THE NEW ZEALAND REGISTER OF HOLISTIC AROMATHERAPISTS INCORPORATED

Psychosensory Aromatherapy Research Project (PARP) - Intersection Points for Aromatherapy and Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Behavior and Emotional Disorders.
In order to contribute to the scientific understanding of the psychotherapeutic applications of aroma, touch, sound, and other sensory processes, the Psychosensory Aromatherapy Research Project (PARP) was developed as a long-term collaborative program. Research began in 1997, as a partnership between the Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy and the University of South Florida. Sylla will share the work we have shown in our research; and introduce Structural Energetic Therapy (SET) as a form of treatment for autistic children.

"United Aromatherapy Effort, Inc. (UAE) - Answering the Call to Action" UAE is a not for profit volunteer organization created by aromatherapists after the September 11th tragedy to serve the community after disaster with aromatherapy and chair massage. Sylla will share her story of the creation and sustainability of caring for an organization of this magnitude and on her experiences in New York after the World Trade Center Tragedy, the work in Mississippi for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, and the response to the California wild fires.

Wendy is taking part in an Aroma tour with Jim Lewellyn and Robbi Zeck this year and will be traveling to the beautiful rosefields of Isparta in Turkey.

A personal ten year journey after breast cancer becomes an awakening of self-discovery and healing, a shift from surviving to thriving.

A look at women's mental health and spirituality issues, using aromatics and bodywork for emotional release, and a group work demo including meditation.

Shelley Monrad, principal teacher at Aromaflex in Nelson will share her skills in blending her passions of aromatherapy and reflexology

Numbers are limited for this workshop to 40, so book early to avoid disappointment.

Sylla Sheppard-Hanger has twenty-some years experience and personal research into bodywork and essential oils as a Natural Health Care Practitioner, licensed Massage Therapist, Aromatherapist, and licensed Cosmetologist. Her fascination with aromatherapy has led her to study with the most knowledgeable people in the field of aromatic and medicinal plants, essential oil research, herbology. In 1993, she completed the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Program, Purdue University, Indiana, and continued to complete the International Training in Essential Oils: Advanced Studies - Parts 1 & 2 (1996-7). She was a founding member of the American Aromatherapy Association (1988) and served two terms on the Board of Directors. Sylla is an active participant in the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA), as Chair of the Safety Committee. She is the Founder and Director of the Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy (Tampa, Florida) www.AtlanticInstitute.com and author of The Aromatic Spa Book (2007), The Aromatic Mind Book (2008), The Aromatic Child Book (2008). The Aromatherapy Practitioner Correspondence Course (revised 2000), and the Aromatherapy Practitioner Reference Manual (1995), a complete reference book of over 350 aromatic plant extracts, with phytochemical, clinical and botanical indexes. Sylla founded and still directs the volunteer team for the United Aromatherapy Effort, Inc. (UAE) a non-profit charity whose mission is collection and dissemination of donated aromatherapy products and chair massage to those affected during critical incidents and emergency work. Since 1996, Sylla has been involved with Dr.Trevor Stokes of the University of South Florida in an on-going research project titled Psychosocial Aromatherapy Research Project (PARP) using aroma in children with autism and other disorders. At present she is in a two year graduate program learning Structural Energetic Therapy - rehabilitative massage for acute and chronic pain relief. She also maintains a private Aromatherapy practice (as a licensed massage therapist and cosmetologist) in Tampa, Florida, where she resides with her husband, and two cats.

Barbara Allpress is an Aromatherapy Clinician with 30 years experience in natural therapies concentrating over the last 16 in Aromatherapy practice. She has been teaching at Wellpark for the last 10 years and regularly attends conferences and post graduate courses to keep the Wellpark qualification fresh and up to date. Barbara's interest in natural therapies began while bringing up 6 children and looking for alternative ways to treat rather than antibiotics. Her interest in natural remedies and traditional healing methods has led her on many journeys, including living with the Hopi Indians in Arizona, the Thai Massage Masters in Koh Samui and travelling extensively in the Asia-Pacific region. Barbara worked over a 12 month period with the Maori women at Piketu Marae, Putaruru, learning Maori healing techniques, Marae protocol, genealogy and the spirituality of Maori. This has led to her being adopted into the whanau of Ngati Huri Waitaha (we are one people). She has in turn shared her knowledge with all of these peoples in the use of essential oils for, in particular, treating basic childhood ailments. Barbara has also taught Aromatherapy in Japan.

