National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy

07/29/2026

Live NAHA Webinar 💜
August 13th, 1pm Mountain Time💫

Calm Is a Form of Justice: Aromatherapy as a Pathway to Healing for Those Impacted by the Justice System with Debbie Pullens

"Drawing on my work as founder of the nonprofit Reaching Beyond Bars and my aromatherapy brand Proper Xchange, this session explores how aromatherapy can support individuals impacted by incarceration — both inside facilities and through reentry. I'll cover the modalities we use most (personal inhalers, roll-ons, body lotions, body oils, and pre-diluted blends), specific oils and recipes chosen with safety and facility constraints in mind, and a real-world partnership with Homeboy Industries where product-making itself becomes a therapeutic and vocational practice. I'll close with a look at why our field is aging and practical ways to bring younger practitioners into aromatherapy."

NAHA Members can register on their account page for the webinar: https://naha.org/account

Non-Members can get access here: https://naha.org/store/entry/calm-is-a-form-of-justice-aromatherapy-as-a-pathway-to-healing-for-those-impacted-by-the-justice-system-with-debbie-pullens

07/28/2026

We had two amazing webinar presenters this month! Both webinars are ready for replay! 🎉If you missed the live webinars, they are available for replay on the NAHA Account page. All webinars are FREE for NAHA members. 💜

Visit your account page to watch these webinars: https://naha.org/account

If you are not a NAHA member, but would like to watch, you can find the webinars for purchase here:

https://naha.org/store/entry/naha-webinar-impact-of-altitude-on-the-yield-chemistry-and-therapeutic-properties-of-nepalese-essential-oils-with-prasun-satyal

https://naha.org/store/entry/naha-webinar-july-22nd-with-laura-morlando-ai-for-healers-get-found-without-hustling

Anyone who is interested in joining NAHA can join with the Friend/Student membership and it is $50 per year: https://naha.org/membership/become-a-member/

Use code NAHANEW for $10 off your new membership 🌱

07/28/2026

𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥⁣
𝖠 𝟧-𝖣𝖺𝗒 𝖧𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌-𝖮𝗇 𝖨𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖠𝗋𝗍 & 𝖲𝗈𝗎𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖤𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖮𝗂𝗅 𝖣𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇⁣
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𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝖢𝖺𝗍𝗁𝗒 𝖲𝗄𝗂𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗋, 𝖩𝖺𝗁 𝖲𝗄𝗂𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗋, 𝖣𝗋. 𝖥𝗅𝗈𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗇 𝖡𝗂𝗋𝗄𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖾𝗋, 𝖱𝗈𝗑𝖺𝗇𝖺 𝖨𝗅𝗅𝗎𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖯𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗎𝗆𝖾⁣
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𝖶𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗉𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗌 & 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗁𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖲𝗉𝗂𝗋𝗂𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇: 𝗋𝖺𝗋𝖾, 𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌-𝗈𝗇, 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝖽 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗎𝗆𝖾.⁣
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𝖭𝗈 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖴𝖲 𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺 𝗉𝗌𝗒𝖼𝗁𝗂𝖺𝗍𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗍-𝗉𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖾𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇 𝗉𝗌𝗒𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖽𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗉𝗒, 𝖺 𝗆𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖥𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗁 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖻𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍-𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗋, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝖿𝗂𝖾𝗅𝖽 𝖻𝗈𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗋𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗁𝗒𝖻𝗋𝗂𝖽𝗌—𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝟧-𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝗂𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇.⁣
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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:⁣
•𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐲 & 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲: 𝖨𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗒 𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁-𝖽𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗍 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗁𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗅𝗎𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗒.⁣
𝖧𝖺𝗋𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 & 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝖽𝖼𝗋𝖺𝖿𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀: 𝖫𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇 𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗂𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅. ⁣
•𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝖧𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌-𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅, 𝗀𝗎𝗂𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗍 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗋⁣
•𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐲: 𝖠 𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝖻𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗎𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝖲𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖺 𝖥𝖾.⁣
•𝐀𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝖤𝗑𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖺 𝗏𝖺𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖭𝖾𝗐 𝖬𝖾𝗑𝗂𝖼𝗈, 𝖥𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗌𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨𝗇𝖽𝗂𝖺.⁣
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𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞: 𝗐𝗐𝗐.𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗁𝗒𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗌.𝖼𝗈𝗆/𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗋𝗂𝗍-𝗈𝖿-𝗍𝗁𝖾-𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅-𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨-𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍/⁣
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𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗉𝖺𝗂𝖽 𝖺𝖽𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗌𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍.

