Leah's Holistic Therapies

14/10/2025

During WW1 Rene used Lavender Essential oil on soldiers’ wounds and discovered that they helped heal wounds and burns much faster.

In WW2 Valnet, who continued the work from Rene used lavender on soldiers’ physical wounds and burns as well as their psychological disorders.

What we know of Lavender Essential Oil today…
The whole body can benefit from Lavender.
Lavender will balance emotions, lift depression, relieve stress & anxiety.
It’s the perfect Essential Oil to use if suffering with insomnia, headaches, migraines, tension, panic and shock.
Helps to relax breathing and lower blood pressure. Promotes cell regrowth and rapid healing for scars and stretch marks.
An antiseptic for insect bites and stings, burns, sunburns and wounds.
Gives healing for dermatitis and psoriasis.

For more information or to purchase Lavender Essential Oil, my Lavender Candle or Mist Spray you can pop over onto the website, link in bio.
Any questions please just DM me.

06/10/2025

I got wonderful news today.
Leah’s Holistic Therapies has been shortlisted in the ‘Holistic Therapist of the Year’ for the Evoke Wellness Awards

I am over the moon to make it to the final three in my category and I am in great company with two incredible Therapists and .mindfulness

Looking forward to the event later in the month, thank you so much to 🩷

06/10/2025

What is in a Leah’s Essential Oil Candle?

🍋Aromatherapy Essential Oils
🔥 Eco Wick.
🌿 Soy Wax
❤️ All good intentions

🍋Aromatherapy Essential Oils
Essential oils are the essence of a plant.
They are made from steaming or pressing various parts of a plant, flowers or fruit, to bring the power of nature to you.
I’m a qualified Aromatherapist using essential oils since 2009. Using these oils in candles offer so much more than a relaxing or uplifting scent, they offer a Therapeutic experience.
By inhaling these Essential Oils when your candle is lit you are introducing their natural compounds and their myriad of benefits. 

🔥An Eco-Wick
The wicks I use in my candles are made of pure Egyptian cotton and paper giving you a stable and consistent burn.
No need to trim the wick as it’s self-trimming as it’s lit.
Leaves no carbon build up, smoke or soot giving you a clean and natural burn.

🌿Soy Wax
The wax I use in all my Candles is soy.
Soy wax is natural, renewable and biodegradable.
It’s environmentally friendly, vegan and not tested on animals.
It burns slow and clean, leaving no sooty black smoke.
Soy Wax is also a natural moisturiser and you can use my candles as a warm body butter.

❤️A little piece of my heart and soul goes into each candle and into every order.
It’s a science, an art and a passion for Aromatherapy to give you the best Holistic Candle.
Thank you so much to each and everyone for your continued support. It means the world!

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06/10/2025

Did you know…
You can now purchase an Essential Eight collection saying ‘Happy Birthday’.

The Essential Eight collection is eight of my best selling Essential Oil Candles brought to you in this beautiful custom made Gift Box.

My Essential Eight Gift Box can be xusyomised to suit any occasion:
✨ Happy Birthday
✨ Merry Christmas
✨ Happy Mothers Day

All Essential Oils used within each candle bring their own unique therapeutic benefits to the individual, just as Mother Nature intended.

All hand poured in small batches using natural soy wax and high quality Essential Oils.

This beautiful bundle contains all your favourites:
* Lavender
* Lavender & Orange
* Lemongrass
* Lemongrass & Lime
* Grapefruit, Bergamot & Lime
* Ylang Ylang, Patchouli & Orange
* Rosemary & Mint
* Cinnamon & Orange

Affordable luxury from my home to yours.
The perfect birthday gift for the ultimate candle lover!

07/09/2025

You’ll find me and so many other local businesses at the Makers & Bakers Marquee at the Park Beo Greenway Hub, Wilkinstown on Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th, 11am-5pm
A little market filled with local talent and crafts.

Park Beo have a full weekend of entertainment for the whole family to enjoy:
👨🏼‍🎨Get a fun Caricature by the talented
🎨Enjoy the Creation Station for Kids Arts & Crafts.
🎶Enjoy music from Trigger & the Hitmen
🚲Cycle to a Bodhran class and learn some skills with
These are just some of the fabulous things you can look forward to at park Beo over the weekend.

🎭 The Love of Ledwidge 🎭
1:00pm Saturday & Sunday
Wilkinstown Platform
My amazing and talented friend will showcase a beautiful open air theatre experience with her play ‘For the Love of Ledwidge’ which explores the love letters to Lizzie Healy who lived in Wilkinstown with his stunning poems recited throughout.

🎶Saturday night make sure to pop into your local pub to enjoy music from the talented

📸 Tiernans will also be showcasing some of my Grandfathers (Jimmy Cooney) photos.
Jimmy, who owned and ran from the late 1940’s - 1982 was a keen photographer all his life and took photographers of an amazing number of local communions, confirmations, weddings and various other occasions in the parish.
As part of this year’s Siamsa Glas Festival Tiernans will be displaying a selection of these photographs on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th.