Sadly, due to urgent commitments Mike Cushman is now unavailable for our conference. . We are lucky to have Liz Ashley offer to speak in his place.

Liz gained a BSc (Botany & Zoology) at London University and an MSc (Information Science) at City University, London.After many years doing teaching and research in Biology in England, the West Indies and Australia, Liz began training in Healing Therapies in London in 1980 and qualified in Biodynamic Massage & Psychotherapy (Gerda Boyesen Institute); Counselling (Lincoln Clinic and the Central School of Counselling & Psychotherapy); Swedish Massage (ITEC); and Aromatherapy (Sandra Day School - ISPA).She then worked in the UK as a Psychology Counsellor in a Community Mental Health team and taught Anatomy, Physiology & Massage to CIBTAC students and Anatomy and Physiology to Chiropractic students. After emigrating to NZ in 1997, she further qualified as an NLP Trainer's Trainer with Michael Hall (Australia) and later John Seymour Associates (UK). Always fascinated by the link between mind and body, in 2003 she gained an MSc Unit in Psychoneuroimunology at Auckland University. Following her training in Aromatherapy, Liz began to investigate which Plant Families produce Esential Oils and what role they play in the plant. She has amassed considerable fascinating information which will soon find its way into a book.Liz currently practices Massage, Aromatherapy and Counselling in Whangaparaoa and teaches Adult Education Classes.

Sharon Erdrich trained as a Registered General and Obstetric Nurse at GreenLane Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. She is available for consultation in Herne Bay and Downtown Auckland.

Gaining registration in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom she worked in a variety of roles overseas until returning to New Zealand to take up work in the travel industry and later in horticulture. Subsequent work as a nurse in New Zealand has seen her in a wide variety of positions, from general practice and outpatients clinics to district nursing, cardiology, obstetrics and gynaecology, geriatrics, paediatrics, orthopaedics, general surgery and practice management.

Following her life-long dream of working in a holistic setting to promote health, she first qualified as an Aromatherapist and then attained diplomas of naturopathy and herbal medicine. She has a deep passion for working with those who take responsibility for their health and well-being and enjoys empowering people to take positive steps towards ensuring good health and preventing disease. She is currently studying towards a Masters

Sharon teaches Aromatherapy at Wellpark College of Natural Therapies in Auckland, is the creator of Rich Earth natural skin care products and Essential Oils.Sharon runs a regular workshop for those interested in making their own natural skin-care products.

Nicola is a passionate spokesperson for Health Freedom NZ, a non-partisan consumer health rights advocacy and action group dedicated to reinstating, protecting and defending our consumer right to make our own health decisions. We should be free to base our decisions on what we, not the government nor bureaucrats, believe are the best choices for ourselves. HFNZ is a non-profit organisation that exists to support health freedom here in New Zealand and globally.

Dr. Wendy Maddocks-Jennings, the founder of MJ Health Ltd, has been involved in the practice and ongoing study of aromatherapy since 1990 as a practitioner, educator, manufacturer and researcher. Prior to that Wendy worked in emergency and crtical care nursing, both in New Zeland and the UK. Whilst nursing in London in the late 1980’s Wendy experienced the benefits of using aromatherapy to help critically ill patients to relax. She went on to train in massage and aromatherapy in the UK. Since returning to New Zealand 1993 Wendy has been involved in many facets of healthcare and education which has included working as a nursing & health lecturer, pain nurse clinician, running a private practice and retail outlet of essential oils and manufacturing plant based skin care on a small scale.

Most recently Wendy completed a Doctor Health Science degree where she researched the use of NZ essential oils in the prevention of side effects of radiation treatment for cancers of the head and neck area. Wendy is the first person in New Zealand to have completed such a degree and clinically based research in this field.

