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Love to all throughout the Festive Season

I would like to thank my followers and anyone reading this a happy, stress-free, joyous, Christmas time.
I wish for you a healthy and prosperous New Year 2014 - with love, light and my best thoughts to you all.

Benefits of drinking Lemon Water

Be more thankful....

Love...Osho

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Mosquito bites ...natural remedies

Mount Teide looking Majestic

After a week of terrible storms, we are rewarded by this wonderful sight!

Superfoods and their health benefits

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Positive thought

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Just ONE

FRUITS which can change your life....

Don't wait....LIVE

Doctors...the best

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Love yourself, unconditionally....

Have faith and just breath....

YOU ARE AMAZING

Healing...

Climate Change

BE PATIENT

  Patience is not the ability to wait,

it’s the ability to keep a good attitude

while waiting

The best times to keep your mouth shut....

The two best times to keep your mouth shut are

when you’re swimming and

when you’re angry

The strongest tree...

"Good timber does not grow with ease.

The stronger the wind the stronger the trees."

– J.Willard Marriott

Powerful new Ideas meet resistance

You can judge the potential power of a new idea

by the degree of resistance it meets.

– Lance Wallnau

Harness the fire of LOVE

"The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, we shall have discovered fire."

- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955)

Have you mastered yourself?

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

When you find yourself in a fury, the person you perceive as causing it is your greatest teacher at that moment. That person is teaching you that you have not yet mastered yourself, that you still do not know how to choose peace as that button is being pushed.

When you feel something like anger, practice mustering up the courage to say how you feel without being abusive or loud. You will see that communicating rather than stifling yourself will end the rage almost immediately.

YOU CAN DO IT

Don’t let self-doubt

delay your dreams!

CREATE POSITIVITY

“Don’t bring people in your life who

weigh you down.

Remember: Good relationships

feel good, not painful.”

– Michelle Obama

POT POURRI - How to make your own

Make your own pot pourri by mixing together dries flowers, leaves and herbs from your garden (citrus blossoms, cornflowers, pinks, lavender, rose, geranium etc.) with spices ( cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, cloves, allspice etc.) and a little talcum powder and your chosen essential oils. For best results the base mix should contain 6 cups of dried plants, 2 tablespoons of talc and 12 drops of essential oils.
The mixture should be left in an air-tight container (inverting and shaking daily) for about 2 weeks until the aromas have been absorbed by the talc and dried ingredients.
It is then ready to put into an open bowl or jar to give fragrance to a room. It can be refreshed periodically by adding a few more drops of essential oils.

BEST OILS FOR FRESHENING

LAVENDER - TO KILL AIRBORNE GERMS

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LEMON - air freshener to the bathroom

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PEPPERMINT - to remove stale smell of tobacco smoke

BEST COMBINATIONS

3 Drops each of  Pine, Rosemary, Lavender (disinfecting, for bathrooms, rubbish bins, damp or mould)

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5 Drops each of Lemon and Lime (deodourising, for wardrobes, cupboards bathrooms, cooking smells)

THE SAFE USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS - guideline

1. Undiluted essential oil should never be used directly on the skin. Always keep a bottle of carrier oil or any pure vegetable oil handy when using essential oils. Vegetable oils dilute essential oils if they cause discomfort or skin irritation. DO NOT USE WATER as essential oils are non-water soluble. Using water would only spread the essential oil over a larger area.

2. Some oils can cause desinsitising or allergy in some people. Also people with allergies should test a small amount of oil on a small area of sensitive skin, such as the inside of the arm, before applying the oil on other areas. The bottom of the feet is one of the safest, most effective places to use essential oils.

3. Less is more : in other words if you can get the job done with one drop - don't use two.

4. Essential oils are flammable - keep them safely away from fire hazards.

5. Keep bottles of essential oils tightly closed and store them in a cool location away from light. If stored properly, essential oils will maintain their potency for many years.

6. Keep essential oils out of the reach of children. Treat them as you would any product for therapeutic use.

7. Do not use essential oils rich in menthol (such as peppermint) on the throat or neck area of children under 30 months of age.

