LAVENDER    Lavandula angustifolia

The lavender plant comes from the herb family called the Lamiaceae family. The plant has beautiful purple flower heads and scented spicky leaves on a long stem, it is from the flower heads and leaves that the oil is extracted  through steam distillation. There are different types of lavender which is why the latin names can be slightly different from each other, and as the plants are different so is the oils therapuatic value slightly different. Lavender oil has been used for many years for treating burns as the oil helps in the healing of damaged tissue and with scars, the oil is excellent in wound healing. Lavender oil is known as a universal oil as it can help with many different ailments from relaxing and calming the mind and body to using it to help heal and cleanse cuts and sores and so on. The oil is very gentle which makes it fine for sensitive skin types and very healing to the skin. Lavender oil is said to be the mother of essential oils for its caring effect on the body mind and spirit together. Lavender oil is said to support the Qi or life energy of the heart and aid a deeper state of relaxation to reach  deeper meditation. Lavender helps balance all the chakras into harmony with each other and particularly helps the solar plexus to help soothe and calm a angry spirit. Because of the harmonising and balancing effect the oil has, it may also help with finding your inner spiritual path. On a astrological level the lavender plant is said to be ruled by mercury the planet of communication, any plants that stimulate the brain and nervous system which in turn then stimultes and communicates to the rest of the body is connected to mercury, and as lavender is mentally stimulating it falls into this category.

I thought I would use this space to write abit about essential oils and there therapuatic values. Essential oils are beautiful scents from nature and can help in many ways and as they are holistic they help with mind body and spirit. There are many essential oils and they all have there own unique spirit to them, which help in are own self healing. Essentail oils are very powerful and should always be used with respect and a knoweledge towards them. And before essential oils are bought from a shop or supplier, i cant stress enough how imporotant it is to buy good  high quality natural oils, which have come from the natural plant, as it is from the plants that the oils work.  The therapuatic benefit from the oils own natural chemical balance to the oils natural essence is what helps to connect and balance your own natural healing. There are many good suppliers out there i.e. a good supplier will answer any of your questions you want to ask about the oil your buying, they should know the latin name where the oil has come from what country, whether it is organic, how the oil has been extracted from the plant etc etc. There are many good books aswell which can help with useful information about the many different ways on how to use the oils and information about each oil, and by all means if any body would like any help or advice dont hesitate to contact me and i'll help in anyway i can.

May the these special scents from nature clear your mind, open your heart, cleanse your body and uplift your soul and spirit.