Healthy Mama Magazine Purple Issue - May 2015 | Page 36

Bring a sense of balance to your pursuit of
mindfulness with these essential oils and
mantras:
Aura Cacia Texas Cedarwood
Aroma: Fresh, woody, oily, earthy
Benefits: Centering, grounding, meditative, stabilizing

Aura Cacia Balsam Fir Needle
Aroma: Fresh, evergreen, sweet-resinous
Benefits: Opening, clarifying, elevating

Aura Cacia Blue Cypress
Aroma: Sweet-woody, calming
Benefits: Elevating, mind-opening, centering

Aura Cacia Frankincense
Aroma: Soft-resinous, lemony balsamic
Benefits: Meditative, elevating, calming

Aura Cacia Myrrh
Aroma: Powdery, balsamic, resinous, earthy
Benefits: Strengthening, galvanizing, meditative

MINDFULNESS

Mantras
mind

Peace of
flows from
keeping peace in mind.
It’s the thought that counts
and the thought is
.

mindfulness
My mindfulness is a gift to
others and myself.

mindful

Be
in the
world today.

PERFUME ANOINTING OIL

Carry this fresh, foresty-balsamic perfume
with you during stressful travel, shopping
or social situations. Evoking images of
mountainside fir forests and holiday
festivities, balsam fir essential oil
opens breathing, invigorates
and lifts the spirit.

1 ounce grapeseed oil
5 drops balsam fir needle essential oil
4 drops frankincense essential oil
3 drops myrrh essential oil

1    Place grapeseed oil in a small
bottle with tight fitting lid.
2    Add essential oils.
3    Gently shake bottle until well-mixed.
4    To use: Dab a drop or two onto
wrists and massage into temples,
inhale the aroma and chant a
mantra of mindfulness.

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