Rest, Recover, Revitalize Your Day

Our daily lives can be busy and often hectic. Sometimes it feels like the whole world strives to complicate our lives and make them more difficult. It may seem from time to time that Murphy’s law, “If is can go wrong, it will and at the worst possible moment” seems to have been coined just for us.

Morning can arrive way too soon and we after we drag ourselves out of the bed it can take a while to become fully alert and aware. We get ourselves dressed and to work and function pretty well through the morning and the early afternoon.

Sometimes, even when we most need to be awake, alert and at the top of our game, we will suddenly be overcome by a sleepy spell. We feel like we just can’t keep our eyes open and they not only need to be open but they need to be WIDE open. We stifle our yawns and head for the nearest coffeepot or start looking for a snack loaded with sugar to get ourselves back in gear.

Then at night when we finally crawl into our beds that sleepy spell disappears and is long gone. About the same time our heads hit the pillow, our eyes pop open, and our minds whirl away, replaying the day in excruciating detail.  We spend half the night tossing and turning. We just can’t seem to find the off switch. And we once again, we loose that sleep we so badly need.

That perpetually sleepiness scenario is very common. Slow to wake up…afternoon sleepy spell….trouble sleeping at night that is about average. Believe it or not, aromatherapy can help. Aromatherapy can get you started in the morning. You will feel bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready to face the world.

Aromatherapy can also help you beat the afternoon slump in about 30 seconds. And aromatherapy can help you to fall into a deep, relaxing sleep that will refresh your mind and body at night.

To start your morning, you need to use a body wash in your morning shower that contains the essential oil of grapefruit. Grapefruit essential oil will open your eyes and add sparkle to your day. You will feel awake, alert and ready to face your day. Aroma Therapy will help you recover and revitalize your day.

To fight the afternoon slump, you need to only spend about 30 seconds inhaling the essential oil peppermint. Peppermint will revitalize you quickly, and get you feeling fully alert and at the top of your game. This can be repeated every 15 minutes as often as required.

In the evening after you come home from work and spent your evening, you are going to be tired but often not relaxed enough to allow you to get the rest that you need. That’s when you need to apply some aromatherapy that will induce complete relaxation and allow you to get the really deep sleep that you need in order to awake refreshed.

Make yourself a cup of chamomile tea by using either dried bulk chamomile or a chamomile tea bag. Sit down, take you shoes off and relax. Sip the tea slowly, and as you do, be sure to inhale the aroma.

Then take a nice warm (not hot) bath to which you have added some lavender. Take your time and soak a while. Listen to some soft music and go to bed.  You will sleep better and feel stronger and well rested in the morning.