Essential Oils

Essential Oils and the Mind

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HOW DO ESSENTIAL OILS AFFECT THE MIND?

Your sense of smell is much more accurate than any of your other senses. Your ability to smell comes from sensory cells called Olfactory Sensory Neurons, found in a small patch of tissue very high in your nose. Those cells connect to your brain.

Each of those sensory neurons has one odor receptor – and molecules released by substances around us stimulate these receptors. Once your neurons detect your molecules, they send messages to your limbic lobe of your brain.

Our sense of smell is 10,000 more sensitive than our other senses. Scent travels faster to the brain with smell than it does with sight, or even sound.

The limbic lobe is a group of brain structures that is below the cortex of the brain – it includes the amygdala and the hippocampus. Your limbic lobe (system of brain structures) is directly connected to the parts of your brain that control many aspects of your body – hormone levels, stress, memory, breathing, heart rate, and more.

The only way to stimulate the emotional brain is through your sense of smell – which is one of the reasons why Essential Oils can work so incredibly well. Feelings of depression, fear, anger, happiness, joy and even anxiety all originate from the limbic lobe of the brain.

Essential Oils can help alleviate symptoms at a cellular level through their therapeutic properties. Stimulation of hormones and chemicals can drastically affect physiology and behavior.

Essential Oils can be stimulating (Peppermint), calming (Lavender), sedative (Cedarwood), balancing (Frankincense, and so much more.

Top Five for Emotions:

Roman Chamomile: Helps support feelings of peace, love and acceptance.

Cedarwood: Helps support healthy focus and encouragement while also grounding.

Lavender: Helps support relaxation and calming. This one also helps with communicating feelings.

Bergamot: Uplifting and will help support healthy confidence levels. This one also helping foster self love and self worth.

Frankincense: Powerful cleanser of the spirit – grounding and can help during times of negativity.

REFERENCES:
How do Essential Oils Affect our Mind and Our Emotions. Retrieved from http://www.biospiritual-energy-healing.com/essential-oils-affect-our-minds.html

Want to learn more? Check out this free guide!

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Looking for the tools and products I swear by? Visit my Amazon storefront for a handpicked collection of my favorite finds—from kitchen gadgets to wellness essentials. Click here to explore and shop my must-haves.

If you would love to be part of my essential oil community and are ready to start using pure essential oils, shop here or email me for a free 1:1 consultation.

Pain Relief Essential Oil Blend

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Pain-Relieving Essential Oils: Nature’s Support for Your Body

When pain strikes, whether it’s a dull ache or a sharp discomfort, finding relief is a top priority. While over-the-counter remedies can help, there’s also a natural way to ease discomfort—through the power of essential oils.

Certain oils have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and calming properties that work gently but effectively to soothe sore muscles, reduce tension, and ease pain. From muscle aches to headaches, essential oils like lavender, peppermint, and eucalyptus can offer the comfort and support your body needs without the side effects of synthetic pain relievers.

In this post, we’ll dive into the best essential oils for pain relief, share how they work, and provide tips for using them safely and effectively in your self-care routine.

This is the go-to blend for PAIN. If you experience muscle pain, nerve pain, arthritis pain or joint pain this is for you. Check out how amazing these oils are. I have samples of Deep Blue Rub if you want to try them! Just shoot me a message and I can get them to you!

Remember, you can use some or all of these oils in a roller! The top three listed below are pretty affordable and have a variety of uses. Making up rollers is the easiest and most cost effective way to use and apply the oils.

