Healthy Home Class 101

       Come learn how to make the environment you live in healthier and happier!

We will discuss how to naturally purify the air in our homes (and cars) inexpensively and creatively.  Come learn how to make your own household cleaners, sprays, scrubs and replace the old chemical laden ones you have been using. Enjoy a make and take counter/sink spray to get you started. Housework just may become a joy!

Healthy Home Class 102

       Harsh chemicals and cleaning solutions not only age the materials and surface areas in our homes, they can weaken our health as they impact our breathable air and increase our exposure to surface toxins and allergens.  Come and explore the pleasant alternatives that natural care and cleaning can bring to your home.

       Come see hands-on demonstrations on how to create and make your own home cleaning supplies!  They are simple, affordable, and have delicious natural scents from essential oils, great motivators to want to clean!  Learn about products to avoid, ingredients to be aware of, and how to make your home truly a healthy haven for your family.  Take home recipes for natural products to make, as well as a vacuum sachet for your home.

Aromatherapy Essentials

      An introduction to Aromatherapy, topics to be presented include:  Exploring what Essential Oils are, their basic chemistry, how to purchase quality oils, how they work and when to use them.

Everyday Aromatherapy

      After a brief history of how essential oils work, we will have an open forum discussion on how to incorporate them into your everyday life.  We will address using oils for physical and emotional comfort, illness, pain, over-all health, and specific issues that class attendees have.  Of course, the smelling of oils discussed is essential!

The “Essential” Essential Oils

      Come learn about the ten most used essential oils.  You will smell, study and know the oils by heart upon completion of this class!  This is an in-depth learning experience that will teach you how to use these oils in every way possible.  A few things we will learn are:  oils for first aid, emotions, everyday usage, modalities of use, making your own gifts, and more!  We will also learn some hands-on blending techniques, as well as what oils blend well together and with other bases such as carrier oils, lotions, salves, water, hydrosols, etc.  This is all about learning and lots of hands-on fun that happens to SMELL wonderful!

      This class is for the beginner and the advanced user as well.  Class fee includes handouts, blending kit, samples of each of the 10 essential oils, and all other supplies we use in class.

Basic Essential Oil Blending

       This class is the bare bones basics on essential oil blending.  Come discover the joy of creating your signature blend and learning one of the finer arts at the same time!  Each participant will receive one on one instruction from Aromatherapist, Jonelle Hughes, on creating their blend.  We will study 12 essential oils in-depth to help you feel inspired as to what you would like to create.  Besides your handcrafted blend, you will also leave with your choice of bath salt, lip balm base, herbal bath tea, or massage oil base to add your delicious blend to.  Basic informational handouts about blending will be included.

Everyday Aromatherapy & Blending Class

       Finally, the class I have been begged to teach for 3 years!  We will have an open forum discussion on incorporating and using essential oils in your daily life, while we smell and experience the oils.   We will also talk about herbs and oils and how they are complimentary and are meant to be used together!   Then, we will learn how to blend our own blends - hands on! We will learn to make blends that you can use for every part of your day and more.  One of the most fun and creative and exciting challenges in aromatherapy is making your own custom blend, come and learn how!

Aromatherapy 101

      Aromatherapy 101 is a 5-week, concentrated course on how to choose and use Essential Oils, their basic chemistry, hands-on blending, scenting and make your own products.

Herbal Dream Pillows

Dream Pillows are a magical way to go to sleep.  You will learn about herbs and essential oils commonly used in dream pillows, and leave with one you make yourself!  Let the melody of sweet smelling herbs and oils sing you to sleep.

Home Remedies For Children's and Family Health

      Colds, flu's, ear aches, body aches, skin rashes, coughs, etc.. How to treat them naturally at home with what you have on hand.  You will see and smell how to make age old remedies quickly, efficiently and inexpensively. I will be passing on the wisdom of my mother and grandmother! Just a sampling of what will be demonstrated-garlic ear oil, making teas and compresses, aromatherapy remedies, and cough syrup. We will also discuss what prepared herbs, tinctures, etc.. you can have on hand as back-up's and how to use those as well. A fun and informative class on caring for those you love, and bringing them back into good health.

Crafting the Bath

       Bathing is more than warm water.  Come discover the medicinal and soothing uses of using herbs, essential oils, salts, milks, and more in your bath.  Make your bath a respite from the world and a place of peace and healing. Not enough of us take the time to pamper ourselves by enjoying a good bath.  You will learn how to turn your bath (or shower) into your own home spa.  We will also make and take a bath tea to start you off!