07/28/2026

NAHA is proud to collaborate with Dr. Kelly M. Ablard and Airmid Institute to protect medicinal and aromatic plants for future generations! Please watch this informative video to learn more about sustainability initiatives and how you can help.

https://youtu.be/UMOfvw_9-Yc?is=ggp8gvYYzgD5Ffw8

07/27/2026

NAHA International Director in Action: Talley Sjoberg Varney 💜

Talley Sjoberg Varney serves as the NAHA International Director for Central Asia. Throughout her career she has found herself working in two worlds that are not often connected. One is the world of aromatherapy and holistic health. The other is the international education, corporate and diplomatic world where employees and leaders face constant change, relocation, uncertainty, and stress. Today her work brings these two worlds together in practical and meaningful ways.

Talley is the founder of Clearly Sage Advice & Organics, LLC, where she supports expatriate families, employees and international communities through holistic health, aromatherapy, coaching, and mindfulness. She is a NAHA Level 3 Clinical Aromatherapist, a licensed social worker, and a certified life and management coach and MBSR instructor. A 20-year nomad, her work has taken her across North America, Europe, and Asia, giving her a unique understanding of what it means to build community while living far from home. She is also pursuing a PhD in Philosophy and Psychotherapy, where her research explores holistic approaches to wellbeing.

One of the most rewarding parts of her work has been helping organizations recognize that wellness is not simply another benefit offered to employees. It is part of the culture they create every day. Aromatherapy has a place within that conversation because scent has the ability to influence how people experience a space, prepare for difficult conversations, recover from stressful events, or simply pause long enough to reconnect with themselves. When combined with education, mindfulness, and compassionate leadership, aromatherapy becomes another tool that supports healthier workplaces and stronger teams.

She also enjoys encouraging fellow aromatherapists to look beyond the traditional paths of practice. There is tremendous opportunity to bring our knowledge into businesses, schools, humanitarian organizations, and international communities. Success in these settings requires more than understanding essential oils. It requires listening to organizational needs, speaking the language of business and education, respecting evidence, and demonstrating measurable value. Talley believes when we combine professional aromatherapy with thoughtful strategy, we create opportunities to serve people in places where wellbeing is becoming an essential part of everyday leadership and community rather than an afterthought.

To learn more about Talley Sjoberg Varney Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.clearlysage.com/

To learn more about becoming a NAHA Director, visit: https://naha.org/get-involved/become-a-naha-director/

07/23/2026

Coming Saturday! Discover lavender as never before. Hear from NAHA members Madeleine Wellhuner, Hana Tisserand, and more! NAHA is proud to sponsor the 2026 Botanica Conference Series!💜

Register here: https://botanica2026.com

Lavender is far more than relaxation and sleep.

At botanica2026, you’ll explore species diversity, archaeology, taxonomy, cultivation, distillation, chemistry, veterinary applications, perfumery and the latest clinical research—all in one exceptional ONLINE event.

This is a high-level educational experience, carefully curated by Rhiannon Lewis and presented by leading international experts.

Find out why botanica2026 continues to set the standard.

https://botanica2026.com/

Get your ticket today.

07/22/2026

Live NAHA Webinar on August 3rd at 11am MT/5pm GMT 💜

Ponder The Bee: Melissa Teachings About Community, Female Empowerment & Honey with Elizabeth Ashley 🐝

"From the dawn of time, Mankind has looked at the bee and seen perfection, in the sweetness of its honey, the immaculate form of the hexagons in their comb, and the forward-thinking nature of community.

Perhaps it was the 4th century church father, St John Chrysostom, who encapsulated it best when he said, “The bee is not loved because she labours, but because she labours for others.” Collecting pollen from thousands of plants, to make honey she will never taste, for the community of the future.

In the spirit of the beehive, the bee should not be viewed as a unit, more as an organ of a much bigger body, the colony. A superorganism, with a highly developed sense of teamwork and democratic process. The colony offers many inspirational examples of how successful communities works collaboratively.

In this presentation, we will:

💫Explore why Melissa Officinalis is the voice of the beehive and perhaps why Paracelsus called it the Elixir of Life.

