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Being down in the dumps, depressed, or just downright sad is just not fun. If you've got a mild case of the frumps, the Ririan Project has ten tips for you to trick yourself into feeling better.
Some really spoke to me, like wearing blue (for calming), and cleaning a room to eliminate visual confusion. I know certain colors (usually neons) make me feel tense and hyper, and blue does have a relaxing effect. And cleaning helps me on several levels: getting rid of the clutter makes a calmer environment and makes me feel satisfied with my progress. Crossing cleaning off the list lifts a huge weight!
One thing Ririan's list touches upon is the fact that nice smells, like a lemon, can help. Aromatherapy? Now I give just a little more credence to this list, because that is the pinnacle of all-natural mood alteration. Essential oils work better than any lemon will; try sniffing lavender for a relaxing calm, sandalwood for spiritual relaxation, and orange for a cheery calm.
Some other tricks that made Ririan's list were chopping food, eating ginger and broccoli, and clearing your mind. What tricks do you use to ease the blues?
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One hour on the beach with hot sand all over you, will make you feel like you're alive again .
ReplyI too often find terms such as calming and relaxation too describe essential oils.
ReplyEssential oil contains many cemotypes with many more physically and scientifically researched constitutes, when used right, can result in more useful applications than just a smell factor.
Here are a couple examples of Wormwood, and Sandalwood. With the Sandalwood their is gas chromatography and MS analysis that you can lookup and do a google search, or wikipedia search and I promise you, it will fill your day researching other essential oils with biological health uses:
http://myspew.com/aromatherapy/sage-essential-oil-as-an-alternative-to-wormwood-clinical-properties-of-thuja-absinthe-and-y-aminobutyric-acid-receptors
http://myspew.com/aromatherapy/gas-chromatography-comparisons-of-my-2002-tamil-and-2007-sri-lanka-sandalwood-essential-oil
http://myspew.com/aromatherapy/rare-chemotype-in-the-sri-lanka-gcms