Calming Aromatherapy
The beauty of essential oils is that they are natural, extracted from flowers, leaves, bark or roots of plants. While it’s best to make sure you use pure essential oils, meaning oils that have not been diluted with chemicals or additives, they can provide much-needed relief and healing for a variety of ailments, including as a natural remedy for anxiety.
Aromatherapy for Anxiety
Aromatherapy for Anxiety is very popular because our sense of smell triggers powerful emotional responses. We process so much information through our sense of smell — in particular, in an area of the brain adjacent to the limbic region, according to “Freedom from Anxiety: A Holistic Approach to Emotional Well-Being” by Marcey Shapiro and Barbara Vivino. This is the area of emotional processing and memory recall.
When the scent of an essential oil is inhaled, molecules enter the nasal cavities and stimulate a firing of mental response in the limbic system of the brain. These stimulants regulate stress or calming responses, such as heart rate, breathing patterns, production of hormones and blood pressure. Aromatherapy can be obtained by using it in a bath, as direct inhalations, hot water vapor, vaporizer or humidifier, fan, vent, perfume, cologne, or — one of my favorites — through aromatherapy or "atomizing" essential oil diffusers.
Calming Aromatherapy Diffuser Blend
- 10 Drops Jasmine Oil
- 10 Drops Rose Otto Oil
- 4 Drops Lavender Oil
- 2 Drops Neroli Oil
- 2 Drops Sandalwood Oil
- 2 Drops Vanilla Oil
Mix all together and diffuse in an essential oil diffuser.
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