Happy New Year and 2009 to all the visitors to my website
Positive essential oils and scents for this year!
Start the New Year with a positive scent, bring to your attention a new scent every day and enjoy and recognize and memorise the notes. It can be from a flower like a Rose, leaves of a tree like Eucalyptus, bark from Cinnamon, pods from Vanilla and so on…
This kind of meditation on a fragrance can be very positive to your psyche and can change a state of mind which is usually stress and depression early January after couple of week’s holiday.
Coming back to public transport and the office can be quite stressful: It can feel as if you’re surrounded by a barrage of germs on every side! People snuffling into handkerchiefs, sneezing through scarves and coughing behind coats sleeves.
Prevention is better than cure. Make sure your immune system is in good condition with supplement of Echinacea and cod liver oil. Do eat plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and substituting hot water with lemon and ginger for your usual morning coffee. A nice change can also be rosehip tea with a squeeze mandarin and honey.
Take with you in a small bottle with a mixture of half Rosemary and half Eucalyptus essential oils which you would have mixed. Apply few drops to a tissue and time to time bring it to your nose and inhale the fumes for couple of minutes. Keep next to your desk at work.
Air in your house needs changing - even when it’s really cold. Every other day open all the windows and let clean air in for at least half an hour to an hour or so. Central heating can be very drying to your skin, but it can also weaken your respiratory system.
Always place a bowl of water by each radiator to slowly evaporate or spray the air with the following time to time. In a spray bottle (100) ml add 20 drops of peppermint and 10 drops of lemon, 10 drops of Ravensare essential oils, then add warm water.
Shake well and spray well the room a few times a day. I always do this before exercise, yoga or meditation - it makes sense. Not only you will deal with germs in the room but also your respiratory system will benefit from it. This is much better than air freshener-artificial chemicals can actually make respiratory problems worse.
To counter the winter evening blues, try to get at least some fresh air exercise every day. Rainy weather is dreary, but a cold clear day is so invigorating. It boosts energy levels and the sunlight makes a real difference to your spirits- even if only for 10 to 15 minutes walk in a lunch break.
Your New Year resolution could be:
De-stress with a massage each month, using essential oils such as: Orange, Geranium, and Neroli.
During the winter months, a good time to change your skin regime; start to make your own product, save money save your skin.
Look at my video at the bottom of my Home page: www.danieleryman.com and see how easy it is making your own facial serum, or consult my latest book: “The secrets of youth and Beauty “For many valuable and helpful skin recipes.
Never be out of a good moisturiser. My Daily Moisture Crème product is a good way to start looking after your dry skin keeping it looking radiant, especially when you have central heating.
Best wishes
Danièle