Pain Relief Blend

  • Lemongrass has anti-inflammatory, analgesic (relieves pain, regenerative (promotes regenerations of cell tissue) and anti-rheumatic properties. It is amazing for connective tissue and joint/ligament/tendon pain.
  • Marjoram has antispasmodic (relieves spasms of involuntary muscles) and vasodilator (relaxes/dilates blood vessels and increases blood flow) properties. Marjoram is great for carpel tunnel, tendonitis, arthritis, muscles cramps or sprains.
  • Siberian Fir has analgesic properties and is amazing for muscle and joint pain, muscle fatigue and regeneration, rheumatism (inflammation to the joints, muscles, tissues)—especially rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Helichrysum has antispasmodic, analgesic and neuroprotective properties. It relies nerve pain.
  • Deep Blue is awesome for muscle/joint pain, arthritis, neuropathy, fibromyalgia, whip lash, muscle tension, and so much more.

To learn more about the basics of essential oils, check out this handy guide!

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If you would love to be part of my essential oil community and are ready to start using pure essential oils, shop here or email me for a free 1:1 consultation.

Crystals and Essential Oils

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If you haven’t started using gemstones with your essential oils, you’re missing out! Seriously amazing.

When it comes to understanding how these two work so well together it starts with the basic knowledge that it’s all about vibration: everything in the universe vibrates. This vibrational energy surrounds all beings, even those objects generally perceived as inanimate. Through the phenomenon of resonance, the vibration of one object can affect another object without its even touching it. This happens because vibration is an energy that travels through space. So, each individual is affected by the vibrations of people and things around us.

This relationship can be used to our advantage, especially when it comes to our emotions. For example, if energy our levels feel low, in addition to resting and staying well-hydrated, we can select a crystal or an essential oil (or a combination) for a pick-me-up.

“Crystals and essential oils, like yoga and meditation, are tools to help us feel our best,” explains crystal expert Heather Askinosie, co-founder of Energy Muse and author of CRYSTAL365. “And in the same way that other healing practices pair well together, crystals and essential oils work together to enhance the energy you seek to create.”

So what do crystals and essential oils have in common? Well, they’re both made from earth’s natural resources and often used for healing purposes — crystals are naturally-occurring minerals found all over the globe, while essential oils are distilled directly from plants, trees, and flowers. Using essential oils for healing is wildly popular, as these potent plant essences are touted for their physical and emotional benefits, and used in various forms for different types of ailments (they can be applied topically, diffused in water, and sometimes even ingested). Additionally, crystals are revered for their purported healing benefits and cultures around the globe have used crystals for healing for thousands of years.

My favorite crystal varies depending on what is currently going on in my life, emotionally and physically. Lately, I have been really drawn to the cooler gems like larimar, turquoise, aquamarine, fluorite, green aventurine and amethyst. For many years I tended to be drawn towards warm and denser gems like carnelian, garnet, jaspers, hematite, tigers eye and citrine. Af ew months ago, my body (and mind) needed some cooler vibes and I switched up my crystals into a few of my daily blends of oils.

I personally love these gemstone rollers that pair fabulously with my high quality essential oils. To learn more about the basics of essential oils and how to order, check out this free guide.

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If you would love to be part of my essential oil community and are ready to start using pure essential oils, shop here or email me for a free 1:1 consultation.

Safe Internal Use of Essential Oils: What You Need to Know

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Safe Internal Use of Essential Oils: What You Need to Know

Essential oils are incredibly powerful plant extracts that can offer many benefits when used thoughtfully. While most people are familiar with applying oils topically or inhaling their aromas, some wonder about using essential oils internally for added support.

Using essential oils internally requires extra caution, knowledge, and respect for their potency. Not all oils are safe to ingest, and improper use can cause irritation or other unwanted effects. When done correctly, however, internal use can be a valuable way to support digestion, immune health, and overall wellness.

In this post, we’ll explore important guidelines for safely using essential oils internally, which oils are commonly used, and best practices to ensure you get the benefits without risks.

Wherever you get your oils, always double check this label. If it doesn’t have a supplement facts label then it is a HUGE NO to internal use.

I choose only doTERRA essential oils because I can be assured they are certified pure therapeutic grade. That means they are the highest quality and purest oils on the market. Many, many hospitals across the country are using doTERRA and that makes me feel even better.

