23 Aromas and healing

The sense of smell, connects us with past experiences and depending, on what smells we have associated with these experiences, as it evokes, different responses in our organism, for example, if we think about the smell of the earth after it rains, if we think about the prepared food by our grandmother, if we think of the smell of a newborn baby, and we can feel the sensations that it evokes in our body, and in our mind, are pleasurable sensations, of longing

but of longing pleasant, a touch of nostalgia

And these pleasant sensations, can help us to heal our body

However, if we think of odors, like maybe, the food we have in the fridge, that has been there for many days and is a little decomposed, or if we think about the smell we have associated to the hospital, because the response that it evokes in our body and in our mind is completely different

Today we know thanks to science, that through, through some odors we can as re

reliving experiences in our life

There is something known as neuro-associative therapy, that we can use it, we can use it, to help us to heal and to help us to regain balance

For example, if every time we do not tempt to meditate, we use a specific scent, while meditating, may be, the aroma of mint which is very pleasant

it is proven, that then, bone, the sensations that meditation evokes in us, of relaxation, of joy, of tranquility, of peace

When we feel again that smell, let's say of mint, which is the smell that we are using while we meditate, just feeling the smell, already the responses that we perceive in our body, are the same responses that we perceive in our body

that we get when we are in meditation, because there is a neuro-association effect of the smell, with the sensation that we have experienced, when we feel that smell

Then, we can choose smells, do like

try different smells, and start using one that resonates with us, that we like, that we feel comfortable with, and smell it when, well, when we feel calm or when we are happy, when we experience sensations that are of benefit, for our body and for our mind

And in this way we are going to associate those moments of wellbeing, of health, of pleasant, pleasant sensations

with a specific scent

And now, any other time we need it, we can use

just by using the smell, we're going to activate those sensations again, of pleasure, of well-being, of healing

Which in the end then that, then they revert to you in better health for us, in that sense of balance and well-being

When we talk about the doshas, there are specific aromas, that help us to balance the doshas, for example, if we talk about vata, when vata is aggravated, causes overtiredness in the body, causes depression, fear, and we know that aromas sweet and fresh; fruity smells: sweet, warm, acidic; like orange, geranium, basil, vanilla

are aromas that can help us to balance vata, when it aggravates in our system

Pitta imbalances, such as excess heat, anger, jealousy, hyperacidity; can be balanced with sweet aromas, refreshing, soothing, like mint

Mint is an aroma that helps us by its qualities

refreshing, to balance the excess heat, which causes us pitta in the body, an accumulation of this in the body and in the mind

Imbalances in the earth principle, manifest as depression, weight accumulation, fluid accumulation

and can be balanced with aromas such as musk, with scents that help to revitalize, that activate because that's what the kapha principle, needs activity, needs reactivation

And these scents are: eucalyptus, camphor, juniper, clove

They are aromas that help to activate, help to activate kapha, to activate the body and to activate the mind, to balance an excess of kapha

Aromatherapy can be used in many ways, we can use it with essences on the skin or we can use essences in our environment, that help us to balance, they help us to balance these vata, pitta and kapha principles, in our organism

And also because that, because they help to create a pleasant environment for them people who visit us

We can also use certain scents, at bedtime, if we associate a certain scent with the time of rest, with the time of going to sleep, especially for those people who have

who have

who have

insomnia, who have difficulty in going to sleep, therefore, it is advisable to use some relaxing scent, it can be scent of jasmine or any scent that you choose at special, but that you only use it at that time, to associate it with rest, with sleep, and power this

this pattern, i

e

, reestablish a sleep pattern, that is healthy and that helps us to fall asleep when we have difficulty to relax and to rest

Remember, the sense of smell connects us powerfully with emotions