Guest guest Posted May 17, 2000 Report Share Posted May 17, 2000 Welcome Becky Well you have certainly chosen a good subject in stress and its management. The thing is that excess stress causes different reactions in everyone. This person might get tight shoulders, this one migraines, that one a 'spastic colon', another ME, or be susceptible to colds (ie lowered immune response), high blood pressure, headaches, insomnia, depression, and so the list goes on. The trick is to manage the stress and its effects *before* they turn into something more serious, like a heart attack or serious bowel problems. Aromatherapy is a good way of dealing with stress; as is exercise, any other healing modality, pottery lessons, going to movies once a week, or anything else that you enjoy and that gives you a bit of space to be by yourself - even if you're with other people when you do it. Maybe I should say, be yourself - away from the everyday pressures of family, or work, or whatever it is. Which oils to use would depend very much on what the stressor is, and what it causes. For instance, if you get insomnia, then there are a lot of sedative essential oils. Likewise digestive upsets, or headaches, or depression. I think that it's important to look at the symptoms and address those, and also look at the stressor itself and see what can be done about it, to alleviate it. This might include lifestyle changes, like taking up an exercise programme or stopping smoking. Aromatherapy tends to pride itself on looking at the whole person, which is the holistic approach. So while some essential oils can deal with the physical problems that present, one also needs to look at the whole problem and try to deal with that too. If I look at my client base, I see everyone who comes to me has some kind of stress that they are seeking to alleviate by taking a couple of hours for themselves, when they can be nurtured and tune out absolutely. So some of them I might treat for physical problems, e.g. tight shoulders, but the vast majority I treat for problems where the oils can have an effect on their emotional or spiritual well-being. So if you want to look at stress relief in your own life, I would say first identify what stressors you have, and then look at what they do to you. Then see how you can change some aspects. For instance, maybe there's one evening once a fortnight or so when your husband or mother could look after the kids so you could have a massage or eat out with friends or see a film. Of course, we can't remove all the stress (and we do need some!). So then you can identify what exactly you could do to make life a little easier, like take an aromatherapy bath or use a burner in the home or office, or even thrown your kids into an aromatherapeutic bath so they'll be easier to manage. These are my thoughts. It'll be interesting to see what others here have to say. I hope you enjoy being on this list. Helen in Cape Town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2000 Report Share Posted May 25, 2000 Hello, Just wanted to comment on how I enjoy reading your comments, Helen. You are a wealth of information, Thank-you! Janice Helen Ranger <hranger Friday, 19 May 2000 12:27 [AX] stress relief >Welcome Becky >Well you have certainly chosen a good subject in stress and its management. The >thing is that excess stress causes different reactions in everyone. This person >might get tight shoulders, this one migraines, that one a 'spastic colon', another >ME, or be susceptible to colds (ie lowered immune response), high blood pressure, >headaches, insomnia, depression, and so the list goes on. The trick is to manage >the stress and its effects *before* they turn into something more serious, like a >heart attack or serious bowel problems. >Aromatherapy is a good way of dealing with stress; as is exercise, any other >healing modality, pottery lessons, going to movies once a week, or anything else >that you enjoy and that gives you a bit of space to be by yourself - even if you're >with other people when you do it. Maybe I should say, be yourself - away from the >everyday pressures of family, or work, or whatever it is. >Which oils to use would depend very much on what the stressor is, and what it >causes. For instance, if you get insomnia, then there are a lot of sedative >essential oils. Likewise digestive upsets, or headaches, or depression. I think >that it's important to look at the symptoms and address those, and also look at the >stressor itself and see what can be done about it, to alleviate it. This might >include lifestyle changes, like taking up an exercise programme or stopping smoking. >Aromatherapy tends to pride itself on looking at the whole person, which is the >holistic approach. So while some essential oils can deal with the physical problems >that present, one also needs to look at the whole problem and try to deal with that >too. >If I look at my client base, I see everyone who comes to me has some kind of stress >that they are seeking to alleviate by taking a couple of hours for themselves, when >they can be nurtured and tune out absolutely. So some of them I might treat for >physical problems, e.g. tight shoulders, but the vast majority I treat for problems >where the oils can have an effect on their emotional or spiritual well-being. >So if you want to look at stress relief in your own life, I would say first identify >what stressors you have, and then look at what they do to you. Then see how you can >change some aspects. For instance, maybe there's one evening once a fortnight or so >when your husband or mother could look after the kids so you could have a massage or >eat out with friends or see a film. Of course, we can't remove all the stress (and >we do need some!). So then you can identify what exactly you could do to make life >a little easier, like take an aromatherapy bath or use a burner in the home or >office, or even thrown your kids into an aromatherapeutic bath so they'll be easier >to manage. >These are my thoughts. It'll be interesting to see what others here have to say. I >hope you enjoy being on this list. Helen in Cape Town. > > > >------ >Make new friends, find the old at Classmates.com: >http://click./1/4052/9/_/605187/_/958660003/ >------ > >----------------- >**Get Used to Chatting so we can eventually have a 24 hr Aromatherapy Chat Room!!! >Times we can meet: >Saturday and Sunday >11am + 3pm + 11pm Eastern Time (New York Time) >Monday To Friday >12 pm + 6pm + 11pm Eastern Time (New York Time) > >For those of you who are not sure of the time difference, call your Operator. > >QUICK TIPS: Send your quick tips to >-owner > >The intention of this list is to provide up-to-date information concerning the safe use of Aromatherapy, and is not intended to replace the advice or attention of the proper health care professionals. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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