Energetic Essentials offers personal training in use, selection and application of Essential Oils. Click here for scheduled events, email or call Nancy Gouch at (630) 272-7948 if you would like to host or schedule a class to meet your needs.

Rev. Nancy Gouch, BCRS, FCCI, LSH is a certified instructor with C.A.R.E. International - The Center for Aromatherapy Research & Education.  CARE is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).

Current Schedule of Chicago non-credit seminars

Current schedule of Chicago CARE seminars

International schedule of CARE Seminars

BECOME A CERTIFIED RAINDROP PRACTITIONER AND/OR LICENSED SPIRITUAL HEALERThe Natural Therapies Certification Board (NTCB) has approved the CARE Program as the official national program providing education for certification as a nationally "Certified Raindrop Practioner". Students completing the CARE program may then apply with the NTCB to become Certified Raindrop Practioners and/or Licensened Spiritual Healers after completing the 72 hour CARE certification program which begins with the 25 hour CARE Intensive. Click here for more details.

Energetic Essentials Class Offerings:

Non-credit classes  (call (630) 272-7948 for upcoming schedule)Introduction to Essential Oils - 3 Hours
Experience commonly used therapeutic grade essential oils to determine what and how to use selected oils for health & wellness. Most intro classes are 2-3 hours in duration.Balancing Emotions with Essential Oils - 90 min
The olfactory nerve and sense of smell is key to access the emotional center in the limbic region of the brain. Learn to balance emotions and relieve stress with therapeutic grade fragrance. Sample the fragrant, natural alternative to anti-depressant medications.Introduction to Essential Oils for Animals - 90 Minutes
Animals love essential oils for health and wellness. Many applications are similar to those for humans; some are different. Learn how you can use essential oils to keep your pets and farm animals healthy & well, affordably.
Center for Aromatherapy Research & Education - CARE Int'l

NCBTMB Continuing Education Credit Approved Courses
Healing Oils of the Bible- 2 CE Hours
This 2 hour class will educate and inspire you to realize the infinite care and detail to which our creator has gone to provide for us the natural medicines we need to heal and maintain our health. This class is based both on scripture and science.
Applied VitaFlex - 4 CE Hours
Learn to access a complete system of internal body controls using a vibration of healing energy to heal, relieve pain and remove the symptoms and origins of illness. VitaFlex means "vitality through the reflexes". This Vitaflex class teaches participants the body's reflex control points in the hands, feet, ears, head and spine to access all internal organs and stimulate wellness.
Raindrop Technique I and II  - 4 CE Hours each
Raindrop Technique is a powerful, non-invasive tool for assisting the body incorrecting defects in the curvature of the spine by utilizing the antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory action of several kley essential oils. Raindrop I consists of an overview, theory, and demonstration. Raindrop II students will give and receive raindrop under supervision. Prerequisite: Advanced Vitaflex. Bring 2 sheets, 2 large towels, 1 hand towel. Preregistration required.
Chemistry I & II - 3 Hours each
To you who have little or no background in Chemistry, yet desire a basic understanding of the science of essential oils, this class is for you. To you who may enve fear chemistry and avoided it in school, fear no more. This class is for you. And to you who may have degrees in chemistry - even advanced degrees, this class is for you, too, because the unique composition of and character of essential oils is not found in college text books nor is it yet a part of college curriculum of most university regimens. As you will discover, the properties of essential oils that bring healing and maintain health cannot be explained solely by science as we know it. The power of essential oils is more than chemistry. Open seating; advanced registration recommended.
Emotional Release - 5 Hours
Clinical research shows that traumatic experiences are stored on a cellular level and have profound effects on the emotional and physical state of the body. What can be done to clear the memory, resolve the negative feelings and move on?
The Emotional Release Technique uses essential oil formulas created for their unique ability to:
 
Balance energies in the body and open the subconscious mindPromote emotional release of negative stored memoriesHelp program the mind with positive beliefsStudents will acquire an understanding of how therapeutic grade essential oils may facilitate clearing of negative emotional patterns. Open seating; advanced registration recommended.