Free Aromatherapy Course from Earthlite

10/30/2020

As part of their generous sponsorship of the ABMP CE Summit, Earthlite is pleased to offer 25% off your first Holistic Alchemy Purchase on earthlite.com. Use code AROMA25.

In addition to the discount, Earthlite is providing a FREE one-hour Aromatherapy Basics Course. The course "How to use Essential Oils in your professional practice and for Self-Care" with Tara Grodjesk, Founder and President of Tara Spa Therapy and VP Spa and Wellness Products at Earthlite, is available below:

The ABMP CE Summit took place October 20–22, 2020. If you completed CE quizzes during the event, your certificates are available in the ABMP Education Center at www.abmp.com/learn/transcript.

For ABMP members, the webinars have been added to the ABMP Education Center at www.abmp.com/ce for on-demand viewing and free CE (the direct links are below within the schedule).

If you're not a member, those courses (excluding Dr. Finley's presentation) are available for purchase at www.abmp.com/ce, or you can join ABMP to gain access to these presentations and more, all included with membership at www.abmp.com/more.

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