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Alleviate Anxiety with Aromatherapy

Posted on November 4, 2019 by in Alleviate Anxiety with Essential Oil

Do you know…….Generally Labor Day weekend means, end of summer is upon us. That is, winding down from summer craziness of traveling-camping-back yard parties-beaches-park

        Alleviate Anxiety with Essential Oil

rides, and for most of the students, start of new school year after a long summer break. This year in Mid-West, we had a very short Summer, no Fall, and sudden Winter with unseasonal snow on Halloween. So, guess what, we had a white Halloween and now Christmas is around the corner. For many, all this could be a cause of anxiety.

 

Anxiety is a general feeling of apprehension and feeling anxious about a situation, eg: social anxiety, reaching school on time, new classmates. new teachers, homework, about the future, going for a job interview, separation anxiety, etc. It’s normal to experience occasional anxiety, but when it becomes persistent and overwhelming, then it could be anxiety disorder, eg: obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), panic attacks and needs immediate medical attention. Anxiety-related illnesses are on the rise. Anxiety is often linked to depression and living with anxiety could be exhausting which could happen at any time. Anxiety is not just in someone’s head as it often manifests in physical symptoms of depression, dizziness, fainting, heart palpitations, lethargy, loss of appetite, loss of sleep, nausea, nervous twitches, sweating, shaking, stuttering, and even suicidal thoughts. The constant struggle with anxiety, could wear people down emotionally, mentally, and physically.

Many studies have shown the usefulness of Essential Oils in alleviating anxiety. Since centuries, Essential Oils have been utilized in cosmetics, fragrances, healing, as an antiseptic, and for health remedies. These Essential Oils are natural, volatile, concentrated extracts taken from the roots, leaves, seeds, bark, or blossoms of plants. It should be diluted for a safe topical application following all safety rules and an expert advice. Following Essential Oils could be used to relieve anxiety symptoms:

Valerian

Jatamansi

Frankincense

Patchouli

Lavender

Jasmine

Bergamot

Clary sage

Rose

Geranium

Lemon grass

Recipe for Anxiety Air Freshener:

15 drops Clary Sage or Lavender Essential Oil

12 drops Lemon or Bergamot Essential Oil

9 drops Frankincense Essential Oil

2oz Distilled Water

1oz Alcohol(vodka)

In a 4oz spray glass bottle, add essential oils. Then mix with distilled water and alcohol. Label the bottle and let the blend sit for a day before using it. Spray as needed, mixing well before each use. (If aroma is too strong, can reduce essential oils to 18 drops per your sensitivity)

Om Healing………..Uma
(Founder of AromaWellness)
to order .visit aromawellness.net
Call 414-793-8645, to schedule your consultation appointment

 

Spiritual Health

Posted on October 28, 2019 by in Spiritual Health and Aromatherapy

Do you know…….Spirituality is not associated with religion, rather spirituality means a good stable emotional and mental health. It brings us into a greater harmony with ourselves (something bigger than one’s self), our surroundings, and to the divine or some supreme power.

Together with our physical hygiene, it’s of utmost importance to pay attention to

                        Spiritual Health

our emotional hygiene for a healthy living. We have to erase the impression of past incidents, because nothing could be done to reverse that, rather learn from our mistakes and save our energy field from the negativity to stay emotionally vibrant. Even before drinking water and eating our food, we should consciously pause for ten seconds to give positive affirmation of the family unity, happiness, love, respect, success, and so on to the water-food. Have a diary of gratitude, help the needy, and be a  strong human being to avoid being bullied. These things are easy said than done, but we all know that practice makes us perfect. Here are some beautiful quotes for our mind and soul:

“Don’t Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.”  Don Miguel Ruiz, Mexican author of Toltec spiritualist and neoshamanistic texts.

“We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.” Neil DeGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator.

 “It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters.” Dr. Amit Ray, an Indian author and spiritual master. Well known for his teachings on Om meditation, integrated yoga, peace and compassion.

