8 Aromatherapy Oils to Create Vision, Creativity and Inner Guidance (Part 1)

July 12, 2010 in Alternative Therapies, Application, Aromatherapy, Blends, Education, Energy Healing, How do I use, Inspirational, Mental Clarity / Studying, Mind / Body / Soul, Natural, Natural Health, Quality / Pure, Spirituality, Therapeutic-grade Essential Oil, Using Essential Oils, Wellness, Young Living Essential Oils by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

The aroma-therapy benefits of therapeutic essential oils should not be overlooked. The effects scent has on different centers of the brain can help us shift and move out of states of limitation that hold us back from meeting our fullest purpose in life. The fragrance of an essential oil can directly affect everything from your emotional state to your lifespan.

Aromatherapy is the act of inhaling essential oils, and the topical application of essential oils. Since the beginning of Aromatherapy, the practice has encompassed human pathology and the treatment of different conditions (emotional and physical) with essential oils. As Aromatherapy developed into a practice it adopted an holistic approach which encompasses the body, the mind and the spirit (energy).

When any scent or fragrance is inhaled, the odor molecules travel up the nose where they are trapped by olfactory membranes that are protected by the lining inside the nose. Each odor molecule fits like a little puzzle piece into specific receptor cell sites that line a membrane, known as the olfactory epithelium. Each one of these hundreds of millions of nerve cells is replaced every 28 days. When stimulated by odor molecules, this lining of nerve cells triggers electrical impulses to the olfactory bulb in the brain. The olfactory bulb then transmits the impulses to the gustatory center (where the sensation of taste is perceived), the amygdala (where emotional memories are stored), and other parts of the limbic system of the brain.

Because the limbic system is directly connected to the parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels, and hormone balance, therapeutic-grade essential oils can have profound physiological and psychological effects. The sense of smell is the only one of the five senses directly linked to the limbic lobe of the brain, our emotional control center.

Scent stimulates nerves to fire in the emotional center of the brain, but it also stimulates the master gland to release hormones. Hormones affect the fight/flight response, as well as digestion and heart rate. In this way, essential oils can affect us in many ways all at once, just through their fragrance.

Anxiety, depression, fear, anger, and joy all emanate from this region. The scent of a special fragrance can evoke memories and emotions before we are even consciously aware of it. When smells are concerned, we react first and think later. All other senses (touch, taste, hearing, and sight) are routed through the thalamus, which acts as the switchboard for the brain, passing stimuli onto the cerebral cortex (the conscious thought center) and other parts of the brain.

6 Essential Oil Blends Formulated and Known for Stimulating the Creative Mind

Sacred Mountain – to feel safely embraced by the spirit of the mountains and forest
3 Wise Men – for integrating insight
Humility - promoting deeper spiritual and emotional awareness
Awaken – to go within more deeply
Inspiration - enhancing spirituality and meditation
Clarity – for focus and concentration
Dream Catcher – for dispelling what keeps you from yourself
White Angelica – guards against negative energies

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Where to Apply These Wonderful Essential Oil Blends

Put a couple drops in your palm, using the fingers of your dominate hand circle in the oils clockwise three times to increase their frequency and apply wherever your inner knowing (ancient knowledge) tells you to apply them.

Typical Application Points

Hands, Wrists, Forehead (third eye), Back of the head base of the skull, Heart, Thyroid (center of the chest just down from the notch formed by your clavicle bones under your sternum), Bottom of feet. Your body will know where each oil should go.

6 Aromatherapy Oils to Help You Move Towards Your Goals and Life Purpose (Part 2)

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