Celebrate Spring! Even if you’re feeling low …
Celebrate Spring because it’s a long-awaited season! With our five senses, we recognize new life arising in nature. And emotionally, signs of Spring imply new beginnings that make us happier.
Long days and more sunlight brings its energy to our heart. It could be thrilling to be aware and alive!
Not an intuitive association, yet Asian philosophy sees Wood as an element that matches Spring’s qualities.
This is opposite of my initial guess that Spring would be represented by brave but fragile bright green leaves or violet-colored flowers.
We Need the Solidity of Wood
Wood is admired for its strikingly beautiful appearance, and for its durability in the face of challenge.
Wood as an element is a match for Spring’s challenges.
Just for a moment, bring your mind to focus on the element of Wood, with its qualities of strength, endurance and protection from hurtful influences. Wood defends the things a body needs for growth and resilience, to bounce back from stressful situations, to achieve a meaningful existence.
Spring also is represented in theory by things in nature, and inside the human body. These things are symbolized by energy rising, our Liver, and our emotions.
Be wary of poor moods in Spring!
Poor moods can arise from the body feeling weighed down. The heavy sensation can arise from extra body weight, from stomachaches, or vague but chronic pains that seem to come and go. When our lifestyle does not include movement, when our food choices do not discriminate between good, wholesome food and sugary treats, when we can’t sleep well — almost any typical thing you can complain of — then we may be receiving a clear signal from our body. It wants us to take better care!
Here is something to give your body a nudge towards the positive.
There is something aromatic you can do to improve your moods. It might sound crazy, and yet if you trust yourself and your aroma intuition, you’ll give this combination a try.
Look to Citrus for scent!
Citrus and Chamomile essential oils dissolve our agitation and help calm discord, replacing pessimism with gladness to be alive! in this season of change and challenge.
Citrus and Chamomile essential oils are considered to be Spring-like or Wood-like in character. The reason is their ability to push anxiety and worry away. When we deeply inhale these scents with intention, they “find” the natural optimism deep inside us. And allow confidence to surface where we can access it.
For Citrus & Rose
Contact me for a blending concept that features two of the most alluring and loving aromas, Citrus (Citrus species) and Rose (Rosa species). A unique blend that smells like a beautiful soulful variation on fruit is offered with Rose absolute (Rosa damascena) or with Rose-like scents such as Geranium (Pelargonium roseum) or Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii), even Rosewood essential oil from the leaves of the Rosewood tree (Aniba roseaeodora).
Breathe in the embodiment of change. Make a blend of the Spring scents of three kinds of Citrus with German Chamomile. Below find a recipe for an anointing oil, a blend of essential oils in a carrier oil for simple inhalation. To make this blend a body oil, contact me for details. All for free.
Citrus Nectar Anointing Oil
A calming influence on heated conditions, such as inflammation and hot tempers is found in Citrus and German Chamomile essential oils.
An Anointing Oil of Calming Scents. Apply this anointing oil to pulse points and improve your early Spring ambiance, vibes, and moods!
Ingredients:
1 drop Bergamot* (Citrus x bergamia) essential oil
1 drop Grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi) essential oil
2 drops Neroli (Citrus uranium var. amara) essential oil
3 drops German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) essential oil
Jojoba (Simmondsia sinensis) oil** to fill bottle to its neck
*Take care to purchase Bergaptene-free Bergamot to avoid any sun-burn with the use of this oil.
**Use a blend of Jojoba and Olive (Olea europea) oils, if desired.
Tools/Equipment:
1 – 10ml glass roll-on bottle with top
droppers for essential oil drops
1 – 30ml glass beaker with pour spout
rubbing alcohol with cotton swab or soft cloth
Crafting an Anointing Oil
Wipe clean all outer surfaces of roll-on bottle and the small beaker, inside and out. Allow to dry.
Open the roll-on bottle and twist off roll-on top. Wipe clean with cotton swab and 70% rubbing alcohol.
To make Citrus Nectar Anointing Oil, use a dropper to collect drops of a single essential oil. Drop the essential oils, drop by drop only, into your 10ml roll-on glass bottle. Then pour in a carrier oil to fill the bottle to the neck. Use organic oils whenever possible, such as Organic Jojoba oil or a mix of Jojoba and Organic Olive Oil, over the essential oil blend.
Cap tightly. Gently shake and turn upside-down to combine the mixture.
To use: Roll on pulse points and breathe into these refreshing notes. Beautiful is magical, right?
To use:
Open the cap of the roll-on bottle and hold it below your nose, actually near your chin and invite the aromas into your senses. Breathe in the scent, which is delightful, but slightly faint. Then roll-onto an open palm, rub palms together and breathe in the scent. Catch the benefits of this refreshing blend. Repeat as liked. Alternatively, roll onto pulse points at neck, upper chest, behind ears.
Seek The Magic of Spring Essential Oils
NOTES:
Asian philosophies, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Burmese and more, developed the concepts of natural elements long ago. These represent the seasons and the terrain inside our bodies or psyche. It’s the Chinese ideas about the Five Elements which are the backbone of this page in my Aroma Memo series. Hence, the Five Elements stand for five seasons in a year. The extra season is Late Summer. It’s added because it represents a progression in the growing season towards Fall, the end of the growing cycle. References follow, however there are many more to discover!
SAFETY NOTES:
Be Safe! when using essential oils and products of natural origin. This post is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical treatment for any condition.
Do not use obsessively, or over a long period of time because you may develop sensitivities that may not be reversed. Always dilute essential oils prior to applying to your skin. Do not take internally.
References Include:
Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit by Gabriel Mojay, 1997. Published by Healing Arts Press, Rochester, VT. Peter Holmes: Aromatica A Clinical guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics, 2016. Vol 1. Published by Singing Dragon Press, London & Philadelphia. See Ko Tan’s book on Chinese medicine philosophy: K.Tan: Traditional Chinese Medicine Simplified by Ko Tan, 2006. Published by Infinity Publishing.com, West Conshohocken, PA