Through Inhalation we Enjoy Perfume
It is only by the association of breath and in the olfactory process that we are able to enjoy perfume.
It is easy to confirm that we are dependent upon the air we inhale for olfaction to function, just as our sense of taste can be experienced best when we exhale. Try to capture a perfume when you are exhaling – and to taste a pleasant food when you are inhaling!
It is to our advantage to cultivate a fine olfactory sense or sense of smell. It is a basic tool of enjoyment and also is used to discern the quality of things. On the practical level it is useful to check the quality and freshness of our food or alert us to smoke or fire.
To activate our sense of smell we must inhale air through our nose before it enters our lungs. If we are a mouth breather by habit, we are bypassing this first important stage when the air, along with any perceptible perfume or scent is immediately analysed by our brain and the messages conveyed through our nervous system . If there is need for immediate body response the muscles must be prepared for action.
But there are equally important considerations if we wish not only to enjoy the sensory pleasures that perfumes offer us but to nourish our brains by ensuring that the energy of the essential oils or natural perfume allows the brain to be first beneficiary. Perfumes are a subtle brain food and the brain relies upon adequate inhalation to provide nourishment and to stimulate its many capacities.
The negative effects of obnoxious chemical fumes and pollutants is accepted and well documented to show carcinogenic potential and to cause other illnesses.
The science that has proven the positives affect of various fragrances and essential oils upon our moods, thoughts and physiological states is known as Osmics.
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