Humans have been emulsifying, burning, macerating, pressing
and distilling plants for their aromas (and medicinal
properties) for a long, long time. Only since the dawn of
the New Age and modern Western scientific inquiry, however,
has the impression of aromatherapy gotten soft. But now,
the same scientific institutions are validating the use of
essential oils, and their profound anti-anxiety effects. So
now, [...]
We are all aware of how various aromas impact our thoughts,
feelings and especially our memory.. Take, for example, the
thoughts, feelings and memories aroused by the aroma of
fresh baked bread, the scent of flowers in the garden, the
aroma of honey suckle, the aroma of pine trees in the
woods, lemons, and an infinite variety of other aromas. [...]
Many of us have used smudge sticks for years and felt it’s
many benefits. Smudging is such a common, continuous
practice that it almost seems modern. Yet smudging is a
practice so ancient that we don’t know just when or how it
came to be. Perhaps quite by chance or by internal
inspiration people have come to realize that the [...]
by Laurie Raphael
The use of oils to help affect a person’s mood and well-being has been practiced for thousands of years. The oil from various plant species is extracted and concentrated to form what are known as essential oils. These essential oils are basically concentrated versions of the plants fragrant essence and are [...]
by Laurie Raphael
Aromatherapy, a term created in 1920, involves the use of essential oils that are compounds in their purist state. The oils are concentrated liquids derived from plants through a variety of means: distillation, solvent extraction or expression processing. And the resulting oils are then used as treatment for a variety of ailments and [...]