8. Lemon, bergamot, orange, grapefruit, tangerine, White Angelica and other citrus oils may cause a rash or darker pigmentation if applied to skin exposed to direct sunlight or UV rays within 3-4 days of use.

9. Keep essential oils away from eye area and do not put into ears. Do not handle contact lenses or rub eyes with essential oils on fingers.

10. Pregnant women should consult their health care professional before using essential oils containing constituents with hormone-like activity, such as Clary sage, Idaho tansy, juniper and fennel.

11. Epileptics and those with high blood pressure should consult their health care professional before using essential oils. Avoid hyssop, fennel, and Idaho tansy oils.

ESSENTIAL OIL BURNERS - ROOM VAPOURISERS

Essential oil burners are a quick and easy way to fill your room with wonderful therapeutic aromas. Place a candle in the lower part. Then fill the saucer part with water, then drop up to 8 drops of essential oil into it. Light the candle and as it heats the water the oils start to permeate the room. Top up the water every few hours as necessary.

It is best to use single essential oils to scent a room as combinations of more then one don't keep their individual aromas well. Of course, you can change to a different oil each day if you wish. 

Safety: Make sure the burner is on a steady, safe surface and out of the reach of children and pets. 

Best Oils for Room Vapourisers

BERGAMOT: Uplifting, refreshing, deodourising

EUCALYPTUS:for mental alertness, nasal or chest congestion

GERANIUM: Energising yet relaxing

JASMINE: Confidence, euphoria, good for dinner parties

LAVENDER: for tiredness, tension, nerves, 

MANDARIN: for sleeplessness, soothing and calming

NEROLI: calming, soothing sensual

PEPPERMINT: for alertness and energy

SANDALWOOD: relaxing, mellowing, romantic

YLANG-YLANG: hypnotic, sensual, uplifting

WOOD FIRES and CENTRAL HEATING

If you are lucky enough to have a wood fire, you can pour 12 drops (max) on two or three pieces of wood 15 minutes before you are going to use them. It will warm and scent your room simultaneously!

If you don't have an open fire you can put a saucer of water with added essential oils on top of a radiator.

Use safely away from children and pets.

BEST OILS FOR WOOD FIRES

GERANIUM

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PATCHOULI

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NEROLI

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JASMINE

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ORANGE

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LIME

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SANDALWOOD

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ROSE

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LEMON

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LAVENDER

BEST COMBINATIONS

FOR WINTER

4 DROPS EACH OF GINGER, ORANGE AND SANDALWOOD

FOR SUMMER

4 DROPS EACH OF BERGAMOT, GERANIUM AND LAVENDER

FOOT BATH RECIPES

STIMULATING FOOT BATHS

2 drops bay and 4 drops of ginger

OR

4 drops citronella and 4 drops angelica

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RELAXING FOOT BATHS

5 drops Basil

OR

3 drops lavender and 3 drops geranium

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THERAPEUTIC FOOT BATHS

FOR ACHING FEET

4 drops thyme and 4 drops chamomile

OR

4 drops eucalyptus and 3 drops pine

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FOR ATHLETES FOOT

3 drops birch and 6 drops geranium

OR

8 drops tea tree

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EXCESSIVE SWEATING - FEET

6 drops lemongrass

OR

4 drops bergamot and 4 drops citronella

Thought for the day

Never interpret kindness as weakness

ESSENTIAL FOOT-BATHS (+Mini-Baths)

We suffer more stresses in our feet. than almost any other part of our body. They carry all our weight all day and then maybe dance all night! The best treat you can give them is a soothing foot soak. It releases trapped nerves, improves blood circulation, warms and relaxes all the support muscles and soothes aches and pains. Choosing the right aromatherapy oils also make it more pleasurable with the added benefit whilst sitting there is the inhalation of those wonderful aroma molecules. This is a wonderful few moments of stillness to give yourself in an otherwise busy day.

All you need is a basin, hot water, a warm towel, a comfortable seat ( at the right height) and the right essential oils. Add them to the water drop by drop before putting your feet in. Up to 8 drops per 9 litres (2 gallons) of water.

