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The ABCs of Essential Oils

Aromatherapy Made Simple

Five bottles of essential oils with rosemary, lavender, and roman chamomile surrounding

Fridays, January 30,
February 6, & 13

Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Maggie Kimble
Location: Shadybrook

Join Us

Experience 17 Essential oils in three simple classes!


In this Series You’ll Discover

  • How to use essential oils safely

  • Any contraindications to using essential oils

  • What each of these oils can be used to treat

  • How to blend oils into usable products

  • How to buy and store your oils

    Plus, receive a comprehensive handout to take home detailing key class information!


A Curriculum You Can Trust

There is so much misinformation about essential oils out there. The consequences to you and your family’s health can be dire.

Get your knowledge from a certified essential oils professional who:

  • Was certified by George Cox, former Ohio Director for the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA).

  • Has been teaching for over 20 years.

  • Sources all course information from her training, not from the internet.

  • Uses products and shares knowledge being used in the Cleveland Clinic, four of the other top-rated hospitals around the country, and many VA hospitals.

Investment: $25/class

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  • Peppermint leaves, rosemary sprigs, eucalyptus leaves, grapefruit slice, lemon slice, orange slice

    Class 1

    FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
    3:30-5:00 p.m.

    Peppermint, Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Grapefruit, Lemon, and Orange

    In this class we will discuss what Aromatherapy is and how plant oils work for human medicinal application. We will also cover ways to use the oils through inhalation or topically and how to determine which is best for your particular needs.

  • Bergamot slices, drying lavender, roman chomomile growing, marjoram flower, and clary sage leaves.

    Class 2

    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
    3:30-5:00 p.m.

    Bergamot, Lavender, Roman Chamomile, Marjoram, and Clary Sage

    In this class we will talk about using plant oils in their natural form versus synthetics. What the synergistic effect is and why we don’t build up a tolerance to oils like we can to some pharmaceuticals. We will also discuss how to know if you are getting a pure essential oil.

  • Ylang ylang flower, rose geranium flower, patchouli flower, tea tree sprig, ginger root and slices, and cedar bough.

    Class 3

    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
    3:30-5:00 p.m.

    Ylang Ylang, Rose Geranium, Patchouli, Tea Tree, Ginger, and Cedar

    In this class we will talk about proper storage and shelf life of your oils. I will discuss how to blend your oils which is critical to safe use of oils. We will talk about what to blend them with and what ratio of essential oil to blending agent that you should use. We will talk about the does and don’ts of using oils during pregnancy, with infants and children.

Meet Maggie

Maggie Kimble, Essential Oils Professional

Maggie Kimble, LMT, RMT

Essential Oils Certified Professional

Hello, I am Maggie Kimble. I’m an LMT and earned my Ohio state License and my National License in massage therapy in 2005. I started my own practice, Massages by Maggie LLC in the fall of 2005.

I began my Reiki training in January of 2008 by taking my first level certification class in the Usui System of Reiki. I started incorporating the Reiki Energy work into my massage practice right away. I saw how helpful it was in addressing the person as a whole, bringing balance back so they could heal. I went on to take my 2nd & 3rd level training, finishing as a Reiki Master in March of 2009.

I began teaching Reiki that fall and have found it so rewarding to share this wonderful gift of healing with others. It is so helpful for people with chronic pain, illness or emotional/mental issues to be trained in Reiki so they have a self-healing technique always at their fingertips.

My interest in Aromatherapy started in 2008 when I took a 3-hour introductory class on essential oils and their use. I started using oils on clients and created a few blends that became popular with some of my clients. In November of 2016 I went back to take my 30-hour certification class.

 I have really enjoyed having this extra skill to offer help to my clients for all kinds of conditions. I love having a natural non-invasive solution for them to try. I also now have the training to teach the one-hour home classes so the art of Aromatherapy can become more widespread.

In the summer of 2017, I choose a new name for the Reiki and Aromatherapy branches of the business and that is how Willow Reiki & Aromatherapy came into being. In the spring of 2019, I presented and Introduction to Reiki class at 12 Cuyahoga libraries. In the winter and early spring of 2020, I taught a series of Aromatherapy classes at 20 libraries in Lake and Cuyahoga counties. In late 2022 and early 2023 I began teaching again post covid and taught approximately 20 more classes.

 I look forward to many fulfilling years of teaching Reiki & Aromatherapy and of using these two wonderful modalities in my practice to help people find their ultimate state of health and wellbeing.