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**Updated October 2020. You have confirmed pregnancy and now embarking on a whirlwind journey for the next nine months. Pregnancy is full of ups and downs, thoughts and emotions and aches and pains. Finding comfort using aromatic remedies can help ease some of those tough pregnancy symptoms and offer relief to the mental stresses an expectant mama can experience during this time. There are many changes happening in the body during pregnancy, especially during the first trimester. Cells are multiplying and hormones are raging which can leave Mama-to-be fatigued, nauseated and overwhelmed. Aromatic remedies offer incredible benefits and can be used during Pregnancy and birth, as long as they are used safely and correctly. It goes without saying that using...

Working with essential oils and crystals that influence the chakra system is one of the major components of Subtle Aromatherapy and a big part of the work I do as an Aromatherapist.   The word ‘Chakra’ is Sanskrit, meaning ‘wheel’. These wheels of energy are constantly spinning in one direction or another – the direction they are spinning tells us a lot about the state of the Chakra. There are many Chakras situated throughout the body – hundreds in fact, though for the purpose of working energetically with them using essential oils and crystals, we tend to work with the main ones which are located along the midline, hands and feet. Each Chakra is associated with a particular element, colour,...