Aromatherapy and Massage...a Combination that Works!
For thousands of years, people "laid hands on" and "anointed" for healing - and it worked! The "laying on of hands" is MASSAGE (and healing touch). "Annointing" is using the essential oils. In our quest for modernization, we got away from this divine directive. It is in our nature to always search for a way to build a better mousetrap and make an extra buck. The birth of the drug industry brought some powerful drugs that work - but carry harsh side affects. Today, more and more people are searching for a better, more natural way of handling their health care - natural ways that do not have harsh side affects. People are discovering the importance of taking an active role in educating themselves about issues affecting their health care. Education is power. The importance of PROACTIVE health care is becoming evident. We are not only into healing but we are also into disease prevention.
Would you like to avoid certain diseases in your lifetime? Would you like to protect your children? You can! Divine directives were given to guide us in this area also. Again, education is KEY! There are root causes for EVERYTHING! We need to address health on all levels - mind (emotional), body (physical), and spirit (spiritual). We are three-fold beings and we need to address our health and health issues on a three-fold basis. It all works together. Emotional release and spiritual root causes work together with physical issues. Massage and aromatherapy work on all three levels to address the TOTAL problem. Aromatherapy and massage is Causeology Care - working with body systems, getting to know your body and listening to it. It is treatment of retiming, balancing systems and positive emotional management that leads from good to great quality of life. This is the opposite of Symptomology Care with treatment of body parts where you look at what disease and where the disease is located and then treat with drugs, surgery and psychiatry which leads from poor to bad quality of life.
Massage helps to relax and reduce stress. It is also used to adress problem areas associated with muscle issues. Massage as a therapy can stand alone. But when the two are combined, they pack a powerful punch.
So, what is aromatherapy? It is more than just smelling a pleasant fragrance to make you feel better. In alternative and holistic medicine, aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of edssential oils extracted from plants or trees. Essential oils give plants their fragrance and have been known throughout history for their healing affects on the mind, body and spirit. All essential oils are not created equal!
When I began studying the chemistry of the oils and the way they work, I was amazed. Each oil has a frequency, measured in megahertz, and contains between 200 and 800 constituents. Our bodies were designed to heal themselves. When the oils are used, they raise our body frequency and we take the constituents we need, our body systems balance, and our body begins to heal and repair itself. In the process we achieve relaxation, an increase in our body frequency, and a sense of well being, a decrease in our pain and an increase in our range of motion and mobility. The oils promote healthy skin, and the body's natural defenses promote general health, vitality and longevity, improve nutrition and boost stamina and energy...all naturally and without side affects!
Aromatherapy and massage compliment each other beautifully. Mankind has not built a better mousetrap with the drug industry. The divine directive to "lay hands on and anoint for healing" STILL WORKS!
Lynn Leach is the president of Common Scents Health, an aromatherapy and massage practice located in Lewes, DE. She is a CMT specializing in aromatherapy. Lynn has been trained by the Center for Aromatherapy Research and Education, and is currently fulfilling her qualifications for Certified Care Instructor. She has also been trained by the Institute of Spiritual Healing and Aromatherapy and will sit for the national exam for her RA status in November. She is currenntly training with the Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy and is training with Raphael J. D'Angelo, M.D. with the Center for Holistic and Integrative Medicine. She is an ordained minister with a doctorate in Biblical Studies, and conducts lectures and workshops on a wide variety of topics.
