| Getting a massage is one of the best ways to induce | | | | based on your needs. |
| a state of calm and improve your health. Getting the | | | | Some people claim this to be pseudoscience but |
| most out of your massage worth your time and | | | | when you consider the antifungal, antiviral, antiseptic, |
| money and adding aromatherapy to your massage is | | | | and antibacterial properties of many oils and that |
| an excellent way to improve the experience. | | | | they are the base for many common medications it |
| Aromatherapy can be used to target many different | | | | is no surprise that they are incorporated into |
| aspects of your health. Essential oils are used, which | | | | alternative therapies. This is also the case with |
| are volatile plant compounds and very powerful. They | | | | massage which is probably older than any type of |
| are often used as medicines and have strong | | | | medicinal therapy. |
| microbial properties. The can induce calm or create | | | | The history of aromatherapy is actually a study of |
| anxiety, they can be used to treat many different | | | | early medicine which of course leads directly to |
| symptoms and are a great addition to an massage. | | | | modern medical practices. The practice has been |
| A couple of different ways to include aromatherapy | | | | around since about the time of distillation when |
| into the massage process is to use it in the oil that is | | | | people discovered how to extract essential oils and |
| applied to the body during massage. This allows you | | | | shortly after discovered the healing benefits of the |
| receive the combined effect of massage, | | | | fragrance and application to the skin. |
| aromatherapy, and the nutrient rich properties | | | | The olfactory system is the most overlooked of the |
| massage oils which can be tailored to your specific | | | | senses but is also one of the most powerful. Recall |
| needs. | | | | and memories are closely linked to this system and |
| You can also use an essential oil diffuser which | | | | we have the ability to sense very minuet trace |
| actually expels the fragrance into the air and allows | | | | amounts of fragrance. Using this system |
| you to inhale the fragrance and receive the benefit | | | | synergistically with other sensory systems is very |
| from the inside out. Once again this allows you to | | | | effective in overcoming many problems. |
| piggy back different treatments and tailor results | | | | |