Creating Better Intention and Essential Oils

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Creating Better Intention and Essential Oils

Finding focus is a welcomed clarity in order to bring awareness to

our lives. How many people do you know who lead an almost incomplete

and unexamined life? Art of any kind is the ability to tune in and

make it your own. The attaining of your goal through intention is one

of the most rewarding and self gratifying accomplishments we can do

for ourselves. And guess what? You deserve every single bit of it!

Tuning in to any energy is the ability to quiet the mind, allowing

your inner self, or intention, to perceive truth. By practicing this

art, we develop a sensitivity toward inner information and the

ability to condition our mind to listen on a much more subtle level.

This developing can give us the ability to sense energy and actually

perceive our intention on an even more subconscious plane.

Techniques are vast and varied, all of which, can be used in calming

and clearing the mind, therefore, achieving clearer perception.

Include some of the following:

1. Clear intention is a result of meditation: Meditation is a time-

honored technique that can take you into infinite dimensions of

consciousness. It is a simple effort that becomes effortless as we do

it more and more. One major principle to meditation is the ability to

completely quiet your mind. By quieting our mind, it can allow us a

clearer picture of what we really intend.

2. Become more mindful: Mindfulness is the act of being fully aware

of what happens in each moment. Try living in the NOW. Be present.

Honor each moment you are given. Acknowledge each task you take.

3. Energy follows thought. As you think of your intention, you are

made aware of it. As you are made aware of it, you are able to bring

it to fruition by asserting your energy. When you program thought to

be positive, your intention will be positive. The outcome is

inevitable. Especially when you see it as such.

4. Moving is the action to your motivation!: There is a mountain of

proof that movement is the best thing for mind, body and spirit.

Moving helps with depression, increases our cardiovascular system,

moves energy (Qi) and blood, stimulates the brain, increases hormone

production and takes us from one place to the next. Use movement as a

tool to move intention forward.

5. Intention reverberates. When we throw a stone in a calm lake, we

can see how the ripples start at the center point, where we dropped

the stone (our intention) and move outward from that point. When we

specify our intention, it moves out through the Universe as do the

ripples in the lake.

6. Intention is a reflection of many values. Our values are a direct

reflection of our beliefs. When we have strong, sensible values, your

beliefs reflect it. These same beliefs are an expression of our

experiences. Most often, people who have relatively good or tolerable

experiences have a better outlook on their beliefs.

7. Make Room for Change: Make it a nourishing, self respecting place

for change to take place in your mind. In the same way, create a life

affirming, positive path to reach your goal. Make no excuses.

Procrastination is the bi-product of feeling unworthy. Self worth

leads us in the right direction.

8. A lack of awareness + not being grounded + being unfamiliar =

FEAR: Become familiar with what your intention is. Once you are

familiar with the reasons why your intention is important and

familiar with the information you did not know or understand about

reaching your goal, this takes the fear out of it! Take initiative

and responsibility in seeing your true goal through to completion.

This all begins with the intent. Once you are familiar, there is less

fear and you become more grounded in your approach.

9. Make Every Effort: to do something each day that brings your

intentions closer to your goal. You will do this now, because you

understand why you want to reach this goal, what it means to you and

the fear behind it is gone. You will make the effort now because your

are aware of the fact that you love and respect yourself more and

deserve to make the effort.

10. The Honoring of Ourselves: This is something we tend to lose

sight of, especially as we grow older. "Excuse instead of action"

seems to be the norm, instead of the exception. Honoring everyone

else first (husband, wife, children, family, friends, colleagues) is

the path we so often go down first, before we take care of our own

needs. If you are not in tip top (mind, body, spirit) shape, how can

you effectively care for others?

Essential Oils for Intention

The power of our senses can be harnessed as an unbelievable tool that

you can use to your life's advantage! Diffusing essential oils

stimulate our olfactory nerve. These essence can restore balance and

harmony to your body and to your life. The energy of a scent can

invigorate your intention. Here are some of the most interesting oils

below:

Basil: This oil is wonderful for poor concentration, nervous tension,

digestive problems and insomnia. Basil is used to support the process

of deep change. Rich, sweet and pungent, use this oil to evoke

intention.

Bergamot: Uplifting, refreshing and encouraging. It can help relieve

anxiety and depression, ease grief and sadness and increase mental

alertness.

Cinnamon: Cinnamon bark was first recorded in Chinese formularies as

early as 2700 B.C. The herb has been used as a healing aid for

stomach upset and gas, diarrhea, rheumatism, kidney ailments, and

abdominal pain. Cinnamon bark contains the essential oils of cinnamon

and can stimulate concentration focus and memory.

incense: Sedative, elevating, warming, used for anxiety,

apprehension, fears, nervous tension and stress-related conditions.

It slows down and deepens the breath, which makes it helpful for

meditation. This oil is helpful for bringing about clarity in

decisions.

Lavender: Balancing, stimulating, strengthening, good oil for mind

clearing and focus.

Peppermint: Refreshing, increases concentration, increases memory,

strengthens the nervous system and is used for fainting, headache,

mental fatigue, migraines and stress. Peppermint oil is used to

pinpoint intention and stimulate action.

Rosemary: Stimulates the adrenal cortex, used for nervous and

emotional exhaustion, apathy, depression and stress. Clears the head,

improves memory and concentration, reduces mental fatigue, combats

headaches.

Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac

http://peacefulmind.com/intention.htm

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