A kind word of caution tho—if you think buying doTERRA on amazon is the same, you could be scammed. It’s super easy to uncap the oils and refill them with cheaper and less quality oils and be selling them as doTERRA. Why take that chance? It’s as simple as a Costco membership—get wholesale prices for a small fee (or waived with a kit) and start using the best and safest oils available.

Check out this handy guide and learn how to get started!

If you love my content and want more tools for mindfulness & movement, check out my digital products on Buy Me a Coffee! Your support helps me continue creating. 

Looking for the tools and products I swear by? Visit my Amazon storefront for a handpicked collection of my favorite finds—from kitchen gadgets to wellness essentials. Click here to explore and shop my must-haves.

If you would love to be part of my essential oil community and are ready to start using pure essential oils, shop here or email me for a free 1:1 consultation.

Essential Oils and the Brain

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The limbic system is the emotional control center of the brain. It processes your sense of smell and deals with three key functions, emotions, memories and arousal (stimulation).

Here is a quick vocab lesson:


Neuron: (also called neurone or nerve cell) is a cell that carries electrical impulses. Neurons are the basic units of the nervous system. There are up to 100 billion in the brain and they can send information from the brain to the rest of the body.

Neuropeptides: small protein like molecules used by neurons to communicate with each other.

Neuropeptides stimulate hundreds of activities in the body including food intake, learning taste smell and memory.

Receptor: a cell usually a neuron which receives stimuli from neuropeptides.

Neurotransmitter: sends information between neurons, via a neuropeptide by crossing synapse. They are chemical messengers.

There is an outside stimulus of some sort (I call them circumstances) and the brain has a chain reaction that is set off quicker then we can realize- you have a thought, and that thought is actually converted into a neuropeptide that is sent to the cells in the body, literally changing the chemistry of every cell in you body and causing a physiological response based on the neuropeptides released. So in a very real way, your thinking becomes part of you on a cellular level. The different neuropeptides that are sent are what we feel as emotion in the body and the physiological response.

Smell is so powerful because the olfactory bulb gives smells a direct passage into the limbic system, where they imprint with emotional responses we have to that outside stimuli. They become part of the memory of the thought/emotional response to a circumstance. The more we think a thought and have an emotional response, the more the memory, or neuropathway is strengthened in our brain.

That is why emotions can trigger such strong responses in us. Essential Oils, in my research, work different ways in the body and brain to effect emotions. First, they can interact with the limbic system and the amygdala, which plays a major role in storing and releasing emotional trauma. When you smell an oil, it can clear receptors in the cells, detoxing emotion. Citrus oils are great at clearing receptors in the cells, which means they can help with emotional detox on a cellular level. Oils can also help to disrupt thought patterns and help establish new ones (new neuropathways).

Personal example, when my thoughts would start spiraling and I’d start having anxious feelings, I would stop, smell serenity and repeat thoughts that my brain could believe (this is really important) that helped me change the response in my body. Ex. “I am in my home, I am safe.” My brain starts to recognize the pattern of smelling an oil and having a positive thought pattern and “chemical response” in my body.

Our bodies are synergistic. Emotions happen on a cellular level, just as physical health is on a cellular level. When we use an oil, we will have a physical and an emotional component because they are inseperable in the body. Oils that cause emotional responses are having specific effects either in the limbic system or in the cells of the body.

Learn more about the basics of essential oils here.

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Hair Growth Spray

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Essential Oils for Hair Growth: Nurture Your Scalp and Strengthen Your Strands

Healthy, vibrant hair begins at the roots—and sometimes our scalp needs a little extra support to create the perfect environment for growth. Whether you’re noticing thinning, breakage, or simply want to encourage stronger, shinier hair, essential oils can be a natural and nourishing ally.

With their ability to stimulate circulation, soothe the scalp, and strengthen hair follicles, certain essential oils have been used for centuries to promote healthy hair growth. From refreshing peppermint to strengthening rosemary, these plant-powered oils can help you care for your hair in a holistic way.

