Valerie Cooksley
RN, OCN, FAAIM

P. O. Box 130166
The Woodlands,
TX 77393

Valerie@Aroma-RN.com
1-877-363-3422

Laraine Kyle
RN, BSN, MSN, CS, CMT

P.O. Box 19241
Boulder, CO 80308

Laraine@Aroma-RN.com
1-888-282-2002

Valerie Cooksley, RN, OCN, FAAIM, is a holistic nurse, health researcher, educator and author of several books on aromatherapy and natural healing. She has studied natural medicine for the past twenty years, including Botanical Medicine at Bastyr University and The International Training Program in Essential Oils/Advanced Studies at Purdue University.

Ms. Cooksley is a graduate of the Pacific and Atlantic Institutes of Aromatherapy, The Institute of Aromatherapy Ramashanti, and Dr. Bruce Berkowsky’s Spiritual PhytoEssencing Diploma and Masters Course. Valerie is presently is under tutelage of Dr. Jean-Claude Lapraz, MD, Phyto-Aromatherapy Institute, Advanced Medical Training, Endobiogenic Concept.

Valerie has seven years clinical experience in oncology and infection control and was an Oncology Certified Nurse and instructor for the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society.

Valerie has authored several natural health books:

• Healing Home Spa: Soothe your Symptoms, Ease your Pain, and Age-Proof your Body with Pleasure Remedies, Prentice Hall Press/Sept. 2003.
  
• Feel-Good Remedies, Reader’s Digest, Nov. 2003.
  
• Aromatherapy: Soothing Remedies to Restore, Rejuvenate and Heal, Prentice Hall Press/2002.
  
• Aromatherapy: A Lifetime Guide to Healing with Essential Oils, Prentice Hall, 1996.
  
• Natural Healing with Aromatherapy: A practical guide to healing common health problems, Prentice Hall/1996.
  
• Comforting Scents - Your Personal Aromatherapy Journal, Prentice Hall Direct, 1998.
  

Valerie is contributing author of:

• The International Journal of Aromatherapy, Harcourt International, 2003.
  
• Essential Oils and Cancer, Terra Linda Scent and Image, 2000
  
• New Choices in Natural Healing for Women, Rodale Press, 1997;
  
• The Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing, Rodale Press, 1997;
  
• Doctor's Remedies for Natural Health, Rodale Press, 1998.
  
• Massage Magazine, 1999 to present.

Valerie is Advisory Board member to:

• Aromatherapy Registration Council (ARC), co-founder
  
• Massage Magazine (Editorial Advisory Board member)
  
• National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, (NAHA) Educational Committee
  
• North American Spiritual PhytoEssencing Association (NASPEA)
  
• World Natural Health Organization (WNHO) – Nursing International Advisory Board
  

Valerie’s Professional memberships and group affiliations include:

• American Association of Integrative Medicine Fellow (AAIM)
  
• American Holistic Nurse's Association
  
• National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy

You are invited to visit Valerie’s personal website for more information on her professional background, essential oil company and business at www.floramedica.com

Laraine Kyle, RN, MSN, CS, CMT is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric Nursing, Certified Massage Therapist and Licensed Esthetician, and an experienced educator and speaker in the field of clinical aromatherapy. Laraine has traveled internationally to present at aromatherapy conferences and conducts specialty aromatherapy workshops for hospitals, hospices, nursing and aromatherapy organizations.

Laraine has been a nurse educator for over thirty-five years and holds an international certification from the London School of Aromatherapy.  Laraine has studied additionally with many international leaders in the field including Dr. Daniel Penoel, Shirley Price, and Robert Tisserand.

 Laraine is the co-founder of the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA), 1990, and the co-founder of the Alliance for International Aromatherapists (AIA), 2005.  Laraine is the current Co-Chair of the AIA Education Committee which is reviewing educational standards for clinical aromatherapy for the U. S.
 

Ms. Kyle is an active member of the American Holistic Nurses Association and the National Association for Nurse Massage Therapy, and a contributor to the Aromatherapy chapter in the Nurses Handbook of Alternative and Complementary Therapies (Springfield Publications).

Her long term commitment to integrated body-mind-spirit healing has inspired her to continue developing ways in which aromatherapy can contribute to the bio-psycho-social and spiritual dimensions of health and well-being.

Articles by Laraine have appeared in aromatherapy publications such as the International Journal of Aromatherapy, the Aromatic Thymes and the Aromatherapy Journal (formerly Sensitivity, NAHA), and the Pacific Institute Conference Proceedings.

Education and Training

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 1964
  
• Master of Science in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Education, Catholic University of America, (Sigma Theta Tau), Washington, DC 1969
  
• Therapeutic Massage Certification, Luther Rice College, Alexandria, VA 1972
  
• Educational Kinesiology, Teacher Certification, Denver, CO 1988
  
• Aromatherapy Certification, London School of Aromatherapy, London, UK 1990
  
• Aromatherapy, Post-graduate Training, Shirley Price College, Leicestershire, UK 1994
  
• Esthetician License, Sharon Doran’s Academy, Longmont, CO 1997

Professional Affiliations:

• National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, co-founder
  
• The American Holistic Nurses’ Association
  
• The Nurse Massage Therapy Association
  
• Aromatherapy Registration Council, co-founder
  
• Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals
  

You are invited to visit Laraine’s personal website for more information on her professional background, essential oil company and aromatherapy consultancy.
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