Aromathertapy is said to help us relax and improve our overall well-being using the properties of essences or essential oils extracted from the bark, flowers, fruits, leaves, seeds of specific plants. Oils are usually diluted for massaging into the body or are breathed in or added to a bath. Aromatherapy is claimed to help relaxation and reduce stress and even rejuvenate the body. Different oils are also used for specific problems such as headaches, allergies, menstrual pain and nervous tension. Massage is a way of stroking, kneading, and pressing muscles and tissues to relax you mentally and physically.
Most people enjoy a relaxing massage but it can also stimulate the body and mind.
Gentle massage may release the body's natural painkilling compounds, endorphins. Stronger massage can help increase blood flow and clear the toxic products of everyday metabolism from the lymph system. Meditation is a state of mind that one can enter by various methods, including the repetition of a phrase or mantra , or focusing on a pleasant vision. It s said to bring inner peace in which distractions are ignored. Practitioners say that they not only achieve heightened mental awareness during meditation, but that there are physical benefits as the body relaxes too.