Aromatherapy for healing.

[linnysue]

Using aromatherapy oils and a diffuser can have relaxing and healing benefits. Here are some links for purchasing diffusers and oils. I love the travel options:

http://www.wildroots.com/

http://www.relaxdepot.com/Aromatherapy/

http://www.dreamingearth.com/aromatherapy-diffusers.htm

http://www.pureproducts.net/aromatherapy/extras.htm

http://rachelssupply.com/homefrag.htm

Feel free to add links to products and any experiences any of you have had with these.

[reddeputy]

I hope this may help, I started using Body Cology/ coconut lime it sure up lifts my mood & spirit when I put it on!! So I thought this may fall under [AROMATHERAPY]

Bach Flower Remedy
Many experts in fibroids observe that they develop in women who suffer from stress-related anger and resentment. Progesterone receptors do not function in the presence of adrenaline, the main stress hormone, which we also make when our blood sugar is low; this can cause an imbalance of estrogen.

One of the most popular natural emotional rescues people are turning to in droves is what’s known as the Bach flower remedies. The Bach flower remedies comprise thirty-eight homeopathically prepared plant and flower liquid extracts. Each flower remedy is designed to treat a different emotion. Dr. Edward Bach invented this healing tradition in the 1930s (during a time of extreme economic and social misery). Bach classified emotions into seven major groups (e.g., fear, uncertainty, or loneliness), creating thirty-eight different emotional states and corresponding flower remedies. These remedies work through homeopathic principles, stimulating the body’s own capacity to heal itself. The flower remedies are made available as a liquid, which is preserved in brandy. Taking the remedy involves diluting two drops of the pure liquid into 30 ml of mineral water. You then take four drops of the dilution orally four times a day. You can also put two drops of the pure remedy into a glass of water and just sip it throughout the day.

The following is a complete list of the Bach flower remedies and the corresponding emotional states they help to calm or quell:

Agrimony: mental torture behind a cheerful face

Aspen: fear of unknown things

Beech: intolerance

Centaury: the inability to say “no”

Cerato: lack of trust in one’s own decisions

Cherry Plum: fear of the mind giving way

Chestnut Bud: failure to learn from mistakes

Chicory: selfish, possessive love

Clematis: dreaming of the future without working in the present

Crab Apple: the cleansing remedy, also for self-hatred

Elm: overwhelmed by responsibility

Gentian: discouragement after a setback

Gorse: hopelessness and despair

Heather: self-centeredness and self-concern

Holly: hatred, envy, and jealousy

Honeysuckle: living in the past

Hornbeam: procrastination, tiredness at the thought of doing something

Impatiens: impatience

Larch: lack of confidence

Mimulus: fear of known things

Mustard: deep gloom for no reason

Oak: the plodder who keeps going past the point of exhaustion

Olive: exhaustion following mental or physical effort

Pine: guilt

Red Chestnut: overconcern for the welfare of loved ones

Rock Rose: terror and fright

Rock Water: self-denial, rigidity, and self-repression

Scleranthus: inability to choose between alternatives

Star of Bethlehem: shock

Sweet Chestnut: extreme mental anguish, when everything has been tried and there is no light left

Vervain: overenthusiasm

Vine: dominance and inflexibility

Walnut: protection from change and unwanted influences

Water Violet: pride and aloofness

White Chestnut: unwanted thoughts and mental arguments

Wild Oat: uncertainty over one’s direction in life

Wild Rose: drifting, resignation, apathy

Willow: self-pity and resentment
How to Move

Stress-reducing exercises involve deep-breathing exercises and movements that work with the life force energy, or qi. In the presence of stress, progesterone receptors don’t work properly. The yoga postures recommended for endometriosis work well for fibroids, too.

Dr. Christiane Northrup, who writes about the emotional aspects of women’s illnesses, observes that fibroids often represent a block in creative energy for women. Creativity, referring to art in all its forms (words, fine arts, visual arts, healing arts, performing arts, hobbies, or sport), can dramatically lower stress levels. In particular, writing—in the form of journaling or writing poetry or letters—can be healing. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that people suffering from chronic ailments actually felt better when they wrote about their ailments.

[michelle]

Hi reddeputy,
I have used the stress relief remedy internally for the last few years for anxiety.
It helped me relax, I always wondered if anyone smelled the alcohol and thought I was a drinker. I recently bought a coconut lime lotion as well and it made me feel better, not smelling like vinegar. I have been places where someone says what is that smell? Thank you for compiling such an extensive list for us to understand the benefits of aromas and how they relate to our emotions.
Michelle

[michelle]

Hi reddeputy,
I have used the stress relief remedy internally for the last few years for anxiety.
It helped me relax, I always wondered if anyone smelled the alcohol and thought I was a drinker. I recently bought a coconut lime lotion as well and it made me feel better, not smelling like vinegar. I have been places where someone says what is that smell? Thank you for compiling such an extensive list for us to understand the benefits of aromas and how they relate to our emotions.
Michelle

[Franky]

Thanks for bringing up aromatherapy oils. I love them and have been using all types for several years now. I esp like the citrus ones. My mom likes to use them in a room after its been freshly cleaned, It brings the room alive. I agree they are great for stress relief. My girlfriend uses them with the pets as well, the dogs seem to like them too.

[Franky]

Thanks for bringing up aromatherapy oils. I love them and have been using all types for several years now. I esp like the citrus ones. My mom likes to use them in a room after its been freshly cleaned, It brings the room alive. I agree they are great for stress relief. My girlfriend uses them with the pets as well, the dogs seem to like them too.

[lftipton]

Originally Posted by michelle

Hi reddeputy,
I have used the stress relief remedy internally for the last few years for anxiety.
It helped me relax, I always wondered if anyone smelled the alcohol and thought I was a drinker. I recently bought a coconut lime lotion as well and it made me feel better, not smelling like vinegar. I have been places where someone says what is that smell? Thank you for compiling such an extensive list for us to understand the benefits of aromas and how they relate to our emotions.
Michelle

Coconut oil is also anti-fungal and antibiotic as is citrus oil. Good choice...Linda

[lftipton]

Originally Posted by michelle

Hi reddeputy,
I have used the stress relief remedy internally for the last few years for anxiety.
It helped me relax, I always wondered if anyone smelled the alcohol and thought I was a drinker. I recently bought a coconut lime lotion as well and it made me feel better, not smelling like vinegar. I have been places where someone says what is that smell? Thank you for compiling such an extensive list for us to understand the benefits of aromas and how they relate to our emotions.
Michelle

Coconut oil is also anti-fungal and antibiotic as is citrus oil. Good choice...Linda

[Tootsie]

i use the citrus sprays in my work also, mostly orange sometimes lemon. people always comment " Oh that smells so clean"
I used to use cinnamon and vanilla in my massage oils and people would always say" cookies , smells like cookies" and just the smell alone would make them relax from association next time I saw them. It was always fun and cute to see their expression when they said "cookies' like it reminded them of Mom!

(So endearing when I remind someone of their mother! )

Frisk

[Tootsie]

i use the citrus sprays in my work also, mostly orange sometimes lemon. people always comment " Oh that smells so clean"
I used to use cinnamon and vanilla in my massage oils and people would always say" cookies , smells like cookies" and just the smell alone would make them relax from association next time I saw them. It was always fun and cute to see their expression when they said "cookies' like it reminded them of Mom!

(So endearing when I remind someone of their mother! )

Frisk