Essential oils, just like aromatic herbs have been part of spiritual awakening practices since ages. Many religions and cultures use various essential oils in their rituals, ceremonies or healing modalities, anointing, to cleanse and purify sacred places of worship by diffusing them, or by applying topically, or using different aromatic applications. Essential oils are a powerful tool for spiritual growth, angelic communication, meditation, or to simply bring out mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual benefits. Researchers are finding the powerful influence the aromas of essential oils have on brain-wave activity. Essential oils release molecules into the air that interact with the nervous and endocrine systems in such a way that alter the release of hormones and neurotransmitters involved in mood, memory, emotions, and cognition.

To erase biggest inner blocks and unlock new levels of abundance, happiness, following Essential oils could be used:.

Cedarwood, Cypress, or Juniper Essential Oil

Basil or Rosemary Essential Oil

Ylang ylang Essential Oil

Palo Santo Essential Oil

Frankincense, or Myrrh Essential Oil

Patchouli Essential Oil

Spikenard (jatamansi) Essential Oil

Lavender Essential Oil

Can diffuse a blend or individual essential oil for spiritual guidance from higher self and divine light to cut down negativity or lower energies. Or place couple of drops on your palm, rub it with your palms, inhale the scent by cupping nose with your hands, say a prayer of gratitude for everything that you are blessed with. Or place a few drops on a cotton ball or a handkerchief to carry with you to attract good luck, repel negative energies, avoiding anxiety, stress, emotional trauma, and for a better communication.

Om Healing………..Uma

(Founder of AromaWellness)
to order .visit aromawellness.net
Call 414-793-8645, to schedule your consultation appointment

Detox with Essential Oils

Posted on October 21, 2019 by in Detox with Essential Oils

Do you know…………Our body is designed to process and continuously excrete naturally occurring toxins from our body through our digestive, urinary, integumentary (skin), circulatory, respiratory, and lymphatic systems. Unfortunately, in present day culture, society, our body is constantly being exposed to new toxins from denatured foods and drinks, pesticides, herbicides, petroleum by-products, cigarettes. air-water pollutants, and other environmental factors.

Fatigue, constipation, gas, bad breath, low immunity, hormone imbalances, menopausal and fertility problems, skin problems, poor circulation, mood swings, stress, depression, frequent infections and mucus build-up all can be signs that the body needs extra detoxification. Skin, being the largest organ, excretes the most toxins from the body thus boosting blood circulation. This can be accomplished by doing skin detox with:

Regular exercise helps perspire

Breathe deeply for calm and

Consuming good diet and herbs

Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated and to flush out toxins

By simple traditional dry brushing the skin of the whole body towards the heart from bottom to top for removal of dead skin cells and increases lymphatic circulation

Aromatherapy body massage

Applying natural face detox mask using good quality, pure Essential Oils

These activities help to draw toxins out of the skin, unclog skin pores, and simultaneously revitalize, and restore skin’s natural luster. Essential Oils have been used since ancient times to cure various ailments and in beauty products. Essential Oils are pure, natural, volatile, fragrant extract of plants and their parts with different therapeutic properties. Few detoxifying Essential Oils are: Lemon, Frankincense, Patchouli, Ylang Ylang. Grapefruit, Juniper berry, Rose, Geranium

Body Detox Sugar Scrub

1/2 Cup Sea Salt

1.5 Cups Sugar

3 teaspoons Raw Honey

4 Tablespoons Castor oil (add more to have thinner fluid consistency, can use Grapeseed or Almond Oil as carrier oil)

1 teaspoon Vegetable Glycerine (glycerine)

5 drops Grapefruit Essential Oil

5 drops Frankincense Essential Oil

5 drops Juniper berry Essential Oil

5 drops Geranium Essential Oil

Mix Sea salt and Sugar in a large glass bowl, incorporate Honey and Glycerine, add Essential Oils to the mixture and stir well. Store in a glass jar with tight lid, label. To use, in a bath tub wet your body, take a handful of the mixture at a time and scrub your entire body, feet in circular motion and towards the heart to increase circulation and detoxification. Now, soak for 20-30 minutes in warm water to relax, rinse with clean water. You will feel fresh and rejuvenated. Can repeat this daily or twice a week or as desired and make new batch of scrub as needed.

