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Everyday Oils Emotional scents-abilities Have you ever walked down the street of a neighborhood, or the walkway of your own farm, and been overcome by a flower’s aroma? Such an experience can whisk you into a memory, or a simple state of euphoria, before you even have the chance to think about, identify, or find the blossom which has swept your moment, and mind pattern, away into a delightful embrace. For me, the morning breeze, wafting the essence of orange blossoms from our orchard, awakens my morning, sometimes minutes or hours after I’ve already been on my feet. Even the scent of freshly cut grass can evoke a space of harmony and regression to some memory of childhood rompings through a newly trimmed yard. There is a wisdom that exists within our being. The same mechanisms, that call us into fight or flight, can free us into states of open rapture. When you in- hale the fragrance of an essential oil, the aromatic molecules travel up your nose to be trapped by olfactory membranes, triggering impulses to the olfactory bulb in the brain. The olfactory bulb then transmits impulses to amygdala, where emotional memories are stored, in the limbic system of the brain. Since this sys- tem is directly connected to the parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress, and hormone balance, essential oils can have profound physiological and psychologi- cal effects. The limbic lobe of the brain is the emo- tional control center. Joy, fear, anger, anxiety, and depression all emanate from this region. All other senses are routed through the thalamus, cerebral cortex (conscious thought center,) and other parts of the brain. The sense of smell is the only sense that is directly linked to the limbic lobe of the brain. The limbic lobe, then directly activates the hypo- thalamus, our hormonal control center. The hypothalamus releases messengers that affect energy levels, sex drive, pro- duction of growth hormones, sex hor- mones, thyroid, and neurotransmitters. Since essential oils can directly stimulate the limbic lobe and the hypothalamus, they exert a profound effect on the body- mind. Inhalation of essential oils can be used to combat stress and emotional trauma and to stimulate the production of hormones. Since the amygdala plays a major role in storing and releasing trau- ma, essential oils can help release emo- tional trauma as well as having dramatic effects on learning and attitude. This has become tremendously valuable informa- tion for those diagnosed with attention deficits and hyperactivity. This knowledge has spawned a multi- billion dollar industry, in marketing re- search and development, throughout the retail industries. This may also ex- plain why anointing with essential oils has been used, for thousands of years, in the banishment of “evil spirits”. Essen- tial oils, in varying forms, have been one of man-kind’s oldest and longest lasting medicines. They are, today, the inspira- tional signatures, from which many mod- ern pharmaceuticals are based. In future articles we will explore addi- tional virtues of essential oils. Essential oils are the immunity and nutrient carry- ing properties of a plant, and have been used, since antiquity, as antiseptics, anti- inflammatories, anti-microbials, immune stimulants, and hormone stabilizers. As mentioned above, essential oils are also widely used for balancing emotions, re- ducing stress responses, and stimulating mental clarity. This potential is made es- pecially available when the plants are dis- tilled with a master focus on extracting the therapeutic value, rather than focus- ing primarily on aroma and cost effective production. As much of the world is squabbling and suffering over the availability of caustic pharmaceuticals, under the profiteering misnomer of “healthcare”, man’s origi- nal medicine is returning, with profound enthusiasm, as an alternative remedy to the woes of our modern age. I am a Thai Massage practitioner, and whole foods chef, and have been using essential oils in my home, healing prac- tice, and recipes for nearly 5 years. I offer my services for retreats as well as for in- dividual clients. To learn more of how to obtain therapeutic grade essential oils or to arrange a personal consultation, con- tact me by email at: everydaysacred@ peacemail.com. La Revista Original de Costa Ballena The Original Costa Ballena Magazine D D Dominical Days Dominical Days 13

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ños la música representa la armonía y el infinito potencial de una vida creativa. Los sueños también pueden expresar las emociones que una persona experi-menta en ese momento, por eso no le hago caso a las pesadillas. Para mí, las pesadillas se escapan de un sitio oscuro y desquiciado que no es real así que no debemos dejarnos influenciar por ellas. Creo que se parecen al último trago de tequila que uno bebe al final de una no-che de copas. Nos hace apagar el botón de una actitud positiva y encender el interruptor de la autocompasión. Tam-bién hay pesadillas relacionadas con la música, sueños horribles en los que uno debe tocar en público una pieza que nunca antes ha interpretado o en el que trata de cantar pero no le sale la voz o mi preferido, en el que uno toca en un descanso cuando toda la orquesta esta en silencio. ¡No se deje afectar por ellos!

Paul McCartney despertó una mañana y escribió una canción con la que había soñado esa noche. Soñó la canción en detalle con la melodía, el ritmo, los acor-des, la letra y la orquestación. La letra no tenía mucho sentido así que decidió reescribirla. McCartney no podía creer que la canción fuera únicamente el re-sultado de su creatividad. Por un tiem-po, estuvo convencido de que debió ha-berla escuchado en alguna parte y que estaba plagiando subconscientemente la música de otra persona. La canción es el inolvidable éxito Yesterday.

Jim Morrison era un poco excéntrico, pero era un poeta de corazón. El escri-bió: “Sacúdete los sueños de tu pelo. Mi preciosa y dulce niña. Elige el día y el signo para tu día. El día es divino. La primera cosa que ves”.

