Myrrh: This powerful aroma heals, purifies, and soothes while uplifting the spirit. The Egyptians burned it daily as part of their sun-worshiping ritual. It has a calming effect on the mind, instilling peace and tranquility. Myrrh also helps release past emotional blockages.

Rosemary: Egyptians used this oil as a ritual cleansing, ancient Greeks burned it at shrines. It uplifts the mind, while also dispelling confusion and giving clarity.

Sandalwood: It is one of the oldest oils, at least 4,000 years of uninterrupted use. In India it is often combined with rose and called an attar, used to purify body and soul and wash away negativity. It’s aroma cultivates a deep meditative state, peace and calm.

Vetiver: It calms, grounds, protects, and uplifts. It is a sedative to the nervous system, while also stimulating circulation. It is deeply relaxing and known in Sri Lanka as the oil of tranquility. Very grounding, inspires a deep meditation, earthy.

Ensouled’s Egyptian Temple blend is perfect for meditation!

Water is a conductive element, so doing healing work in the bathtub allows for movement of trapped energies. It represents the fluid realm of emotion, connection, and deep understanding. The perfect ingredients for healing. Water also holds the power of purification & regeneration. Since ancient times, people believed that the energy carried by water has the power to transform human energy. To put it simply, it is a perfect medium for the release of old energies, transformation of energies, & invoking of new energies.

Spring is a perfect time to purify the emotional, mental, and physical bodies. Spring-cleaning for your energy fields! This helps dissolve the sluggishness of winter and allows for fresh energy, expression, and inspiration to come pouring in. Here is a wellness prescription using Ensouled Purification Oil, or an oil of your choice. Add 5-10 drops of oil and 2 tablespoons of Sacred Seven Salts to warm bath water. (please adjust oils and salts to your preference)

Suggestions: Relaxing music, candles, 30-60 minutes for yourself (treat this as if you are booking a healing session with yourself, because you are!) I like to listen to music that also has the added aspect of sound healing, that way I am receiving even more healing energy during my session with myself.

The oils in the Purification formula are rosemary, clary sage, lavender, juniper, eucalyptus, hyssop, & lemon. These oils work synergistically enhancing the properties of all. This formulas’ purpose is to clear negative energy from the energy field, the mind, emotions, and the physical body. It helps to clear old thoughts from the mind and allows for an energetic detoxification.

You may also mix the oil into a handful of seasalt and create a scrub. Rub the scrub gently into specific areas of the body, setting the intention that you are releasing any negative energy you may have absorbed from a person, situation, or environment. Allow the scrub to work it’s magic! Know that the oils and vibration of the scrub are transmuting all negativity. You may use the oil bath in a similar way and visualize all negativity leaving and being transmuted by the oils. Allow yourself to soak in the exhilarating aromas as they swirl through your bath gently clearing and purifying.

Here are some affirmations and decrees to support your Purification Healing Bath:

I release all old thoughts that no longer serve me
I release all negative thoughts about my body
I release all judgments about myself
I am purified and whole
I am full of fresh ideas and fresh inspirations
My mind is clear, my body is clear, my energy is clear
I am clear of all negativity in all my bodies
I release all negative energy from my energy field known or unknown
I release all negative words that have been said to me, across all time and space
I release all negativity I have accepted from others
I release all negativity I have absorbed from any environments known and unknown
I am relaxed, energized and present
I clear all emotional confusion from my emotional body
I release all emotions I have absorbed from others
I release all feelings of burnout and stress
I release all feelings of overwhelm and exhaustion
I release all blocks in my emotional body quickly, cleanly and clearly
I see all my negative emotions dissolve and flow away
I release all unnecessary responsibilities from my life
I am clear and able to effortlessly prioritize
I have clear thoughts, insights and understandings

As you go through this list, allow yourself to really feel the truth of what you are expressing, allow yourself to connect with this truth and then let the energy go. Or if it is an affirmation, allow yourself to really feel the truth of these words. You do not have to do them all at once! Choose which ones really resonate with you, or create your own. Drink plenty of pure water before and after. You may put the affirmations in a plastic photo pocket to keep them dry while in the tub. You may also place healing crystals around the tub, or put them in the bath with you. This is a yummy way to clear energy. Enjoy!

If you are sensitive to chemicals or no longer want to support their overuse in products, then green cleaning with essential oils is for you! You can give your home an uplifting aroma that also brings balance and healing to the people in the home. The oils also help raise the vibration in your home.

