On days when she has to negotiate a contract on behalf of an organization that she volunteers for, she uses nutmeg and spearmint to sharpen her focus. Today, Cohen puts frankincense oil on her scalp every morning when she feels a cold coming on, she downs an immune-system-boosting oil blend that includes clove, eucalyptus, and rosemary. “From the very first moment with those oils, I noticed something was firing that hadn’t been firing,” she said. At the time, essential oils were not well known, but Cohen was drawn to them right away. As part of her training, she took a class on a massage technique called “raindrop therapy,” which incorporates essential oils-aromatic compounds made from plant material. She studied with multiple healers and shamans she read books with titles like “The Body Toxic” and pursued a massage-therapy license. “I said, ‘I’m not depressed!’ They just told me to go home and rest.”ĭisillusioned by Western medicine, Cohen began exploring other options. Her doctors couldn’t make a diagnosis, and suggested antidepressants. Cohen, who was an entertainment executive in Los Angeles, woke up every morning feeling weak and foggy-brained, with a low-grade fever. She couldn’t put her finger on what was wrong it felt as though some conspiracy between her mind and her body were eroding her capacity to work. Twenty years ago, Carla Cohen fell mysteriously ill.
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