A MINI-BATH

Foot baths and hand baths are extremely handy and helpful for the elderly or persons with a disability that makes taking a full aromatherapy bath impossible or impractical.

Recipes to follow....

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“Joy is not in things; it is in us.”

– Richard Wagner

Aromatherapy - a brief history

Aromatherapy is derived from two words: Aroma – meaning fragrance or smell and Therapy – meaning treatment.

Aromatic plants were  used by the most ancient civilizations, we could say that aromatherapy is at least 6000 years old. An Egyptian  medical papyrus considered to date back to around 1555 BC contains remedies for all types of illnesses and the methods of application are similar to the ones used in Aromatherapy and Herbal medicine today.

The Egyptians used the  infusion method to extract the oils from aromatic plants and incense was probably one of the earliest ways of using aromatics. Frankincense was burned at sunrise as an offering to the sun god, Ra, while myrrh was offered to the moon. The Egyptians were experts at embalming using aromatics to help preserve flesh. The Egyptians used to be massaged with fragrant oils after bathing.

The Greeks continued the use of aromatic oils and used them medicinally and cosmetically. A Greek physician, Pedacius Dioscorides, wrote  Materia Media, a book about herbal medicine and for at least 1200 years it was used as the Western world’s standard medical reference. Many of the remedies he mentions are still in use today in Aromatherapy.

The Romans took much of their medical knowledge from the Greeks and went on to use and improve the ability of aromatics.Rome became the bathing capital of the world. After bathing the Romans would be oiled and massaged. The Romans started to import new aromatic products from East India and Arabia through the opening up of trade routes.

The Bible has several mentions to the use of aromatic substances, both in the Old and New Testaments:

Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

During the crusades the knowledge of aromatic oils and perfumes spread to the Far East and Arabia. It was a physician called Avicenna who lived from A.D 980 to AD 1037 who is understood to have first used the process known as distillation to distil essence of rose. It probably took many years to perfect the process . The Arabs also discovered how to distil alcohol around the same time making it possible to produce perfumes without a heavy oily base.

There is a strong possibility that the ancient Chinese civilizations were using some form of aromatics at the same time as the Egyptians. Shen Nung’s Herbal book is the oldest surviving medical book in China.  It is dated about 2700 BC and contains information on over 300 plants.  The Chinese used aromatic herbs and burned aromatic woods and incense to show respect to God.

Traditional Indian medicine known as Ayurveda has been practiced for more than 3000 years and it incorporates aromatic massage as one of its main aspects.

The invasions of South America by the conquistadores brought about the discovery of more medicinal plants and aromatic oils. The Aztecs were well known for their plant remedies and the Spanish were amazed at the wealth of medicinal plants found in Montezuma’s botanical gardens.

The North American Indians also used aromatic oils and produced their own herbal remedies.

It wasn’t until the 19th century that scientists in Europe and Great Britain began researching the effects of essential oils on bacteria in humans.

A French chemist, René  Maurice Gattefossé, began his research into the healing powers of essential oils after burning his hand in his laboratory and applying lavender oil.  He was impressed by how quickly the burn healed. In 1937 he published the bookAromathérapie: Les Huiles Essentielles, Hormones Végétales, a book about the anti-microbial effects of the oils and coined the word Aromatherapy. He went on to set up a business producing oils for use in fragrances and cosmetics. Around the same time another Frenchman, Albert Couvreur, published a book on the medicinal uses of essential oils.

A French medical doctor, Jean Valnet, discovered Gattefosse’s research and began experimenting with essential oils.  He realized the enormous potential of essential oils when he used them in treating wounds during the war.  In 1964 he published his first book  The Practice of Aromatherapy: A Classic Compendium of Plant Medicines and Their Healing Properties

Around the same time, Margaurite Maury, a French biochemist developed a unique method of applying these oils to the skin with massage. Micheline Arcier, now living in London, studied and worked with Maury and Valnet and their combined techniques created a form of Aromatherapy now used all over the world.