Many oils smell good and also have properties that deep clean your home. Essential oils can remove toxic mold, stale air, unpleasant odors, kill viruses, bacteria and dust mites. They also purify the energy, can be used to clear out negativity, and instill peace.

Imagine your kitchen refreshed with the smell of lemon, grapefruit, or rosemary. Your living room inviting with fresh peppermint, or juniper. Cedar wood, sandalwood, frankincense, lavender, and orange are perfect for relaxation. Ensouled formulas are great for infusing your home with energy while you clean.

For a calming and romantic environment in the bedroom, choose ylang ylang, geranium, lavender, Divine Feminine, Egyptian Temple, Divine Mother, or Alchemy of Love. Scent your office with basil, rosemary, Rejuvenaton, Purification, or Archangel Gabriel for clarity and focus.

To make a basic disinfectant: In a spray bottle, put water and a squirt of natural soap, or castile soap. Add your favorite antiseptic, anti-bacterial essential oils such as lavender, lemon, thyme, or lemongrass. 5 drops is good to start with, you can adjust according to your preference. You can choose a combination of several oils or choose one that is your favorite. Ensouled Purification Blend and Archangel Raphael are both antibacterial blends. Shake well and have fun cleaning!

You can also add a drop or two of eucalyptus, lavender, lemon, juniper, thyme, or rosemary to a damp cloth. Wipe down the surfaces and notice how a chore turns into pleasure.

Dishwashing Soap: To add fragrance or to improve the antiseptic action of your liquid soap , add several drops of essential oils such as lavender, tea tree, fir, spruce, pine, lemon, bergamot, and orange.

Dishwasher: A few drops of oil may be added to the dishwasher to help disinfect and purify. Some popular oils are orange, tangerine, lemon, and peppermint.

Non-toxic Floor and Carpet Cleaners:
By combining essential oils with common household products, you can create your own non-toxic aromatic floor and carpet cleaners.
You’ll need a bucket, hot water, a rag and soap that you enhance with your favorite essential oils.

Hard Floor: To clean hard floors, add 1/4 cup of white vinegar to a bucket of water. Then add 5-10 drops of lemon, spruce, tea tree, Purification or Rejuvenation oil. If the floor is especially dirty, add several drops of dishwashing soap or castile soap. This will clean even the dirtiest floor.

Floor Cleaner: Add 1/4 cup white vinegar to a bucket of water. Add 10 drops of lemon oil and 4 drops of thyme, or lavender essential oil. They all have powerful antiseptic properties!

Carpet Freshener: To make a carpet freshener, add 16-20 drops of essential oils to a cup of baking soda. Mix well and place in a covered container overnight so that the oil can be absorbed. Sprinkle over your carpet the next day and then vacuum the powder up. You can use any Ensouled formulas to add that aspect into your home.

Vacuum Cleaner: You may also saturate a disposable cloth or tissue with several drops of essential oil and place it into the collecting bag of your vacuum. This will diffuse a pleasant aroma as you clean.

If your vacuum collects dirt into water, simply add a few drops into the water reservoir before cleaning. This refreshes both the carpet and the room.

Window Cleaner: Vinegar leaves windows shining. But nobody said your house needs to smell sour like vinegar.
In a spray bottle mix:
* 1 cup White Vinegar
* 10-15 drops of Lemon oil
* Water

Mix vinegar and water and essential oil in a spray bottle. Shake well before each use.

Window Treatments:
Refreshing your window treatments like your blinds, shades, shutters, draperies and other home decor accents is easy and enjoyable with the use of essential oils.

To refresh stuffy drapes from time to time, use your spray bottle filled with water and an essential oil of your choice. Peppermint makes the room smell fresh and crisp. Orange gives the room a sweet and sunny scent. Purification is good for clearing energy.

Insecticide and Repellent: Dust Mites, Fleas, Ticks, Ants, Spiders, etc. Essential oils and oil blends such as lavender, lemon, peppermint, lemongrass, cypress, eucalyptus, cinnamon, thyme, basil, effectively repel many types of insects, including mites, lice, and fleas. Peppermint placed on entryways prevents ants from entering.

Moth Repellents: If you need moth repellents for your linens and woolens, avoid toxic commercial mothballs made of naphthalene. Natural essential oils such as lavender, lemongrass, Canadian red cedar, or rosemary can just as effectively repel moths and other insects.

