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Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Haven't really had any time to write lately! Its funny, but when life is going well, I tend not to write, so I guess its been a really great few weeks. For one thing, I have been permanently hired on with NYR, and that feels good. I was struggling when I first accepted the management position, largely because I felt so resentful that this was very much NOT the professional singer job I had been dreaming of and working towards for most of my adult life. I felt frustrated and low about it until I was at one point actually threatened with losing this job, and I realised that I had to make a decision to work at it 100% or drop it. Ever since I decided to commit fully to it, I have felt so much better about the work and about myself in general.
The company is really committed to training, which I love. Yesterday I took a company-run day course on aromatherapy.
We were given samples to smell (note quality is everything with essential oils and source organic when ever possible), and we were not to guess the name of the oil but to discern the scent layers of the oil. Each oil has top, middle and bottom 'notes'. It suddenly became like wine tasting and more, because each oil not only smells differently, but also evokes a whole range of emotions. I was amazed at how powerfully I was affected by rose, not surprising as it is all about love, forgiveness, comfort, gentleness. Did you know that rose is also fantastic for skin, especially dry, red hot skin? It is also a hormone balancer for men (infertility) and women (menopause). When I smelt lemon oil I actually felt 'uplifted', I was suddenly smiling and my mouth was watering - it is a known appetite stimulant (it acts on the bile duct), it is a great insect repellent, can be applied neat to treat acne and warts and it helps stop the spread of spider veins and varicose veins (as it tones the capillary wall), it is a circulatory/detox tonic, and a fantastic antiviral, the first oil to use for colds and flu. In Australia it was used in hospitals and they cut the incidence of MRSA by 75%...
My other favorite oils were:
Bergamont - excellent for driven, angry, hot (chinese medicine) liver&adrenal male energy, and cooling (hence Earl Grey tea is excellent in the summer).
Geranium - balancing, sweet, calming, great for anxiousness, restlessness, waking up hot at night (like menopause), children's fevers, sunburn&dry heat.
Frankinsense - an oil with depth, first sharp and bitter then rich and complex, meditative, rooted. it is about letting go, being in the moment, regenerating the spirit.
Posted byKarma at Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Labels: wellness
