Aromatherapy: Combining with Spiritual Healing

Spiritual healing focuses on restoring balance to the energy fields around and inside you, the subtle energy body. The exterior energy is known as the aura, an ever-changing energy field surrounding the body, while systems such as the Chakras and Chinese meridians give detailed maps of the energy flow inside the body. Fragrance is combined … Read moreAromatherapy: Combining with Spiritual Healing

Aromatherapy: Working with Meditation

Fragrances have been used in religious ceremonies for as long as there has been religion. The connection between fragrances and their ability to affect the mood of those smelling them was made a very long time ago. The sense of smell is a strong stimulant to brain activity and as a result essential oils have … Read moreAromatherapy: Working with Meditation

Aromatherapy: Learning to Make your Own Blends

Although you can use essential oils singly, aromatherapists like to blend two, three or more oils together to make a closer match to the person’s physical and emotional needs. The blend can include aromas particularly liked. For example, whilst a medicinal-smelling oil may work well as an antiseptic it helps if the aroma is pleasing … Read moreAromatherapy: Learning to Make your Own Blends

Aromatherapy: Understanding Fragrance Notes

Aromatherapy is all about smell and with practice you will learn to recognise a fragrance even if you can’t pick which plant the oil is from. For instance, you will be able to tell a citrus aroma from a floral one, a woody fragrance from a minty one. The smell is determined by the chemicals … Read moreAromatherapy: Understanding Fragrance Notes

Aromatherapy: Essential Oils to Use with Caution

Essential oils are beneficial to your health, but as concentrated plant essences they should be handled with care and used in small doses. If you have sensitive skin, check the contraindications before using oils, especially on children and people with skin conditions such as eczema. Allergy sufferers are generally more prone to intolerance, so do … Read moreAromatherapy: Essential Oils to Use with Caution