| Clearing emotional patterns with essential oils is a | | | | possess the right key to open the cells with matching |
| very gentle process and can take time. Essential oils | | | | receptor sites. They carry information that is |
| as we have seen are made up of thousands of | | | | pertinent only to the cells with the receptor sites able |
| different compounds. When an oil is inhaled or rubbed | | | | to accept that specific ligand. |
| on the body or taken internally, the molecules of | | | | This is why certain oils are helpful for muscles and |
| these compounds carry coded information that can | | | | others are not. Why some oils are antiviral and some |
| be translated by cellular DNA -this can be | | | | are not. Why certain oils are good for digestion while |
| therapeutically beneficial for body, mind, and spirit. | | | | others are good for the lungs. |
| These compounds each have an affinity for certain | | | | Essential oils also directly stimulate the limbic system |
| cells of the human body-some gravitate to muscle | | | | or emotional brain |
| cells, other to nerves, and some to digestive and still | | | | The nose is wired in such a way that it connects |
| others to the heart and lungs. They bring beneficial | | | | directly with the limbic brain and its messages do not |
| results including the removal of toxins and the | | | | have to go through the reasoning cortex first. |
| opening of emotionally stored memory in the DNA. | | | | Therefore one's response to an aroma is going to be |
| The molecules of essential oils act like enzymes, | | | | emotional before it can be rational. |
| hormones, vitamins and ligands which are amino acid | | | | Want to know more about essential oils and how |
| chains that form a communication system between | | | | they can help us stay healthy? Consider becoming a |
| cells. | | | | certified clinical aromatherapist. The Institute of |
| Each cell has thousands of receptor sites each | | | | Spiritual Healing and Aromatherapy teaches classes |
| de-signed to accept only certain types of ligands and | | | | throughout the United States on aromatherapy and |
| reject the rest. Ligands are like keys that fit only | | | | energy healing. |
| certain locks. So if essential oils are like ligands, they | | | | |