Anxiety Relief with Aromatherapy

Feeling Anxious? Relieve Anxiety with Aromatherapy

Stressed at work? School? Finances? Perhaps you’re feeling anxious about a personal relationship or an emotional trauma. There are many situations in life that can cause us to feel anxious.  Aromatherapy can benefit us immensely by helping us cope with day to day stressors. In this post we will show you how you can utilize one of our most popular blends, plus a breathing exercise to help you relieve anxiety.

Anxiety Eternity Blend: A synergistic blend of Bergamot, Frankincense, Lavender and Ylang Ylang. There are many studies on how these ingredients can help us when our emotional state is compromised, such as during prolonged periods of stress.

A study conducted in Taiwan in 2011 provided powerful evidence on how Aromatherapy can help manage anxiety. The authors selected elementary school teachers, who are known to constantly work under significant stress, and used an inhalation of bergamot C. aurantiumvar.bergamia essential oil as the method of administration; they focused on the physiological stress signals that are easy to record and straightforward to interpret. They found that even a 10-minute-long weekly inhalation of aromatherapy resulted in a significant reduction of blood pressure and heart rate, and drove autonomic nervous activity toward a balanced state. In addition, participants with moderate and high degrees of anxiety benefited more than the light anxiety group.[x]

Inhalation of certain essential oils such as Ylang Ylang, Lavender and Bergamot can be considered an effective nursing intervention that reduces psychological stress responses and serum cortisol levels, as well as the blood pressure of clients with essential hypertension. (y)

There are also studies on the effect of lavender essential oil on anxiety level in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery as well as dental patient anxiety. (Z, A)

Take a deep breath and reconnect with yourself by using an aromatic blend that will lift your senses and bring that feeling of calm. Sometimes just taking a pause for a moment can help us focus and reconnect, therefore we become more productive.

Anxiety Relief in a roller bottle

The reason I recommend a roller bottle for this purpose is because you will have a pre-diluted blend ready to take with you to use easily, anytime.

What you need

1 Roller Bottle

8 drops Anxiety Eternity Blend

Carrier Oil

How to use

Roll over your pulse points such as inner wrist, neck, abdomen and inhale. Use a few times per day, as needed.

Other ways to use Anxiety Eternity Blend

10 drops in the bath + 1 cup Epsom Salts + 1 tbsp carrier oil

5-6 drops in your diffuser

Square Breathing & Aromatherapy

The exercise below can help you recenter no matter if you are at work, home, or on the go. Do it in conjunction with your Anxiety blend. Roll the blend onto your pulse points first, inhale.

Release Anxiety and Stress while improving focus and concentration: This technique involves mind + body at the same time, it is a great stress buster. You can feel the calmness just after doing this exercise.

Technique

Step 1 : Inhale and take a deep breath for 4 secs. (count up to 4 while inhaling)

Step 2 : Hold the breath for 4 secs. (count up to 4 while holding)

Step 3 : Exhale completely for 4 secs (count up to 4)

Step 4 : Hold the breath for 4 secs. (count up to 4)

Repeat the process 5 – 6 times.

I hope you find this information beneficial for yourself or someone you may know.

If you know someone experiencing stress and anxiety, please share with them. <3

*If you find yourself experiencing anxiety, please seek the attention of a trusted physician, naturopath, or mental health provider, who may in fact suggest an aromatherapy regime.