How to Ease Pain and Restore Balance with Essential Oils for PMS and Cramps
If you could create the perfect blend of essential oils for PMS and cramps, what would it do for you?
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What makes a “sacred body oil”? We can start with essential oils traditionally used in rituals and for purification!
One thing I love about essential oils is that they manage to heal us on multiple levels at once.
Let’s take Frankincense essential oil, for example.
Frankincense is amazing for skin care and respiratory support. It eases inflammation, soothes irritation (like itching or pain), and supports skin to heal itself. It’s great for headaches and muscle tension, too.
But Frankincense also helps soothe us emotionally and mentally. It’s been used throughout history for things like meditation, rituals, contemplation, and sacred body oil and perfume.
Frankincense essential oil supports us body and mind (and heart!)
In my book, The Heart of Aromatherapy: An Easy-to-Use Guide for Essential Oils, I gave “personalities” to 40 different essential oils. Frankincense runs a meditation center, and the entire building was crafted by hand. The whole place is a work of art! While it may feel a little “exotic” the first time you go, Frankincense will quickly help you feel right at home—it’s good at making the extraordinary feel like a daily reality. Sweet Orange has a sunny fruit orchard where you can go for a retreat to release all your worries. It’s “the friend you’ve known for years who never lets you down—familiar, warm, and always there when you need a bit of comfort.” […]
