Part of the philosophy behind Weight Loss for Goddesses is using the tools of pleasure, self-love and connection to our bodies to counter all of the programming and negative habits we have around weight loss, eating and body image.
One really practical and fun way to do this is to using aromatherapy.
As a Certified Clinical Aromatherapy Practitioner I know how powerful aromatherapy is. Utilizing it to help with positive and pleasurable weight loss is a no brainer. Scent is a powerful and mysterious avenue for decreasing stress and increasing connection to the present moment and our bodies.
You can use essential oils and many different ways but today I am focusing on using a roll-on to help yourself get centered, and mindful before eating or when you’re having a craving.
There are many essential oils that help give yourself the opportunity to pause, take a breath and actually feel your body. Some of the best are those that I’ve included in a roll on I made specific for Weight Loss for Goddesses.
Peppermint has been proven to curb hunger cravings and increase feelings of satiety (the feeling of fullness when eating).
French Lavender is deeply relaxing while not being sedating.
Frankincense is a potent essential oil that can help us access the deeper spiritual connection.
Grapefruit is uplifting and invigorating.
What a perfect combination! It smells great.
Building a deep and sacred connection to your body allows you to actually LOVE your body into weight loss and health.
Any small little habits that help us remember that our body loves to feel pleasure and joy. That she is a sacred animal and that taking deep breaths and smelling delicious things is a gift to her.
Giving that gift of remembering, stopping, uncapping the roll-on, inhaling the fragrance, rolling the cool oil on your skin and breathing deeply into your body – we remember our important job of caring for our body; our vessel that helps us live our lives on this earth.
So, take a moment, even if it is to smell your coffee grounds as you place them into your coffee maker, really sniff your orange peel as a peel your Clementine or stop and enjoy the gorgeous scents coming from the apple blossoms and soon the lilacs!
Pausing is important, smell is important and taking these moments can feed us in ways that food cannot.
If you would like a roll-on made for this purpose that people have found helpful here is a link to my Etsy page.