How Essential Oils Can Help You Face Your Fears
As we approach Halloween season, aka scary movie-watching season, let’s talk about fear. Whether it is the fear you feel during a visit to a haunted house (some might call it fun – I don’t), or fear from a life-threatening situation, or the deep-rooted fear from general life situations (fear of change, fear of…
Essential Oils and the Gut Microbiome
No Guts, No Glory: The Impact of Essential Oils on the Gut Microbiome The gut microbiome — everybody’s talking about it, everybody’s gulping down yogurt, everybody’s popping probiotics like their lives depend on it. And in a way… they do. Trillions of microorganisms make their homes in our bodies, and they basically run the place….
Essential Oil Allies: Sweet Basil
Sweet basil essential oil is obtained by distilling the flowering tops, namely leaves, of the tender annual plant known as Ocimum basilicum. The Ocimum genus is native to the tropics and sub-tropics of both “old” and “new” worlds, especially Africa (Arthur Tucker, 2000). There are at least 64 species accounted for—yet basils in general are…
Unlock Your Potential: Essential Oils For Art And Creativity
If procrastination is a sport you are excelling at, and inspiration, or lack thereof, is leaving you with a blank page or canvas, essential oils might just be what you are looking for to help boost your creativity. Being an artist is hard, and it can sometimes feel like an endless struggle. During your free…
Crème de-la Crème: A Simple Cream Recipe for the Holistic Aromatherapist
Creams! Body creams, facial creams—it is thrilling (seriously!) when I get to make one when teaching or a client is most agreeable about a cream being the best way to deliver essential oils to them, whether it is for emotional, mental or physical reasons. I find creams luxurious, luscious and lavish! Yet, they are…
Essential Oils for Post-Workout Recovery
Do you fear “leg day”, or worse, the day after leg day? Do you struggle to hold your toothbrush the morning after a workout, or even walk down the stairs? I feel you! Although muscle soreness is completely normal 24 to 48 hours after working out, it can still be quite a bummer and make…