In this post, we’ll explore the best essential oils for hair growth and share simple ways to use them in your daily self-care routine—so you can nurture your scalp and let your strands thrive.

I have never in my life had long hair! My mom was a hairdresser and that meant I had short hair always, AND perms! Ack! I think my first perm was when I was four years old! And, I have really red hair so it’s no wonder I didn’t have a date until I was like 35….kidding, but still.

I have been growing my hair out for some time. I decided a couple of years ago that I want to turn 50 with long, beautiful red hair. I wont say my hair is long, but it is much healthier and happier. Plus, this smells so good.

In a 2oz spray bottle:

  • 10 drops cedarwood
  • 10 drops geranium
  • 10 drops peppermint
  • 10 drops Clary Sage
  • 10 drops rosemary
  • 1oz witch hazel, top off with water.

Spray your hair once or twice a day!

To get these oils, just go here! Plus, these particular oils are great for so many other uses like sleep, hormones, tension, skin and so much more! Learn more about how to use essential oils here.

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Looking for the tools and products I swear by? Visit my Amazon storefront for a handpicked collection of my favorite finds—from kitchen gadgets to wellness essentials. Click here to explore and shop my must-haves.

If you would love to be part of my essential oil community and are ready to start using pure essential oils, shop here or email me for a free 1:1 consultation.

Essential Oils for Adrenal Support: Restoring Energy and Resilience

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Essential Oils for Adrenal Support: Restoring Energy and Resilience

Your adrenal glands are small but mighty, working tirelessly to help you respond to stress and keep your energy steady throughout the day. But in our fast-paced world, these little glands can easily become overworked, leaving you feeling drained, foggy, and unable to bounce back like you used to.

Essential oils can be a gentle yet powerful way to support your adrenals. With their calming, grounding, and restorative properties, certain oils help soothe the nervous system, reduce stress, and encourage deep replenishment—giving your body the chance to reset and restore balance.

In this post, we’ll explore the best essential oils for adrenal support and share simple, nourishing ways to weave them into your daily self-care rituals.

Unrelenting stress. Trouble sleeping. Exhaustion. Low libido. Brain fog. Stubborn weight gain. Anxiety or depression… Do these sound familiar?

These don’t have to be your secret struggle anymore ?. You are not alone.

These are all symptoms of hormone imbalance that I hear women describe every single day.

The root cause of many hormone problems is stress and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis deregulation.

Chronic stress created by modern life not only activates the HPA axis (hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis) and turns on our survival system, but brings about the possibility of a vicious cycle of feedback from stress and its damaging effects.

How do we combat this vicious cycle into sympathetic dominance

Fortunately, in nature’s infinite wisdom, there are a number of essential oils that can help you adapt to stress with more grace and ease.

Essential oils stress are powerful response interrupters. Simply breathing in a calming essential oil will actually downregulate the stress response and instantly reduce overwhelm.

Below is my Adrenal Love blend that works effectively at reducing stress in a matter of seconds.

Adrenal Love Rollerblend

  • 8 drops Geranium
  • 5 drops Rosemary
  • 5 drops Clove
  • 3 drops Peppermint

Directions:

Add essential oils to a10ml rollerball. Top off with Fractionated Coconut Oil.
Roll the blend over your pulse points, palms, adrenals and back of neck.

To experience instant relief from stress, roll the blend over your palm and take 3-5 deep breathes so that the aroma goes straight to the limbic brain and calms down the amygdala.

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Immune Support

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This wintry season can be so hard to stay healthy. All of the inside time and lack of fresh air can make germs take over our world. The good news is with a few little tweaks to our daily regimen we can support out body to stay healthy and fend of the germs.

I work in long term care centers and am constantly around germs people and object. I am so happy to say (knock on wood) that I have not so much as had a sniffle since I began incorporating some of these tools into my life.

Consistency is key when it comes to protecting our bodies.

