Aroma Therapeutics
by DeAnna Batdorff
with
Alice Duvernell from Biophilia Botanicals
Weekend 1 : April 10-12 in Occidental, California
Weekend 2 : May 1-3 in Sebastopol, California
2026
Have you ever learned how essential oils are applied to specific constitutions? In this rare and focused class, we teach you how. Study therapeutic aromatherapy through the art of distillation, working with the highest botanical essential oils while learning how plant intelligence meets individual constitutional needs through an elemental and Ayurvedic lens.
This immersive distillation class explores how essential oils interact with distinct constitutions—knowledge that is rarely taught and thoughtfully compiled for this offering.
Students gain hands-on experience with the art of distillation while learning how therapeutic oils are crafted, evaluated, and applied with precision and respect.
Guided by Alice and DeAnna this class bridges botanical mastery, sensory skill, and Ayurvedic constitutional understanding, empowering practitioners to apply aromatherapy with clarity, depth, and discernment.
the art and science of Aromatherapy
Phytochemistry
Use your senses to explore the elemental nature of each plant, investigating its chemistry through the lens of the five elements—Ether, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth—and the four qualities of Cold, Dry, Hot, and Wet. This approach cultivates a deeper understanding of each plant’s energetic signature and how it interacts with individual constitutions.
Distillation
Gain hands-on experience with the art of distillation, harvesting herbs directly from the land and learning time-honored techniques for producing high-quality hydrosols and essential oils. Students work with multiple distillation methods, including a traditional copper still, to understand how plant material, method, and intention shape the final aromatic medicine.
Formulation
Learn the properties, dosages, and therapeutic applications of a wide range of essential oils, and how to build individualized formulas guided by elemental and Ayurvedic constitutional principles. Through sensory discernment and clinical understanding, students learn to match plant intelligence to the unique energetic, emotional, and physical needs of each constitution.
About Alice
Alice Encinas Duvernell, MA is a French ethno-botanist specializing in organic cosmetics, aroma-edibles, botanical extractions, and aromatherapy. She teaches high-integrity product formulation and self-care practices rooted in nature’s healing intelligence.
DeAnna's Teachers
This aromatherapeutic class is grounded in decades of clinical study and direct transmission from leaders in modern aromatherapy, including mentorship with Jeanne Rose, Marcel Lavabre, Michael Scholes, Horst Rechelbacher, and Robert Tisserand. Drawing from these lineages, the class integrates safety, plant chemistry, sensory intelligence, and traditional methods, guiding students to work with essential oils as expressions of plant, place, and process.
Course Outline
Everyday is distillation day!
Alice will lead the way, through the distillation process.
Together, we will be distilling plants, as well as distilling our knowledge of them.
Diffferent plants distilled each day.
Day 1 : Smell this!
- DeAnna´s vintage essential oil museum
- Alice exquisite apothecary too.
- Best of the best shared by both teachers.
- All you need to know about safety, toxicity and respecting the drop.
Day 2 : The Function of plants.
- The personality, quality (Gunas) & prized functions of plants.
Day 3 : Experience
- The Elemental Chemistry, a map
- Learn how to smell chemistry
- Plant Natures, understanding: hot, cold, wet and dry as guide for individualized support.
Day 4 : Elemental Blending Techniques
- Utilize elemental chemistry in formula buildind.
- Building a Formula, one layer at a time
Essential Oil Protocols
- Specific Remedies for Organs, Tissues & Systems of the body
- Building an individualized formulation
Full Price = $999
All courses are non-refundable.
They can be exchanged for another educational opportunity with DeAnna in the future.
Please contact info@dhyanaessentials.com for further questions.