- alkalinity
- amyris
- anger
- anti-aging
- anxiety
- arborvitae
- bergamot
- black pepper
- blue tansy
- breathe
- camphor
- cardamom
- cedarwood
- cheer
- cinnamon
- citrus bliss
- clary calm
- clary sage
- clove
- comforting blend
- console
- CPTG
- cyrpress
- deep blue
- drinking water
- eucalyptus
- fear
- feminine
- fennel
- focus
- forgive
- fractionated coconut oil
- frankincense
- geranium
- ginger
- grapefruit
- hawaiian sandalwood
- healing hands
- helichrysum
- hydration
- immortelle
- intuition
- intune
- invigorating blend
- jasmine
- joy
- juniper berry
- labdanum
- laurel leaf
- lavender
- lemon
- lemon myrtle
- lemongrass
- life path
- lime
- love
- melaleuca
- myrrh
- nature
- nutmeg
- orange
- osmanthus
- patchouli
- peace
- peppermint
- petitgrain
- pH
- pranayama
- ravensara
- respiratory system
- roman chamomile
- rose
- sandalwood
- scent
- serenity
- skincare
- soothing blend
- spearmint
- spruce
- star anise
- sweet marjoram
- tension blend
- trust
- vanilla
- vetiver
- whisper
- wild orange
- wintergreen
- ylang ylang
- zdravetz
- zendocrine
Essential oils for soul: Weekly scents and remedies, week five
Now that I'm soothed with my essential oils, switching gears. This week's post is all about the skin, its proactive care and remedies for ailments. From eczema or psoriasis, to anti-aging or even melanomas, there are some powerful, medicinal essential oils out there that can help.
anti-aging, sun & skin health
This is an important topic for me; first, I live in a hot, sunny climate where I find myself at the beach daily and second, I am light-skinned with recessive genes. I hesitated to write about this vast topic because there are so many skin conditions and treatments—some holistic, some not. There are many controversies too from sunscreen additives that cause hormone imbalance to cures for skin cancer. I'm focusing here on skin health, moisturizing for anti-aging and protection from the sun. This topic of skin will undoubtedly lead to a second article.
dōTERRA essential oils for skin (Image © Yoga Robin®)
Essential oils for soul: Weekly scents and remedies, week two
opening heart. uplifting senses.
Now we're on to the second week of my essential oil and yoga talk. I'm calling it a talk because it feels like an experiential event recorded on the internet, then discussed. I'm not an essential oil expert with years of laborious scientific study. I'm a yogini, an ashtangi, a healer, a feeler, an integrative medicine advocate. Essential oils are medicine and I'm their devotee.
I discussed part of my bedtime and morning ritual last week with Cirtus Bliss and Aborvitae. To continue...
doTERRA Whisper™ - Blend for Women (Image © Yoga Robin®)Each morning as I'm getting ready for yoga