When you peel an orange, the familiar refreshing smell comes from the essential oils, which broadly speaking, give herbs and spices their specific smell and flavour and flowers and fruit their aroma.
These highly concentrated oils and resins are the foundation of Aromatherapy.
Nature has provided for us a rich garden of aromatic and fragrant herbs, trees, and flowers that can lift our spirits and tremendously enhance our well-being. Oils can be relaxing + calming, stimulating + uplifting and can activate or relax certain aspects of our physicality.
An experienced therapist may use single oils or create a specific blend to address a client's situation and needs. Some oils like Black Pepper are warming and boost circulation. Some help to relieve pains and aches. Others like Grapefruit help with detox.
Aromatherapy is also fantastic for emotional healing - whether it be stress release or supporting the heart to
open.
The holidays are different for everyone. Some travel home or abroad. Some mingle in family reunions or work functions. It can be hectic and overwhelming or maybe it is a quiet time for some.
No matter how your holidays unfolds, treating yourself or a loved one to massage therapy with essential oils can help make this time of the year more cheerful, light-hearted, and stress-free. Plus specific oils can help support our body's natural elimination and detoxification processses that are likely to be working overtime with festive feasting.
Gift the experience of health + relaxation this holiday season. Book a session with Andrea McIntyre Rivers of Herbal Matters in Singapore and never look back.
Andrea McIntyre Rivers
Western Medical Herbalist, Naturopath, Aromatherapist + Massage Therapist
Herbal Matters www.HerbalMatters.biz
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44 Rochester Park Singapore
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