That means mindset, habits and what we put in and around our body. I am a huge believer in positive thinking, affirmations, gratitude and natural options, like essential oils.

Sometimes all those things cannot be enough and we do end up feeling under the weather. Good news is this quick little recipe can really put you back in the game of life.

These are must haves for in the unfortunate case you get sick. The second I start to feel anything crud related, I grab these oils, add them to a 10ml roller bottle and start rolling. I like to apply these to the bottom of my feet and my spine.

The best part? These are common oils found in my fave new starter kit—the healthy start kit! This little bundle will cover illness, sleep, mood, natural cleaning and so much more. This free downloadable ebook is a great resource!

Once you get started, I will send you an amazing package to get you started using your oils, set up a free personalized wellness consultation and provide you access to my VIP education and mentoring group!

Are you ready?

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If you would love to be part of my essential oil community and are ready to start using pure essential oils, shop here or email me for a free 1:1 consultation.

Essential Oils for Thyroid Support

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Essential Oils for Thyroid Support: Nurturing Balance Naturally

The thyroid—a small, butterfly-shaped gland in your neck—plays a big role in your overall health. It helps regulate energy, mood, metabolism, and even how well you sleep. When your thyroid is out of balance, you may feel tired, foggy, or disconnected from your natural rhythm.

Essential oils can be a gentle, supportive tool to help bring harmony to your thyroid and nervous system. With their calming, balancing, and energizing properties, certain oils can support healthy circulation, reduce stress (a major contributor to thyroid imbalance), and promote a sense of emotional and physical well-being.

In this post, we’ll explore some of the best essential oils for thyroid support and share simple ways to use them in your daily routine to nurture balance from within.

The Thyroid

The thyroid, located in the front of the neck, is a small butterfly-shaped organ. It plays a mighty role in your health by producing hormones which travel throughout the body. These hormones regulate our hearts, digestion, muscle control, and equally important, brain development. As a result, you need your thyroid to be performing well to feel well. Did you know that there are many essential oils for thyroid support?

First let’s look at why the thyroid is so important. Thyroid hormones affect your metabolism rate, which means how fast or slow your brain, heart, muscles, liver, and other parts of your body work. Amazing, Huh?

Paying attention to the language your body is speaking can really give you insight to your thyroid working too fast or too slowly. For example, if you don’t have enough thyroid hormone, you might feel tired and cold. Or, if you have too much thyroid hormone, you might feel nervous, jumpy, and warm.

The thyroid is controlled by the pituitary gland which oversees thyroid hormone production. Additionally, it tells the thyroid to make more or less according to what the body needs. The pituitary gland is even smaller, about the size of a pea, yet still vitally important to our health. In fact, we can use essential oils for thyroid and pituitary support to keep our body working at it’s best.

The best essential oils for thyroid support are Lemongrass, Myrrh, Clove, Frankincense, Basil and Peppermint.

1. Frankincense – Frankincense, also known as the “King of oils”, is a powerfully supportive oil for the body. Its complex chemistry, coupled with a high ratio of Monoterpenes (25%), make it a multi-purpose oil and a strong support on a cellular and DNA level. Furthermore, Frankincense is calming for the immune and nervous systems, skin and emotions. Combine with Lemongrass, Myrrh and Clove for a daily thyroid support blend .

2. Myrrh – Because Myrrh is very high in Sesquiterpenes (75%), it is a strong support for the thyroid. Sesquiterpenes also stimulate the limbic system, hypothalamus, pineal and pituitary glands. Combine with Clove, Lemongrass and Frankincense for a daily thyroid support blend.

3. Clove – Clove is a powerful antioxidant and immune support for the body. High in phenols which stimulate the immune and nervous system, they further help keep your cells performing well. Combine with Lemongrass, Myrrh and Frankincense for a daily thyroid support blend.

4. Lemongrass – Lemongrass is high in aldehydes (up to 80%). This works to calm the nervous system, relieve stress and promote relaxation while also being uplifting. Combine with Clove, Myrrh and Frankincense for a daily thyroid support blend.

