Essential Oils for Summer Ailments
Ever since I remember, my daughter Maya has been allergic to mozzie bites.
One time when she was around 2 we had to abort a trip to the zoo because the bites on her little ankles had swollen up so much she couldn’t fit her shoes anymore.
I’m not sure what it is with the zoo and mozzie bites but the pic you see with the 2 big face bites was also taken on a zoo visit!
I’ve lost count of how many Dr visits we had in those early days of puss, swelling and fevers – all due to mozzie bites.
The best we were told we could do was to give her Claratyne (an over-the-counter antihistamine that didn’t help us at all).
The worst was a couple of doses of antibiotics that also did nothing- apart from damage her gut flora.
My chemist and health food shop owners practically became my best friends as I methodically made my way through every ‘mozzie bite cream’ on the market.
All did absolutely nothing for us.
So you can imagine by the time my friend Teresa offered me an essential oil blend called ‘Purify’ to help, I was more than a tad sceptical.
Nevertheless, I was desperate.
‘Can’t do any harm’ I thought.
So I gave it a go.
Within minutes the angry, swelling hot mess seemed to calm down (and that was just me!).
Seriously, though- this Purify essential oil blend was literally the Holy Grail for Maya’s mozzie allergy.
I was intrigued that out of all the different products I’d tried, failed and spent a small fortune on, this humble essential oil blend was the only thing that worked for us.
I set off to find out more about the world of (pure) essential oils.
And what I discovered is what makes them my medicine of choice for over 8 years now.
It’s also why -I believe- our entire family has only needed to visit the Dr a handful of times since then.
If you’re interested in more info about what makes pure essential oils so effective take a look here.
These days I use essential oils for everything: skin products, cleaning, laundry, deodorising, cooking, all minor ailments, sore muscles, sleep troubles, focus and concentration and of course, Japanese Yoga.
I find essential oils enhance Japanese yoga because both modalities share the same philosophy:
- The body is designed to self- heal
- There is infinite wisdom in nature
- Neither Japanese yoga nor essential oils heal your health conditions, per se. What they do is support your body to return to a state of balance to empower your body to heal herself from within.
So cool isn’t it?!
Below are some of the most common summertime ailments we see in Japanese yoga and the essential oils I’ve personally used to great effect.
In my experience these can offer huge support alongside doing seasonal, Japanese yoga classes.
| Common Summer Health Challenge | Supportive Oils | How to Use |
| Shoulder and neck issues- stiff, sore, tense, frozen shoulder etc | Ice Blue + Frankincense; Deep Blue Polyphenol Complex | Apply Ice Blue + Frankincense topically
Take Deep Blue Polyphenol Complex internally as directed |
| Headaches + Migraines | Past Tense, Peppermint, Basil, Ice Blue | Diffuse; Dilute and apply to temples, back of neck, forehead |
| Poor circulation (includes red, blotchy palms etc) | Lifelong Vitality Supplements; Cypress, Thyme, Peppermint, Clary Sage, Wintergreen, Citrus Bliss | Take morning and night after meals as directed; Diffuse and/or Dilute and apply over heart and feet |
| Sacrum (lower back) discomfort | Ice Blue + Frankincense; Deep Blue Polyphenol Complex | Apply Ice Blue + Frankincense topically
Take Deep Blue Polyphenol Complex internally as directed |
| High blood pressure | Ylang Ylang, Marjoram, Eucalyptus, Lavender | Diffuse and/or Dilute and apply over heart and reflex points on hands and feet |
| Low blood pressure | Rosemary | Diffuse/inhale; 1-2 drops under tongue |
| Digestive issues (Nervous stomach,Heartburn, burping,Gastric/Duodenal ulcers) | Digestzen; Terrazyme, Clove, On Guard, Peppermint, Thyme, Lavender | Take Terrazyme capsules as directed; Apply Digestzen (diluted) to belly and bottoms of feet and/or take 1-2 drops in water |
| Insomnia | Serenity or Copaiba Capsules;
Lavender Peace blend, Cedarwood and Wild Orange |
Take 1-2 capsules as directed 30 min before bedtime;
Diffuse |
Please note I only use and recommend Doterra essential oils because I know they’re Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade.
I also stand for Doterra’s values of ethical, sustainable, philanthropic essential oil harvesting and giving back- especially the work they do with Operation Underground Railroad (https://ourrescue.org/)- an organisation set up to put an end to child sex trafficking.
For this reason, all of the essential oil suggestions you see above are Doterra essential oil products.
If you’d like to find out more about Doterra essential oils, click here.
And- I fully respect your choice if you have a preferred brand that’s different to mine☺
