Essential Oil of Lavender, How to work with the 'Grandmother' of essential oils
When I was first introduced to essential oils in 2004, I just graduated from massage therapy school. My colleagues-- massage therapists and energy healers, were incorporating essential oils to support their clients during sessions. I was in awe to learn of the therapeutic matrix and healing properties contained in these tiny milliliter size bottles. I held reverence for how these distilled plant botanicals can help create state changes and moods in the mind, body, and spirit. As an essential oil virgin, I began with the essential oil of lavender. Lavender or Lavandula angustifolia, its binomial name, is in layman's term deemed as the "swiss army knife of essential oils". It is known to contain antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiviral, antispasmodic properties. This...