Our Healing Environment

The environment in which we live, the place we come home to at the end of our day, is created by anything that reaches our senses. It includes but is not limited to colors, pictures, lighting, furniture, floor coverings, sounds, smells and space itself. These things coupled with our own personal energy and the energy of others who live with us or visit periodically create a place in which we find solace, joy, peace, respite and ultimately healing of our mind, body and spirit.

When you walk through your door, what do you feel in the space around you?

We are in harmony with our ‘home’ when we feel relaxed and comforted in the space.  It is not related to size or even location as we can create a healing environment any where.

Changing our environment to promote relaxation and peace occurs with changing the simplest things and we have much more control than we often realize. An abundance of money and space is not required and even the slightest change can increase contentment.

Here are some suggestions: trade items with friends, check out garage sales, thrift stores and the curbside—some people discard somereally good ‘junk’!

Move your furniture around to facilitate energy flow.

Add some plants (many of which are on sale this time of year) such as spider plants, peace lily and snake root, all of which are low mantainence and all absorb toxic substances from the environment.

Create your own pot pourri from dried garden flowers, herbs, pine cones, pine needles, and any seed pod and gum balls—all free! Add some essential oils to your mix to enhance relaxation, energy movement and air cleansing and place your creation in small containers in strategic locations around your ‘home’.

If you live in a place where you cannot make any changes for the present, think about creating a “Table of Hope”. Fill your table with things you love, things such as pictures, mementos, rocks, and shells, anything that inspires you toward creating your own space when the opportunity arises.

Avoid buying fragrance items (different than essential oils) such as scented candles, store prepared pot pourri, scented plug ins and such.  Also avoid scented detergents, dryer sheets and soaps (unless the label says ‘essential oils, not fragrance oils) as they only aggravate allergies, asthma and hormone imbalances.

Visit your famer’s markets for bees wax candles and scent them yourself with essential oils.

Tips for success in making changes: make a list of what you want to accomplish; change one thing at time; don’t accept a change until you are completely happy with it!

Even though you cannot change every thing, the smallest change can make a big difference as you create a little piece of heaven no matter where you are!

 For class information on creating your own products with essential oils and other tips, please contact Cheryl.

 Blessings,

Cheryl