About Cecilia

Cecilia Salvesen, is the author of “You Are What You Eat”and “Aromatherapy for Natural Health and Beauty”. She is a therapeutic Aromatherapist and Reflexologist and practices Vacuflex and Meridian Therapy. She holds diplomas in Complementary Medicine, Therapeutic Reflexology, Therapeutic Aromatherapy, Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology. In 1990 she established the Natural Health and Beauty clinic in South Africa, followed by Natural Health and Beauty Products in 1991 and the Natural Health and Beauty College 1992, which she and her husband Errol Salvesen directed until they immigrated to the USA in 2002. She is a founder member of the Aromatherapy Society of South Africa and represented the society on the Integrated Health Liaison Committee (which was a standing committee of the Chiropractors, Homeopaths and Allied Health Service Professions Council of South Africa.) holding two portfolios as Liaison Committee representative and Education representative. She was nominated and formally gazetted as a member of the Standards Generating Body (SGB) for the Integrated Health Professions, to write unit standards for therapeutic aromatherapy for South Africa. Cecilia served as an executive committee member of the South African Reflexology Society from 1990 till 2002. During that period she was National Vice Chairperson for 6 years and National Chairperson for 4 years being two terms of office. She has been actively involved with different societies in negotiating with government for the statutory registration of reflexology and aromatherapy in South Africa. In 2002 Cecilia was awarded Honorary Membership for both the Aromatherapy Society of South Africa and the South African Reflexology Society in recognition of her valuable contributions to these societies. Cecilia is currently serving as Vice President on the International Council of Reflexologists Board of Directors. Cecilia is an international speaker on subjects related to health, lifestyle, nutrition, aromatherapy, essential oils, reflexology, meridians, food sensitivities, the immune system, Candida albicans, homeopathic tissue (cell) salts, stages of disease and other related subjects. She aims to share her knowledge and expertise with those who are interested in learning.