SELF HEALTH + HEALING

Practical, medicinal, and mystical, essential oils bridge the gap between real and ethereal. Whether it’s lice or lethargy, there’s an oil for that.

Essential oils have been used for centuries, from Ancient Egypt to the Ayurvedic tradition to the modern massage table, for therapeutic, cosmetic, and ceremonial purposes. With powerful effects both immediate and prolonged, and mounting scientific evidence of their benefits, these potent compounds are regaining popularity as safe and effective tools to support physical wellness, enhance yoga and meditation practices, and maintain emotional balance.

This essential oils guide will help you know what they are, how they work, how to choose and use them, PLUS the 10 most used and useful...

Many people cultivating a holistic lifestyle will eventually ‘discover’ essential oils as a powerful tool for natural healing — physically, emotionally and spiritually. Essential oils have a long, beautiful history as gifts from Mother Earth provided to care for us, her children. Ancient Egypt, Ancient China and the Bible all have recorded the use of essential oils.

What Are Essential Oils?

Essential oils are the plant’s own ‘medicine cabinet’ — protecting against infection, warding off invaders, and healing. Because are bodies are also carbon based, when we use essential oils they feel ‘at home’ and go to work on our behalf, helping our bodies to heal themselves, addressing core physical, emotional and spiritual issues as the root of disease.

- See more at: http://www.holisticdad.net/2013/12/23/beginners-essential-oils-guide/#more-1375