For anyone who is using modalities to manage negative emotions or to clear the chemical result of negative emotions, essential oils are a great compliment!

Whether is is Reiki, Emotional Freedom Technique, Quantum Forgiveness, meditation, yoga, or some other great modality, your practice will be enhanced by the use of essential oils.

Dr. David Stewart is the founder of the Center for Aromatherapy Research and Education (CARE) which is a training an dresearch organization.  CARE trains trainers as well as practitioners to use the oils in Raindrop technique and Vita Flex and Emotional Release practices.   He has written the following article about using a selection of the feelings oils in a daily practice to uplift emotions:

Applying the YL Feelings Collection in Your Daily Life   

The oils work on the emotions because the oil molecules are so light that they are lifted into our nose and sinuses-  which is very closely connected to the limbic area of the brain- the seat of the emotions.  This is also near the central control area for our endocrine system.   When we simply inhale a therapeutic quality essential oil, it can start relieveing tension and uplifting our spirit.

To Order the Feelings Kit- Click Here

The Feelings Kit makes it easy to begin to use essential oils in your daily life in a most pleasant way!

To increase the impact, find a Raindrop Practitioner near you and make an appointment!  Clearing the system with a Raindrop and other cleansing modalities enhances a spititual practice and emotional healing as well.

If you ARE a practitioner of Raindrop- register to be found here. www.RaindropLocator.com Be sure to indicate the other modalities that you use- including emotional release.

Esther (of the Bible story- who saved the Jews from certain slaughter) cleansed with essential oils for  a FULL YEAR prior to her marriage to the King of Persia.

Lent is traditionally a time of fasting or cleansing in readiness for Easter – an assencion -  a renewal of life and closeness to God.

Ancient far Eastern tradition has it that Anger is stored in the Liver and Grief in the lungs.  Modern science has shown that metabolic and environmental wastes can lodge themselves in various bodily tissues- question is why do they lodge in different places for different people? 

There is a theory that we develop health issues that are intended to wake us up to the negative emotions (and thier associated toxins) we are harboring.  Debbie Ford’s “Dark Side of the Light Chasers” indicates that while we refuse to acknowledge and heal those negative areas, we will continue to experience the ailment and we will continue to experience people and situations that will push our buttons.  Colin Tipping’s “Radical Forgivness” provides iseas and methods to release the negativity.

There are many book sources for answers and solutions to these toxin issues… A good new one is “The Ultimate Balance-Infusing Essential Oils to Energize Chakras, Meridians, Organs and Emotions”  by Dr. Leanna Deardeorf DC.  This will help you work on specific organs with oil, tapping and several other modalities to eliminate the negativity that may be holding you back in health, life and love.  Available from Essential Science Publishing. 

The following is an article by my friend, Marilee Tolen R.N., aka The Home Spa Lady.

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Home Spa: Ready for Romance – By Marilee Tolen, Home Spa Lady
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Readying for romance can be healthy and fun…

and it doesn’t have to cost big bucks and long hours at a day or destination spa.

Here are some quick tips and techniques you can do at home to get ready for Valentines Day. (Note- We have past this date but the process is a great pre-nuptual practice- or for anyone who has kept negativity inside.)

To start with, the two big secrets to being prepared are:
 –Feeling good from the inside out
 –Charging your energy field

When you come from that awareness and follow these tips you will create an irresistible ‘glow’!

First start with your thinking process.

Some key words to hold in your mind:
. . . softness, centered, receptive, grounded, cleansed, moisture, compassion, gratitude,
      love, heart.

      These words will vibrate in your energy field and “set the stage” for you to create those ‘states of  being’

Internal cleansing can help your skin and aura glow.

 A few ways you can internally cleanse:
 –Foods – veggies, fruits, juices
 –Fasting – juices only or the Master Cleanse prep
 –Essential oils / herbal preps
 –Colonics

Taking a steam shower will purify, cleanse, and hydrate

–Run a hot shower and sprinkle your favorite essential oil into the running water and steam (precautions: don’t burn yourself with the hot water – and don’t slip  if there is a fatty base oil in your essential oil!)

Do a body scrub

Scrubbing with sugar is a great way to get sweetness without taking sugar internally (which is a big no-no)

 Sugar topically is great for the skin because the sugar cane produces glycolic acid which is a great exfoliant.   (see recipe in essential oil tip below).

Adequate hydration make skin and tissues soft and plump 

Do you notice on some days you have more wrinkles  compared to other days?

