ROBERT TISSERAND
USA
From Energetics To Science and Beyond - A Personal Journey
Robert Tisserand is an author, educator and consultant on the science and benefits of essential oils and their safe and effective application. He wrote the first English-language book on aromatherapy in 1977. Over the past 10 years he has inspired live audiences in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea and Japan on topics ranging from therapeutic action to the dynamic relationship between plant oils and the skin.
Robert was the first retailer of essential oils in the UK in 1974, and has 45 years of experience in aromatherapy “functional fragrance” product development.
He was privileged to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in Denver in 2007 from the Alliance of International Aromatherapists, and in 2014 he co-authored the second edition of 'Essential Oil Safety', a 780-page textbook published by Elsevier.
Robert is the principal of The Tisserand Institute, which offers online education in essential oils and aromatherapy.
www.tisserandinstitute.org