Celebrating Love

While Valentine's Day is a special holiday to celebrate our loved ones, it serves as a reminder that we should honor the ones we love throughout the year, too. We should celebrate the precious value of our relationships and appreciate them with much consciousness everyday.

The day-in, day-out routine of our daily lives tends to wash away the excitement that comes with new love. We forget that our eyes used to sparkle when our sweetheart would enter the room, that the time we spend together is cherished, that we are each a foundation for the other.

To keep the love and excitement alive, we need to remember how love is magical, unique, deep (yet subtle), mysterious (yet tangible), passionate (yet gentle) and safe. Love is an inherent drive and emotion that can lead us to our greatest accomplishments. Love animates our lives with many colors and much joy. The best way to deeply appreciate its uniqueness is by embracing the present and be fully aware of love's presence in every moment; remaining conscious of what we feel for our true love; being here and now to enjoy its gentle warmth as it envelops us.

This week, use the following aromatic blends to help you celebrate the love you feel for your loved one, to honor the feeling, to be in the present and fully enjoy its energy. The affirmations included with each blend will help to raise your consciousness and channel the right energy you are working on at that moment.

To create these custom aromatic blends, add the essential oils in a 10-oz bottle and then add organic vegetable oil to fill.

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Bringing Pure, Loving Joy
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-2 drops Rose otto
-3 drops Bergamot
-3 drops Grapefruit

Anoint the heart chakra and abdomen. Pour a few drops into your warm bath water and soak for at least 15 minutes. Pour a few drops into the palm of your hands and inhale deeply.

Say the following affirmation aloud three times while applying the blend: "I fully enjoy the happiness that love brings me."

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Honoring Your Feelings
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-2 drops Rose otto
-2 drops Jasmine otto
-4 drops Sandalwood
-3 drops Cypress

Anoint the heart chakra, the solar plexus and sacrum. Pour a few drops into your warm bath water and soak for at least 15 minutes. Pour a few drops into the palm of your hands and inhale deeply.

Say the following affirmation aloud three times while applying the blend: "I honor my feelings toward the person I love."

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Enjoying the Present
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-1 drop Rose otto
-4 drops Cedarwood
-3 drops Cypress
-4 drops Orange

Anoint the heart chakra, the solar plexus and sacrum. Pour a few drops into your warm bath water and soak for at least 15 minutes. Pour a few drops into the palm of your hands and inhale deeply.

Say the following affirmation aloud three times while applying the blend: "I consciously enjoy the present and all its gifts."

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To learn more about the essential oils in these blends, visit http://www.aromalchemy.com/aromatherapy/ouroils.html

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In Good Health,
Francoise Rapp
http://www.aromalchemy.com

(c) Francoise Rapp, 2002. Discover the life-transforming power of aromatherapy! Internationally renowned aromatherapist and alchemist, Francoise Rapp, shares her expertise through aromatherapy classes designed for working adults and in her free weekly ezine, The Arom'Alchemy Newsletter. All this and more can be found at www.aromalchemy.com