You can make a sachet by placing several drops of essential oil on a cotton ball. Wrap and tie this in a small handkerchief or square of cotton. Hang this cloth in storage areas or add it to your chest of linens. Refresh as often as necessary.You can put this sachet in your bureau drawers to keep your clothes freshly scented.

Scented Stationary: To scent stationary, stretch out a scented cotton ball and place in a container with papers. You can also scent business cards, brochures, or anything your imagination desires!

Laundry: Essential oils may be used to enhance the cleanliness and fragrance of your laundry. As unpleasant as it seems, dust mites live in your bedding, feeding from the dead skin cells you constantly shed. Recent research has shown that eucalyptus oil kills dust mites. To achieve effective dust mite control, add 25 drops of eucalyptus to each washing machine load, or approximately 1/2 oz to a bottle of liquid detergent.

You may also add several drops of essential oils to the rinse cycle, such as fir, spruce, juniper, lavender, cedarwood, or rosewood.

In the Dryer: Instead of using toxic and irritating softening sheets in your dryer, place a washcloth dampened with 10 drops of lavender, lemon, tea tree, bergamot, or another essential oils. While the oils will not reduce static cling, they will impart delicious aromas into your clothing. Add whatever aspects you need….calming, rejuvenating, purifying, etc.

Hot Tubs and Saunas: Hot tubs, jacuzzis, and saunas act as reservoirs for germs, especially if used frequently. Lavender, Eucalyptus, thyme, or grapefruit can be used to disinfect and fragrance the water. Use a few drops per person. For saunas, add several drops of rosemary, thyme, or lavender in a spray bottle with water and then spray down the surfaces. Scented water can also be used to splash on hot sauna stones.

Painting: When painting, add a 5 ml bottle of your favorite essential oil to 1 gallon of paint. Mix well. The oil will counteract the unpleasant smell of paint and can also add in energy and vibrations. Because essential oils are not fatty oils, they will not leave oil spots on the wall.

Deodorizing: Kitchen and Bathrooms, etc. The kitchen and bathroom are often a source of odors and bacteria. use the following mixtures to freshen, deodorize, and disinfect the air, work areas, cupboards, bathroom fixtures, sinks, tiles, woodwork, carpets, etc. These blends are safe for the family and for the environment.

Since the oils separate easily from water, always shake well and keep on shaking the bottle as you use these mixtures. They will deodorize and clean the air instead of covering the odors.

Single oils: Rosemary with lemon, Eucalyptus, and lavender.
* 2 drops rosemary
* 4 drops lemon
* 3 drops Eucalyptus
* 4 drops lavender
mix with 1 quart water. Shake well and put in a spray bottle.

* 3-4 drops lavender
* 5-6 drops Purification with 1 quart of water Shake well
and put in a spray bottle.

Be creative, and have some fun. You can infuse vibrations into any of the water you use. Play chanting or other high vibrations music and place the water in a glass bowl or jug and place in front of the speakers. You can infuse healing energy, Reiki, or other vibrations into the water. Draw symbols or words on your cleaning bottles. You can use the stickers, words, etc. that are available in stores or online for water bottles, or make your own. Small crystals can also be placed in the cleaning bottles. All easy ways to clean and shift the vibration in you home. The oils are merely just suggestions, add aromas that you like and that inspire you!

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Using aromatherapy to shift consciousness or energy is nothing new. Many cultures have used aroma, herbs, and oils for meditation, prayer, ritual, ceremony, purification, offerings, spirit journeys, and temple fumigation for thousands of years. Essential oils contain the mystery of life, they are the interface between cosmic and earth energies. They capture the sun through photosyntheses. Their aura can be caught on Kirlian photography, and sensitive people can feel vibrational qualities in essential oils. People can often feel an immediate calming, stimulating, clearing, or grounding happen with the oils. From a vibrational, electromagnetic, and energetic point of view ~ essential oils are in harmony with life. On a molecular level, natural plant aroma molecules touch receptors on cells to assist a shift toward wellness. They are able to affect the whole being.

The essence of a plant is its life energy, much like the blood in our bodies. The essence is the spirit or soul of the plant. The essence is the most ethereal and subtle part of the plant. This is what is offered to you from the plant to create essential oils. It is this essence that holds so much healing on so many different levels. To learn more about essential oils, Ensouled products, and healing with oils contact Brenda for a session, sign up for a class, or become a fan on face book http://bit.ly/cDcChe