Kitchen Cosmetics

       Cucumbers, Avocados, Lemons and Eggs –  oh my!  Use common items to brighten and enliven your stressed out skin and over-all beauty. Treats for the face and hands!  Leave with recipes  and a sample of your own. (Warning: A lot of giggling and "girls day out" fun is normal for this class!)

Kitchen Cosmetics

       Cucumbers, Avocados, Lemons and Eggs – oh my!  This is a fun-filled class about using common items in the kitchen to enhance your health, skin and over-all beauty.  You will sample, smell, make and enjoy concoctions in class and leave with recipes and a facial scrub of your own.

How to use Essential Oils and Herbs for Pregnancy, Labor and Postpartum

       As a doula and childbirth educator for many years, I have found that the uses for herbs and oils during this sacred time really do make all the difference. Learn how to use the simple gifts of nature to enhance this wonderful time we call the birth year. If we treat our bodies well, they will return that gift to us in kind. What better time to learn to take better care of you! We will also learn some traditional comfort measures for labor while using the oils. A hand-blended labor oil will be your complimentary gift.  (This class is also open to any birth professionals, massage therapists, etc..)

The Birth Year with Essential Oils

       Choosing and using essential oils during pregnancy, labor, post partum, breast feeding and for incense.  Use oils for mood enhancement, discomfort, health and healing.

All About Lavender- The Oil and the Herb

      Lavender is the most versatile of all the essential oils.  Come learn all it's uses!  How to customize shampoos, lotions and body washes.  Discover the many culinary uses- an herb steam for your favorite fish, lavender cookies, tea, honey, and let's not forget ice cream!  The uses are endless.  Take home your own sampling of lavender oil to begin your lavender journey! We will also enjoy a taster table of lavender goodies.

All About Lavender- The Oil and the Herb

       Come join us for a lovely Lavender Class, complete with lavender cookies and herbal tea!

       Find out how Lavender works, how to add it to your life, body care products and food!  Learn how to make a lavender and lemon infused olive oil for cooking, simple body care products and household cleaning uses for the most versatile essential oil

       Take home a lavender sachet and many recipes that will be discussed in class.

Herbal Vinegars

      Learn how to make and take your own herbal vinegars.  We will discuss using herbal vinegars for health and wellness, culinary vinegar uses, and will sample a variety of foods made with herbal vinegars, including my famous salsa!

Aromatherapy for Emotional Health

      How essential oils affect the brain, emotions and overall well-being.  Learn how to incorporate them into your daily life.

Healthy Smoothies

      Fruits, vegetables, herbs, super foods, even some wild foods!  You’ll go home with recipes, ideas, and a list of sources for local organic foods.

Kid’s Aromatherapy

      An introduction to the basics of Aromatherapy to help the younger generation become aware of how to stay healthy naturally.  Oh yeah, it’s lots of fun too!

Kids Nutrition and Healthy Snacks

      Do you struggle with ideas on how to provide your children with healthy food, or do you just need some new fun ideas?  Are you looking for fast, easy and cost effective healthy snacks? Come have fun with us! We will discuss children's nutrition, what to look for on labels and ingredients, and how to make small changes that have a big impact on your child's health and well being.  The best part is demo's and samples will be provided.  You will learn how to shop for and prepare easy, healthy snacks for your whole family.  Great food and whole food nutrients really do make the difference, and help us have happier more vibrant children!

BORNE Childbirth Education Class Series

(8 week course)

       Prepare for a Positive Birth Experience!  Subject covered in this series include basic anatomy and physiology, staying healthy and low-risk birthing, relaxation, comfort measures and labor skills, physical and emotional preparation for labor and delivery, overcoming fears and planning, communication and advocacy with the birth team, the process of birth, pain relief options, immediate postpartum, breast feeding, care of the newborn and much more.  (Click here to learn more)

Natural Childbirth Education

(2-day training Workshop)

       This isn’t your Mama’s birthing class!  Come and experience the amazing guidance that comes from the wisdom of the ages – how your bodies are made to work and naturally birth babies.  Learn to trust your own instincts and have an incredibly spiritual experience with this miraculous thing we call birth.

       Our goal in this class is to help you approach labor in a way that facilitates your innate knowledge and inform you of all the risks, benefits, and alternatives to every aspect of maternity care.

       Spouses are an integral part of this class series, if they are unable to attend, another support person may take their place.

Have a beautiful baby . . . Have a beautiful birth!