Raindrop Technique
August 10, 2008 by elena
Filed under Essential Oils
The Raindrop Technique is a way essential oil are applied on the feet and along the spine. The Lakota legend it is based on tells of a tribal journey far north into Canada to witness the aurora borealis, or the northern lights. When they arrived, tribal members reached upward into he night sly while deeply inhaling the healing power from the dancing lights. The story is told that many were healed of various sicknesses and afflictions that night.
When borders were established between Canada and the Unites States, the Lakota cloud no longer travel north. Restricted to their reservations, they envisioned the healing lights while their bodies were lightly brushed or stroked. This action, combined with the memory of their previous healing experiences, served as a substitute to the restorative energy that they once enjoyed. This beautiful tradition is the inspiration for Young Living’s popular Raindrop Technique.
This energizing technique has been used for years as a highly effective method for balancing and rejuvenating the mind and the body. The essential oils found in Young Living’s Raindrop collection penetrate the skin and promote energy and vitality. When oils are properly applied to neck, back and feet, this technique can bring about electrical alignment and help relieve a variety of discomforts caused by imbalances in the body, especially those found in the spine.
Essential Oils and Emotions
August 10, 2008 by elena
Filed under Essential Oils
But what is an emotional pattern? Carolyn L. Mein, DC, author of Releasing Emotional Patterns with Essential Oils, suggests that an emotional pattern is a fear-based survival response, which can be identified by analyzing our feelings. These emotional patterns are located within our cellular memory and can impact the way we feel physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Typically, it’s negative emotions that interfere with our health and wellbeing. That is why it’s important to recognize our emotional patterns and how they make us feel. If an emotional pattern is negative, there are ways to “clear” that emotional pattern and foster positive thinking.
According to Mein, “Changing an emotional pattern takes more than just feeling both sides of the emotion. It takes recognizing and understanding the pattern that triggers the emotion, which is the mental aspect. It takes getting the message or learning the lesson by increasing awareness, which is the spiritual aspect. Changing the automatic conditioned response requires accessing the cellular memory that is stored in the physical body.”
By cleansing emotional patterns, we open ourselves up to changing who we are by experiencing something different. The result causes a person to become more open-minded and willing to explore different aspects of their personality.
To better understand your emotional patterns, create a journal of how you feel in various situations and circumstances. Take note of the occasion and your emotional response. Analyze what might have caused you to feel the way you did. Release the emotional pattern and reanalyze how you feel. Once you understand your emotional patterns and how to find your “way out”, you will be better able to cope with everyday situations that affect the emotional patterns driving your life.
To clear an emotional pattern, Mein has developed the following process for analyzing feelings:
- Identify the emotion so that it becomes part of your conscious awareness (such as anger).
- Once the emotion has been identified, try understanding the emotion and thought pattern that created it (what caused the emotion).
- Look at the “other side”, or positive expression, of the emotion you are feeling (laughter).
- Discover the “way out”, which is a statement of affirmation that shifts the energy from negative to positive. When you understand the “way out”, it is easier to shift out of an undesirable emotional state (repeat to yourself, “my direction is clear”).
- Release the pattern from the cellular memory by smelling the corresponding essential oil (see below) and applying it to the alarm points. Activate the oil by placing a drop in the palm of your non-dominant hand. With your other hand, stir the oil clockwise three times. Place on the designated alarm points (you are open to change).