🎭Also on the Sunday in TIERNANS …
To close the Siamsa Glas Festival Tiernans will host the Pub Drama ‘Way Back Home’ by Anthony O’ Boyle at 6:30pm

Looking forward to meeting you all over the weekend for this wonderful event.
Let’s celebrate local and support local artists, talents and businesses.

31/08/2025

Fancy winning €215 worth of services & products?!
We thought so!
Take part in our BIGGEST GIVEAWAY yet!

The winner will receive the following:

•⁠ ⁠€70 voucher to avail of any 70min treatment with Shannen & a Serenity Lip Balm (Lime - tastes like Loop the Loop) - From Shannen (Serenity Clinic)

•⁠ ⁠€70 worth of products from Leahs Essential range - From Leah (Leahs Holistic Therapies)

•⁠ ⁠€70 voucher to avail of any 60min treatment with Debbie - From Debbie (Lamha Leighis)

Now the fun part! How to enter ⤵️

Follow the simple steps below to be entered into our competition:

1: Like our post 💞

2: Head over to Google & search ‘leahs essential oil aromatherapy candles & holistic therapies reviews’ to leave us a 5* Google Review! It can be about treatments with any of the therapists. The clinic itself or even products you have used. ✨️

3: Come back to the post & comment ‘Done’ so we know you have completed the above steps. While you’re there, tag a friend to let them know of this incredible giveaway! 👭🏻

4: Repost this post as the final step! The repost image is the exact same button under the photo itself! 🔁

This competition will run for the whole month of September 2025. Open to all our clients both on & off social media!

Disclaimer: Only 5* star reviews will be entered within the giveaway. All three of us strive to provide the best of the best.

The very lucky winner will be announced Wednesday 1st October 2025. Details on time etc will be announced closer to the end date.

We wish you all the best of luck! As always a massive thank you for all your continuous support & we are excited to be able to offer this massive giveaway to you all!

Happy Google Reviewing & lots of love,
Shannen, Leah & Debbie 🥰🥰🥰 ###

23/08/2025

Using Leah’s Essential Oils is a wonderful and natural alternative for cleaning your home while making it smell great.

Here are some of my simple tips to help incorporate them.

✨For Scent & Ambiance:
Use your Diffuser and your chosen Essential Oil to set the mood.
Something like a Lavender for creating a relaxing and chill vibe or Lemongrass for giving an uplifting and energizing atmosphere.

✨A Natural ‘Febreze’
Use my Lemongrass Essential Oil Mist Spray on curtains, furniture, gym gear or into the air to help erase any nasty smells.

✨Scented Cotton Balls:
Pop a few drops of your chosen Essential Oil on to cotton balls and tuck them into drawers, shoe boxes, closets or the car to keep everything smelling lovely and fresh.

✨Drawer Sachets:
Fill cloth bags with rice and add a few drops of your Essential Oil for a long lasting fresh drawer scent.

✨Bin Freshener:
Pop a few drops of your chosen Essential Oil on to cotton balls and place at the bottom of your bin.

✨Dryer Sheets Alternative:
Pop a few drops of essential oil on a wool dryer ball and toss into the dryer for naturally scented laundry.

✨Floor Cleaner:
Combine 1 bucket of warm water, 1/2 cup of white vinegar and add 10 drops of Peppermint (or Lemon) for a fresh smelling clean floor.

✨Carpet Refresh:
Mix 1 cup of baking soda with 20-30 drops few drops of essential oil (eg Lavender or Lemongrass) sprinkle on carpet, let sit, then hoover.

✨All Purpose Natural Cleaner:
Combine 2 cups of water, 1 cup of white vinegar and 10-15 drops of Lemon or Lemongrass Essential Oils for a natural cleaning spray.

✨Insect Repellent - see my post on using Essential Oils on how to prevent flies, spiders and insects from coming into your home

These are just a few ideas for an easy and natural way of cleaning your home using Essential Oils.
Have fun and experiment with different oils and different combinations to find out what feels and works best for you.

Happy Cleaning ✨

18/08/2025

Fill your Wedding Day with the exquisite and captivating Lotus Flower Essential Oil Candle lovingly crafted by award winning Aromatherapist Leah Cooney.

The Wedding Candle contains the Lotus Flower Essential Oil which is extracted from the majestic white petals and is renowned for its ability to soothe, relax and rejuvenate.

Leah’s White Lotus Wedding Candle is the only Essential Oil Candle of its kind.

The Ancient Egyptians regarded the Lotus as a spiritual flower symbolising eternity, romance and enlightenment.

While in India the Lotus is regarded as the most beautiful and sacred of flowers, its white colour depicting the purity of emotional attachment and romantic love.

The Lotus Flower in itself represents purity and devotion, two essential qualities when embarking on a lifelong journey with your soulmate.

A symbol of love and new beginnings, it is the perfect addition to your wedding

With your White Lotus Wedding Candle you will receive;
✨Beautiful packaging ready to be gifted.
✨An Information Card with space to write your message to the Bride, Groom or Bridal Party.

