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Aromatherapy Workshops and a comprehensive professional level Aromatherapy Certification Course is provided as a specialized Woodlands, Texas aromatherapy workshop; customized weekend intensives, public lectures, classes and the correspondence certification program.

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR...

 

Valerie Cooksley , RN, OCN, FAAIM, is a holistic nurse, health researcher, educator and author of several books on aromatherapy and natural healing. She has studied natural medicine for the past 20 years, including Botanical Medicine at Bastyr University and The International Training Program in Essential Oils/Advanced Studies at Purdue University .

Ms. Cooksley is a graduate of the Pacific and Atlantic Institutes of Aromatherapy, The Institute of Aromatherapy Ramashanti (Philippe Mailhebiau and Philippe Goeb, MD), and Dr. Bruce Berkowsky 's Spiritual PhytoEssencing Diploma and Masters Course. Valerie is presently is under tutelage of Dr. Jean-Claude Lapraz, MD, Paris, France, and The Phyto-Aromatherapy Institute, Advanced Medical Training, Endobiogenic Concept.

Valerie has seven years clinical experience in Oncology and Infection Control and was an Oncology Certified Nurse and instructor for the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society.

Valerie has authored several natural health books:
Healing Home Spa: Soothe your Symptoms, Ease your Pain, and Age-Proof your Body with Pleasure Remedies, Prentice Hall Press/Sept. 2003.
   
Aromatherapy: Soothing Remedies to Restore, Rejuvenate and Heal, Prentice Hall Press/2002.
 
Aromatherapy: A Lifetime Guide to Healing with Essential Oils, Prentice Hall, 1996.
   
Comforting Scents - Your Personal Aromatherapy Journal, Prentice Hall Direct, 1998.
 

Feel-Good Remedies , Reader's Digest, Nov. 2003.

 

Natural Healing with Aromatherapy: A practical guide to healing common health problems , Prentice Hall/1996.

 

Valerie is contributing author of:

The International Journal of Aromatherapy, Harcourt International, 2003
Essential Oils and Cancer, Terra Linda Scent and Image, 2000
New Choices in Natural Healing for Women, Rodale Press, 1997;
The Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing , Rodale Press, 1997;
Doctor's Remedies for Natural Health , Rodale Press, 1998
Massage Magazine , 1999 to present.

 

Valerie is Advisory Board member to:

Aromatherapy Registration Council (ARC) – (co-founder)
Massage Magazine (Editorial Advisory Board member)
National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, ( NAHA ) Education al Committee
North American Spiritual PhytoEssencing Association (NASPEA)
World Natural Health Organization (WNHO) – International Advisory Board member - Nursing

 

IIA's Professional Endorsements



American Holistic Nurses Association
The Certificate Program is endorsed for 325 educational contact hours byThe American Holistic Nurses Association., which is a provider of continuing education in Nursing through the American Nurses' Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. Approval #240 

National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
The Certificate Program is endorsed for 325 educational contact hours by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, as a continuing education provider under Category A.
Provider number 150780-00

National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy – Levels I and II

Associated Bodywork and Massage Professional

Dr. Daniel Penoel, MD
Valerie is honored to have received a professional endorsement from Dr. Daniel Penoel, MD.
Please read Dr. Penoel's enthusiastic letter of recommendation.

 

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