Emotion: Anger
Other Side: Laughter
Way out: My direction is clear
Oil: Purification
Alarm Point: Liver
Emotion: Fear
Other Side: awareness, faith (face it)
Way out: I face the unknown
Oil: Sandalwood
Alarm Point: Third eye
Emotion: Loneliness
Other Side: Connectedness with all that is
Way out: I go to loving space
Oil: White Angelica
Alarm Point: Heart
Emotion: Tired
Other Side: Rejuvenated
Way out: I am renewed
Oil: Humility
Alarm Point: Pancreatic duct
Emotion: Worry
Other Side: Abundance
Way out: I go to the depths
Oil: Abundance
Alarm Point: Esophagus
Emotion: Anxiety
Other Side: Confidence
Way out: Pease, be still
Oil: Joy
Alarm Point: Capillary
Emotion: Depression
Other Side: Alive
Way out: I am glad I am alive
Oil: Peace and Calming
Alarm Point: Depression
Emotion: Disappointment
Other Side: Freedom
Way out: I trust my vision
Oil: Joy
Alarm Point: Bronchial
Emotion: Frustration
Other Side: Accomplishment
Way out: I move beyond my limitations
Oil: Lemon
Alarm Point: Common bile duct
Emotion: Grief
Other Side: Happy
Way out: Change brings growth
Oil: Joy
Alarm Point: Adenoid
Emotion: Guilt
Other Side: Deserve (get what you)
Way out: I learn from all of life’s experiences
Oil: Clarity
Alarm Point: Spleen
Emotion: Moodiness
Other Side: Stable
Way out: I am wanted and lovable
Oil: Peace & Calming
Alarm Point: Hormone
Emotion: Overwhelmed
Other Side: Vision
Way out: I focus my energy
Oil: Envision
Alarm Point: Vision
Emotion: Regret, remorse (self-blame)
Other Side: Fulfilled
Way out: I understand this experience
Oil: Lemon
Alarm Point: Tonsil
Emotion: Sadness
Other Side: Joy
Way out: I see the humor in the situation
Oil: Lemon
Alarm Point: CNS/lymph
Emotion: Stress (physical)
Other Side: Fun
Way out: Life is fun
Oil: Eucalyptus radiata
Alarm Point: Pleura
Emotion: Stress (emotional)
Other Side: Harmony
Way out: I understand
Oil: Clarity
Alarm Point: Brain integration
Emotion: Anger
Other Side: Laughter
Way out: My direction is clear
Oil: Purification
Alarm Point: Liver
Emotion: Anger
Other Side: Laughter
Way out: My direction is clear
Oil: Purification
Alarm Point: Liver
Emotion: Anger
Other Side: Laughter
Way out: My direction is clear
Oil: Purification
Alarm Point: Liver
Note: Reprinted with permission of Young Living, Lehi, UT 84043 USA
What are essesntial oils?
July 27, 2008 by elena
Filed under Essential Oils
Plants contain complex and powerful substances known as essential oils. These are aromatic liquids derived from shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes, and seeds. These distinctive components defend plants from insects, harsh environmental conditions, and disease. They are also vital for a plant to grow, live, evolve, and adapt to its surroundings. Referred to as the essence of the plant, pure essential oils not only protect the plant but also determine its aroma.
Essential Oils have been used throughout time dating back to 4500BC. From perfumes and aromatherapy to cooking and medicinal purposes, essential oils have been used in everyday life for centuries. In modern days, research shows that pure essential oils can provide similar benefits to humans and animals that they give to plants.
Importance of Quality
Many oils, touted as essential oils, are derived with harsh chemicals, diluted, or copied and produced in a lab. Cheap copies bring cheap results and have the potential to be toxic. Therefore, it is imperative to take great care in choosing high-quality essential oils.
Therapeutic-grade: the Young Living Standard
There is a significant difference between essential oils that simply smell good and those that are therapeutic-grade.
Independent laboratory testing proves that Young Living essential oils meet and often exceed industry requirements. This standard is known as “Therapeutic-grade”. In order to achieve therapeutic-grade classification, each essential oil must achieve the designation naturally, without excess manipulation and refinement, and meet specific criteria in four key areas: Plants, Preparation, Purity and Potency.
Three Simple Ways to Enjoy the Benefits of Essential Oils
Breathe deeply - Put a few drops of Essential Oils on your hands and breathe in the scent for several minutes. You will add oxygenating, nourishing molecules to your body and allow the scent to soothe your emotions. Diffusing oils into the air of your home or office can further multiply the effects by killing the germs in the air you breathe.
Topical application of oils on your body - Your skin is the largest organ in your body. Whether you rub on your skin penetrates deeply into the cells of your body within minutes. Are you suffering from discomfort in your muscles and bones? Reparatory congestion? Plugged by allergies? Apply essential oils for deep relief.
Ingest Internally - There is a significant difference between oils that simply smell good and those that are therapeutic-grade. Only therapeutic-grade oils can be taken internally. Need a boost of energy? Enjoy a drop of peppermint oil in a glass of water. Suffering from a sore throat? Add a drop of Thieves blend to a spoonful of honey and let it soothe your throat. Desperate for a good night’s sleep? Put a drop or two of lavender oil in rice milk and enjoy peaceful rest.