Aromatherapy For Stress
Aromatherapy For Stress
Over the years, specific essential oils have been celebrated for their ability to help individuals fight anxiety and relieve stress. The most well known oils which fall under this particular category, include clary sage, lavender, rose, mandarin, lemon balm and ylang ylang. The fastest ways to feel the effects and to get the stress busting benefits of these essential oils is to inhale them. This allows the body to absorb the essential oils through the respiratory system where it travels to the brain and helps to positively affect mood.
If an individual finds
themselves in an anxiety inducing situation or is feeling especially
stressful, aromatherapy is a very fast, easy and effective way to
alleviate those feelings. Simply inhaling lavender, rose, mandarin,
lemon balm or clary sage can almost instantly increase an
individuals their sense of calm and decrease their sense of stress.
Another effective way to use aromatherapy to lessen stress is to
essential oils while getting a massage. Burning an aromatherapy
candle provides even more punch. Both are an excellent way to
relieve stress by using aromatherapy. Being
massaged with essential oils works
especially well because one is combining the power of massage
therapy with aromatherapy.
Aromatherapy is such an effective and powerful way to relieve stress
because you don't have to go to a gym, lie down or pop a pill. There
are no side effects, (unless you are allergic, perform a spot test
so that you are sure) you can take it with you and instantly make
yourself feel better. You can carry around a little lavender in your
purse, if you are at work, you can use a diffuser. So you can
experience the benefits of aromatherapy from anywhere. It can become
your traveling stress buster. Aromatherapy works especially well in
helping to cheer us up, feel balanced, become more energized and
even to calm us.
And while there are certain
aromatherapy scents and oils that are known to promote the reduction
of stress, it is really best to go with the scent that calms you. If
peppermint does it for you, use peppermint, if geranium does it for
you, use geranium. In many cases it comes down to a personal
preference, and that is just fine. You do not have to use a certain
scent just because others tout its properties. Instead you may want
to do a little experimentation and see what reacts best with your
body to give you the feelings or state of being that you are looking
for. To really multiply the power of aromatherapy to relieve stress,
you may want to common essential oils or candles with other relaxing
activities. For example, taking a hot
bath that has drops of essential oils and while burning an
aromatherapy candle will exponentially increase the effectiveness of
aromatherapy to relieve stress.
Remember to play around with various scents. You may even want to
combine some scents to get a particular scent that you enjoy or you
increase the power of its’ properties. If you are unfamiliar with
creating essential oil blends, you could take a course or find some
good information at your library or over the internet.
About the author: George Key is a Greek fan of Holistic Medicine and
Natural Healing. He owns a site dedicated to Aromatherapy with
useful tips that can help you reach inner peace. Visit his, learn
effective Aromatherapy
http://www.aromatherapypoint.com
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