The great thing about essential oils is that they work on many levels and offer deep and lasting benefits for the body, mind and spirit. On the physical level, their therapeutic properties are absorbed into the blood stream through massage. Our guide will help you choose the best oils for how you feel, and cut those emotional mountains sown to size.
Rose oil is one of the best for helping the heart on both a physical and emotional level and neroli is one of the best for sudden stress and panic. Peppermint helps to strengthen and numb your jangling nerves and lavender will comfort and soothe on every level. Rich oils such as ylang ylang and jasmine ease and calm hysterical or panicky feelings. Bach flower Rescue Remedy is also very helpful for all cases of shock and well worth carrying in your handbag for emergencies.
Bereavement is never an easy time and the feelings grief brings up are often deep seated and complex. Essential oils such as frankincense can be very helpful because it calm and uplifts as well as gently helping you to move on. Cypress is oil that is very helpful during any time of change.
Use calming and reassuring essential oils when you are feeling anxious and worried. To quieting and soothe your mind, have a massage or a relaxing bath, or make a compress for forehead or the back of your neck with oils like chamomile and lavender. Hereby oils such as marjoram or rosemary will help comfort you and give you courage. Enriching, heavier oils such as neroli, rose or sandalwood will calm and relax you.
These feelings hit all now and then for a variety of reasons. The most important thing is to bring balance back to our emotional state so we can clearly see what is causing the problem and deal with them calmly if we can. Useful essential oils are chamomile, lavender and geranium, for calming anger as well as balancing the feelings; and cypress and frankincense, because both are strengthening, calming and helpful for changing moods.
For short term panic or hysteria brought about by shock or bad news, inhale some essential oil of neroli and lavender. Good oils for recurrent panic attacks are chamomile, clary sage, petitgrain and marjoram. It is good idea to put a few drops of your favorite oils on a hank to and carry it around with you, sniffing it every time you feel you need to.
There are many uplifting and cheering essential oils. For short-term depression and sadness, bergamot and neroli are extremely effective, in a bath or massage, some say they are like basking in the sun. Add a drop of lavender, geranium and clary sage to help balance your emotions again, and ylang ylang and jasmine both have powerful euphoric effect, helping to lift your spirits and give you courage. Other good oils for comforting, lifting and strengthening your emotions are basil, grapefruit, melissa, patchouli, rose, rosemary and rosewood.
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