| When you work in your home office and want more | | | | right brain, which is the creative side of the brain. Of |
| creativity, there are many different tools and | | | | course, it is fine to just inhale naturally. |
| techniques that you can use. What I'd like to share with | | | | Which Essential Oils?Some people prefer single oils |
| you today is the fastest and easiest way I've | | | | such as cedarwood, Idaho balsam fir, frankincense, |
| discovered to date - essential oils! | | | | sandalwood, spruce or other conifer oils. Other people |
| Why Essential Oils?Because when they are inhaled, | | | | prefer essential oil blends using combinations of the |
| they go through the nose to the brain in seconds! | | | | following oils: blue cypress, blue tansy, cedarwood, |
| However, because of this, one should use only | | | | cinnamon bark, frankincense, geranium, ginger, hyssop, |
| therapeutic grade essential oils. A number of essential | | | | jasmine, lavender, mugwort, myrrh, myrtle, orange, |
| oils on the market have been adulterated with | | | | patchouli, rose, rosewood, sage, sandalwood, white fir, |
| synthetic chemicals and I certainly don't want that | | | | and ylang ylang. |
| going directly to my brain! That's why I stick with | | | | My Favorite |
| therapeutic grade essential oils. | | | | Recently, you'll find me inhaling a blend of frankincense, |
| How to UseTwo of the easiest ways are (1) to | | | | myrrh, hyssop, spikenard, cedarwood, Idaho balsam fir, |
| diffuse them in a cold-air diffuser and (2) to simply | | | | cinnamon, lavender and rose oils when I want more |
| inhale them directly from the bottle. | | | | creativity. I sit down with my blend of these oils, close |
| I was taught that the proper way to inhale essential oils | | | | my eyes, and think about what it is I want to |
| is as follows: | | | | accomplish. I continue inhaling the oil for a bit, and then |
| - breathe in through the left nostril | | | | sit there with my eyes closed for awhile. When I get |
| - breathe in through the right nostril | | | | up, I have the inspiration I need and can envision myself |
| - breathe in through both nostrils | | | | accomplishing what it is that I set out to accomplish. I |
| Why this way? When one inhales through the left | | | | even have the sensation of finishing the project! |
| nostril, the message of the essential oil first goes to the | | | | |