El tema de los sueños es común en la música. El ballet, la ópera y la música clásica instrumental a menudo incluían ‘una secuencia de sueños’ que permitía que la música y el baile fueran un poco más abstractos. Los compositores mo-dernos utilizan alegorías de sueños todo el tiempo. La canción California Dreaming (Sueños de California), escri-ta por the Mamas and Papas en la dé-cada de 1960, prácticamente definió la búsqueda de los jipis de… bueno, de lo que fuera que buscaban en esa época. En la década de 1940, Louis Armstrong y Ella Fitzgerald cantaron y dejaron atrás la hermosa e inolvidable canción Dream a Little Dream of Me (Sueña un poquito conmigo). The Monkees canta-ron acerca de “alguien que creía en lo que soñaba despierto”, Stevie Wonder “nunca vio cumplirse ninguno de sus

sueños”, Mariah Carey tuvo un “aman-te en sueños”, Dave Matthews tiene “una chica de ensueño”, Aerosmith dijo “¡sueñen!” y Delbert McClinton te mata con su sentimental “tengo sueños, sue-ños para recordar”.

Es genial poder conocer y aconsejar a gente joven con sueños. Hay muchos de ellos estudiando en la Escuela de Músi-ca Sinfónica de San Isidro. Los estudian-tes de esta escuela presentarán varios conciertos y recitales durante el mes de diciembre así que infórmese del horario de estos eventos. Rum Bar en Río Lindo tiene música ecléctica todas las sema-nas. ¡Llámelos! También el nuevo y hermoso Ubar Lounge en San Isidro ofrece una variedad de eventos musicales a lo largo del mes. Mi buena amiga Kim Carson regresa de Nueva Orleans y tocaremos juntas en la presentación navideña en Roca Verde y en otros lugares del área. Al parecer la presentación de navidad va a estar muy divertida e interesante ya que varios ve-cinos y residentes participan en la pro-ducción. Salga a divertirse y apoye a los empresarios locales, quienes a su vez apoyan a muchos músicos soñadores.

Noticias, gripes, chistes: pueden enviar-me lo que quieran a [email protected]

Willie Nelson

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Everyday OilsEmotional scents-abilitiesHave you ever walked down the street of a neighborhood, or the walkway of your own farm, and been overcome by a flower’s aroma? Such an experience can whisk you into a memory, or a simple state of euphoria, before you even have the chance to think about, identify, or find the blossom which has swept your moment, and mind pattern, away into a delightful embrace. For me, the morning breeze, wafting the essence of orange blossoms from our orchard, awakens my morning, sometimes minutes or hours after I’ve already been on my feet. Even the scent of freshly cut grass can evoke a space of harmony and regression to some memory of childhood rompings through a newly trimmed yard.

There is a wisdom that exists within our being. The same mechanisms, that call us into fight or flight, can free us into states of open rapture. When you in-hale the fragrance of an essential oil, the aromatic molecules travel up your nose to be trapped by olfactory membranes, triggering impulses to the olfactory bulb in the brain. The olfactory bulb then transmits impulses to amygdala, where emotional memories are stored, in the limbic system of the brain. Since this sys-tem is directly connected to the parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress, and hormone balance, essential oils can have profound physiological and psychologi-cal effects.

The limbic lobe of the brain is the emo-tional control center. Joy, fear, anger, anxiety, and depression all emanate from this region. All other senses are routed through the thalamus, cerebral cortex (conscious thought center,) and other parts of the brain. The sense of smell is the only sense that is directly linked to the limbic lobe of the brain. The limbic lobe, then directly activates the hypo-thalamus, our hormonal control center. The hypothalamus releases messengers that affect energy levels, sex drive, pro-duction of growth hormones, sex hor-mones, thyroid, and neurotransmitters.

Since essential oils can directly stimulate the limbic lobe and the hypothalamus, they exert a profound effect on the body-mind. Inhalation of essential oils can be used to combat stress and emotional

trauma and to stimulate the production of hormones. Since the amygdala plays a major role in storing and releasing trau-ma, essential oils can help release emo-tional trauma as well as having dramatic effects on learning and attitude. This has become tremendously valuable informa-tion for those diagnosed with attention deficits and hyperactivity.

This knowledge has spawned a multi-billion dollar industry, in marketing re-search and development, throughout the retail industries. This may also ex-plain why anointing with essential oils has been used, for thousands of years, in the banishment of “evil spirits”. Essen-tial oils, in varying forms, have been one of man-kind’s oldest and longest lasting medicines. They are, today, the inspira-tional signatures, from which many mod-ern pharmaceuticals are based. In future articles we will explore addi-tional virtues of essential oils. Essential oils are the immunity and nutrient carry-ing properties of a plant, and have been used, since antiquity, as antiseptics, anti-inflammatories, anti-microbials, immune stimulants, and hormone stabilizers. As mentioned above, essential oils are also widely used for balancing emotions, re-ducing stress responses, and stimulating mental clarity. This potential is made es-pecially available when the plants are dis-tilled with a master focus on extracting the therapeutic value, rather than focus-ing primarily on aroma and cost effective production.

As much of the world is squabbling and suffering over the availability of caustic pharmaceuticals, under the profiteering misnomer of “healthcare”, man’s origi-nal medicine is returning, with profound enthusiasm, as an alternative remedy to the woes of our modern age.

I am a Thai Massage practitioner, and whole foods chef, and have been using essential oils in my home, healing prac-tice, and recipes for nearly 5 years. I offer my services for retreats as well as for in-dividual clients. To learn more of how to obtain therapeutic grade essential oils or to arrange a personal consultation, con-tact me by email at: [email protected].

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