essential oils and meditation

[anthony c]

Hi all

Was wondering if anyone uses essential oil for meditation and what your experience is?

I have read somewhere you can put a drop of frankincense essential oil on the crown chakra so i will give that a try and tell me experience.

[smilingsun]

I love lavender, it's my favorite has many properties and is very affordable. Rose is said to be wonderful but i never tried.
Google "essential oils vibrational frequency".

[Robinski78]

This is a part quote... Hi all

I have read somewhere you can put a drop of frankincense essential oil on the crown chakra so i will give that a try and tell me experience.

It's not recomended to apply undiluted essential oils directly on the skin... It can have undesirable results...

This recommendation, comes directly from the company who supply me with those sort of products...

Just mentioning the facts...

Robbie

[anthony c]

I love lavender, it's my favorite has many properties and is very affordable. Rose is said to be wonderful but i never tried.
Google "essential oils vibrational frequency".

I love Rosemary, Frankincense and Clary sage

Thank you for the info :)

[anthony c]

This is a part quote...

It's not recomended to apply undiluted essential oils directly on the skin... It can have undesirable results...

This recommendation, comes directly from the company who supply me with those sort of products...

Just mentioning the facts...

Robbie

I have read that and will be careful and rather dilute them.

Thanks

[Unseelie Queen]

I like mandrake root oil, wormwood oil and jasmine oil. (No particular reason.. But jasmine seems to immediately evoke a deeply serene and happy feeling, so it's nice to use.)

[FruitLoop]

1-2 drops of essential oil in 5mls of carrier is a safe dilution.

I mostly use orange, rosemary, lemon, frankincense, clary sage, peppermint, vanilla, benzoin, jasmine and ylang ylang (not all together!). I like lavender, but have to be in the mood for smelling it. My least favourite is Rose, no qualms there though as it's extremely expensive to purchase unless it's pre-diluted.

My favourite for meditation is ylang ylang. It's very strong and flowery.

[Miss Hepburn]

. My least favourite is Rose...
Hi FruitLoop...I am not getting personal...in fact, don't answer me...
this is just an interesting thing....Do ya have a hard time with forgiving?
Cuz, boy do I know a lot about 'rose'....and not caring for it....even hating it. :tongue:
(Not me.)

[anthony c]

1-2 drops of essential oil in 5mls of carrier is a safe dilution.

I mostly use orange, rosemary, lemon, frankincense, clary sage, peppermint, vanilla, benzoin, jasmine and ylang ylang (not all together!). I like lavender, but have to be in the mood for smelling it. My least favourite is Rose, no qualms there though as it's extremely expensive to purchase unless it's pre-diluted.

My favourite for meditation is ylang ylang. It's very strong and flowery.

Thanks for the tip but how do you use it like on your skin?

I am going to but a drop or two on a cotton ball and keep it close next to me when i meditate and just smell it. Think i will start with ylang ylang and see what happens.

[Robinski78]

Pesonally, I use a dilution of 10 drops of essential oil to 100 ml of carrier oil... That suits me fine... But it might be advisable that when first using these oils (diluted of course) they are applied to a small patch of skin in a discrete place, to see if there are any unwanted skin irritation or other sensitization effects.....

I've also just come across some info, that pure coconut oil can be used as a carrier.. It's worth checking at the local pharmacy to see how the prices of the coconut oil stand against that of carrier oils sold along with essential oils... Never used anything else other than proper carrier oil as yet, but aim to do so some time in the future... Info on some of these matters, can be found: using Mr Google...

Robbie....

[1Eris]

I love jasmine, rose, bergamot, juniperberry and pine. I find my tastes have a seasonal rotation. Juniperberry and pine are for winter. Jasmine and rose late summer/Autumn and bergamot Spring/early summer. I also have black pepper, peppermint and sandalwood in my collection but rarely used.

I have lavender and rosemary in the garden and make smudge sticks from these. I find the smell lingers for several days afterwards. I'm not a huge fan of lavender but it's spiritually cleansing and good for digestive issues so it's in the house and particularly hung up to dry in a subtle place in my crystal child's room.

I use an oil burner for my scents. I had different oils that could go on skin with a carrier oil but stopped buying them as I rarely used them.

[1Eris]

Reading through the thread I realised I used to adore ylang ylang but. Haven't used it for years. It may be time to rediscover it. I think I replaced it with bergamot which is beautiful.

[OnAPath]

Rose is just AMAZING!! I use it and it's like opening a huge hole in my forehead. For me, it's just perfect for spiritual tasks.

[FruitLoop]

Pesonally, I use a dilution of 10 drops of essential oil to 100 ml of carrier oil... That suits me fine... But it might be advisable that when first using these oils (diluted of course) they are applied to a small patch of skin in a discrete place, to see if there are any unwanted skin irritation or other sensitization effects.....

I've also just come across some info, that pure coconut oil can be used as a carrier.. It's worth checking at the local pharmacy to see how the prices of the coconut oil stand against that of carrier oils sold along with essential oils... Never used anything else other than proper carrier oil as yet, but aim to do so some time in the future... Info on some of these matters, can be found: using Mr Google...

Robbie....

I use a similar dilution, just usually in smaller quantities so that I don't risk it going to waste :smile: you can use coconut oil as a carrier, any generic off-the-shelf supermarket oils work fine... olive oil has an interesting pong though, best avoided!

Anthony, blend the essential oils in to carrier oils and rub them on. I use grapseed, sweet almond, apricot kernel or jojoba carrier oils.

[anthony c]

I use a similar dilution, just usually in smaller quantities so that I don't risk it going to waste :smile: you can use coconut oil as a carrier, any generic off-the-shelf supermarket oils work fine... olive oil has an interesting pong though, best avoided!

Anthony, blend the essential oils in to carrier oils and rub them on. I use grapseed, sweet almond, apricot kernel or jojoba carrier oils.

Thanks Fruitloop, will do :D