This week is World Wellbeing Week, aiming to raise awareness of the importance of wellbeing and encourage us all to take a little bit better care of ourselves. Let’s explore how fragrance can help you boost your wellbeing at home, through the practice of aromatherapy as well as enhancing the experience of meditation and relaxation.
Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is the holistic practice of using fragranced essential oils to influence your mind and mood. Essential oils are natural oils derived from plants which retain the scent and alleged properties of the original plant. They have been used for healing purposes since ancient times and the practice continues today through aromatherapy, a fragrance therapy to improve wellbeing and mental health.
The olfactory nerve, which conveys sensory information about scents, is linked to emotional centre of the brain. Asa result, it’s thought that smell can directly impact your mood and the right fragrances can induce calmer, more positive mood.
The calming power of essential oils was the inspiration behind our Relaxation Lamp Fragrance. This soothing blend is made using essential oils of delicate geranium, wild lavender and clary sage to relax your senses and relieve stress.
Meditation
Meditation is the practice of mindfulness and focusing the thoughts. Practicing meditation can help relieve stress and anxieties, increase self-awareness and improve creativity. The practice of meditation can be aided by fragrance, incense in particular has long been used to aid in meditation thanks to its apparent calming effects.
Incense sticks are made with aromatic materials including essential oils, when lit they produce a gentle ember as they burn which releases a pleasantly fragrant smoke into the air. As it’s one of the most evocative and relaxing methods of releasing fragrance into the home, burning incense has several benefits for wellbeing, creating the perfect atmosphere for relaxation and destressing. The slowly drifting smoke released by the burning incense forms a dreamlike haze which creates a peaceful feeling in the room that will help you unwind.
Try meditating with one of our Indian Sandalwood Incense Sticks. The scent of sandalwood is a soothing one, but it is also thought to help heighten the senses and improve alertness and concentration making it ideal to aid in meditation.
Relaxation
Practices like aromatherapy or meditation aren’t for everyone, but we can all benefit from taking more time to relax and unwind from daily stresses.
Making your home environment feel cosier and more relaxing can help you get into the right headspace to switch off. Scented candles are undeniably one of the best ways to improve the peaceful feel as a space. Their glowing soft light and gentle warmth make a room feel cosy and safe and the flickering motion of the flame helps to calm the mind.
Choose a calming scent for the ultimate relaxation space. Many find spicy and woody scents to have calming, comforting effects, or some fragrances like lavender are well-known for their association with sleep and relaxation.
However you choose to relax or fragrance your home, take some time this week to focus on yourself and your wellbeing.
