| Are you doing your taxes now? | | | | fortunate I am to be living in this beautiful town of |
| Is this making you feel stressed? | | | | Manitou Springs surrounded by natural beauty, artists |
| I know I feel very stressed, exhausted and basically | | | | and Holistic healers. |
| out-of-sorts during this time and have to keep | | | | If you can't actually step into the out-of-doors or |
| reminding myself "this to will pass" and soon life will | | | | open a window, take a moment to sniff a bottle of |
| feel more fun again. | | | | Pine Essential Oil, breathe deep and imaging yourself |
| This tip is especially useful at Tax Time when we get | | | | walking through your own forest and feel refreshed. |
| locked inside our home office and focus on the | | | | Relax your body, look around your beautiful forest |
| unnatural side of life that is all business and | | | | and know it awaits you when this task is finished. Or |
| government related. It is important to bring a little of | | | | you can use Rose or Lavender and take a walk in |
| nature into our space to help us relax and stay calm | | | | your favorite garden area surrounded by beautiful |
| and centered. | | | | flowers and wonderful scents. |
| I have finally finished my very complicated report for | | | | When I felt tired, but knew I had to keep working, I |
| my Tax preparer. This process always seems to fill | | | | would dab a drop of Peppermint Essential Oil under |
| my mind with worrisome thoughts and causing my | | | | my nose and rub it on the back of my neck to give |
| body to feel tensions. So this made the process | | | | me energy. Sipping on a cup of Peppermint Essential |
| more difficult. | | | | Oil Tea also helped calm my stomach and energize |
| Every time I found myself stressing over the | | | | my whole body from within. |
| numbers, or how to put them in the right section, or | | | | While working on my taxes I had to step away from |
| how sad my 2009 year looked in black and white, I | | | | the world of the Internet and my writing time. Even |
| would stand up, take a deep breath of Lavender or | | | | though that was a step to taking care of myself, it |
| take a moment to chose the most appropriate | | | | discovered it added more stress to my life and |
| Essential Oil to diffuse to keep my mind focused and | | | | troubled my mind. |
| my body relaxed. Sometimes it was Lavender, other | | | | When I recognized that I was stressing over more |
| times it was YL Peace and Calming Essential Oil blend. | | | | than just doing my taxes, I was able to take some |
| When I found myself aware of holding tension in my | | | | steps to help me relax and keep on track. Standing |
| body, during the time I was working on my taxes, I | | | | up, breathing in some natural scents and bring my |
| would stand up, take a deep breath then rub YL | | | | focus back to the task at hand rather than worrying |
| PanAway Essential Oil blend on my neck. | | | | about what I wasn't doing made it easier to get this |
| Sometimes I would open the front door and stand in | | | | job done. |
| the sunshine looking at Red Mountain and listen to | | | | I invite you to find your Natural Stress Relief in a |
| the calming sound of Ruxton Creek flowing by my | | | | brown bottle - easy to carry, safe and easy to use. |
| home. This action helped to remind myself how | | | | |