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A Ritual for Letting Go

For the College of Lake County session of yogapressure for Fall we used a series of essential oils with the intention of working on letting go as the emotion of the Lung/Large Intestine system in Chinese Medicine is grief. I will post the yoga sequence soon (just as soon as I can get someone to help me take pictures of the postures 🙂 ) For now here are the oils. Interested in hosting a quarterly yogapressure? Let me know!

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Valor for balance and magnifying the effects of the other oils. Contains rosewood, blue tansy, frankincense, spruce and almond oil. Apply to soles of feet

Release oil blend for assisting in letting go of anger. Contains ylang ylang, lavadin, geranium, sandalwod, blue tansy, olive oil. Apply to lower right rib cage

Balsum Fir can help respiration, grounding, stimulating to mind, relaxing to body. Apply to nape of neck and under nose.

Grounding oil blend for balance, stabilize, coping constructively with reality. Contains spruce, white fir, ylang ylang, pine, cedarwood, angelica, juniper. Apply to back of neck and breast bone.

Hope oil blend for reconnection, moving forward. Contains melissa, spruce, juniper, myrrh, almond oil. Apply to outer edge of ears.

Harmony to amplify wellness. Contains geranium, rosewood, lavender, sandalwood, frankincense, orange, lemon, angelica, hyssop, Spanish sage, jasmine, roman chamomile, bergamot, ylang ylang, palmarosa and rose. Apply over heart center.

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How to Make Epsom Salt Spray

I’m a big advocate for epsom salt baths. Many people don’t have a tub, don’t fit in a tub or just don’t enjoy a good soak. My alternative recommendation is usually an epsom salt foot soak because its pretty easy to find a container to fill with warm water and salts to soak your feet. Your feet are the most porous part of your body making the salts readily available to your body so you can get the benefits of the salts. Sometimes there is just an area that is sore or tight that needs a little extra TLC and an Epsom salt spray is perfect for that.

I like to use Epsom salt sprays for menstrual cramps, shoulder pain, sciatica etc. This is also an awesome options to help with afterbirth pains. Its super simple to do too.

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What you need:

a spray bottle (got one at the dollar store)

1 cups water

1 cup Epsom salts

essential oils (optional)

This picture is of epsom salt, dead sea salt and pink Himalayan salt with peace and calming essential oil, great for nervous tension

This picture is of epsom salt, dead sea salt and pink Himalayan salt with peace and calming essential oil, great for nervous tension

What you do:

I have a water cooler that has a hot water option so I simply pour hot water into a bowl and mix in the salts, stirring until dissolved. You could also warm water on the stove and mix in salts this way.

As the salts dissolve it will become thick and almost gel like in consistency.

If you’d like to incorporate essential oils for added benefit you can either place 10 drops of essential oil into Epsom salts before mixing into water or apply essential oil to the affected area first before applying spray.

Spray Epsom salt mixture over the affected area and cover with a warm or cool compress. (a damp washcloth works great)

If using the Epsom salt spray for relaxation I like to use peace and calming essential oil blend or lavender. For tight, sore muscles I love aroma seiz. A combo of wintergreen (cooling), lemongrass (warming) and cypress (great for circulation) is awesome for all sorts of aches and pains as well. You can order essential oils here. If you need help I’d be happy to get you set up! If you love Epsom salts as much as I do this is an awesome place to order salts in bulk. 

Let me know what you use Salt Sprays for. 🙂