Lemon, Ylang Ylang & Grapefruit Jojoba body blend

Pour 4 teaspoons jojoba carrier oil into a small bowl. Add 3 drops each ylang ylang, grapefruit and lemon essential oils, and stir. This is a delicate citrus and floral blend that has an uplifting effect on the mind, while the jojoba is one of the most wonderful carriers.

Its golden colour gives a feeling of luxury. Dry your skin well and sit on a fluffy towel. Then, starting at your feet, apply the blend in smooth, sweeping strokes over your feet, , up your legs, and arms, and over your whole body. Take time over knees, elbows, heels anywhere the skin is dry.

When you have finished, wrap up in a soft robe and shawls and rest comfortably, letting all these beneficial ingredients do their work. drink a large glass of water. Listen to some music that encourages you to relax.

Clearing Negativity with Trees

It is said that trees can also absorb negative energy from our bodies, without it doing the tree any harm.

To clear yourself of negativity, find a tree that you are intuitively drawn to, and ask permission to give it the negative energy that you have unwittingly stored in your body. Trees can transform and use this energy for their own enhancement. To gather and release negativity from your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual self, run the palm of your left hand from the top of your head, and down the right side of your body, visualising the collection of negativity into your hands. Do the same with your right hand on the left side of your body. Then rub your hands on the trunk of the tree, thereby releasing all the toxins that you have gathered. Also run your hands down the front and back of your body and pass this onto the tree as well. Do this three times, and when you are finished, thank the tree for taking the negative energy from you. Trees are more than lumps of wood with leaves attached.

Make the effort to walk through a national park or forest soon, and take visual notes of the variety that exists even within the same species of tree. By making the conscious effort to look closely at a tree trunk, you will be surprised at the myriad of patterns and colours that normally go unnoticed. Each tree has its own characteristics and personality. And by taking the time to attune to a few trees, you will be amazed at the different styles of energy that emanate from them.

Rosemary, Lavender and Marjoram Milk Bath

Wash and trim a generous bunch of fresh Marjoram and Rosemary leaves and chop them up, mix them in a saucer with 2 tablespoons Dead Sea mineral Salts (for detox).

Run the bath to a comfortable temperature, and add 6 tablespoons full cream milk to the water. Then add the salt and herb mix, and swish it into the water. Finally, add 3 drops Lavender essential oil before getting in.

Marjoram and Rosemary have a toning and relaxing effect, complemented by Lavender's soothing properties. Soak and relax for at least 20 minutes.

Towards the end of the bath, use a good quality soap to lather your skin.

Home Spa Salts

Use only good quality salt. Sea salt comes in fine and coarse grains, for body and face scrubs, the finer grains have a less abrasive effect. Sea salt is invigorating as a treatment ingredient, stimulating local circulation and making the skin glow.

Use it as a scrub in the bath or shower or dissolve 4 tablespoons of sea salt in a hot bath as a cleansing treatment, adding two tablespoons sage, or thyme for their holistic cleansing properties.

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Deodorant Bath

2 cups dried lovage root, finely chopped
2 cups dried lavender, crumbed
1/2 cup dried rosemary, crumbed
1 cup dried sage, crumbed
1/4 dropperful of patchouli essential oil
1/4 dropperful orange essential oil

Mix the herbs well and drizzle the combined oils over the mixture while stirring. Store in a tightly sealed container. Use 1/2 cup of the mixture for each bath.