Peppermint oil has been used as a tonic for centuries, and its fresh aroma is evident in toothpastes and mouthwashes today.
Peppermint is a powerful digestive stimulant; it aids the digestion of fats and strengthens liver function. This makes it an excellent oil for relieving indigestion and treating gastric fevers and diarrhoea.
Decongestant properties
Peppermint stimulates the circulation, reviving aching muscles and joints. It is also a powerful decongestant and can be used to help with fevers and respiratory infections. Additionally, it acts as a good deodorant.
Peppermint complements other decongestant oils, especially eucalyptus and thyme, which work to boost the body’s immune system. Its aroma can also help to cool feelings of anger, hysteria or emotional burnout.
Focus your mind with Peppermint
Refreshing Peppermint oil invigorates the mind, acting as a nerve tonic and stimulant.
~ To sharpen concentration and alertness, simple combine 5 drops each of peppermint and basil oil with 10 drops of lemon in a room vaporizer.
~ To fight mental fatigue and emotional burnout with a stimulating whole body massage. Add 50ml sweet almond oil to 4 drops each of peppermint and geranium and 10 drops rosemary.
~ Clear headaches with a soothing neck massage using peppermint and lavender oils.
Digestive Disorders
Use Peppermint’s digestive and antiseptic properties to help with common digestive disorders.
~ For relief from constipation, dilute 3 drops of peppermint, 5 drops lemon and 7 drops rosemary in 25ml of grapeseed oil. Massage gently over the abdomen in clockwise, circular movements every couple of hours.
~ Help with diarrhoea with an aromatic compress. Mix 5 drops each of peppermint, ginger and marjoram in hot water. Soak a facecloth in this, wring and apply to the abdomen.
Revive tired feet
Just what the doctor ordered after a long day on your feet.
~Relieve aching feet in an invigorating foot spa that contains 4 drops each of peppermint and geranium along with 3 tablespoons of Epsom Salts.
~Combine 3 drops each of peppermint, rosemary and lavender with 25ml of grapeseed oil for a invigorating foot massage. Firm, brisk strokes will increase circulation.
~ Make your own antiseptic foot powder to treat athletes foot. Simply add 5 drops lavender and 3 drops peppermint to 2 tablespoons or corn flower.
Cold and flu remedies
~ Add 2 drops each of peppermint, rosemary and lavender to boiling water.
Place towel over your head and inhale steam for 5 minutes.
~ Treat feverish colds by putting a few drops of peppermint, eucalyptus and pine in a room diffuser or oil burner.
This is part 2 of the breathing techniques I have been sharing over on my Instagram and Facebook pages.
With everyone either staying at home right now or for those of you that are working the front line keeping all of us safe, fed and warm these simple breathing techniques are perfect to help to keep your grounded, calm and perfect for optimizing lung health.
To begin the exercise, count “ONE” to yourself as you exhale.
The next time you exhale count “TWO”, and so on up to “FIVE”.
The begin a new cycle, counting “ONE” on the next exhalation.
Never count higher than 5 and only count when you exhale.
Try to do TEN minutes of this form of breathing.
2: DEEP MUSCLE BREATHING
To relax your face, knot your eyebrows together and release.
To Relax your neck, tilt your head down towards your neck, an push your chin to your chest, then release.
To relax your shoulders, make a shrugging motion, then release.
To relax your arms, push both arms away from the torso, stretch them out, and then relax them by your side.
To relax your legs, point your toes as far away as they will stretch, and then relax.
3: BELLOWS BREATH
Inhale and exhale rapidly through your nose, keeping your mouth closed but relaxed. Your breaths in and out should be equal in duration, but as short as possible. This is a noisy breathing exercise.
Try for three in and out breath cycles per second. This produces a quick movement of the diaphragm, suggesting a bellow. Breathe normally after each cycle.
Do not do this exercise for more than 15 seconds on your first try. Each time you practice Bellows Breath, you can increase your time by five seconds or so, until you reach a full minute.
4: C02 REBREATHING
Cup your hands over your mouth and breathe slowly. You can also try using a small paper bag – the idea is to prevent the expulsion of carbon dioxide and get it back into your lungs so that you regain the balance of C02 in your system.
Keep breathing as you would normally to reagin the carbon dioxide levels.
5: GUIDED VISUALISATION
Head to your HAPPY PLACE, no questions asked.
Breathe deeply while focusing on pleasant, positive images to replace any negative thought.
6: NADI SHODHANA (Alternate nostril Breathing)
Start in a comfortable meditiation pose
Hold your thumb over your right nostril.
Inhale deeply through your left nostril.
At the peak of inhalation, close off your left nostril with your ring finger.
Exhale through your right nostril.
Continue pattern, inhaling through your right nostril, closing it off with your right thumb, and exhaling through your left nostril.
Joanita will be holding a stunning class for all of our front line workers on Sunday the 19th at 1pm. She is looking forward to creating the perfect class for you to help you settle into yourself again. We are taking names now.
The journey of each yogi into yoga begins for is very special. For many, yoga provides that relief from physical, mental, emotional pain or otherwise.
I am a very long-time yoga practioner and was trained by some of Ireland most senior Yoga teachers. My ultimate yoga journey always leads me to create a yoga practice accessible to anyone, regardless of age. That is why I have introduced that most popular class at the studio called the Art of Gentle Practice. It is New, it is Modern and it has allowed the most insecure individual to walk into that class and be at ease with his/her own practice.
