Kicozo, Wernhoutseweg 142, Wernhout (2025)

Het Kennisinstituut Complementaire Zorg in de Zorg, afgekort Kicozo, is in mei 2010 opgericht door complementair zorgspecialist Madeleine Kerkhof. The Knowledge Institute for Complementary (Nursing) Care offers high level training to nurses and other health care professionals in complementary therapies. Verbinder in de Zorg

Kicozo is een diensten-, expertise- en kenniscentrum voor integratieve & complementaire zorg voor verpleegkundigen, verzorgenden, activiteitenbegeleiders en andere professionals in de zorg, alsmede vrijwilligers. Wij ondersteunen hen in hun werk in het hospice, verpleeghuis, thuiszorg of ziekenhuis door het geven van scholingen en bijscholingen. Ons doel is hen extra handvatten aan te reiken om hun zorg aan te vullen met technieken zoals AromaZorg (werken met etherische olie), Massage, AquaZorg en Ontspanningstechnieken. We verbinden de standaard zorg op waardevolle en veilige wijze met complementaire zorg. Kicozo werkt daardoor wereldwijd aan het bevorderen van optimaal welzijn van de meest kwetsbare patiënten. Zij verdienen onze optimale aandacht, in de geneeskunde, in de zorg en van mens tot mens. The Care Connectors

The Knowledge Institute for Integrative & Complementary (Nursing) Care trains professional health care workers in complementary techniques for hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and home care, as well as volunteers. Kicozo is a center of excellence in complementary care education, active around the world, with highly trained and experienced teachers. Our aim is to offer tools to professionals and volunteers for extra wellbeing to the frail, sick and dying through complementary treatments, such as AromaCare, Massage, AquaCare and Relaxation Techniques. After all, they deserve the best of medical, nursing, and personal care we can give them.

04/11/2025

Join Rhiannon Lewis and Hana Tisserand for a special ICAN Spotlight dedicated to the results of ICAN’s first-ever Essential Oil Safety Survey.

This unique initiative gathered valuable input from ICANers across the globe - from beginners to seasoned professionals. In this session, we’ll be presenting the key findings, exploring emerging themes, and sharing how your responses will be directly influencing the newly launched Aromatic SafetyFirst! Special Interest group found in The Village. Whether you took the survey or are curious about essential oil safety, this is a chance to reflect on where we are as a profession - and where we need to go next to keep safe practice at the heart of our work.

This session is a free event for all ICANers. Join ICAN today!

16/10/2025

STUDY SHOWS THIS ESSENTIAL OIL CAN INCREASE BRAIN VOLUME IN JUST ONE MONTH

Wearing rose-scented essential oil daily may do more than lift your mood - it could actually increase your brain volume.

A groundbreaking study from Kyoto University in Japan has found that continuous inhalation of rose essential oil for just one month led to measurable growth in grey matter volume (GMV) across the whole brain, particularly in the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) - a region linked to memory and emotional processing.

Using MRI scans to assess changes, researchers observed significant structural brain gains in women who wore the scent daily, while those who wore unscented water showed no such effect.

Notably, while the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex - regions traditionally associated with our sense of smell - didn’t show structural change, the PCC did, suggesting a deeper cognitive or emotional link to scent exposure.

These findings open new doors for non-invasive, scent-based health strategies, particularly in dementia prevention. Previous research has associated PCC atrophy with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

The researchers suggest that this simple, pleasant intervention could potentially help maintain brain structure as we age - a compelling reason to rethink how we use scent in everyday life.

(The findings are published in the journal Brain Research Bulletin.)

12/10/2025

Now is the perfect time to become an ICAN Member.

In addition to weekly live events, 400+ aromatherapy related articles, interviews and lectures, and access to our international community, Members can now join new Special Interest Groups focusing on key areas of clinical aromatherapy.

These include AromaConnect for working with children and young adults, Aromatic MindMatters for mental health, and Clinical Teams for hospital-based practitioners—with more to come!

Discover a safe, professional space to learn, exchange, and grow with colleagues worldwide.

Join ICAN as a Member today!

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Wernhoutseweg 142
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http://www.kicozo.info/

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