Oils for Grieving

[Guest guest]

At 09:06 AM 1/15/2008, you wrote:

>My friend recently lost her grandfather, and I wanted to make

>something for the my friend and her mother..maybe candles or bath scrub

>that I could add these EO's too..

 

From one of our newsletters following Sept 11..

 

 

SOLACE

 

10 drops Cypress Tips - for strength

10 drops Frankincense Sacra - for the Spirit

3 drops Rosa Alba - for Comfort

1 drop Helichrysum - for healing scars and bruises

1 drop Melissa - for the promise of Joy

 

and, generously gifted from Gabriel Mojay: (posted from the same newsletter)

 

>I wrote to Gabriel Mojay, and asked him for suggestions for blends people

>could use to deal with the emotional aftermath of that awful Tuesday. He

>graciously responded with several suggested blends, and permission to

>quote them to you:

 

>1. Grief that is coupled with emotional shock and stunned disbelief:

>True lavender (5)

>Jasmine (3)

>Spikenard (2)

>

>2. Grief in which an unbearable feeling of loss, overwhelming sadness,

>and constant tears are most pronounced:

>Rose (4)

>Sandalwood (4)

>Neroli (2)

>

>3. Grief that results in a sense of being numbed and withdrawn:

>Frankincense (5)

>Cypress (3)

>Clary sage (2)

>

>4. Grief that provokes a terrible feeling of anger and revenge:

>Roman chamomile (3)

>Rose (2)

>Bergamot (5) (or Bergamot petitgrain, if the blend is to be

>applied to the skin and exposed to the sun)

>

>5. Grief that involves feelings of anxiety, dread and helplessness

>(for spiritual courage):

>Thyme linalol (3)

>Lavender (3)

>Spikenard (2)

>Angelica root (2) (or Himalayan cedarwood, if the blend is to be applied

>to the skin and exposed to the sun)

>

>6. Grief that partly expresses itself as a need to nurture others, but in

>so doing, forgetting one's own needs:

>Sweet Orange (4)

>Marjoram (3)

>Frankincense (3)

 

hope some of these help!

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Marge gave you some lovely blends.....

 

I would like to add that when I was dealing with loss, I found these EO's

especially helpful:

 

Rose Otto - My constant companion, helped me feel whole. I sniffed this

straight from the bottle, several times a day.

Bergamot - This was uplifting and helped get me through the day. I wore

this on my collar, or on aroma jewelry.

Lemon - The depression drained a lot of energy from me, this helped me feel

as though I had a little. I either wore this on my clothes - or drank lemon

tea while drinking lemon-squeezed water (from the fruit).

 

Hope this helps.

 

Cheers,

Christina

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks Marge and Christina... I hope this helps... Would u say the

best way to get the effects of these oils for this purpose is

directly...Would I be losing the benefits, if I put them in a Scrub

or Body butter?

 

Michelle