Sixteen students engaged in a transformational aromatherapy learning experience and a rare opportunity to learn from renowned aromatherapy expert and American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) Founding President Dorene Petersen and ACHS...
Dorene Petersen, ACHS Founding President

Dorene is the Founding President of the American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS). She has over 45 years of clinical teaching and lecturing experience in aromatherapy and other holistic health subjects. She has presented papers on essential oils and clinical aromatherapy at the International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades Annual Conference (IFEAT) in California, USA; the Aroma Environment Association of Japan (AEAJ) in Tokyo, Japan; the Asian Aroma Ingredients Congress (AAIC) and Expo in Bali, Indonesia; the International Center of Advanced Aromatherapy (ICAA) at the WonGwang Digital University in Seoul, Korea; as well as the AAIC Expo in Kunming, Yunnan, China. Dorene is a founding member of the Aromatherapy Registration Council (ARC) and served as its chair until 2023. Dorene is also involved in the distance education community and has served as a volunteer, committee member, and standards evaluator for the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). Dorene is a travel junkie, and has led ACHS Study Abroad programs to India, Indonesia, Greece, and Hawaii!
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Feb 21, 2023 3:33:42 PM
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Feb 21, 2023 3:21:14 PM
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Wow - what a great lunchtime lecture yesterday, Health and Culinary Benefits of Nettle, with expert ACHS instructor Scott Stuart! We were thrilled to fill the
American College
Apothecary Shoppe with more than thirty community members eager to learn...
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Feb 21, 2023 3:01:43 PM
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When practicing aromatherapy, every Registered Aromatherapist (RA) should be working with the best oils to achieve the desired therapeutic effects. Learning to assess the quality of an essential oil is much like developing a "nose" with which to...
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Feb 21, 2023 3:01:35 PM
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For this reason, it is very important to identify the oil specifically by Latin name as L. intermedia has its own therapeutic uses and must not be interchanged with L. angustifolia. Camphor is a ketone known to have a stimulating effect. In...
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Feb 21, 2023 3:01:16 PM
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Earth Day is every day! Learn more about the natural, green therapeutic benefits of the essential oil of Rose beyond smelling sweet.
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Feb 21, 2023 3:01:03 PM
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BY
ACHS President Dorene Petersen,
BA, Dip.NT, Dip.Acu, RH (AHG)Throughout your aromatherapy studies, you will have come across reference to aromatic waters, hydrosols, hydrolats, and floral waters. Essentially, these are all the same thing: the...
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Feb 21, 2023 3:00:52 PM
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Congratulations,
American College graduates! Hats off to you! We are very proud of your accomplishments and look forward to hearing all about your future successes. Join us in celebrating our latest ACHS grads, including:• Allison Sarkar,...
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Feb 21, 2023 3:00:29 PM
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So you've been dabbling with essential oils and are now thinking of taking it further... But how do you choose a good aromatherapy certification program?
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Feb 21, 2023 3:00:11 PM
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Congratulations Erika Yigzaw,
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Feb 21, 2023 2:59:44 PM
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Congratulations,
American College graduates! Hats off to you! We are very proud of your accomplishments and look forward to hearing all about your future successes. Join us in celebrating our latest ACHS grads, including:
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