So what is an aromatherapy meditation? Well, an aromatherapy meditation is a type of meditation where one uses essential oils or incense in conjunction with meditation to help produce those desired states of well-being and raising consciousness.
Incense or Essential Oils?
Whether or not to use essential oils or incense is subjective and it really comes down to what works best for you. Although using oils is much more popular.
As stated, it really boils down to personal preference. There are some people who can’t stand the smell of any incense, or the fragrance of the ones they do like is just too strong.
Fortunately, there are many brands of incense out there that are more subtle in smell and that might be worth looking into. The best place to check for incense is on eBay. You’ll find incense to be much cheaper there and the variety of incense to choose from is quite large.
Meditation and Incense
Now here’s where the difficult part comes in. There are some who believe that a specific area of your life that you are working on requires a specific fragrance of incense. I think that if you are working with essential oils this could be true. However, when using incense in conjunction with meditation, I believe it’s personal preference.
Since I’ve never worked much with essential oils, I’ll leave that to the experts in that area who have more experience. The goal of this article is to open people up to the idea of using incense during the meditation to help with focus and to set the mood and the intent. Incense has worked well for me with my meditations and has allowed me to focus on inducing spiritual states of mind.
Incense Fragrance
I have found some of the best incense to come from India. Too many domestic store bought brands here in the USA all seem to all smell the same. I don’t find this to be true for much of the incense that comes out of India.
The number one incense for me has always been Nag Champa. The fragrance isn’t too sweet and it stands on its own. Experiment until you find a fragrance that resonates with you the best. Try eBay and look for different packs that include multiple fragrances. You don’t want to spend $25.00 on a large lot of a fragrance you aren’t going to like, but whatever you do, Give Nag Champa a try for your aromatherapy meditation.
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