classes, including the Foundation Course in Essential Oil Therapy ---- CLASS BEGINS JANUARY 27th!

The Open House is FREE and OPEN TO ALL ! 

at the College of Botanical Healing Arts
1821 17^th Avenue near Capitola Road in Santa Cruz, CA

CALL (831) 462-1807 for more info!

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Level One
FOUNDATION COURSE
IN ESSENTIAL OIL THERAPY
Class meets once a week for 8 weeks
NEXT COURSE BEGINS JANUARY 27th!
Register Now!

Click here to register
or
for more information click here
or
Call (831) 462-1807

COBHA is proud to offer this fabulous foundation course in Essential Oil Therapy. This course is a rich introduction to the essential oil experience, in which 23 essential oils will be studied in depth. It will provide you with a valuable, lifelong reference guide to the healing properties of essential oils, is the foundation course in our 440-hour essential oil therapist certification program and can truly be a life changing experience!

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Level 1 Foundation Course
is also available as a
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
Register on this website
or call 831-462-1807

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Donate to Support Exciting New Clinical Study!

 COBHA is embarking upon a very important project in collaboration with the University of California Santa Cruz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The project will begin with a clinical study to assess the therapeutic qualities of eleven essential oils in countering the effects of certain deadly bacteria, including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Our next step will be to do a second study with 45 oils and blends. We plan to then take the research data results to local hospitals, to start with, and offer workshops for nurses and staff in how to use the oils in the hospital setting.

MRSA has once again been in the headlines, on PBS’ Frontline, “Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria” which aired October 22, 2013, an hour-long episode on the rising problem of drug-resistant bacteria, a growing national concern.  Essential oils, with their antibacterial qualities, while supporting and strengthening the immune system, offer a safe, natural and effective alternative to antibiotics.  Some clinical studies have already indicated this, and the time for further clinical studies and research is now. We are fortunate to have the resources and professional experience available here in Santa Cruz, at the UCSC Chemical Screening Center, to spearhead this research. We need your help to fund it.

Please support COBHA’s mission to share the value of essential oils.  Become a sponsor of our proposed research project aimed at identifying essential oils and their constituent compounds with anti-microbial properties, especially against highly virulent, hospital-acquired strains such as MRSA.

In return for your donation, you will be named as a sponsor of the study, and will have the satisfaction of contributing to a project with a profound and far-reaching positive potential for all.

Please donate at the following levels: $25, $50, $100, $200, $500

Every gift means this project for our school and community will move forward.

Together we can really make a difference!

Click here to Donate via PayPal

For more information or to donate by phone: call 831-462-1807
To donate by mail: make check or money order payable to COBHA and send to:
COBHA, PO Box 362, Santa Cruz, CA 95061

We look forward to hearing from you!

The College of Botanical Healing Arts
is a non-profit school accepting
individual and corporate donations!

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AWAKEN to Healing Fragrance

by COBHA founder Elizabeth Jones

In stores, and available here

Written for both lay readers and practitioners, Awaken to Healing Fragrance is divided into three parts structured around the past, present, and future of aromatherapy. The book begins with profiles of prominent female historical figures—from Cleopatra to Elizabeth I—known to have used essential oils for mind, body, and spiritual health. Part two explains the value of aromatherapy today: modern methods for using essential oils—from relaxation practices like massage and facials to treating common conditions like PMS, stress, and a sore throat—and describes how and why they work. Also featured are case studies, research on anti-infectious qualities of the oils, and a section on psychoneuroimmunology that shows how essential oils can help restore the mind-body-spirit connection and create balance.

Awaken to Healing Fragrance concludes by exploring the future of essential oil therapy and how it can be integrated into traditional medical systems. Jones discusses energetic medicine, creating aromatic gardens, and establishing integrative medicine clinics where doctors trained in Western medicine would collaborate with alternative therapists such as acupuncturists, nutritionists, and aromatherapists to bring a new consciousness and sense of well-being to healthcare.