On this episode Ariel talks about how to address anxiety with aromatherapy and Ariel’s system of emotional reflexology, after last week’s episode with PJ Hanks, 

www.nami.org 

CDC Report Shows 5% Increase in Anxiety, Depressive Disorders During COVID Pandemic | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

ADAA, Facts About Anxiety: https://whatisanxiety.adaa.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjwy_aUBhACEiwA2IHHQNrlcXhS4lO5BvYETV3swWBydM0bMbEKTMcWfkZ4CyIt75gi1lvMShoCDCYQAvD_BwE 

Emotional Reflexology was created by Ariel F. Hubbard and Lynn Nelson in 2004.

Dr. Carolyn Mein's book is Releasing Emotional Patterns with Essential Oils.  An excellent book on clearing negative emotions.

 

Disclaimer:

There are no claims made here that these tools cure anxiety, nor that they are a replacement for medical treatment!  If you are concerned you have anxiety, make an appointment for a qualified medical professional to receive treatment.

To receive Emotional Reflexology treatments, contact Ariel to book an appointment.

Some essential oils that may be helpful to address some aspects of anxiety:

Anxiety - Joy (to elevate mood) Sedative oils: Lavender, Marjoram, Roman Chamomile, Rose, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang

Panic – Lavender (calming), Clary Sage (helps you let go of racing thoughts, Roman Chamomile (instils a feeling of well-being), Sweet Marjoram (to slow a racing heart and enhance bronchodilation)

Social Phobia – Neroli (to let go of the past)

Ariel's Emotional Reflexology Session for yourself:

 

Step 1:

Ground and Center yourself.

Step 2:

Rub your hands together to generate Chi and imagine you are also creating a Violet Flame between your hands.  The Violet Flame will help you transmute any negative energy released into positive energy. Visualise using your hands to pass the Violet Flame from your head to your toes, imagining that it transmutes negative energy and clears you.

Step 3:

Pass Rainbow Sparkly Light with your hands, moving from your head to your toes. This positive energy charges you with all needed colour frequencies. Colour therapy is a real modality--it has been used for hundreds of years to treat various health issues in hospitals and other environments. When you visualise colour charging your body and energy system, it helps counteract the effects of having anxiety, which can be incredibly draining.

Step 4:

Take a spritzer bottle with 10 drops of myrrh oil (if you have it), and spray the middle of your hands. Massage this area, and say, "I am safe, I am safe, I am safe." Then massage and say, "Safe I am, safe I am, safe I am."  This addresses adrenal stress.

Step 5:

Massage the midpoint of the forehead right at the hairline (about 2 inches above the Third Eye Chakra). This acupoint addresses acute anxiety.

Step 6:

Spray with White Angelica spritz and massage the Hundred Meeting Point (massage the location of the Crown Chakra) and say, "I am connected, I am connected, I am connected. Then say, "Connected I am, connected I am, connected I am." People with anxiety often close off their Crown and Upper Chakras and feel disconnected from Source.  This Chakra also feeds energy to all other chakras in the body. This acupoint, the Hundred Meeting Point, is part of the Governing Vessel extraordinary meridian, which feeds energy to all of the other meridians in the body.  The goal here is to become balanced!

Step 7:

Massage the thumbs and fingers with Peace and Calming essential oil blend. while saying or thinking the affirmation, “I am real.”This is to release victim consciousness and be self-responsible and empowered to make choices, which can be needed for people feeling trapped, unsafe or anxious.

Step 8:

Massage the middle of the palms again,  while spraying a spritzer of Lavender essential oil, and say, “I learn from all of life’s experiences, I learn from all of life’s experiences, I learn from all of life’s experiences,"  and then, "From all of life's experiences I learn, from all of life's experiences I learn, from all of life's experiences I learn."  This addresses stress, cramping, and tension in the abdominal region, which often manifests when people have anxiety.

Step 9:

Go to the K27 points in the upper chest, just at the indentation lateral to where the clavicle and the sternum meet. Tap or

make finger circles at the Elegant Mansion or K27 points. Working this area balances the overall energy in the body. These points strengthen immune function and relieve breathing difficulties, chest congestion, asthma, coughing, anxiety and depression.

Step 10:

Walk in place for about 30 seconds, visualising the relaxation and shifts in how you are feeling integrating into your energy anatomy system and physical body.  Take time to notice how much better you feel!

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• People are constantly dealing with and addressing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Most of us have to deal with it on a daily basis or at least occasionally.
• Anxiety symptoms often occur with depressive disorders – where people feel anxiety and depression at or around the same time – and they also often use substances to try to combat anxiety and depression. Most people often have more than one anxiety disorder simultaneously. Usually, if people have anxiety, it’ll show up before the age of 21 and about 8% of teenagers have anxiety disorders, though it may be higher than that, so keep an eye on your kids as well as yourselves.
• Some of the signs of anxiety: Extreme muscle tension, panic attacks, tremors or difficulty speaking, social phobias, hyper-sensitivity – seeing threats in everyday life, self-medicating with alcohol, sedatives or drugs, difficulty determining between real or imagined danger.
• Essential oils change the chemical levels in the limbic system – areas of the brain that stimulate emotional reactions to events. When you smell essential oils some of the molecules go up through your nose and are translated as signals that go up into your brain that affect how the brain responds to different events. 

 

BEST MOMENTS

“During the Covid pandemic alone, anxiety and depression grew from 36.4% to 41.5%.”

“Anxiety can come from genetic factors, it can come from brain chemistry issues and it can also be caused by life events. Only about a third of the 40 million people in the US who have anxiety are actually receiving treatment.”

“There’s a difference between having anxiety and having an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder is a more chronic, serious state, and having anxiety is normal. Anxiety disorders are more serious and definitely need to be treated.”

“Reflexology is not a replacement for medical treatment but some of it will address the symptoms, feelings or energetic imbalances that we have when we’re experiencing anxiety.”

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Ariel is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, Empath and Psychic who has been involved in holistic healing since 1988. She is also an educator, speaker, author and mentor for empaths, spiritual seekers and medical professionals. To reach Ariel, go to www.arielhubbard.com, where you will be able to contact her directly.  Please let her know you heard her on the podcast and the assistance you need or question you have.

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