To purchase, for more information or if you’ve any questions please just visit my website www.leahsholistictherapies.ie

📸 The beautiful Tracey

Welcome to Leah’s Essential Oil Candles & Holistic TherapiesA time to breathe… ’’In the bustle of life and in the pressure of decision, peace has become a luxury. Take it when it comes, and cherish it…It gives you time to breathe…it gives you rest, hope and life’’ - Pam Brown 1928 SH...

17/08/2025

🛍️ A service letting you shop online and pick up anytime from our salon just outside Kells, Co. Meath

Perfect for last minute gifts, picking up essentials for yourself or late night pickups when all shops are closed.

🛍️How to do it:
Simply order your products.
Click the option for ‘Click & Collect’
Email me with the day/time that suits you for pick up.
All details for collection will be emailed to you.

🛍️The Benefits:
Same Day pick up.*
24/7 access: You can collect morning, noon, night
(even during the night)
Convenience: collect anyday that suits you.
No delivery wait.
Avoid delivery fees

*To avoid any disappointment, please keep in mind my full time job is working in treatments so my emails can only be checked at certain times throughout the day.
I’ll always aim for same day delivery or collection but sometimes I simply can’t 😉

Happy Shopping

14/07/2025

My Essential Oil Bereavement Candle turns 3 today!

One of my proudest accomplishments in my career was developing this therapeutic healing candle.

My intention of my Holistic Bereavement Candle was to bring the mind peace in times of sorrow, to bring light in the darkest of days and to comfort in times of disbelief.
I wanted a candle help give strength during the grieving process and bring support to the bereaved. There is no other candle like this, it truly is a very special one.

Over the years I have been so honoured to be have multiple articles within and to share the story of the Grief Candle. To speak on and to have conversations with so many beautiful podcasters to talk about bereavement and the support the therapy candle can bring, a huge thank you to who offered me their platforms to share my story.
Another special mention to that had me speak at the 2023 Women in Business Event which helped bring my small business to a whole new audience. I will always be so grateful.

So what is the Bereavement Candle?
My Bereavement candle is made from Marjoram Essential Oil.
Marjoram has been recorded as far back as Ancient Egypt where the Egyptians would use Marjoram Oil in their rituals after a death had occurred.

Marjoram Essential Oil is famed for its natural healing properties, helping ease emotions especially in times of immense stress and grief. It’s deeply soothing and comforting, helping to calm an anxious, worried, and distressed mind.

With your Bereavement Candle you will also receive:
A Sympathy Card if you wished to gift the candle in sharing your condolences.
On the back of this sympathy card there a beautiful poem by George MacDonald ‘Walking With Grief’.
You will also receive an Information Card explaining the Holistic benefits of Marjoram Essential Oil, which is used within the candle.

For more information please visit my website (link in bio)
Any questions please just ask.

10/07/2025

Flies are more than just a nuisance; they’re a persistent problem in many households but did you know that use Leah’s Essential Oils as a natural insect repellent.
Compared to conventional fly sprays, which often contain many chemicals, Leah’s Essential Oils offer a safer and more natural alternative to use.
 
But how can an Essential Oil deter flies from my household?
The potent scents of essential oils disrupt the olfactory senses of flies, confusing them and deterring their approach. 

What Leah’s Essential Oils keep Flies Away?

Lavender:
Lavender is well-known for its soothing properties, but it also proves to be a strong adversary against flies. Its sweet aroma, which humans find pleasant, serves as a deterrent for flies.
 
Peppermint:
Not only does Peppermint have a refreshing scent, but it’s also highly effective against flies. Its strong menthol smell is unappealing to these pests.

Lemongrass:
Lemongrass, with its strong citrus scent, is a natural and potent repellent for flies. It contains citraland geraniol, both of which are known to repel insects.
 
How Yo Use Them:
Diffuser:
Add 10-15 drops of your chosen Essential Oil to 100ml of water in a diffuser.
 
Burner:
Burners: Place 3-5 drops of the oil together with some water into the top of an oil burner. Light the candle at the base of the burner.
 
Mist Spray: check out my Essential Oil Mist Sprays on my website. Lemongrass, Lavender or Rosemary & Peppermint Mist Sprays will help keep those nasty pests away.
Top Tip: Spray around window and door frames to prevent insects entering your home.
 
🌍Using Essential Oils as fly repellents is not only safe for humans and pets but also better for the environment as they don’t contribute to pollution.
So not only will your house smell fresh and fabulous but you can be confident knowing you’re doing your bit for the environment and saving so many lives of our little insect pals - everybody wins!

For more information or to purchase any of the above Essential Oils or Mist Sprays the link to my website is in my bio 🐝
 

06/07/2025

To celebrate the first anniversary of my Wedding Candle I am giving away TWO White Lotus Candles to TWO lucky couples.

To be in with a chance to WIN The White Lotus Wedding Candle, simply:
✨Like this post.
✨Follow
✨Tag your Bride/Groom/Couple in comments.

💍Each tag/comment is an entry so tag all your engaged guys and gals
💍Competition closes Monday 21st July at 9:00pm