Om Healing………..Uma
(Founder of AromaWellness)
to order .visit aromawellness.net
Call 414-793-8645, to schedule your consultation appointment

 

 

Emotional Health Bonding

Posted on October 14, 2019 by in Emotional Health Bonding

Do you know……. I heard on Brahma Kumaris ((World Spiritual Organization) talk show, that to Give, you have to be Emotionally Rich. This doesn’t mean that emotionally healthy people don’t feel stress, anger, and sadness, but they know how to effectively manage their negative

feelings? Emotional Health Bonding is focusing on being in tune with our emotions which fosters resilience, self-awareness, and overall contentment together with our sound physical health. We should groom our emotional bonding before getting into any relationship. Here I am not talking only about friendship or marriage or parenting type of relationship, rather from the time of conceiving, we should establish an emotional health bonding with the fetus in mother’s womb. Believe it or not, we are creating the child’s personality in the womb. We have heard that our mood (e.g.: anger, sadness, stress, frustrations) regulates type of hormonal secretion in our body, which in turn affects baby’s physical and emotional growth in the womb. Therefore, during pregnancy one should not only take care of their physical health, but should be mindful of their surroundings, their thoughts, and their emotional health.

It’s so true, in this fast-paced technology driven world, as we go about doing our business, we constantly pick up emotional baggage of negativity. Some of the hurtful comments and situations continue to play over and over in our head which after a while causes damaging effect to our emotional as well as physical health. Therefore, it’s of utmost importance that we take time to review, unload, and free ourselves of these toxic build ups to enjoy the gift of today.

There are many ways to improve and maintain good emotional health:

Be aware of your emotions and reactions to make proper adjustments

Express your feelings in appropriate manner without keeping it inside

Think calmly before acting on your emotions

Manage your stress through relaxation, breathing, yoga, meditation

Strive for healthy balance between work, family, and your own needs

Take care of your physical health by exercising, healthy diet, and good sleep

Create positive social connections with others

Find purpose and meaning in your life by volunteering, helping others in need

Stay positive, be thankful, forgive others and forgive yourself for making mistakes, spread love

 Researchers have found that Essential oils are a great way to reconnect back with nature and to achieve feelings of peace and forgiveness. When we inhale a distinct aroma, the scent travels through the olfactory system (controls our sense of smell) to the limbic system of our brain that produces a distinct response to the aroma to enhance our well-being and manage emotions. Based on individual requirement, can use following category essential oils to reap the benefit:

Calming Essential oils: Floral oils, are typically composed of monoterpene alcohols that have calming properties
Grounding Essential Oils: Tree, herb, and grass oils, primarily include sesquiterpenes, esters, and oxides that have grounding, soothing emotions and feelings of renewal properties
Uplifting & Energizing Essential Oils: Citrus oils, typically possess limonene, beta-pinene, and monoterpenes and Peppermint oil is energizing because high concentration of ketones
Warming Essential Oils: Typically Spice oils, because of their phenol content
Use our Serenity Blend Spray for achieving a state of relaxation and refreshing feel. Can be misted lightly on body and neck or use as a room freshener.
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Om Healing………..Uma
(Founder of AromaWellness)
to order .visit aromawellness.net
Call 414-793-8645, to schedule your consultation appointment

 

Being Love

Posted on October 7, 2019 by in Being Love

Do you know………..Our world topples over, when we are betrayed by the person, who we trusted and believed with our life. When you reach your pain threshold, you realize the truth that you have lost everything to your foolishness. We try to blame that person for our irreversible devastation without accepting the fact that, we are the one who gave that power to manipulate our emotions and sincere feelings. We thought he/she is our ‘Soul Mate’, but we didn’t understand the real meaning of this term, which is where two souls are in harmony in their energy of love, peace, and respect for each other. Sharing the joys and wonders of life with another being who lights up your world is priceless, which something every human being deserves to experience, but not at the cost of manipulation.