More than anything in her life Kimberley Paterson is about inspiration, that’s the fuel that nourishes her and the touchstone she needs in her life. It’s the core of all her work and the beat that she’s communicated most steadily during a long career in writing.
Kimberley finds inspiration in nature, in travel and adventuring, in the sacred places of the planet (archeoastronomy is a particular passion) and the connecting conversations we humans have. Simply being alive at an extraordinary time when people can experience everything from age-old tribal societies to the space age is also pretty remarkable.
People say she’s got a refreshing enthusiasm and passion for life. Right now Kimberley’s life is on a new surge forward with the release later this year of a range of books and other product. You can count on it being highly inspirational.
Kimberley Paterson's work has encompassed many fields. She’s had a 19 year career as a journalist (now freelance), a book author (10 non-fiction books published), she's produced documentaries for national television (in 2003 `The Profilers’ about amazing psychic ability), edited a number of national magazines and currently works as a photographer and an in-demand public relations specialist.
Kimberley Paterson has interviewed many well known celebrities including US businessman Donald Trump, supermodel Kylie Bax, UN ambassador Audrey Hepburn, actress Shirley MacLaine as well as an extraordinary range of less well known but equally worthy others.
Ask what Kimberley Paterson most loves investigating and she’ll tell you spirituality, holistic wellbeing (she had an initial career as a registered nurse) and anything else that adds to beauty, power and hope in our modern world.

The principal and founder of Aromaflex is Shelley Monrad. Shelley is the eldest living grandchild from the Monrad family which originated in Denmark. She is the 7th generation descendent of her ancestor who was Prime Minister and Archbishop of Denmark.

Shelley opened Aromaflex in 1995, a unique first for New Zealand, providing a high quality retail shop specializing only in pure and organic essential oils. Oils are sold by the drop and individual blends are made to suit the needs of each customer, and are dispensed by a trained Aromatherapist.

Shelley, trained in both England and Scotland, has over sixteen years experience and holdsmany accreditations and qualifications.

Shelley is assisting with Aromatherapy Education in New Zealand and is on the NZROHA Executive Committee.

Virginia McNaughton Past Chairperson and Life Member www.lavenderdowns.co.nz of the NZ Lavender Association

Marie Corbett	Importance of Communication
Ron Guba	Essential oils for Infectious Diseases
Franchelle Ofsoske-Wyber	First Light Flower Essences http://www.nzfloweressences.co.nz/about.html
Salvatore Battaglia	Vibrational Healing using Essential oils www.perfectpotion.com.au
Roger Jordan	NZ Lavender Growers Association Marketing Convener http://www.lavender.org.nz/
Dr Jim Bartley	Breathing Matters http://www.breathingmatters.com/
Wendy Maddocks-Jennings	Management of radiation induced mucositis using certain essential oils.

2005 NELSON -Trafalgar Motor Inn, Nelson
Speakers- Verdel MacLean - Annoint/Chakra Therapy
www.anoint.com.au
Ronnie Brady -Aromatherapy Colour/Vibration
Kikiwa Lodge -Alpine Lavender
Karen Maniapoto -Aromatherapy and Mental Health
Karen King -We know best when we listen to the small voice
www.aurasoma.co.nz within
Molemap `Presenting on Moles/skin Lesions
www.molemap.co.nz

2003 CHRISTCHURCH -Ilam Centre, Canterbury University
Speakers - Dennis Matthews -Love of Lavenders
www.lavenderdowns.co.nz
Kareen Carter Research in Aromatherapy
Mark Webb -The Magik of Aromatherapy Chemistry
-Pain Relief
www.bushsense.com.au
Jacky Keen - Trapezius - the long and short of it
Paul Mitchell (Pro-herb) -Essential Oils Quality Assessment
Elayne Lane - The Liver

2002 DUNEDIN
Speakers - John Kerr -Wound care research in hospitals and nursing homes
www.springfieldsaroma.com
Sandra Clair -Mythology and sacred wisdom of St John's Wort
http://www.herbalmedicine.co.nz
Grace Johnson -Growing, harvesting and distilling lavender

Margaret McBeth -Harvesting and distilling "True Blue' NZ Tea Tree Oil
www.trueblueorganics.co.nz/
Edi Guzy -Interview skills, assessment techniques
and when to refer clients
Brian Dixon -Role of professional supervision in maintaining
practice standards
Judy Arnold - Presenting wound care aromatherapy case.

That which Goid said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in all its full blown beauty,