If you are working with your Chakras, these blends will help to balance or support the individual Chakra that may not be working too well.

I would like to point out that these little miracles will work in other areas of your life as well,  to help you with various problems. I have taken a look at the blends, looking at the properties of each oil that makes up the blend, and have made a table of between 2-4 of the uses for each oil. With this information I hope to show you additional benefits of these blends, aside from their usefulness with the Chakras.

Root Chakra blend

Essential oil	Uses
Amyris	Stress relief	Sedative	Calming
Marjoram	Analgesic	Anti-inflammatory	Vasodilator
Sage	Stimulant	Antidepressant
Tea Tree	Anti-inflam	Anti-bacterial	Anti-fungal	Immuno stimulant
Vetivert	Detoxifying	Sedative	Nervine

The Root blend, to me, seems a perfect blend for someone who is very stressed. Look at all the sedative, d-stressing properties. A large percentage of people who are stressed are suffering from some kind of pain, so you have an analgesic and anti-inflammatory as well as nervine for the frazzled nerves. Another symptom is feeling exhausted or tired. That is where the stimulant properties of Sage come in handy. The immuno stimulant properties of Tea Tree will help prevent you from becoming sick again.

Sacral Chakra Blend

Essential oil	Uses
Clary Sage	Sedative	Aphrodisiac	Carminative
Patchouli	Cytophylactic	Aphrodisiac	Anti-depressant
Rose	Tonic	Sedative	Aphrodisiac
Ylang Ylang	Aphrodisiac	Hypotensive	Calming\balancing

All 4 of these essential oils have aphrodisiac properties, so if you are planning a romantic interlude, then include the Sacral blend in your plans. If you are just feeling low, then the anti-depressant, calming/balancing, and tonic will help give you the lift you need. The cytophylactic properties of Patchouli will increase the activity of your white blood cells (leucocytes) to fight infection.

Solar Plexus Chakra Blend

Essential oil	Uses
Clove	Analgesic	Antispasmodic	Carminative
Fennel	Stimulant	Diuretic	Detoxifyer
Patchouli	Anti-inflammatory	Anti-fungal	Febrifuge
Peppermint	Analgesic	Decongestant	Stimulant

The Solar Plexus blend would be a great help at that time of the month when you think the world has gone crazy, but in fact it is just your menstrual cycle. Between them, these oils have analgesic for the pain, diuretic for the bloating, stimulant to get you going and a good anti-inflammatory.

Heart Chakra Blend

Essential oil	Uses
Geranium	Antidepressant	Balancing	Astringent
Lavender	Analgesic	Anti-anxiety	Calming
Mandarin	Digestive stimulant	Uplifting	Anti-spasmodic
Ylang ylang	Scalp stimulant	Hypotensive	Sedative

You are having a bad day. Everything appears to be going wrong. It is time to start again.
Run a hot bath and use 10 drops of the Heart Chakra blend in the water. Soak for awhile in these antidepressant, anti-anxiety and calming oils. The Ylang Ylang will help to lower blood pressure, the Geranium is balancing and the Mandarin is so uplifting.

Next month I will go through the remaining 4 Chakra Blends, Crown, Third Eye, Throat and Thymus. I hope this has helped to give you a sense of how flexible blends really are.

 

 

 

 

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"Elizabeth, an aromatherapy story

In my career as a Registered Massage Therapist and RA/EOT, I have worked with many elderly folks. So many who have had to suffer the sad and frustrating condition known as dementia.
I enjoy spending time with elders whether they can put a string of thoughts together or not. I have learned that if one is patient and spends the time, there is always a "nugget" which will be dropped onto ones lap.
Currently I have a client I'll call Elizabeth. Elizabeth is 86 years old, is incapable of taking care of herself, and consequently lives in a care home.
Although the aging process has been a steady thief, she has never shown signs of anger or depression. In fact, her hearty chuckle, ready smile and persistent agree ability are amazing to me.
In the past 6 months Elizabeth has mostly slept, or appeared to sleep, through most of her treatments. On the particular day that our story occurs, Elizabeth dozed except when being repositioned. As she lay on her back I touched her shoulder and her eyes popped open. "I'm just going to work on your neck now...and lets put some lotion on your arms, they look quite dry today." Reassured, she smiled and closed her eyes. "We'll use the Lavender." I added as I began to apply the lotion.
Her eyes popped open again.
"Lav-en-der," she slowly said, her eyes twinkling now.
"It's lovely isn't it?"
"Yes." she smiled, her eyes drifting across the room, then sweeping back to meet mine. "My father......" she started, and then lost her way, her mind blank she looked at me helplessly.
"Did your father grow Lavender?" I suggested.
"Yes!" she smiled broadly now, so happy the thought had made it to light.
Our conversation was brief and quickly faded as her eyelids became heavy once again. I continued my work and she slipped into a Lavender laced slumber. The scent had provided a spark that brought a fragment of her life back to flame. Perhaps it was a time in her father's sunlit garden? A small blessing and a brief escape into a youthful memory. Having shared this moment with Elizabeth I have my own vision of what her father's garden may have looked like and I can see it still."

  

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