Most of us think of February and St. Valentines Day and celebrating with the “one” we love, but I will be thinking of February as a month of transition, a month where I can spend a little more time focusing on myself, loving myself just a little more so I can reignite with passion and a zest for life.
Would you like to join me on this journey of self care and love? The crazy days of the holidays are well behind us now and we are settling into the doldrums of winter and might be finding ourselves fatigued, bored, and stuck.
It is a great time of year to implement some self care practices versus settling into mind numbing patterns and letting our brains take us to a place of bewilderment.
“Accept yourself. Love yourself as you are. Your finest work, your best movements, your joy, peace, and healing comes when you love yourself. You give a great gift to the world when you do that. You give others permission to do the same: to love themselves. Revel in self-love. Roll in it. Bask in it as you would sunshine.” – Melodie Beattie
Why not use this time for candlelight baths while reading books written by your favorite authors, enjoying hot showers while eucalyptus essential oil is streaming from the diffuser, spending some time on your yoga mat practicing asana or meditation, taking an urban hike through the city streets breathing in the fresh winter air – just taking the time this month to lavish yourself in LOVE?
There are many essential oils that you can use to support you in your journey of self care and love.
1. Ylang-Ylang has a lovely warm floral scent, and is often used to help relieve nervousness, tension, and restlessness
2. Jasmine with a warm romantic and floral scent, is helpful for promoting relaxation, and is also super soothing for dry and irritated skin.
3. Rose perhaps the scent most associated with love, the oil has benefits that go beyond just that. The oil promotes relaxation but is also great for your skin – it’s naturally balancing, and soothing to irritated and dry skin.
4. Sandalwood has a warm and spicy scent that helps to boost clarity and memory while also being calming. It’s excellent for use during meditation, as well as helps to enhance mood and promote grounding.
5. Neroli has a citrus and floral scent, and is both calming and uplifting. It’s also an excellent oil for skin from helping to balance excess oil and protecting dry skin.
6. Lemon with a bright citrus scent, this essential oil can help to boost your mood and is naturally uplifting and energizing. Lemon is also detoxing and purifying.
7. Wild orange is energizing scent that can also help to boost immunity as well as mood.
8. Similar to rose, geranium is balancing and can help to promote feelings of peace.
Change is in the air; I feel it coming, please take the time this month to love yourself, refuel with goodness, and move forward with grace.
Much love and light to you all,
♥ Melissa
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