Fragrant Chi Aromatics A Warm Hug diffuser blend for nurturing support
Fragrant chi aromatics A “warm hug” diffuser blend
Scent is a powerful ally to shift our perceptions of space and time. Above any of our other senses, our sense of smell has the ability to transport us to another place or transmute our emotions, lifting us out of stagnation or inspiring us into action.
When we feel out of balance, whether that be stuck in a rut or feeling overwhelmed and scattered, we can take a moment to come back into balance using the potent power of healing scent.
Aromatherapy offers healing and supportive energy from the plant world to support our body, mind and spirit. Essential oils have been used for millenia to deepen our sense of belonging to mother earth and offer enormous support from the plant kingdom.
“what is understood by essence, in the pure sense as used by the mediaeval alchemists, for example, is the actual energy, the soul of the plant” Marguierite Maury
Trust your instinct
Trust your instinct, modern science is now proving what our ancestors knew from experience: Smells, scents and fragrances impact on our mind-body and on our experience of a space more quickly than any of the other senses. Given that our sense of smell is our most fundamental and primal experience of the world, we are hardwired to tune in to the scent of a space and read a multitutde of things from that, in an instant, setting our physical energy and our mood accordingly.
Using pure, natural organic essential oils and where possible choosing to purchase ethically produces wild crafted and organic essential oils will strike just the right chord; infusin gour homes with a harmonic energy which brings us the most joy and connection. Obvious though it may seem; it merits mentioning that choosing oils which you are most drawn to or which you particularly resonate with will, work best to support your energy at any given time. We will always reap greatest rewards by taking some time to find the scents which rise up to meet us and make us feel “at home”.
I recommend the following blend when you need a “warm hug” of nurturing support to bring you back into balance.
A “Warm Hug” Diffuser blend recipe
3 cardamom (elettaria cardamomum); a middle note distilled from seeds, is refreshing, invigorating, balancing, combats mental fatigue
5 bergamot(citrus bergamia); a top-middle from rind of fruit, is relaxing, restorative, calming, emotionally uplifting, releases pent up emotion
1 vetiver (chrysopogon zizanioides); a base note distilled from the deep long roots of the plant, connects one with the earth and earth energies, grounds and protects, sedates and restores, connects us to ourselves. Vetiver is quite a thick oil, I recommend you blend it with the other two oils and then add in to you your diffuser so that it does not clog up your diffuser.
You can use the above recipe for a personal inhaler stick to carry around with you. For adults you could double the quantities of oils to make up 18 drops total in your inhaler.
Balance Blend
If you prefer to purchase a preblende mix I can highly recommend my balance blend which is a premixed blend of 5 pure essential oils designed to revitalise and restore balance. You can simply add 8 drops of this blend to your diffuser or 15 drops to your personal inhaler to support balance and harmony as you go about your day.
Safety
NB Treat essential oils as medicine
- They are highly concentrated pure extracts from the plant world (it takes a huge amount of plant material to make just a few drops of essential oil).
- If at any time you feel any discomfort from diffusing any of these oils, stop at once.
- It is always a good idea to test if any oil is ok for you: open the cap and hold just the cap at a distance sniffing the air – if you feel any constriction in your breathing, then this oil is not for you.
- Small animals and young babies and those with compromised immune systems need to be treated with extra care.
- Diffuse oils at a safe distance in a well ventilated space.
- Allow for small animals to be able to leave the room if they wish to do so – remember their sense of smell is much more intense than ours so care needs to be taken not to overwhelm their system.
- Start with a half strength diffuser blend if in doubt and work from there.
- You will only need 8-10 drops total to fill your space with their beautiful scent.
- Diffuse for 20 mts at a time for best effect.
Learn More
Read more about Scent and its impact on balance and well being in Chapter 6 of my Hay House Award Winning book ” A place to call home; feng shui design guidebook for design, connection and belonging.