5. Peppermint – Peppermint gives us a natural energy boost. If you’re tired, it’s a wonderful pick-me-up during the day, especially in those late afternoon hours. Try it in a diffuser, put a drop in your hands to inhale or just smell from the bottle. It is also supportive to the thyroid.

Remember, essential oils are so potent that it doesn’t take much to be effective. This roller blend will last about TWO months and each bottle of essential oils is 250 drops! That means you’ll have a long supply of thyroid support, but also the oils in this blend are incredibly versatile and you’ll find TONS of uses for them.

If you’d like to learn the basics of essential oils, check out this handy guide. It’s super easy to get these oils at wholesale prices, just pop over here or I am happy to make you a thyroid blend to try before you invest!

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Looking for the tools and products I swear by? Visit my Amazon storefront for a handpicked collection of my favorite finds—from kitchen gadgets to wellness essentials. Click here to explore and shop my must-haves.

If you would love to be part of my essential oil community and are ready to start using pure essential oils, shop here or email me for a free 1:1 consultation.

Top Ten Essential Oils

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Your Essential Oil Starter Kit: The Top 10 doTERRA Oils and How to Use Them

Starting your journey with essential oils can feel exciting—and maybe a little overwhelming at first. That’s why the doTERRA Enrollment Kit is such a wonderful place to begin. With ten of the most versatile and powerful oils, this kit gives you everything you need to support your health, home, and emotions naturally.

From soothing lavender to energizing peppermint and immune-boosting blends, these oils are the foundation for countless everyday uses. Whether you’re diffusing for a peaceful mood, creating DIY wellness blends, or supporting your family through seasonal changes, this kit truly has you covered.

In this post, we’ll explore each of the top 10 essential oils in the doTERRA kit, share their benefits, and give you simple, practical ways to use them every day.

I’ve been using essential oils for about 17 years, but doTERRA for the last five. The quality and purity is above all others. (Even hospitals and clinics across the country only use doTERRA).

When I got started, I chose the top ten oils in the family kit. The versatility of these helped my family swap out toxins, address mood and sleep, immune boosting, belly aches, tension and pain, and so much more.

It’s so easy and when you get started, I will hook you up into my VIP tribe, support you as you learn how to use them and give you an awesome resource book.

Check out this free guide and how to order!

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Looking for the tools and products I swear by? Visit my Amazon storefront for a handpicked collection of my favorite finds—from kitchen gadgets to wellness essentials. Click here to explore and shop my must-haves.

If you would love to be part of my essential oil community and are ready to start using pure essential oils, shop here or email me for a free 1:1 consultation.

Understanding the Language of Your Brain: Anxiety, Stress, and Neurons

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Understanding the Language of Your Brain: Anxiety, Stress, and Neurons

Have you ever felt caught in a cycle of worry or overwhelm and wondered what’s really happening inside your brain? To better understand anxiety and stress, it helps to learn the basic language your brain and body use to communicate. Words like neurotransmitters, neurons, and synapses might sound complex at first, but they hold the key to understanding why we feel what we feel—and how we can begin to find calm again.

In this post, we’ll break down the essential vocabulary around anxiety and stress in simple, clear terms. From the way neurons fire messages to how stress hormones influence our mood, you’ll gain insight into the inner workings of your nervous system. Knowledge is power—and learning about your brain can be the first step in soothing it.Tired of worrying and having anxiety run your life?

By the way, our life expectancy is down again for the THIRD year in a row. The last time this happened was 1915-1918, during World War One. We are killing our selves with our stressful lives.

The limbic system is the emotional control center of the brain. It processes your sense of smell and deals with three key functions, emotions, memories and arousal (stimulation).

Here is a quick vocab lesson:

Neuron: (also called neurone or nerve cell) is a cell that carries electrical impulses. Neurons are the basic units of the nervous system. There are up to 100 billion in the brain and they can send information from the brain to the rest of the body.

