Essential Oils
Maintaining a positive mood and attitude can be very challenging at times. Life can get pretty stressful, especially when trying to multitask. Chances are you are familiar with managing several tasks at once. In today's fast-paced environment, we often experience negative moods shuch as stress, discouragement, and fatigue. Just as being in a good mood givers you a since of happiness and wellbeing, bad attitudes can also lead to negative feelings over time. When managing your mood, essential oils can help restore your emotional balance and improve your overall perspective.
Worried
Cedarwood: Diffuse after a stressful day to relax the mind and body.
Geranium: Diffuse aromatically to calm nerve
Angry
Arborvitae: Diffuse at night or rub on the forehead, shoulders, or chest to lessen stress and tension. Patchouli: Rub on temples or apply to the bottoms of feet to calm emotions.
Ylang Ylang: Put a few drops into an Epsom salt bath for relaxation.
Stressed
Frankincense: Apply to the bottoms of feet to relax and balance mood swings.
Roman Chamomile: Add 1-2 drops to herbal teas to soothe the body and mind.
Vetiver: Diffuse aromatically or topically with other calming essential oils, such as Lavender, to help calm stress.
Restless / Lack Of Concentration
Rosemary: Diffuse aromatically or apply topically to help reduce tension, stress, and fatigue.
Lavender: Add bath water to soak away stress or apply to the neck's temples and back to ease muscle tension
Nervous
Clary Sage: Apply to feet or pulse points to balance hormones.
Bergamot: Diffuse in the classroom or at work during high-stress levels.
Tired / Unmotivated
Grapefruit/Lemon/Lime: Rub underneath your nose to sharpen focus while studying or reading.
Citrus: Diffuse aromatically or put one drop on your wrists and rub them together for an uplifting
everyday perfume.
Peppermint: Apply to the palms of hands and deeply inhale for a quick pick-me-up.
Wild Orage: Enegize the mind and body by placing two drops each of Wild Orange, Peppermint, and Frankmcense m the palm of your hand. Rub palms together and inhale deeply
Sad / Discouraged
Sandalwood: Apply to the neck at bedtime for a restful sleep, or use during meditation.
Elevation: Diffuse in the mornings to start the day with a positive, uplifted mood.
Feeling Blue
Myrrh: Use aromatically to help promote awareness and uplift your mood .
Relaxing Blend
3 drops Vetiver
3 drops Lavender
3 drops Sandalwood
2 drops Ylang Ylang
Harmonizing Blend
3 drops Patchouli
2 drops White Fir
2 drops Lavender
Vitalizing Blend
5 drops Frankincense
5 drops Peppermint
5 drops Wild Orange
5 drops Lemon
Emotions Kit
Motivate- coriander, yuzu, peppermint, melissa, basil, rosemary, clementine, and vanilla
Cheer- Lemon myrtle, clove, wild orange, star anise, ginger, cinnamon bark, nutmeg, and vanilla
Passion- FCO, cardamom, cinnamon bark, ginger, clove, sandalwood, jasmine, vanilla, and damiana
Forgive- renewing blend- thyme, citronella, arborvitae, juniper berry, spruce, bergamot, myrrh, and Nootka tree.
Console - comforting blend- frank, ylang-ylang,
Peace - reassuring blend- Lavender, vetiver, ylang-ylang, frank, clary sage, marjoram la
Science of Emotions - Dr. Hill
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Our emotions are a reflection of our internal and external environment
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We all have emotions
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Emotions are chemistry
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What you feel emotionally becomes how you feel physically
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Every time you cannot forgive, you are more likely to develop a health problem.
Chemistry of Essential Oils
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Emotional pathway:
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The brain gives the perception (mood, emotions, behaviors), Which have a chemical response, and then to body physiology -Stimuli can affect as it (sight, hearing, taste, and smell) goes to the brain
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Aromatic Pathway goes to the neurological system that connects to the limbic system
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The blending of essential oils creates a synergistic composition for their intended benefits (emotional aromatherapy)