Instead of popping the first over-the-counter medication for stress, etc. give these natural herbs a go.
•ELM: For those who are overwhelmed by responsibility, Elm puts problems into perspective and restores the ability to prioritize.
•BEECH: When in-laws are driving you crazy, take a few drops of Beech to enhance your compassion and increase your tolerance.
•HONEYSUCKLE: Eases homesickness and nostalgia, which will help you appreciate the present.
•OLIVE: When you get exhausted and stressed out, Olive raises your self-awareness as it rejuvenates your body and mind.
•MIMULUS: Can alleviate worries over money, which enables you to gain control of your finances at any given time.
*The Earth and Me, Go Green: Is your brain drained? Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Try these activities that relieve the mental and emotional strain and restore yourself to new.
°Go Green:Spending time outside in “a green setting” is a potentially valuable component of treatment. Like a hike through a forest or even visiting a healing garden. Our local hospital (Lebanon Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, Oregon offers a healing garden through the Cancer Treatment Ward, but it is open to anyone to walk through and see the beauty of the garden.
°Play: It’s sometimes easier to concentrate on pleasurable activities, and therapeutic to enjoy tangible results. Having a hobby such as gardening, woodworking, knitting, any kind of hands-on-endeavor is a great outlet for energy.
°Relax:Massage and yoga give a busy mind a vacation by drawing awareness back into the body. The Ayurvedic technique known as Shirodhara involves pouring warm herbalized oil over the forehead in a specific patter-this stills the mind and clams the nervous system. Available through Ayurvedic practitioners and in some day spas, Shirodhara is sometimes referred to as “bliss therapy.”