I grew up in North Carolina in the 1950-60s and moved to Florida in early 1970. At that time I didn't know aromatherapy had started with Gattefosse's work, followed by Valnet’s book Aromatherapie which came out in France. Then Marguerite Maury, an Austrian...
Sylla Sheppard-Hanger
I started out as a child.
I started out as a child of wonder, in a natural world of soft, furry animals that would let me rub their ears on my upper lip. We had woods in which to discover nature and build secret camps. I rolled down hills, I ran in grass, and witnessed the seasons of change as...
I will not die an unlived life
Dawna Markova wrote the poem, I Will Not Die An Unlived Life I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my...
Re Start Me Up
A few days ago I turned 63 and decided it was time to start a blog. It may seem strange to start on my birthday but I decided I had to just get started, and get it done. We never know how long we have in this earth suit, and I need to put some things down on paper for...
Sylla’s Confessions
On September 20th, At the AIA's Aromatherapy Conference in Tampa, FL Sylla gave an outstanding lunch time presentation titled "Re-Start Me Up: Confessions of a Vintage Aromatherapist." A fun and funky full-hearted speech began with the Rolling Stones classic "Start Me...
Who we are!
Welcome to the Vintage Aromatherapist Blog Site. Here we will take you on a journey back to the early days of Aromatherapy. Our mission is to create a place to house the wealth of aromatherapy knowledge of our elders. To find out more about who we are, visit our...