This is where ‘Being Love’, comes into play. We are trying to experience the bliss from external sources and seeking other’s approval, thinking that is natural, but not paying attention to our ‘Inner Self’. We believe our identity to be; our name, our position, our fame, our relationship, our family, our nationality, our religion, and our physical body that we have acquired on the journey of life. We have to experience the soul consciousness, because feeling inherently loved, powerful, blissful, and worthy comes from within not from your partner or from outside. Give this precious gift to yourself of ‘Myself’ and love yourself the way you are. Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” – Buddha. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.”– Robert Morley. A powerful tool to make yourself feel better is to live in the moment and Mindful Meditation.

Aromatherapy/Essential Oils, due to their specific therapeutic aromatic compounds, that imparts a very grounding yet uplifting sense of balance, encourage positivity, focus, and alertness:

Basil Essential Oil: promotes positivity, assertiveness
Bergamot Essential Oil: is calming, encourages determination, willpower
Clary Sage Essential Oil: for positive mood, calm and peace
Frankincense Essential Oil: encourages personal and spiritual growth, clears up emotional exhaustion, depression
Fennel Essential Oil: raise self-esteem, stamina, ward off negative thoughts
Geranium, Rose Essential Oil: emotional support, dissolves frustration, irritability
Grapefruit Essential Oil: energizing, brings feeling of joy, alertness, spontaneity
Lavender Essential Oil: supports our sleep, mood, worries and apprehension.
Vetiver Essential Oil: encourages self-esteem and is very grounding,     control/adapt to Change

Aromatic Mindfulness Diffuser Blend:

4 drops Patchouli Essential Oil

4 drops Orange, Neroli, or Grapefruit Essential Oil

2 drops Geranium Essential Oil

Add to a diffuser during day time or as desired. Diffusing essential oils for emotional, mental or spiritual health is the easiest way to reap their therapeutic benefits.

 

Om Healing………..Uma
(Founder of AromaWellness)
to order .visit aromawellness.net
Call 414-793-8645, to schedule your consultation appointment

 

Amazing Aromatherapy

Posted on September 30, 2019 by in Amazing Aromatherapy

Do you know…………..The last week I was in Minneapolis, MN, for 2019 AIA (Alliance of International Aromatherapists) conference. I met several experts of this field, teachers, educators, colleagues, and attended several educational, informational presentations that empowered me being a Clinical Aromatherapist. Here are snippets of what we learnt as it’s not feasible to share the intricacies of the science of this healing modality in few minutes, which is not only aroma:

How to practice the art and science of this ancient culture of Aromatherapy within the scope of legal guidelines.

Aromatherapy is a part of Integrative Medicine like; Acupuncture, Chiropractor, Massage Therapy, Ayurveda, etc. that is used as a complementary, holistic approach to a person’s physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing in conjunction with conventional medicine. It takes into account, a complex interplay of person’s biological, behavioral, psychosocial and environmental influences. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The concept of holism dates back to ancient Vedic culture. “properties of a whole are not determined by those of its parts” (Healy, 2016, Patestos, Anuffuro, and Walker, 2019).

How to establish a working relationship with conventional medicine practitioners to recognize Aromatherapy as a holistic patient-centered approach for symptom management?

Introduce and educate people with the therapeutic importance of safe clinical, holistic use of Essential Oils for the benefit of their overall well-being, eg: nausea, pain management, sleep problem, infection, etc.

 

Om Healing………..Uma
(Founder of AromaWellness)
to order .visit aromawellness.net
Call 414-793-8645, to schedule your consultation appointment

 

Happiness Fragrance

Posted on September 16, 2019 by in Happiness Fragrance

Do you know……….Our thoughts affect our feelings, our feelings affect our actions, and our actions determine our happiness. Behavioral scientists have observed, that optimistic people are emotionally and physically healthier and tend to be happier, have better moods, more persevering, and successful. They stay calm and stable amidst most pressure and crises. They consider life debacles as transient without blaming others, because our thoughts crea

te our world surrounding us. It sounds absurd, but with our own choice, we have made our habit to get disturbed with unfavorable situations. It simply means that what we think, do, and say affects who we become on the outside, the inside, and in our brain. Therefore, it means we can retrain our brain to be more positive, make our thoughts to become inspirational, and develop the sense of gratitude to:

