If you are struggling to find a way to be OK in the world right now, you are not alone. Our lives can be thrust into chaos just from a single thought. Listening to the news can send dread molecules coursing through the body. Stop…stop that thought from taking hold into the future, come back to present moment and reach for your rescue remedies and a good cup of tea.
When it feels like life is turning to sh*t, essential oils to the rescue. They are a fundamental part of a menopause wellness toolbox. The aromatic molecules of plants can be fast acting and bypass the thinking mind to the amygdala, the seat of stored emotions and trauma. Through smelling and inhaling, as well as applying topically, the oils are able to access this region to assist in the release of stored emotions.
Young Living Valor® is an empowering combination of Northern Lights Black Spruce, Blue Tansy, and Frankincense essential oils that work to increase feelings of strength, courage, and self-esteem in the face of adversity. Renowned for its protective qualities and indigo/violet colour, Valor® can enhance our internal resources and resilience when fear is threatening to overwhelm us.
Use it to greet each morning with an open heart or to unwind your mind at the end of the day. Its powerful yet calming scent is versatile enough that you can integrate it into your morning and bedtime routines.
Valor® balance is a technique you can do with a friend or partner to increase the resonance of the body and ease feelings of tension and stress. It works best whilst lying, but can also be done in a chair. This is the basic technique:
- With the person lying on their back on a massage table or bed, place 2 drops of Valor® oil or another essential oil like lavender or cedarwood onto your palms and then apply to the soles of each foot.
- Hold right foot with right hand and left foot with left hand so your arms are crossed. Apply firm palm to sole contact.
- Close your eyes and focus on the feeling from each foot. Is there tingling, pulsing or heat? Notice if there is any difference between left and right foot.
- Hold for 2 – 10 mins or until energy balances in each foot.
Other essential oils useful in menopause include Peppermint for cooling hot flushes, Clary Sage for natural phytoestrogens, Cedarwood for sleep, Frankincense for grounding and spiritual support, Idaho blue spruce for low testosterone, Lavender for calm and the blends Scalessence, Progessence Phyto Plus, Peace and Calming, Believe, Transformation, Trauma Life, Stress Away and Surrender.
