Promoting a Relaxing & Uplifting Mood April 3, 2009

There are many ways to combat stress.  There are many tips and strategies available to you, that there is no excuse to put up with stress. There are many stress relief products available on the market. The one that I’d like to focus on that can significantly promote a relaxing and uplifting mood is Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils.

Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils vary from commercial essential oils that just smell nice.  When looking to aromatherapy as a means to help alter your stress levels and affect your mood, you  must use therapeutic grade essential oils.  In order to achieve this classification, the essential oil must not be manipulated and refined.  The plants that the essential oil are derived from must be grown and harvested in exceptional soil at the precise time.  In addition to this, the plants must be of the highest quality to preserve the oils purity and potency.

Young Living Essential Oils

Essential Oils are a special gift from nature, providing us with medicinal uses and calming effects.  In today’s society, in order to effectively combat stress, it’s wise not to counteract it with products that are heavy laden with chemicals and over processing.

I have had personal experience with some of the therapeutic grade essential oils available to reduce inflammation and bring about a renewed energy in my body.

To promote a relaxing and uplifting mood with essential oils of a therapeutic grade, it’s important to know exactly which essential oils have the properties to accomplish this.  Not all essential oils are specified for relaxation. Some are designated for other means such as cleansing and sanitizing.

The following essential oils, when are of a therapeutic grade can promote a relaxing and uplifting mood:

Bergamot- Familiar to the flavoring in Earl Grey Tea; Good for building confidence & enhancing your mood

Cedar Wood - Soothing when used for massage

Cistus – Calming & uplifting; helpful for meditating

Clary Sage - Supports a normal, healthy attitude; has a mellow scent that’s uplifting and relaxing

Clove - Has a sweet spicy fragrance that’s revitalizing and stimulating

Cypress - Has a slight evergreen aroma that restores feelings of security & stability; refreshing

Dill - Spicy fresh scent with balancing and stimulating properties

Fennel - Sweet, anise-like scent that’s energizing and may support feelings of well beind during the menstrual cycle

Goldenrod - Has relaxing and calming effects

Idaho Tansy - Pungent aroma that stimulates a positive attitude and overal feelings of well being

Jasmine - Uplifts & enhances self-confidence with an exotic, floral scent that’s very relaxing

Lavender - One of the most relaxing of them all; soothing & helps the body to deal with stress and imbalances; great for relaxing at bed time

Lemon – Has a citrusy scent that’s uplifting and relaxing

Myrrh - With its rich, smoky balsamic aroma, this oil is revitalizing and uplifting with the highest levels of sesquiterpenes that have a direct effect on our emotions

Myrtle - Has soothing effects when inhaled; uplifting to the emotions

Orange - Provides a calming influence on the body, bringing about feelings of peace and happiness

Rose – Contains stimulating and uplifting properties; creates a sense of well-being and self confidence

Rosewood - Comforting and soothing; has a balancing effect on the emotions and may help lift feelings of despair

Spearmint - May help release emotional blocks leading to a sense of balance and well being

Spruce - Brings about a feeling of balance and peaceful security; opens and releases emotional blocks

Valerian - Has a calming and restorative effect on the central nervous system; grounds and balances the emotions

Vetiver - May help to cope with stress and recover from emotional trauma and shock

Ylang Ylang - Has a sweet floral scent; brings about feelings of calm and a sense of relaxation

As you can see from this list, that you have quite a few options for coping with stress when it comes to the use of Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils.  To find out more and to purchase Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils, I recommend Young Living.  Young Living Essential Oils meet and often exceed industry requirements.  Young Living has a proprietary distillation process that best preserves the properties of the plants from which the essential oils are derived.

To find out more or to become a wholesale or retail customer of these awesome oils, please visit Young Living.  You will need a distributor # to make a purchase. You may use distributor # 1066504

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