Aromatherapy Enhances EFT
reprinted from the Tahoe Health Touch Newsletter, Jan-Mar 2011
Did you know that there is a powerful, yet simple, tool that you can use to truly enhance your Emotional Freedom Technique work? It is the use of essential oils. The psychological powers of scent have been known for centuries and used by alchemists, herbal healers and perfumers. In her article, "Fragrance, Mood and Memory", Lindsay van Gelder explains that scent takes a direct route to our brains. Every other sense goes from the sensory organ - the eyes, ears, tongue - into the brain stem and to the thalamus and then gets processed. But the sense of smell goes straight to the limbic part of the brain where we connect memory with emotion. (Whole Living Magazine, Nov. 2010, pg.109)
We can engage our sense of smell in a therapeutic way by using aromatherapy, which is the use of essential oils to promote health and well being. Essential oils are the natural, aromatic volatile liquids found in shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes and seeds. These oils are then extracted from the plant source by steam distillation.(www.youngliving.com/wellness/about-essential-oils) Essential oils have numerous qualities such as the ability to create relaxation and healing. But, just as important, when you inhale a particular essential oil or blend of oils in combination with EFT, negative emotions can be cleared.
I was thrilled to read a recent article in the online publication, "The Energy Field" by energy psychologist, Dr. Arlene Anisman entitled, "Harmonious Self Care with Energy Psychology and Essential Oils." Dr. Anisman writes that the most powerful link to the subconscious is through the sense of smell and science supports this observation of the connection between scents and emotion (www.acep.com, Sept. 2010)
Since only therapeutic grade essential oils will achieve the desired results, both Dr. Anisman and I both use Young Living Essential Oils. Young Living is a company founded by Gary Young, a foremost authority on the production and use of therapeutic essential oils. Presently, Young Living is the world's largest line of essential oils and oil blends. I was so impressed with how well essential oils compliment EFT, I became a Young Living distributor. When I first began coupling essential oils with EFT, I was stunned at the amount of blends available through Young Living and how well they mirrored the issues people were working on. Here are just a few of the names of the blends that you can work with:
Abundance...Acceptance...Forgiveness...Gratitude...Hope...Inner Child
No matter what issue you are addressing, inhaling an essential oil blend is a powerful and simple way to enhance your EFT work to clear negative emotions. If you would like to try an essential oil blend, please go to:https://www.youngliving.org/1023292 . You will be directed to my Young Living site. Young Living is an Multilevel Marketing Program, of which I am a member.