Bergamot
Encouraged – Saddened
Bergamot brings a sunny, effervescent quality to the spirit through balancing the hypothalamus gland, the centre-spring of some of the deeper emotions particularly qualities of fear and rage.
Our lives are patterned with ever changing vistas of light and shade.
During these times of dark reflection Bergamot will heal and cheer your soul, encouraging you to continue to explore your deeper innermost feelings.
If you feel sad/depressed or feel a high level of stress all the time Bergamot has the healing powers to alleviate the depressed feeling and high anxiety.
I always speak of stress and how it affects the body by storing body fat – especially around the middle area of our bodies.
Women in their 40’s start seeing this, which when you think about it, is very normal with stress of children, juggling work, family life, and endless to-do lists. We often have a depressed feeling attached to these stressors, through judgement of our own.
This along with eating on the run, notifications going off every half hour and sleepless nights, plus not forgetting to mention, the coming of age, stress is high on a woman’s list.
So let’s introduce Bergamot essential oils…
This oil is your calming friend – in times of stress, Bergamot:
– Dissolves anxious feelings while uplifting emotions
– Cleansing and purifies the mind and body
– Lowers stress levels
Use in aromatic way:
– Diffuse during times of intense stress to enhance calm
– Diffuse to promote self confidence while developing a sense of inner peace and calm
Use as a topical application
– apply as a massage oil diluted with your favourite carrier oil.
– massage into body whilst having a shower
– to promote a restful nights sleep, dilute and apply to the bottoms of feet before bedtime.
For added energy and eliminate fatigue:
– It calms and uplifts the mind and body while alleviating fatigue, tension, and anxiety
– Perfect for massage blends and diffusing, as well as calm when added to back herbal tea
Sleep and weight issues
When it comes to sleep, we need our cortisol to lower during the night, while melatonin increases to promote a healthy sleep.
Cortisol should gradually increase in the morning to wake you naturally, however, with the busy lifestyles, the artificial lights at night and the processed foods that tamper with our cortisol, over time this disrupts our natural cycle and our cortisol remains too high during the night, not allowing melatonin to increase, the cortisol finally starts to drop, just as we are meant to wake naturally.
This is why people want to grab a coffee as they get out of bed…
So this is where Bergamot can help:
-It calms and soothes the body, especially when used in massage.
-It alleviates feelings of stress and anxiousness to counteract emotional eating
-Known as the ‘self-assurance’ and ‘self-love’ oil.
-May reduce cortisol levels
-Contains high levels of polyphenols, which combat fat and excess sugar.
This is a fantastic oil to support your central nervous system, once the body realises it is getting support, it will release the cortisol levels, bringing your body into a more relaxed state to help you sleep.
So when you sleep better the weight issues can be sorted as well…
When it comes to Perimenopause and menopause
– it helps ease the discomfort of menstrual and premenstrual symptoms.
– May benefit blood circulation, particularly in the limbs.
– reduces heart rate and blood pressure to calm body’s stress responses (again calming the mind)
-alleviates stress and anxiety to uplift your overall vitality and mood.
Inhale the cheery fragrance of Bergamot and make a space deep inside yourself where there is room for light…
Some ideal blends:
Focus and uplift inhaler blend
4 drops Rosemary
3 drops Bergamot
3 drops Wild Orange
2 drops Peppermint
1 drop Frankincense
Ground and Calm Diffuser Blend
2 drops Bergamot
2 drops Frankincense
2 drops Lavender
Sunny Citrus bath blend – with magnesium salts
7 drops Bergamot
5 drops Wild Orange
3 drops Grapefruit
Restful Relaxation Diffuser Blend
2 drops Ylang Ylang
2 drops Bergamot
1 drop Roman Chamomile
