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04266aam a2200373 i 4500 001 946F407E26B811E994CCD44997128E48 003 SILO 005 20190202010039 008 180313s2018 vtua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018012261 020 $a 1620557622 020 $a 9781620557624 035 $a (OCoLC)1020419535 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OI6 $d TXJBN $d NZAUC $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Godfrey, Heather Dawn, $e author. 245 10 $a Essential oils for mindfulness and meditation : $b relax, replenish, and rejuvenate / $c Heather Dawn Godfrey, PGCE, BSc. 264 1 $a Rochester, Vermont : $b Healing Arts Press, $c [2018] 300 $a xii, 146 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a "A hands-on guide showing how essential oils can support and enhance meditative and mindful practices. Details safe and effective methods to incorporate essential oils into your mindfulness or meditation practice. Explains the many ways essential oils benefit the mind, such as how odors can immediately draw your attention to the present moment, trigger a specific state of consciousness, or provide a way to regain composure quickly. Provides the latest scientific research on the emotional, psychological, physiological, and neurological effects of essential oils on the mind, body, and nervous system. Includes an easy-to-follow chart to help you choose the right essential oil for you. For millennia, the spiritual power of odor--such as from incense or frankincense--has been used to symbolize intention, stimulate awareness of our spiritual self, and accentuate rite and ritual. Drawing on this power, as well as their healing qualities, essential oils can provide the perfect complement to meditation or mindfulness practice. Outlining the practice and benefits of meditation and mindfulness in combination with the use of essential oils, Heather Dawn Godfrey explains how these practices hone and sustain a conscious awareness of "being" in the present moment, focusing attention on what you are sensually experiencing and leaving no space for regrets, traumas, fears, anxiety, or anticipation. Providing the latest scientific research on the restorative, rehabilitative, and psycho-emotional healing effects of essential oils, she explains how the sensory experience of odors can immediately draw your attention to the present moment, trigger a specific state of consciousness, such as a deeper meditative state, or offer a way to regain composure quickly when dealing with life's ups and downs. She shows how many essential oils naturally reduce stress and anxiety, promote a peaceful attitude, support concentration, regulate breathing, and stimulate serotonin and GABA pathways in the brain, making them ideal aids to mindfulness and meditation. Explaining methods to incorporate essential oils into your practice, Godfrey introduces readers to the "Gem" essential oils--a group of oils specifically selected for attaining and maintaining a state of mindfulness, as well as a broad spectrum of therapeutic properties--and she provides an easy-to-follow chart to help you select the oil that is right for you. Offering a hands-on practical guide to integrating essential oils into mindful and meditative practice, the author shows how each of us has the ability to self-generate a calm, tranquil, and worry-free state of mind"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a ""A hands-on guide showing how essential oils can support and enhance meditative and mindful practices"--Provided by publisher"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- What is mindfulness? -- Essential oils as meditation companions -- Applying essential oils -- Complementary wellness techniques -- Conclusion. 650 0 $a Aromatherapy. 650 0 $a Essences and essential oils $x Therapeutic use. 650 0 $a Mind and body. 650 0 $a Meditation. 941 $a 5 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722060959.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20190719010719.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190514013615.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20190418010342.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20190202020917.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=946F407E26B811E994CCD44997128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search