Lead happy, rich, fulfilled life

Spend most time socializing and stay mentally sharp

Have good relationships

Have stronger immune systems with better health habits

Live longer, stress free than pessimists

To avoid falling into bad mood traps, blaming others, and having pessimistic,  negative thoughts, we can easily get out of them simply by practicing; Meditation, Exercise, Deep breathing, Better-healthier diet,

and Aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is the art and science of using Essential Oils to alleviate variety of ailments. Essential Oils are natural, volatile, concentrated liquid, extracted by distillation from different parts of plants and possess individual therapeutic properties. Following safety and precautions, use essential oils that are; energizing, uplifting, refreshing, enhance peace and happiness. Eg: Orange, Jasmine, Rose, Frankincense, Clary Sage, Sandalwood, Cinnamon, Orange, Neroli, Lavender, Petitgrain, Bergamot, Grapefruit, Ylang ylang, etc.

Researchers have revealed that Essential Oils can help improve person’s mood, by triggering the Limbic system of our brain. Everyone is different and reacts differently to the fragrance, therefore chose essential oil(s) that works best for you.

Happiness Diffuser Blend:

20 drops Lemon Essential Oil

20 drops Clary Sage Essential Oil

20 drops Frankincense Essential Oil

20 drops Cedarwood Essential Oil

10 drops Ylang ylang  Essential Oil

10 drops Grapefruit Essential Oil

Add these essential oils in a 5 ml dark glass dropper bottle, cover, label, mix gently by inverting back ‘n forth. Add 5-10 drops to the diffuser water as needed for hours of uplifting, pleasant fragrance.

 

Om Healing………..Uma
(Founder of AromaWellness)
visit aromawellness.net, to order
Call 414-793-8645, to schedule your consultation appointment

 

Benefits of Healing Touch

Posted on September 8, 2019 by in Benefits of Healing Touch

Do you know………To love and being loved, is a fundamental human right. It’s something that just happens in human social relations and settings. Love is a gift and one should always treasure it. Together with a compliment or a kind word at the right moment, a caress is like food for our emotional well-being. Every living creature (human as well as animals-pets, I even touch and talk to my plants) needs physical contact to have a sense of security, sense of strength, sense of belonging in their group, their family, their community. A compassionate, loving-caring touch is an important part of our survival and well-being, whether it is an adult or a child or an animal. Especially, for our aging population with dementia (in 2013, an estimated 15 million family and friends in the U.S. provided care to a loved one with dementia), or with serious health issues at home or nursing homes and/or in hospice care.

    Benefits of Healing Touch

The Healing Touch Program (HTP) is an evidence based international, multi-level educational program in energy medicine therapy based on the curriculum created by registered nurse Janet Mentgen in 1989. This energy-based healing modality is gentle, biofield (magnetic energy field around the body), nurturing therapy that takes place without invasive procedures, medications or equipment. The practitioner simply places his or her hands lightly on or just above the individual in a heart-centered and intentional way to support and facilitate physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. Energy therapies focus on removing energy congestion that form in our energy fields (aura) and energy centers (chakras). Once these imbalances and disturbances are cleared, the energy channels resume their task of integrating the body, mind and soul to restore health and promote self-healing. Over the years, researchers have developed ways to measure the energy field. For further information on HTP, please do your own research.

Therefore, it’s necessary for health care providers to practice this holistic approach to meet the psychological and behavioral health needs of their patients-clients. Healing touch is currently used in hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country. I always perform the ‘M’ Technique® (learnt during my Dr. Jane Buckle’s Clinical Aromatherapy training) on my clients to provide therapeutic hand and/or foot massage with compassionate touch during their aromatherapy, energy healing session using essential oils to enhance the healing process.

Essential Oils are natural liquid compound extracted from different parts of the plants and possess unique therapeutic properties. Essential Oils have been used since centuries in perfumery and as a physical, spiritual, emotional healing aid. Essential oils high in sesquiterpenes can cross the blood-brain barrier.