 This can have alot to do with how much water you drink.

 Drink more water than you normally do.

 You may think you drink enough water but chances are  you are not. Even if you think you drink enough try  increasing your water intake by 50% and notice your skin
 changes (and your clarity of mind!)

 The standard rule is eight eight-ounce glasses a day. Another popular water intake rule is your weight in  ounces plus 20 ounces more. 

Of course if you have a medical condition that warrants water restriction you wouldn’t do this. (that topic is for another article!).

Supplements. . . Essential Fatty Acids / Vitamins A & D, Cod  Liver Oil

Fish oils and flax are great for your skin (along with their many other benefits).  Taking adequate amounts of  these oils can help make your skin more supple, soft, and shiny.

Essential Oils

 For skin:

 There are wonderful essential oils and essential oil products for skin.  My favorite essential oil product  line, Young Living, has a great wrinkle cream made with Boswellia (that is Frankincense!) called Boswellia  Wrinkle Cream.

 For your energy field:

 The frequency or vibration of YL essential oils are  unmatched.  This is the special part of the oil that  has the life force.  The life force of these oils can enhance your life force – which charges your energy  field.

 For scent:
 Therapeutic grade essential oils are not perfume grade oils.  There is a world of difference between the two.   There are no fixatives and fillers and chemicals in therapeutic grade oils, so consequently the scent won’t linger for hours like a perfume or perfume grade oil.
 But I would still recommend using a therapeutic oil because the transforming qualities will last ongoing - even way beyond the time where the oil evaporates and the scent dissipates. (Essential oils are volatile – they evaporate).

Back to the mindset – one more time:

Be open to receiving. Soft receptivity. Realize that this may require a lot of effort if you tend to be a  controlling person

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2. Essential Oil Tip: Body Scrub with Sugar
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This is effective for your whole body.
If your facial skin is sensitive don’t scrub as hard as you would your feet, or maybe skip your face.

Use a plastic container to mix – glass may break in the bathroom.
For storage, use glass.

Combine:

–1/2 cup olive oil (or coconut oil)
–1 cup of sugar
–Few drops of your essential oil

Do this in the bathroom.
Use small amounts at a time and massage gently on the skin.
You can leave it on for a minute or two for a tightening effect.
Rinse.

Here is a video that shows the same recipe but for a hand scrub.  This is good for skin all over your body!
http://snipurl.com/org_hand_scrub_video
(video: 1 min 23 sec)

 For more info or to order any of these Young Living products see your Young Living Distributor or go to www.YoungLiving.org/tjohnson

“Spirituality plays an important role that is often overlooked in one’s healing process. Your “Spirituality” is an aspect of who you are. “Healing” is ridding the body of disease, either mental or physical, to bring about wellness, the results of which can be readily seen….    Spirituality has many facets, including awareness of the world that surrounds you; a sense of wonder, love, and gratitude; a practice of loving-kindness towards yourself and others; listening to your intuition and trusting your heart. Spiritual health is evidenced by people demonstrating the ability to be authentic, face their fears, let go of the past, and develop insight, forgiveness, peace, compassion, and love. ” Excerpted from “Spirituality and Healing” Article by Nicki Riddell Tiffany in the American Holistic Health Association Newsletter.

Letting go of things from our past, and fears in our present life is easier said by others than doing it within ourselves, when we realize the work that we must do, sometimes we fight back and hang on to those old familiar knotty feelings.  Maybe we have not told enough people what a martyr we have been, maybe we still need to be “Right”, or responsible for another, or maybe we have not forgiven ourselves for decisions we have made that did not turn out the way we had hoped.

Whatever the thing we are gripping so tightly, we can let it go.  The techniques described in the full article above are some of the ways to help us let go.

Young Living Essential Oils produces a “Feelings Kit” containing oils and audio guide to self-work on releasing pent up emotions.  The oils used in these blends are uplifting, grounding, stimulating, cleansing and many other aspects.  Historically, the oils in used in these blends have been used in spiritual practices.  The sense of smell is the sense most closely wired to the brain center, the seat of the emotions and when we look at the physiology of the head, we can see why the oils are a beneficial aid to emotional and spiritual work.

We also learn Emotional Release techniques using affirmations, prayer/meditation, and the essential oils in the C.A.R.E. Intensives.  Look under the Training tab on this site to register for the Dallas February program.  Check  http://www.raindroptraining.com/calendar/calendar.htm to find classes in other locations and dates.