Get back your Balance with Essential Oils
Only a week to the halfway point of this year. How are you fairing in the vital energy department? Take a second to check in with yourself.
Are you feeling depleted, strung out, exhausted, a little overwhelmed? If you want renewed energy to get you through your day, spend a few minutes now to complete the following easy 7 step Chakra balance with essential oils.
Do it for seven days in a row and you will be bounding towards the end of the financial year feeling resilient and vital. Go on Soul Sister, get your hippie on!
Set Your Boundaries, Ground and Connect to Your Tribe
- Hold your hand over your base chakra, focus your attention here and picture the colour red.
Do you feel safe? ie. you are secure, grounded self-reliant? You have a sense of belonging and you feel at home within yourself?
If these statements are not ringing true for you, grab one of the following essential oils and breathe in the aroma for 6 deep yogic breaths; Cedarwood, Sandalwood, Rosewood, Frankincense, Ginger, Vetiver.
This will help you affirm your right to be here and empower you to set your boundaries, ground, connect to your tribe, increase your stamina and physical drive.
When you can say yes to these questions move to the Sacral chakra.
Pursue Your Dreams
2. Hold your hand over your Sacral chakra, focus your attention here and picture the colour orange.
Are you in control? You are pursuing your dreams with dynamic passion, you have a balanced attitude around finances, you express intimacy respectfully.
If these statements are not ringing true for you, grab one of the following essential oils and breathe in the aroma for 6 yogic breaths; Clary Sage, Geranium, Jasmine, Mandarin, May Chang, Orange, Patchouli, Petitgrain, Sage or Ylang, Ylang.
This will help to support your right to feel and move towards trust, greater intimacy, a balanced bank account, integrity, greater creativity and putting your ideas into action.
When you can say yes to these statements, move to the Solar Plexus chakra.
Be Gracious and Courageous
3. Hold your hand over your Solar Plexus chakra, focus your attention here and picture the colour yellow.
Do you feel worthy? You maintain strong personal boundaries, you live as your word, you are self-assured.
If these statements are not ringing true for you, grab one of the following essential oils and breathe in the aroma for 6 yogic breaths; Bay Laurel, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lemongrass, Juniper, Marjoram, Peppermint, Pine, Ravintsara. Spruce.
This will affirm your right to act and move towards pride in your work, self responsibility, self respect, honourable behaviour, confidence and poise.
When you can say yes to these statements move to the Heart chakra.
Connect to the Beloved Within
4. Hold your hands over your Heart chakra,focus your attention here and picture the colour Green or Pink.
Do you readily feel love given and received? You have the right to love and be loved. You cherish yourself. You are fair and truthful.
If these statements are not ringing true for you, grab one of the following essential oils and breathe in the aroma for 6 yogic breaths; Benzoin, Bergamot, Fragonia, Lavender, Melissa Neroli, Rose.
This will affirm your right to love and be loved ad move you towards unconditional forgiveness for self and others, self-love, non-judgement, compassionate acts and cherishing yourself.
When you can say yes to these statements, move to the Throat chakra.
Express your Truth
5. Hold your hands over your Throat Chakra, focus your attention here and picture the colour blue.
Do you express yourself clearly? You own your power, you empower others, you engage in heart centred communication.
If these statements are not ringing true for you, grab one of the following essential oils and breathe in the aroma for 6 yogic breathes; German chamomile, roman chamomile, cypress, eucalyptus, lemon myrtle, orange, spearmint.
This will affirm your right to speak and be heard and move you towards authenticity, speaking your truth, increased will power, expression through the arts, surrendering to divine will.
When you can say yes to these statements, move to the Brow chakra.
Listen to your Intuition
6. Hold your hand over the Brow chakra, focus your attention here and picture the colour Indigo.
Do you know and trust the knowledge you have? You listen to your intuition. If these statements are not ringing true for you, grab one of the following essential oils and breathe in the aroma for 6 yogic breaths; Aniseed Myrtle, Clary Sage, Everlasting, Frankincense, Juniper, Petitgrain, Rosewood, Sage, Sandalwood, Spruce, Thyme.
This will affirm your right to know and move you towards greater intuition, focus and clarity of thought, personal ethics and integrating spiritual and worldly knowledge.
When you can say yes to these statements, move to the Crown chakra.
Align with your Passion and Purpose
7. Hold your hand over the Crown chakra, focus your attention here and picture the colour Violet.
Are you connected to your life path? You are attuned to your passion and purpose.
If these statements are not ringing true for you, grab one of the following essential oils and breathe in the aroma for 6 yogic breaths; Angelica, Benzoin, Fragonia, Frankincense, Jasmine, Lavender, Neroli, Rose, Sandalwood.
This will affirm your right to be seen and move you towards self-realisation, personal fulfillment at the spiritual level, grace and love.
Take a final deep breath in, draw up the energy from the ground through each of the Chakras and exhale through the crown chakra into the universe. Draw in the light of the universe and direct it down through each of the Chakras and deep into the earth. Take a few seconds to enjoy the joy, peace and love.
For a more hands on experience using Aromatherapy and essential oils to release stress, increase energy and vitality come to my next Aromatherapy for Self-Care workshop RSVP here.
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Yours in Living Well,
Kim
