Grief and Sorrow: Oils Can Help

There are not very many guarantees in this world, but there is at least one.  This guarantee is that you will experience grief and sorrow several times in your life.  Grief and sorrow are caused by many various reasons.

The grieving process has steps that you move through before you are whole again.  After sorrow there is acceptance of the truth.  Then there is moving past the whole grief and living your life again.  Aromatherapy can help you speed through this process to feel complete and whole again.

Aromatherapy uses essential oils to help the body heal naturally.  There are several essential oils in the world.  Only some of these oils will work to help you through the grief and sorrow.  The individual essential oils that can help are roman chamomile, bergamot, lavender, and juniper.


Roman chamomile has the properties of an antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, and a detoxifier.  With the grieving process it will help you relax, relieve restlessness, reduce anxiety, and sleep.  Roman chamomile will also help you to dispel anger and stabilize emotions.  This oil can be diffused or directly inhaled or apply it directly to the skin.

Bergamot is an anti-depressant and supports hormones.  It has a citrus fragrance that up lifts your mood.  Bergamot can be diffused or directly inhaled.  Do not apply it to the skin that will see sunlight within 36 hours because it is phototoxic to the skin.

Juniper will help with grief because it gives feelings of love, peace, and health.  This oil has cleansing properties, helps with circulation through the kidneys, and detoxifies.  It can be inhaled, diffused, or applied to the skin.

Lavender oil is a universal healing oil.  Its abilities are far and wide.  Lavender can help you in your time of grief by helping you relax, reduce nervous tension, sleep, concentrate, and have mental acuity.  Apply it to the skin undiluted or diluted for massages.  It can also be inhaled or diffused.

Not only are there individual essential oils that can help with grief and sorrow, but there are concoctions of essential oils as well. The names of these concoctions are the following: valor, release, harmony, forgiveness, gratitude, and present time.  Using these oils will help you through your time of grief and sorrow.

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