Essential Oils for Soothing and Grounding the Soul

Frankincense (Boswellia Carteri)

This is my absolute personal favourite Essential Oil, and I’m sure, is one of the things that keeps me sane in this crazy world of ours! It is wonderful for just about everything. It is one of the very best for dealing with stress-related conditions. It is rejuvenating, healing, wonderful for emotional support, and is calming and supportive. It is super grounding, being used widely across the world for bereavement and trauma, and is just a deeply relaxing, centering and reassuring Essential Oil. Non-irritant, non-toxic, non-sensitising – it is also one of the safest oils we have in Aromatherapy.

Patchouli (Pogostemon Cablin)

This Essential Oil has a rich and warm aroma which centres and grounds us, reducing mental hyperactivity, and allowing our minds to let go a little. It is highly restorative and reduces tension and anxiety. It brings stability and strength in times of trouble and stressful situations, and is great for insomnia and restlessness. The aroma also lasts a long time, as does it’s benefits. A wonderfully restorative Essential Oil. Again, this oil is non-irritant, non-toxic and non-sensitising, so a very safe choice.

Sandalwood (Santalum Album)

This Essential Oil is another one of my absolute favourites. It is a deeply healing, stabilising and grounding oil. It is wonderful for all skin types and is very centering and balancing. It helps with stress-related tension and anxiety. It is a supreme regulator, harmonising our thoughts and our intuition. It helps us to stop over-thinking everything, and to ground us in the moment, to help bring us peace. Being another one of our ‘Base’ note oils, the fragrance comes through more strongly as time goes on, so the aroma lingers for longer than other Essential Oils. Another very safe oil, being non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitising.

A beautiful Essential Oil Blend of these, for a healthy adult that I would recommend, would be 30ml of whatever Base/Carrier oil is your preference – I use Sweet Almond – then the following drops of Essential Oils: Frankincense (4 drops), Patchouli (4 drops), and Sandalwood (4 drops).

Chamomile, Roman (Chamaemelum Nobile)

This Essential Oil is a soothing, calming, classic stress remedy. It is also an effective sedative, and useful for everything associated with the Nervous System. Headaches, migraines, insomnia, irritability, anxiety, depression, agitation and emotional stress can all be eased with this fantastic oil. It is also safe for everyone, including babies, as it is one of the safest oils used in Aromatherapy. Non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitising it makes a wonderful choice for soothing our souls.

Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia)

Lavender Essential Oil is under-valued in my opinion! Because it is used so widely, people often forget how good it really is. It is truly an incredible oil, being an adaptogenic, it can relax or stimulate depending what you mix it with. It is a wonderful balancer, and one of the absolute best oils for all stress-related conditions. It is healing, deeply soothing and sedative, but it can also uplift us out of a rut, and help us to adapt to new situations when things are hard. Being non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitising, it is also one of the safest oils used in Aromatherapy, and it suitable for just about everyone, young and old alike.

Neroli (Citrus Aurantium Var. Amara Flos)

Neroli Essential Oil is simply beautiful, and another one of my absolute favourites. It is a classic stress remedy and is calming and relaxing, dealing well with states of anxiety, fear and worry. It can really help before tests or exams, and in cases of depression and apathy. It helps to disperse doom and gloom, leaving us soothed, as well as lifting our spirits if we feel frustrated or irritated. It is also non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitising, so is generally safe for everyone, however please note: the heady floral aroma may cause headaches in those with hypersensitivity, so it should be used with caution for those individuals.

A beautiful Essential Oil Blend of these, for a healthy adult that I would recommend, would be 30ml of whatever Base/Carrier oil is your preference – I use Sweet Almond – then the following drops of Essential Oils: Roman Chamomile (4 drops), Lavender (5 drops), and Neroli (3 drops).

Life is pretty tricky these days for most of us, so it is more important than ever to prioritise our wellbeing. Having done this job for over 20 years now, being lucky enough to work with these beautiful, natural oils for all of that time, I am fully convinced that they have helped me personally, to deal with the many challenges I have faced in my life. I genuinely love to share information about Essential Oils – so if you have any questions about using them yourself, do get in touch. Nature gives us the greatest of gifts.