Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you sometimes feel like you have a black cloud over your head? Are there times when you feel yourself shutting off from the rest of the world?
Whilst it is always wise to seek professional help when these moods become a regular visitor in your life, there ARE some simple activities that can ease this painful emotional journey and support you on the road to mood stabilization.
Preparation is Key. Have a plan in place of ways to raise your spirits when lowered mood states creep into your world. Develop rituals and routines to make it easier to keep going even when your moods subside.
- Set up your Emotional Sanctuary either IN or outside of your house.
- Gather your support tools to activate your senses and take you to your happy place.
- What can you see around you? (Photos of loved ones/favourite holiday memories etc)
- What music/podcasts can you listen to that inspire you/make you laugh?
- What aromas can you smell? (doTERRA Essential oils to the rescue!)
- What can you touch? (Favourite fabric, stress ball etc)
- What can you taste? (Factor in food prep – more likely to eat well when meals/snacks are prepared in fridge)
- Intentionally Breathe to bring you more self awareness and to allow energy into your cells and expel toxic air and emotions.
- Balance water intake.
- Aim to get outside and walk – even for 10 mins a day. E-motions move through our bodies – sometimes they are slow and become stagnant. Extra Motion (E-Motion) can help to shift the dark fog of despondency – even if it is a walk to the letterbox and back once, then twice, then 3 times a day.
- Let life SHINE on you! Get your daily dose of sun and Vitamin D – it is essential for your wellness.
- Get up close and personal with Nature - Simply standing on your lawn with bare feet is a wonderful start.
- Diffuse your doTERRA essential oils night and day. Choose ones that make you smile such as Citrus Bliss, Elevation and Wild Orange, ones that help you relax such as Frankincense and Adaptiv and ones that support your restful night’s sleep such as the alluring Lavender Peace.
- Express Gratitude. Start your day by thinking of ONE thing for which to be grateful eg your eyes so you can see the morning light. If you can, write it down. Do this daily and you will soon be finding two things and three etc - gratitude has a way of bringing more things to you for which you can be thankful!
- Ask for help. This may be a loved one, a professional or your ‘higher power’. There is always someone who cares.
If you would like to understand how to harness the inspiration of essential oils – reach out to me as I would LOVE to empower YOU to pair doTERRA essential oils with your daily activities. AND I can help you access these oils at wholesale prices along with my special ‘welcome bonuses’!