Have you ever hit rock bottom only to look up and wonder what’s next?
Sometimes it takes a shock for us to finally look around and wonder, “What do I want to do with my life?”
I love hearing stories of those who’ve found a way to not only overcome misfortune, but transcend it. Not just because they inspire me, but because I know we need more stories like this in our world today.
Marge Clark is a living example of someone who is redefining disability, and she owes it partly to the power of essential oils. When a memory problem caused her to lose her job, she turned to essential oils and began the journey she is still on to this day.
Through sheer determination, she began Nature’s Gift Aromatherapy right from her kitchen table—before the internet was flooded with how-to videos. In fact, this was when the internet barely WAS. Today, Nature’s Gift is one of the top aromatherapy companies, supplying some of the highest-quality essential oils out there.
Elder Aromatherapists
Between the decades she’s spent learning, importing, bottling, and retailing, she is a treasure trove of knowledge—and let me tell you, she knows her oils.
Marge has been a mentor for me and for so many others. For me, this is incredibly special because she honors my mom in her line of mentors. Being around the both of them feels like I’m about to receive secret, sacred knowledge from my elders.
(For the record, they are both totally cool with the term “elder,” though my mom prefers “vintage.”)
Marge visited us a few years ago, and we sat down with her to record the first interview that is now in our Atlantic Aromatic Library.
The Atlantic Aromatic Library
The Atlantic Aromatic Library is a place where beginners and beyond can be inspired by the wisdom of aromatherapists like Marge and Sylla, while getting support on the practical use of essential oils in their daily lives. We wanted to build an online community to further support our students and friends, and we also wanted to make available the wealth of knowledge that experienced aromatherapists have to share.
So here is a Sneak Preview of one of several Interviews with an inspiring aromatherapist that is available in the Atlantic Aromatic Library.
Listen in as Nyssa interviews Marge on how she got started and how she has stayed true to her mission.
In this interview, you’ll learn:
- What early aromatherapists did without Facebook Groups.
- How to overcome challenges faced by essential oil retailers.
- Which oils Marge would never want to live without.
- Why the science behind aromatherapy is important.
- How aromatherapy can help heal the soul.
Now that we shared with you, please share with us! What touched you most about this interview? How can we, as aromatherapists, create the global healing that Marge talks about? Furthermore, what will you do to help make healing happen for you?
Leave us a comment below and let’s keep this conversation going.
Thank You
If you like what you see, join us in the Atlantic Aromatic Library and become an official part of the Atlantic Institute Family!
Thank you for letting me share Marge’s wisdom with you. I completely agree with her that our world needs soul healing and that the healing begins with us. She has deeply inspired me to be a better aromatherapist (and person). It’s amazing how this work creates a foundation that’s ripe for personal transformation. You know, I guess that kind of healing is what it’s all about.
Aromatically Yours,
Nyssa
Find Interviews and More in the Atlantic Aromatic Library
On-demand aromatherapy education to help you use essential oils in your daily life.
Thank you for sharing your all your excellent knowledge with us that are trying to learn and experience all the goodness these plants have to offer. You are all so amazing…excellent video!
Thank you for watching! We’re so glad to connect with all those out there learning and will keep sharing so we all grow together. : )
Idma! Oh my Lord. I was there and learned so much! I loved roar list! And I love you Ms. Marge. All those people! Where are they now, I wonder. That was a truly amazing list!
That’s awesome that you were there. I love finding those people. We want to document as many of the “elders” from that list as we can with the Inner Sanctum. I feel blessed to begin with Marge.
Some of us are blessed to still be around!
Thank you for this insightful interview and the reminder that healing starts with
us and then radiates to the world around us.
I’m so glad you got to see it (and that Marge gave us such a good message to share!), as far as I am concerned, this is the bottomline for all that we do. <3
This was a wonderful gift. As an ‘old one’ in the aromatherapy world, for me is was a refresher course in all the reasons I LOVE the oils. And I learned some new things to contemplate. It was a joy to spend time with Nyssa and Marge and hear Sylla in the background now and again. I especially found great food for thought in Marges words how with the oils we can heal the soul of the world (paraphrasing). We need to find that root of Soul healing for our world to move forward in a more positive manner. Integrity is truly the word for life. Thank you Nyssa and Sylla for all your work in forwarding the wonderful world of Aromatherapy.
Thank you for this! Loved it, and love you!
Well, that was a hoot! First day of Inner Sanctum was just lovely. I am really looking forward to the months ahead!
So glad you enjoyed it and that you are here with us! It is going to be an exciting ride together on this aromatic journey. : )
This was an absolutely wonderful interview. I learned to much and look forward to whomever you interview next. I feel like we are having a personal conversation with The Masters of Aromatherapy. Great way to start my year in the Inner Sanctum! Thank you!
Thank you for this beautiful interview. As a 2 year hobbyist turned formal aromatherapy student, learning from modern-day pioneers in this field is a privilege in my journey. The wisdom and stories from Marge and Sylla are priceless. I am so grateful to have become a member of the Inner Sanctum community. I look forward to the coming months of interviews and learning.
Thank you Beth!! It is nice to be appreciated and have others see the value in the past as many of us have a lot of wisdom that is overlooked in the modern technology of social media. This is exactly why we have created this membership forum, to share the past with the future aromatherapists!! Nothing like knowing where the field came from in order to carry it forward! thank you for joining us!!
Thank you ladies for such a wonderful and informative interview! I truly appreciate the insight from elders of the oils as we know them. XOXO
So glad you enjoyed it! That’s the main mission of the Inner Sanctum, to collect all the lessons from the elders so we can all gain from their wisdom.
That was fantastic! I just joined the Inner Sanctum but decided to start with the first interview and work my way up to the more recent ones. Next stop–to check out the Nature’s GIft website. Marge was inspiring. Thank you for this wonderful interview series.