Create Your Own Bliss With Aromatherapy
By:
Sherry Frewerd -
I live an alternative lifestyle. It’s nothing radical or
rebellious. I’m a work at home mom, over forty with a toddler. At
this point in my life I expected to have a bustling career and
grown kids either out of the house or about ready to leave the
nest, but life doesn’t always turn out the way we’re told it should
– stuff happens; stressful situations pop up everyday, either
caused by us or ‘for’ us.
How do I ‘treat’ these situations and still care for my mind and
body without loosing it? There’s where the other component of my
alternative lifestyle comes in – aromatherapy. Aromatherapy, or
‘treating with scents’, is huge and growing in the area of
alternative medicines, and is used in hospitals and homes to treat
anything from labor pains to cardiac rehab. Although used in other
countries for centuries, aromatherapy is making its way into the
everyday lives of people around the US. People like myself,
potentially stressed out work at home moms.
If you’re new to the idea of using aromatherapy to help reduce the
stress in your life, then start with something simple such as a
lavender bath or other lavender essential oil product. Here is a
simple and wonderful recipe that you can try at home in your bath
before bed.
Lavender Calming Bath Crystals
1 cup Epsom salts
10 drops Lavender essential oil
1 drop food coloring
Shake all ingredients in a Ziploc bag until coated. Store in a
bottle or bag.
Another wonderful way to use aromatherapy to relieve stress is to
apply a lovely lavender scented body lotion to your sore aching
muscles. Apply this easy to mix lavender lotion after your bath, or
if you’re lucky enough to have a partner who is willing, request a
relaxing massage before bed. The calming scent of lavender works
for fussy babies, why not stressed moms? Here is a simple recipe
for a lavender lotion that you’ll love.
Lovely Lavender Lotion
1 oz. glycerin
2 tsp. oil of lavender
Put ingredients in a clean glass bottle and shake well.
Refrigerate.
When life makes you crazy, remember, you have the power to create a
calming oasis in your own home. Take a few minutes for yourself and
relax. As mothers, we tend to forget that we must nurture ourselves
before we can nurture our children to the best of our abilities.
What better place to start than in our bath with beautiful scents,
sounds and soft candlelight? Our lifestyles need not take over our
lives.
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other work at home moms are creating blissful lives for
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