If you’re looking to add more to your Yoga practice, maybe give aromatherapy a chance. Sort of like a “Yogaroma”. Bring the sense of smell into play, mix that with your sense of breath in yoga, and you could have your self some inner peace. The senses are a big part in our Yoga practice but they’re not used as you would originally think. In Yoga instead of searching outward for information, we strive to find what is going on inward. Even when performing active, vigorous poses; we find what works with our body and try and connect within. Our senses help us navigate our environment, our Yoga helps us navigate our bodies; and aromatherapy can help bring them closer together. Diffusing or just smelling essential oils can bring your practice into a whole new vibe. Essential oils have a way of bringing natural senses along with natural feelings into our environment.
Certain essential oils can give you a much needed break from the stress of the day and help improve focus. Unlike candles and air fresheners, oil diffusers release cleansing molecules into your air that work to purify it, not overload it with unhealthy chemicals.
Because of the possibilities essential oils bring it is very important to know how and why you use them. Essential oils can be inhaled, either directly out of the bottle or in a diffuser filling a room. They can also be diluted and added to a carrier oils to be used on the skin. You can also get creative with your oils and add them to mixtures or dilute the oil to ingest for health.
I have personally been using essential oils for many years now. I mostly use mine topically meaning I use them in my lotions and hair products. I create personal lotions for myself with all natural ingredients and I like to add the essential oils to small batches of hair product to change the aroma or vibe i’m creating. I also use them in my meditation practice for numerous reasons and in a diffuser for parties, sleeping, and a ton of events in between. I even use them around my home. I totally recommend using wool balls for drying your laundry and adding different essential oils to different batches of clothing. For example I use Eucalyptus for my towels and Lavender for my bed sheets just to name a few.
Essential oils are a great tool to have on hand for numerous reasons! They can be handy in all sorts of different ways and used within your entire life. For more information on how to incorporate them into a healthy lifestyle, find our next webinar with the experts!
– Alicia @ BKSFLD Yoga