In aromatherapy, it supports breathwork, focus, and emotional release. Physically, it is renowned for its rejuvenating effects on the skin and its anti-inflammatory and immune-supportive properties. With every drop, frankincense invites stillness, sacredness, and a deeper alignment with both body and soul.

Neroli essential oil is a delicate and exotic essence extracted from the fragrant blossoms of the bitter orange tree. With a luminous, floral-citrus aroma, neroli awakens the senses and uplifts the heart. Its gentle energy calms tension and anxiety while restoring a radiant clarity to both the skin and the spirit.

Helichrysum is known as the oil of the wounded healer—both physically and emotionally. It has a unique ability to open the heart while grounding and comforting the soul. Used in energetic healing and trauma therapy, this oil encourages emotional release, forgiveness, and deep inner restoration.

Introducing lavender essential oil unveils a serene and transformative experience, inviting harmony within. The gentle and soothing fragrance of lavender evokes tranquility, while its versatile properties, including relaxation and tension reduction, offer a sense of protection and clarity to those navigating life's boundaries.

Welcoming sandalwood essential oil is like beginning an ancient journey towards self-discovery and inner peace. The luxurious and exotic scent of sandalwood takes us to a sacred place where calmness and equilibrium are found. Its warm, earthy fragrance calms the senses, centers the mind, and elevates the spirit.

Red Raspberry essential oil has an enchanting aroma, and helps unveil our transformative journey, nurturing our inner resilience

Self care practices, such as aromatherapy, can help ease symptoms of trauma, along with professional care

Originally posted January 9, 2019. Happy reading! Thank you to my loving readers for visiting my humble blog! Looking back at the dynamic range of topics in the BirthTouch® blog, that touch on mental health and mindbody therapies, I thought I’d share the most popular blogs of the year. 1. DBT STOP & TIP Skills: Life is worth living even if there is pain The top top spot was claimed by an article about a very, very popular and evidence-based therapy called Dialectical Beha

Self-Care: Essential Oils for Emotional Support Safety note: Please realize that self-treatment has its limitations. You must seek professional help for any chronic, lingering or severe emotional or psychological symptoms you are experiencing. The use of essential oils for emotional support is discussed here as just one piece of the pie in your healing, as complementary care only. In addition, this website promotes the safe use of essential oils by these methods only: i

Originally posted November 13, 2018. Hobby Corner: Fall Warming Salve for Pain Relief This spring and summer, I wildcrafted some herbs to infuse in base oils for use in making some fall and winter salves. I made comfrey , dandelion and calendula oils. This November, I made my first fall/winter warming salve. Because, like any others, I do intense work as a psychotherapist, I tend towards hobbies that being me in contact with nature, such as hiking, gardening and her

Here’s another easy remedy for you to make for simple comfort in everyday life. Make this salve for use in your home and to give to friends, too! Making salves with plant essences is a lot like cooking. So, if you like to cook as a hobby this is a meditative fun way to pass a rainy day at home!

Originally posted May 15, 2018. Herbals: Infusing Carrier Oils for Self-Care One of my hobbies is aromatherapy. I see studying the plant world as an extension of my life-long gardening hobby. I studied at Liz Fulcher’s Aromatic Wisdom Institute, and had the best time learning about how to judge the quality of essential oils, how to mix them and all about carrier oils as well. I especially love infused carrier oils and salves. They have such nice scents and are so calmin

Originally posted February 6, 2018. Clinical Aromatherapy One of my life long hobbies is studying healing plants in the form of herbals, essential oils and flower essences. I studied for my aromatherapy certification in 2014 with Liz Fulcher at her Aromatic Wisdom Institute in Pennsylvania. It was a wonderful course and she mentored me further into the secret life of plants. I discovered a whole network of wise women working with plant secrets. It was a great experienc

Originally posted January 30, 2018. Banish those negative feelings! Nurturing your connection is important. It’s important to connect positively every day! Research by John Gottman, Ph.D., the grandaddy of marriage counseling, shows that for every negative interaction, five positive ones are needed to compensate to keep up a positive balance of feelings. Happy, stable marriages naturally fall into the 5:1 ratio. The good news is you can consciously make an effort to

Originally posted June 12, 2017. Aromatherapy is an age-old technique involving essentials oils that are beneficial to the mind and the...

Originally posted May 22, 2017. Here’s another easy remedy for simple comfort in everyday life. Make this salve for use in your home and to give to friends, too! Making salves with plant essences is a lot like cooking. So, if you like to cook as a hobby this is also a fun way to pass a rainy day at home! First, get your stuff together to get ready to cook! Ingredients: 4 oz yellow beeswax 2 oz virgin organic shea butter 1 oz organic coconut oil 1/2 tsp of vitamin E oil 10

Below is a recipe for healing skin wounds I made for a friend who had been hurt in an accident. Of course, common sense disclaimer: he used this salve on his hands after a stay in the hospital, and the salve is not a substitute for medical care. But there was alot of trauma, both physical and emotional, and his closed wounds were in for a long healing period.

Updated January 27, 2022r Ahh my summer “stay-cation”!! A combination of rest and work. Working on a challenge that is short term and chosen. We’ve had the contractors in and out to get the kitchen done. Dust everywhere! And the waiting for permits/inspections phase is now officially on ! Working on a significant and necessary part of life that I wish didn’t have to happen, but of course is part of the normal course of life suffering. Working with the assisted living wh

I’m trying to protect my garden from becoming deer appetizers! A seasoned gardener in deer country, I’ve used many commercial preparations, including Deer Out and Liquid Fence and Deer Scram Repellent . I’ve found that all are effective, all take persistence in remembering to take the time to re-apply during the season, all are kinda hard on the pocketbook plus I always had to make sure I had some on hand! Because it just always seems that when my intuition was tingling

This article reviews a 2014 research study examining lavender aromatherapy as a complementary comfort measure during childbirth. It is provided for educational purposes and does not replace individualized clinical guidance. In 2014, Maasumeh Kaviani, Faculty Member at the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and her team of research scholars conducted a study to see the effects of using lavender aromatherapy during childbirth on pain intensity perception, duratio