Guide to basic aroma oils and chakra balancing

    Essential oils are the basic alphabet of spiritual awakening and motivation for energy work. They are so important in our life, as they not only work on a higher level, uplifting and cleansing the aura, balancing chakras, but help also to boost immune system and fight many illnesses on a physical level. They are gift from nature and god to enhance, recover and heal, so they are pure natural medicine. Essential oils are wide spread and used in different ways – for massage on the body, in aroma lamp for meditation, in bath and water for relaxing, for making aroma spray. Take time and use them every 2 days for achieving best result.

Aromatherapy is used to cleanse our body from toxins, clear the blockages from our energy, so we can feel more alive and happy. All kind of oils we can use also for cleansing the energy of home, with aroma-lamp and spray. We need to have basic knowledge about what essential oils to use for chakra opening and balancing. Here I suggest list with most common scents for each energy wheel; I`ll add also information what other actions you can make in order to assure balance in your chakra. If you use the powerful natural gift regularly you wont need any other additional medicine and you`ll enjoy strong health and joyful mind.

I. How to use essential oils?

Most people are aware now of the ways aromatherapy works, but I would like to add this for some, who are just in the beginning of their interest with oils. There are some easy common ways. Have in mind that essential oils are highly concentrated and you have to put just one to few drops.

a)     relaxing and cleansing ~ take a bath, putting inside your favorite aroma oils mixing 3-5 drops from each (better use not more than 3 different oils) Add also little sea salt and enjoy the full relax.

b)     Meditation & room cleansing ~ put 2 drops of oil in aroma lamp and close your eyes and enjoy beautiful meditation, while focusing on the chakras related with this aroma. This works perfect for cleansing the space energy.

c)      Detoxifying, recovering from illness ~ put 2 drops of oil in a boiling water with little sea salt. Take a towel and cover your head so that to be above the steam, and to be fully covered; leave distance between the steam and your face and breath for 5-10 min the steam. This is used for softening the face-skin, for problematic skin or acne (with tea-tree oil) for cough and common cold –with chamomile and peppermint oil.

d)     Detoxifying body in the end of the day ~ in a plastic basin with warm water drop 3 drops of essential oil of any kind. You can add also sea salt and enjoy absolute relax and detoxification of you body. You`ll feel the energy flowing from down to up.

e)     Aroma spray ~ use a glass bottle and mix distilled water and 5 drops of one oil (25 ml) for stronger effect you can use three different oils, mix each of them with 5-6 drops and shake the bottle before use. Leave it for at least 5 hours so it become good composition. Then use for room spray, or on yourself (make sure to not spray on sensitive places –face or eyes). You can use this on arms, underarms, neck.

* Here I present my list with basic essential oils for chakra opening and chakra meditations. In many aromatherapy sites they differ, also they are mixed and combined in different ways. That is because each person have personal preferences and favorite aroma, but there are some constant oils effective specially for determined chakra. (note: one star indicates the strongest oil for the chakra, two stars - other less strong additional oils)  

I. Root chakra (Muladhara) ~ * Sandalwood, cedar wood, myrrh, ginger (strongest) ** pomegranate, wild cherry, angelica root, vetiver, oak moss, spikenard, cocoa; shea butter; 

II. Sacral chakra (Svadhishtana) ~ * Orange, ylang yilang, patchouli, neroli; ** bergamot, vanilla, melon, pink rose, honeysuckle, cardamom, papaya, pear, tangerine; 

III. Solar Plexus (Manipura)  * Lemon, ginger, bergamot, clove, juniper, cinnamon; ** Coriander, Geranium, grapefruit; banana; mandarin, petigrain, lemongrass;

IV. Heart (Anahata)  * eucalypt, pine tree, aloe, tea tree, pink rose; Melissa;

** Bergamot, neroli, tangerine, musk, bamboo, lilac, hyacinth, rosemary, apple, sakura (cherry blossom), strawberry;

V. Throat chakra (Vishudha) *  Peppermint, chamomile, honey; ** geranium blue, green tea, cypress, grapefruit; basil, juniper;

VI. Third eye (Ajna) * Lavender, violets, blueberry, frankincense, myrrh;  ** Clary sage, juniper, helichrysum, elemi, marjoram; lilac, sakura

VII. Crown chakra (Sahasrara) * Lavender, coconut, white rose, Jasmine, salvia, frankincense; ** elemi, rosewood, gurjum, galbanum; Spikenard, Sandalwood, salvia. lotus.

Some essential oils are effective as we can see for all chakras, they are favorite of many people, have properties of soothing the nerve system, clearing the mind and awakening sense of joy. These are: rose, rosemary, lavender, neroli, ylang ylang, frankincense, sandalwood, vetiver, salvia, coconut, strawberry, vanilla.

Wishing you happy and joyful day with nice aromas around you!

Abide in divine light ~

[ nina Lea-nura * ] 

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