 Many thanks to Cristina ProanoCarrion

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ESSENTIAL OILS - WATER THERAPY

In addition to the therapeutic effect we receive from the oils we choose, we can change the type of bath just by altering the water: very hot or very cold for a quick dip; tepid or warm water for a good long soak. We can use water therapy before aromatherapy. A plain bath without essential oils will soften skin and warn and relax muscles allowing aromatherapy massage or body moisturiser afterwards to be even more effective.
Whilst cold water stimulates, tepid makes us sleepy, warm is relaxing and hot leaves us weak and floppy. Therefore the best time for a relaxing bath is after dark, at the end of a hard day.
An invigorating bath is good first thing in the morning, to wake us up. If we use water therapy cleverly, we can combine the two water temperatures for occasions when we get home tired, need to relax, but then have the energy to go out again.
The most gentle way of combining hot and cold water therapy without getting goose bumps is to start off relaxing in a warm or hot bath. After a nice long soak, let half the water out, turn on the cold tap and let the bath slowly refill. As is it filling, stir with hands to mix hot and cold water - by the time the bath is full, we have a wonderful refreshed feeing and are raring to go - but not shivering!

AROMATHERAPY BATH RECIPES (2)THERAPEUTIC

BATH FOR SLEEPLESSNESS

2 drops each Ylang-Ylang, Rose, Lavender and Neroli

OR

3 drops Chamomile, 2 drops Camphor and 2 drops Juniper

BATH FOR HEADACHE OR HANGOVER

5  drops each of Rose and Lavender

(also some ice folded in a towel to use as a neck pillow)

OR

2 drops Mint, 2 drops Lemon and 4 drops Marjoram

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AROMATHERAPY BATH RECIPES (1) THERAPEUTIC

FOR COUGHS AND COLDS

3 drops Pine, 2 drops Lemon and 2 drops Tea Tree

 OR

3 drops Eucalyptus, 3 drops Lavender and 2 drops Mint

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BATH FOR ITCHY OR DRY SKIN

5 drops Lavender and 5 drops Chamomile

OR

4 drops Rose, 4 drops Chamomile and 2 drops Jasmine

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BATH FOR ACHES AND PAINS

4 drops Eucalyptus, 3 drops Clary Sage and 3 drops Thyme

OR

3 drops Marjoram, 2 drops Ginger and 4 drops Rosemary

AROMA BATH RECIPES - INVIGORATING

IN SUMMER OR HOT WEATHER

2 drops each of Basil, Patchouli and Juniper

OR

3 drops Rosemary, 3 drops Mint and 3 drops Lemon

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IN WINTER OF COLD WEATHER

3 drops Eucalyptus, 3 drops Clary Sage and 2 drops Mint 

OR

3 drops Petitgrain, 3 drops Bargamot and 2 drops Lemon

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AFTER A HARD DAY

5 drops Patchouli and 4 drops Mint

OR

4 drops Rosemary, 4 drops Thyme and 2 drops Basil

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FOR HER

4 drops Ylang-Ylang and 4 drops Petitgrain

OR

2 drops each  Mint, Clary Sage and Basil

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FOR HIM

3 drops Rosemary, 3 drops Mint and 2 drops Juniper

OR

4 drops each Lime and Basil

You are wonderful....

Sometimes, you need to step outside, 

get some air and remind yourself 

of who you are and who you want to be.

AROMA BATH RECIPES FOR RELAXING

IN SUMMER OR HOT WEATHER

4 drops Lavender, 4 drops Neroli and 2 drops Geranium

OR

4 drops Mandarin, 4 drops Geranium and 2 drops Pine

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IN WINTER OR COLD WEATHER

3 drops Sandalwood, 3 drops Ylang-Ylang and 2 drops Pine

OR

4 drops Patchouli, 2 drops Ginger, and 2 drops frankincense

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FOR HER

3 drops Rose, 3 drops Jasmine and 4 drops Neroli

OR

3 drops Ylang- Ylang, 3 drops Sandalwood and 3 drops Jasmine

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FOR HIM

3 drops Pine, 2 drops Chamomile and 2 drops Lemon

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4 drops Frankincense, 2 drops Basil and 3 drops Sandalwood