Aromatherapy with DoTerra Essential Oils
- earthnaturals20
- Nov 15, 2024
- 6 min read
Internal squeals of delight are happening here with the opportunity to write this blog on one of my favourite ever topics, Aromatherapy with DoTerra Essential Oils! So, welcome back friends, and lets dig in. This topic must have found you today because something inside you is curious about where this might fit into your life. A curiosity that perhaps is guiding you to wanting to have more empowerment of your wellness and health, and finding ways to build on solutions in your life. Like an innate knowing that you have more options, more ways to create empowerment. And let me remind you, that, yes ,you do! In fact, humans, bugs, animals and plants have been utilizing the powerful properties of the essential oils of plants since plants first existed. Before humans ever came along in history, plants and other animal species noticed the aromatics and essential oil properties from plants. Humans followed, learning over thousands of years, the benefits and uses of these aromatics and volatile oils. Its all part of our amazing connection to this universe!
"Aromatherapy is the holistic therapeutic application of genuine and authentic plant-derived essential oils for enhancing the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health of an individual."-Jade Shutes, Foundations of Aromatherapy.
When I first began my Aromatherapy studies back in 2000, I knew instantly that these powerful plant properties were going to be woven into my life in every way going forward. And boy did they ever! I began using essential oils on the daily, especially during my work as a massage therapist. Then in 2017 I came upon DoTerra essential oils during a time in life where I was undergoing a surgical procedure and needed higher quality essential oils to support my healing journey afterwards. This is where I up-levelled the quality of the oils. Welcome in DoTerra! They became a part of my wellness routine going forward and a part of solutions for everyday. They have been an essential tool during times of loss and grief from becoming widowed, times of raising my children , intense stress, healing physically, healing emotionally etc. One of my favourite tools in my wellness remedy kit for life! They have been a a tool for integrating less toxins in the home and body, a source of foundational health care for my family and I, along with oodles of other benefits. I utilize them within my business and wellness practice, and love connecting you with their benefits!
You are here because you want choices and choices you will have. From an aromatic massage, to stacking up information for your knowledge base, to building up your Essential Oil remedy kit, there are many options for your health and wellbeing to find here. As life can be full of extra expenses, you have the opportunity to purchase trusted, certified tested grade essential oils from DoTerra here at wholesale price, creating more flexibility for you and your family. I'm so glad you found yourself here and are empowering yourselves! Lets read on....
There is a lot to unpack in regards to essential oils, and for the purposes of this short blog, we will dig into some simple facts, history and information that can inspire you to start your journey with them, or if you are a seasoned user, then you can add this information to your foundation of wellness. And don't worry, there will be many more blog sessions where we dive in even more to the wonderful world of plants and their essential oils! This blog specifically tunes into DoTerra essential oils, because of their quality, co-impact sourcing, and certified pure tested grade quality. My favourite essential oil company!
Lets first look into the following:
What is an essential Oil
How to use essential oils
Safety with essential oils
History of essential oils
What is an Essential Oil?
Essential oils are volatile components of a plant that are highly concentrated aromatic extracts. The material that is extracted via a distillation or expression process are typically from parts of the plant such as the flowers, flowering tops, fruits, leaves, roots, resins, seeds and woods. Plants have an innate intelligence, and the essential oils produced from them have a multitude of functions. Some of these functions, being to attract insects, repel competition of other plants, protect against predators, and to defend and protect. Think of that deliciously smelling summer rose bush aroma or your grandmas spring wildflower garden that hosts our friendly butterflies and bees that come to pollinate. Or how some plants may release their volatile oils to deter insects or animals from approaching them. These volatile oils can also be protective to the plant by fighting off many organisms that may be a threat to them, and act as an antimicrobial, anti-fungal, and antibacterial to support the plants survival.
How to Use Essential Oils?
Essential oils are volatile oils. This means they have the ability to evaporate being exposed to air after sometime. After either distillation or extraction from the plant, this liquid is generally stored in glass or non plastic containers to ensure their longevity and stored with a lid.
The uses include methods such as aromatically (inhalation and olfaction), topically, and internally. There is a lot to consider with these methods, such as quality and purity of the oil, safety of which plants are contraindicated for internal or topical use (aromatically too), or oils that may affect your skin if exposed topically with sunlight, for example. As you read the information throughout this blog, keep in mind that the information provided is not to diagnose, prescribe or treat, and that working alongside your healthcare practitioner with how you use your essential oils is always best practice. In fact, I would encourage you to learn all you can about them and approach your health care practitioner to work to integrate these wonderful essential oils into your wellness journey!
When we use essential oils aromatically, for example, through inhalation or olfaction, we can elicit effects on the self physiologically, emotionally and even mentally. One of the easiest ways to use them like this is simply smelling the essential oil right from the bottle with some relaxing breath cycles. This direct inhalation or olfaction method flows through our nose and the receptors on our cilia hairs, connecting the aroma to the olfactory bulb in the brain and our limbic system of the brain. Another common way is to use a diffuser, a device combining water and the essential oil, used to diffuse the aroma into your room. It's important to have a well ventilated area to use them in, and if pets or small children are in the home, make sure to understand safety of oils near animals and children. See below: Safety with Essential Oils. Topical and internal use are fantastic methods to use your oils, given the safety, purity and knowledge to do so is under qualified guidance, as no two oils are created the same. You can read more on their uses when you visit the "DoTerra" section of my website or by purchasing your oils below with the link.
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Safety with Essential Oils
Visit the Essential Oil Safety button below to view a great resource for essential oil safety.
History of Essential Oils
For longer than the ancient Egyptians have existed, then to the times of Christ where the gifts of Frankincense and Myrrh appeared, aromatherapy, aromatic remedies and then essential oils existed throughout thousands of years. Their many benefits for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, aromatic perfumes, wound care, etc have served humans for many millennia. From use in the home, religious ceremonies and cultural traditions, funeral and body preservation, aphrodisiac enticement, etc, aromatherapy with essential oils is something that can enhance your wellbeing greatly!
"......there is virtually no people known to anthropology- however remote, isolated, or primitive- in which some form of doctoring with plants was not practiced."-Barbara Griggs, The Green Pharmacy.
In 1937, coining of the term "aromatherapie", happened. The man responsible for coining the term, had written a book called "Gattefosses Aromatherapy", from which several physiological ailments were written about and the clinical findings of such. The man is Rene-Maurice Gattefosse. Gattefosse went on to publish many studies for the uses of essential oils, and worked throughout hospitals and with others outside the hospital to gain his research on the medicinal actions of essential oils.
There is a long history of aromatherapy, essential oil usage and the research that continues to go into this practice. With regards to DoTerra essential oils specifically, they are a company engaging in constant research, oil testing, ethical growing, harvesting and processing practices throughout the world. One such means to test the quality and purity of their oils is through a system called, GC/MS, which stands for Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry. You can read more about this research in the link below. Becoming empowered in your health means to become informed, as we are each responsible for our self governance of our body. Read more about GC/MS here below.
With all this information in mind now, I encourage you to continue your journey into empowering your wellness and becoming informed on all the choices you have for your health. We are free beings, with the ability to search out what best serves us with regards to becoming informed. Make sure to utilize my website, along with my DoTerra link for continued information.
Once again, I am so happy you are here, and if you have read to the end here, I know that something within you is curious to make that next step into a more autonomous, informed journey into your health. I invite you to join us below to start your DoTerra wellness lifestyle.
Thank you for visiting my blog.
~Leah
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