Neuropeptides: small protein like molecules used by neurons to communicate with each other.

Neuropeptides stimulate hundreds of activities in the body including food intake, learning taste smell and memory.

Receptor: a cell usually a neuron which receives stimuli from neuropeptides.

Neurotransmitter: sends information between neurons, via a neuropeptide by crossing synapse. They are chemical messengers.

Now this is what happens in the brain.

There is an outside stimulus of some sort (I call them circumstances) and the brain has a chain reaction that is set off quicker then we can realize- you have a thought, and that thought is actually converted into a neuropeptide that is sent to the cells in the body, literally changing the chemistry of every cell in you body and causing a physiological response based on the neuropeptides released. So in a very real way, your thinking becomes part of you on a cellular level. The different neuropeptides that are sent are what we feel as emotion in the body and the physiological response.

Smell is so powerful because the olfactory bulb gives smells a direct passage into the limbic system, where they imprint with emotional responses we have to that outside stimuli.

They become part of the memory of the thought/emotional response to a circumstance. The more we think a thought and have an emotional response, the more the memory, or neuropathway is strengthened in our brain.

That is why emotions can trigger such strong responses in us. Essential Oils, in my research, work different ways in the body and brain to effect emotions. First, they can interact with the limbic system and the amygdala, which plays a major role in storing and releasing emotional trauma. When you smell an oil, it can clear receptors in the cells, detoxing emotion. Citrus oils are great at clearing receptors in the cells, which means they can help with emotional detox on a cellular level. Oils can also help to disrupt thought patterns and help establish new ones (new neuropathways).

Personal example, when my thoughts would start spiraling and I’d start having anxious feelings, I would stop, smell serenity and repeat thoughts that my brain could believe (this is really important) that helped me change the response in my body. Ex. “I am in my home, I am safe.” My brain starts to recognize the pattern of smelling an oil and having a positive thought pattern and “chemical response” in my body.

Our bodies are synergistic.

Emotions happen on a cellular level, just as physical health is on a cellular level. When we use an oil, we will have a physical and an emotional component because they are inseperable in the body. Oils that cause emotional responses are having specific effects either in the limbic system or in the cells of the body.

Learn more about the basics of essential oils here.

Let’s talk.

If you love my content and want more tools for mindfulness & movement, check out my digital products on Buy Me a Coffee! Your support helps me continue creating. 

Looking for the tools and products I swear by? Visit my Amazon storefront for a handpicked collection of my favorite finds—from kitchen gadgets to wellness essentials. Click here to explore and shop my must-haves.

If you would love to be part of my essential oil community and are ready to start using pure essential oils, shop here or email me for a free 1:1 consultation.

Healthy Hair Growth Spray: Locks Like a Mermaid

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There’s something magical about hair that flows freely, strong and radiant—like a mermaid gliding through sunlit waters. But stress, seasons, and daily life can leave our strands feeling tired and our scalp craving nourishment.

This natural, DIY hair growth spray is designed to awaken your roots, strengthen your tresses, and bring back that soft, flowing shine. With the power of essential oils and gentle botanicals, it helps stimulate the scalp, encourage growth, and leave your hair smelling as fresh as an ocean breeze. A perfect addition to your self-care ritual when you’re ready to nurture your crown and let your inner mermaid shine.

A couple weeks ago, I was at girls night and we were all obsessed with our friend’s hair! She looked amazing! She shared with us what her secret was…Mermaid Hair Spray!

So guess what I just made! ? I’ll be spraying it in my hair twice a day.

MERMAID HAIR

10 drops Cedarwood

10 drops Clary Sage

10 drops Peppermint

10 drops Geranium

10 drops Rosemary

1oz Witch Hazel

Add to a 4oz Spray bottle and fill to the top with distilled water.

The oils in this blend help with hair growth, healthy scalp, and shine.

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