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What is Anxiety?

Anxiety is a word we use to describe feelings of unease, worry and fear both emotionally and physically. Although we usually find it unpleasant, anxiety is related to the ‘fight or flight’ response. Everyone experiences anxiety at some time or another but many are overwhelmed by strong and long-lasting feelings of anxiety.

Penny Price Aromatherapy uses Zen Diffusers, which are considered the best on the market. Not only are they safe but they are also easy to use. Here’s how:

Macerated oils are vegetable oils to which other matter, such as herbs, have been added. The base oils commonly used are Olive or Sunflower and the process is quite simple. The verb to macerate comes from Latin macerat- ‘made soft, soaked’. In today's terms it is to make soft by steeping in a liquid. To get the oil-soluble elements,

Lavender is a hardy perennial shrub part of the Lamiaceae family, A staple of Aromatherapy and of many aromatic gardens, with bright blue to purple flowers with wonderfully uplifting and calming scents.

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Essential oils have unique properties that can positively affect both the body and mind. These natural oils are eco-friendly, safer than synthetic fragrances and offer nearly unlimited options for creating personalised blends. So why are these aromatic oils so popular and so powerful? Read on to see what your nose already knows!

“Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”  – Matthew 21:9

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, the day that Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey and was mobbed by the crowd with palm branches and shouts of hosanna. Jesus was being hailed as King – not a mighty warrior, but a king of peace. The road Jesus took on Palm Sunday was on a humble donkey beginning His journey to the cross.

It is a good idea to have a selection of oils that are useful in ‘emergencies’. Not only will they be handy around the house (especially with the summer holidays and the children being at home more) but also for trips out and the main holidays away. We are looking here at the sudden happenings; accidents, reactions etc. that might happen, not any long term conditions. We can get carried away with all of our EOs. Really we want a small First Aid Kit. Many oils can crossover conditions but are still effective.

The average modern household uses around 25 or more different cleaning, disinfecting and fragrancing. Commercial cleaning products often use synthetic aromas in their product which can not only smell unnatural but can also trigger allergic reactions including asthma. There is also a huge environmental impact that is to be considered, creating higher plastic consumption, though they can be recycled you must always make sure they are completely empty otherwise they cannot be recycled. 

The practice of aromatherapy goes back thousands of years and several oils are mentioned in the Bible as God’s remedy! Simply, aromatherapy means a treatment (therapy) designed to help or cure using the aromatic part of the plant, by which we mean the essential oils.  The essential oils we use come from many different plants.  The energy potential stored by the plant is in the essential oil which we introduce into the body by aromatherapy, and each individual oil has its own curative effect on various parts and systems of the body.