💫Consider the attributes of a female driven organism and how we might be similar or different to them

💫Reflect on some of the ways bees organize power and weigh the opportunities and threats of using those for inspiration.

💫Experience the enormous opportunities in liminal spaces and events. Moments, places and people who are not quite one thing or another, bee-coming.

An experiential workshop, headphones and melissa oil recommended.

If you do not have Melissa oil, lemongrass or lemon verbena would work too. Lemon Balm from the garden is also heavenly, lemon balm tea, or even a beeswax candle. It is also fine to arrive empty handed.

Elizabeth Ashley is the author of over 20 aromatherapy manuals including Meeting The Melissae the Ancient Greek Bee Priestesses of Demeter. With over 35 years professional experience, she teaches about both the spiritual aspects of essential oils and their effects on neurotransmission. While she is a clinical aromatherapist, these days she refers to herself more as a “Wortcunner” the old English term for someone who learns plant medicine from the plant spirit itself. One of her master teachers has been the lemon balm plant, that would eventually initiate her into bee shamanism and to become a Melissa priestess. As well as her writing, she has a busy youtube channel. Elizabeth writes under the pen name The Secret Healer and is the UK Director for NAHA.

NAHA Members can register for this webinar on their account page: https://naha.org/account

Non-Member Access: https://naha.org/store/entry/naha-webinar-august-3rd-with-elizabeth-ashley-ponder-the-bee-melissa-teachings-about-community-female-empowerment-honey

07/21/2026

We enjoyed meeting the NAHA 2026 Election Candidates at our AGM! If you weren't able to join us live, we invite you to watch the recording to learn more. We're grateful to the volunteers who stepped forward to serve NAHA! https://youtu.be/j10rNA6M8so?si=XHAw1fJC0aTyPkUL

07/20/2026

NAHA Director in Action Revisited: Dr. Jessie Cavanaugh

Dr. Jessie Cavanaugh is the NAHA Director for Tennessee. A Harvard trained clinical researcher, Dr. Cavanaugh has partnered with NAHA on several research studies to fund important clinical studies to investigate the safety and efficacy of essential oils. Since we last visited with her in August 2022, Dr. Cavanaugh has added a fun, but important, practical element to her business, The Neutraceuticals Research Institute (NRI) putting the research into action.

Dr. Cavanaugh is the founder and Principal Investigator (PI) of Nutraceuticals Research Institute (NRI), an independent clinical research organization specializing in botanical and nutraceutical trials. She completed her doctorate by completing a dissertation based on a clinical trial for olfactory interventions for pre-procedural anxiety among children with an autism spectrum disorder, and her post-doctoral clinical trial methodology training comes from Harvard Medical School.

She has published over 30 peer-reviewed studies on essential oil safety, adaptogen efficacy, women's health, immune function, and pediatric aromatherapy. She is the PI on every single study NRI runs.

Dr. Cavanaugh just added The Botanical Lab at NRI. This is a merging of the research institute and the hands-on, applicable learning. Starting this summer, it all happens under one roof. In the back, research assistants and Dr. Cavanaugh bury themselves in protocol methodology, data analysis, and manuscript development. In the front, her team and herself walk you through those discoveries with fully immersive educational experiences.

You can walk up to the Aroma Blend Bar and create a roll-on or therapeutic lotion using formulas directly from their published research. Or the Herbal Blend Bar, where you craft your own salve straight from the literature.

And where the literature isn't fully replicable at home, with elderberry extracts or ashwagandha, for example, you'll have access to the latest education on how to be a smart consumer at the drugstore. Which elderberry products actually match their n=362 clinical trial, the largest and longest ever documented. And which falls short. They’ll walk you through formulating complementary products that work alongside those store-bought options.

They have quick lab experiences and fully immersive workshops. Olfactory flights. You can enroll in a study, sign up for their latest Study Abroad trip, or grab some NRI swag. Or pop in, sink into one of their massive navy chairs, and read through their published studies while the researchers who ran them answer your questions.

To learn more about Dr. Cavanaugh:
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Cavanaugh’s website: https://nutraceuticalsresearch.com/

Research studies sponsored by NAHA: https://naha.org/content-pages/page-sidebar/studies-in-association-with-naha

To learn more about applying to become a NAHA Director, visit this link here: https://naha.org/get-involved/become-a-naha-director/