Yumei Silva is an Aromatherapy and Herbal practitioner, owner of Puressential Aromatherapy LLC, located in Richmond Virginia. In her practice, she integrates Aromatherapy and Herbalism to guide her clients towards better health and healthy living.
Yumei received her Aromatherapy certification from Andrea Butje at Aromahead Institute of Essential Oil Studies. She obtained her French Aromatherapy (internal use of essential oils) certification from Jade Shutes and Cathy Skipper through The School of Aromatic Studies and her Aromatherapy Teacher Training Level 1 certification from Jade Shutes and Amy Galper through N.Y. Institute of Aromatherapy. She also completed Robert Tisserand's Complete Skin Care series. Yumei is a professional member of NAHA.
Yumei is a passionate educator and continues to promote essential oils safety and education through her various workshops and volunteers her time teaching essential oils in various clinics. She enjoys taking various Aromatherapy courses by other aromatherapists to deepen her relationship with essential oils.
She grew up with herbs in China, and has been studying TCM and Western Herbalism and is currently enrolled in Professional Herbalist program - East West school of Planetary Herbology. She attends live lectures of local holistic practitioners, webinars by herbalist extraordinaire Matthew Wood and reads a lot of books on herbs to expand her herbal knowledge.
Besides her own practice, she also volunteers for Veterans Resiliency Clinic in Richmond Virginia. The clinic provides free services to the veterans with PTSD by using holistic practice such as craniosacral therapy, herbalism, yoga, aromatherapy, and mindfulness practice.
In her free time, you can find her hiking Appalachian Trail in Virginia with her children and German Shepherd, formulating various lotions and potions using herbs, hydrosols and essential oils.
Follow her Instagram: yumeisilva, join her Facebook group for Q & As: Practical at Home Natural Skin Care. She can be reached by email: yumei@pure-ssential.com. Her business website is: http://www.pure-ssential.com
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