This meditation class is designed around
becoming mindful and being in the present moment. The first part of the class,
you will learn a simple mindful mediation technique that will help you to
remain calm and in the present moment. The second part of the class will be a
guided meditation focusing on restoring balance to the energy points of the
body, clearing the body of trauma and returning it to equilibrium.
You will receive a Mindful Audio that will
teach the deeper mind how to remain present.
I’m so delighted to be able to offer a kundalini yoga class for the River Holistic weekend for all the frontline staff in July.
I will design a very special kundalini class to help you deeply relax and restore your energy using breathing techniques, restorative postures, guided deep relaxation, chanting and meditation.
My aim will be create space to allow yourself to completely let go and allow natural healing to take place to your energy field, body and mind.
This class is open to beginners as well as experienced yogi’s no previous experience of kundalini yoga is needed, I will guide you gently through each of the postures allowing you to have a full & beautiful experience.
Does your body and mind need some TLC. Yin is a great practice to add into your routine. You will sleep better and release tension before moving onto another day of expectations and busyness. I believe that if you take some time to let go of physical tension, mental and emotional tension will also find space to release. This full-body sequence I have put together for you is a great way to create this space, to decompress, ground yourself , balance mind and body and just release it all….maybe a little, maybe a lot! Just letting go whatever it is that is weighing you down.
Yin Yoga teaches us to reroute the mind.
We live in a culture that is constantly on the go, requiring a lot of movement, activity, stimulation, and responsibilities. So it may be surprising when a yoga class that asks us to be still can be more challenging than a fast-paced Vinyasa class.
Yin Yoga is popular because it offers the chance to be still, be present, and work within while you breathe and stretch deeply and create more space in mind and body. You’ll thank yourself for doing it! If you are new to Yin and want some more information please contact me💫🙏
Laura has created a beautiful healing space for all of the Front of Line staff on Sunday the 19th of July at 1pm and she would for you to join.
Quartz crystal is known for its healing properties, and it’s ability to support clarity. Whilst the crystal bowls and tuning forks are made from quartz crystal they are also tuned to the frequency of the chakras, thus making them a potent companion in healing and manifesting.
Through meditation we will acknowledge the year that has been, and open to all that lies ahead in both our head and heart.
Whilst lying on a yoga mat snuggled in your blanket you will be bathed in the relaxing healing sounds of Crystal Bowls, Crystal Tuning Forks, and a variety of different sound healing instruments such as the Himalayan Singing Bowls, Gongs, Drum, Zaphir Chimes, Solfeggio Pipes to support you through this sound journey, before allowing a deep state of stillness to set in.
As each instrument is played the sound is absorbed inwards, working on the chakras, enabling the body, mind and spirit to move back into a deeper state of balance, and who doesn’t want more balance?? Through use of these sounds we begin to shed the dense heavier energy of daily life, thus rising our vibrational energy, allowing us to effortlessly attract higher frequency people and experiences into our lives.
Contra-Indications: please note this workshop is NOT suitable for people with a pacemaker, inflammation, advanced stages of cancer, cancer tumours, metal implants, having had surgery within 3 months and in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Passionate and inspirational, Elaine will bring a creative energy to this class. Her therapeutic approach is student focussed and celebrates the unique challenges of each and every body.
She is really looking forward to guiding you through this flow class as a heartfelt thank you for all that you have done and are continuing to do. This class is on Saturday the 18th at 10am and we would love to add you in.
Mixed level class. Some experience of yoga is beneficial, but not essential
In vinyasa yoga, each movement is synchronized to a breath. The breath is given primacy, acting as an anchor as you move from one pose to the next. Each movement in the series is cued by an inhalation or an exhalation of the breath.
Yoga with Aoife Moore is an enriching practice of ‘acceptance of self’ through Hatha yoga.
She has volunteered her time especially for you, the front line staff who have tirelessly worked around the clock to keep us safe, fed, warm and well. This class is on Sunday the 19th of July at 3pm and we would love to add your name down.
The class is less about achieving aesthetic alignment and more about connecting with your true self and focusing more on functional alignment.
In this class Aoife invites you to increase awareness in your body and breath while bringing you through mindful asana movements, progressing naturally to pranayama (yoga breathing techniques) and ending with a centering meditation.
The result is a heart-opening, body-strengthening, grounding experience.
Knowing that yoga is not what you see…yoga is what you feel.
Edel has designed this two hour free workshop especially for the Front Line Staff open weekend as her Thank you to all of you. All going well this workshop will take place on Sunday the 19th of July at 10am. We are now taking names.
Home as an extension of ourselves: feng shui, colour and essential oils to clear stagnant energy, create balance and uplift and invigorate every area of our lives.
Our homes are
an extension of ourselves, our surroundings are our outer skin. When we
consider our internal and external worlds both are one, not separate but
energetically entwined, each interconnected with the other; each breathing the
energy of the other in, like an in-hale and exhale; we experience our spaces as
a reflection of our inner selves.
In this
presentation we will consider
Feng shui: a way of looking at our spaces from this energetic point of view,
mirroring the dynamic ever changing balance found in nature into our built
environment so that it fully supports us as we live our lives.
Colour colour and sound are aspects of the same vibrational world. Colour
impacts us on an energetic level; physically as well as on an emotional and
spiritual level. We will explore the 7 colour spectrum in both our internal and
external environments, we will do a chakra balancing meditation and look at
ways to support ourselves with colour in our physical environment.
Essential
oils are our plant allies. We will look at ways to incorporate them into our
daily lives in our environment to cleanse, balance and uplift our energy,
filling our environment with supportive fragrant chi.
