Heart palpitations, agitation, nervousness, inability to think clearly, forgetfullness, lack of concentration, poor memory, excess body heat, profuse sweating, heartburn, constipation or insomnia.
Here are my top 5 go-to essential oils for summer:
- Frankincense – slows down the breath, soothes and eases digestion
- Bergamot – uplifts, relieves painful digestion, anxiety and depression
- Lime – refreshes and uplifts a tired mind, stimulates digestive secretions
- Lavender – strengthens the mind, calms palpitations, relieves insomnia
- Rose – releases the ‘happy’ hormone dopamine, heart tonic
Use them individually or blended in a vaporizer or
place on a tissue and inhale.
- Frankincense– slows breathing down, creating feelings of calm while it lifts and soothes the mind. Helps with obsessive states from the past and anxiety, brings a sense of protection. Dispels mucous from the body, clear the lungs and assists shortness of breath. Eases indigestion and belching. A good meditation and prayer oil.
- Bergamot– cools and refreshes, its uplifting effect helps anxiety, nervous tension and depression and it helps with anger and frustration. Decreases our flight and fight response. Relieves digestive issues such as pain, indigestion, flatulence, colic and loss of appetite; a great intestinal antiseptic which helps get rid of parasites. Good for breathing and respiratory infections.
- Lime– motivates where there is feeling of apathy, refreshes and uplifts a tired mind, helps anxiety and depression, brings feelings of calm. Stimulates digestive secretions, encourages appetite. Boosts the immune system and energises after illness. Assists congestion of the chest and sinuses, eases coughs.
- Lavender– strengthens the mind, good for phychological disorders and depressive states. Calms the heart and palpitations, bringing down high blood pressure. Relieves insomnia and pain. Aids in problems of the respiratory system like bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, colds, throat infections with its anti-viral effects. Useful for painful periods and relieves pain in childbirth.
- Rose– soothes emotions, especially depression, grief, jealousy and resentment. Releases the ‘happy’ hormone dopamine, eases nervous tension and stress. A heart tonic, it stimulates sluggish circulation and lightens cardiac congestion. Its antiseptic action soothes sore throats and coughs and it balances the digestive system and calms pre-menstrual tension.
Identifying stressors and blockages so you feel stupendous in summer need attention to diet and lifestyle. Cleansing the liver can lesson allergic responses, boost immunity, help digestion and hormones and clear emotional blockages.
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