 

Om Healing………..Uma
(Founder of AromaWellness)
visit aromawellness.net, to order
Call 414-793-8645, to schedule your consultation appointment

Workshop: How to Relieve Stress with Aromatherapy

Posted on September 2, 2019 by in Workshop; How to Relieve Stress with Aromatherapy

Introducing Uma Bagadia, MT(ASCP), MBA, Certified Clinical Aromatherapist at Dragonfly Meditation & Wellness. Register today for this informative workshop.

When we are exposed to an adverse demanding circumstance, we feel stressed, which is a state of mental and emotional strain. During this beneficial and relaxing session, attendees will learn;

Science and Art of utilizing Essential Oils through Aromatherapy?

Uses and Safety of Essential Oils, an ancient wisdom of natural healing?
How to utilize the healing power of Essential Oils during stress?
Demonstration and Free take home DIY blend

Dates: Saturday, September 14th

Times: 10am-11:30am

Place: Dragonfly Meditation Studio, 11649 N. Port       Washington Rd., Mequon, WI

(262) 518-0173, dragonfly@dragonflymeditation.com

Fee: $30, includes Free DIY Take Home Blend, Walk-in fee $40

Register at dragonfly@dragonflymeditation.com

Om Healing………..Uma
(Founder of AromaWellness)
visit aromawellness.net, to order
Call 414-793-8645, to schedule your consultation appointment

Absorption of Essential Oils

Posted on August 19, 2019 by in Absorption of Essential Oils

Do you know……..Essential oils get absorbed in our body in three ways, either by:

Inhalation through Olfactory System

Topical application (through skin)

Ingestion

 Inhalation is the easiest, effective, and inexpensive mode of Essential oil administration that can be carried out anywhere at any time. Inhalation is especially helpful in alleviating emotional problems like stress, anxiety, depression and respiratory problems, as some essential can be directly transported to the lungs within no time. The sense of smell is the most primitive of all our senses and travels to brain faster than sight or sound. Aroma can trigger memory of emotional and even physical responses of people or places. When any scent is inhaled, the aromatic molecules travel up to the nose and get trapped by olfactory membrane nerve cells that triggers electrical impulses to the olfactory bulb that transmits impulses to the limbic system of the brain. Limbic system directly connects to those parts of the brain that controls our heart rate, breathing, memory, stress level. Therefore, Essential Oils can have profound physiological, psychological effect on our well-being. Helen Keller, an American Educator, who was deaf and blind, once said, “Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived.”

Essential oils are applied topically, either neat (undiluted) or as a blend in a carrier oil. Essential oils are lipophilic (fat-loving or fat-soluble) i.e. they mix well with oil and have a greater tendency for transdermal absorption. Researchers have proved that all essential oil components have molecular weight under 500 Dalton (the standard measurement unit of atomic mass), so they penetrate through outer layer of our skin, the epidermis, with relative ease, make into the bloodstream, and diffuse to various organs. Skin (outer layer) —-> Skin (inner layer) —-> Capillaries —->Blood stream —-> Target organs —-> Cell receptors —> Metabolized and excreted. While traveling in the body, the oils also act to revitalize and detoxify organs involved in metabolism and drainage (kidneys, liver and lymphatic network).  Besides this, viscosity of essential oils also effect the penetration through the epidermis to blood vessels for systemic circulation.

The oral ingestion of essential oils is not a common practice in the US, but in France, it is more common, under the observation of a trained Aromatherapists, specially trained physicians, and pharmacists. Studies show that taking essential oils internally is the least effective way to reap their therapeutic benefits as the oil ends up in the digestive tract before reaching the bloodstream. Oral ingestion of essential oils is NOT recommended for the general public because some essential oils can be toxic to the liver or kidneys, or could show potential drug interactions, or the beneficial chemical constitution could change during gastric processing. Therefore, either educate yourself in essential oil practice or seek expert advice.

 

Om Healing………..Uma
(Founder of AromaWellness)
visit aromawellness.net, to order
Call 414-793-8645, to schedule your consultation appointment