Archive for March, 2010
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Breath – Key to Quality of Life
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Our life as a conscious being begins at birth with an inhalation and our life will end with our last exhalation. From cradle to the grave except in times of illness our breathing function does not let us down. Throughout the whole period of our life-span respiration will continue without a pause-its interminable rhythm keeping us supplied with oxygen, giving us life energy whether we are aware of it or not.
The majority of these breaths are taken unconsciously, with many being taken in the hours of sleep. But we expect that in sleep the breath will continue, and it does so. It is a potent reminder of the absolute faith that we place in nature and this natural process every time we go to sleep.
Respiration is so fundamental and dependable a physical process, that we are apt to take it for granted. We tend to overlook its importance, and the wonder of it. But specially, it is our breath we should recall, that allows us to speak, to sing, and to enjoy the gift of creative language allowing us to communicate our thoughts.
The yogis over many centuries of observation of human breathing have amassed valuable information about the breath in relation to all aspects of the human psyche with the aim to employ this knowledge in assisting those seeking to improve not only physical health but their mental fitness.
Learning breath control produces physical results and psychological benefits beyond the most obvious one of maintaining and even strengthening the hold we have on life, through the link between body and soul. Not only does conscious breathing increase body energy but deeper breathing, in particular, stimulates all our mental faculties and sharpens our spiritual awareness.
We will feel more vital and in better mental health if we remember that the greater capacity we have to breathe deeply and easily, the more energy we will have – it is that simple.
To inhale the delightful qualities offered in nature’s storehouse of perfumes makes it additionally pleasurable.
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Healing through Aromatherapy
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
The science of aromatics and the science of breathing or pranayama are inter-related. There is no way we register scents and smells but by our breath. It is when we inhale our breath that we are able to distinguish different aromas and changes in the atmosphere.
Some aromatics in our environment are toxic and objectionable enough to interfere with our instinctive respiratory process. It is a factor that can cause asthma, hayfever and allergies. But through therapeutic use of natural essential oils and quality scent and perfume, we can also heal respiratory ailments, substituting safe, natural and attractive inducements to help inhale more deeply and to re-establish our healthy state and eagerness for life.
The science of aromatherapy is based upon two main factors affecting treatment. The first is the psychological factor and the benefit directly to the brain and nervous system when a perfume is first inhaled. The other is through directly massaging essential oils into the skin. From the skin, oils are absorbed and relocated by what seems yet a mysterious process, to the part of the body in need of correction.
Aromatherapy is coming to the fore now that modern scientists have established a satisfactory basis for its acceptance as a legitimate therapeutic method of altering and correcting irregular conditions of the body, emotions and the mind.
The skill and training of an aromatherapist first is directed towards developing the ability to select the appropriate aroma and determining the manner of treatment application. It is essential to have sound knowledge of body physiology, sufficient to allow massaging skills to be applied to appropriate muscle groups and sensory or nerve ganglia. The most subtle skill lies in olfactory sensitivity as well as an ability to teach basic principles of breath control. Add to these requirements a further skill that will help to achieve success in healing, is the experience and understanding of people. All in all it is easy to conclude that aromatherapy it is a demanding profession.
Find a good aromatherapist and you will want to visit the clinic for treatment time after time as it is a totally pleasant therapeutic method that encourages a feeling of total well being.
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