Essential Oils for Mindfulness and Meditation

This little book looks at the current trend of mindfulness and meditation and how we can use essential oils in tandem with these practises to enhance our wellbeing. The book is a nice mix of background information and suggestions for which oils to use as well as how to use them to get the most out of them. I am looking forward to putting some of the suggestions into practise.

Essential Oils by Heather Dawn Godfrey is a comprehensive guide on how to best use oils for health and well being. Using the right oils to get the best results for your  meditations is one subject that I really enjoyed studying. It's a hands on book that teaches as it goes . A wonderful resource book that I think that everyone will be able to use whether you are really into oils or jut dabble. I loved it. I received this book from Net Galley and Inner Traditions for a honest review and no other compensation.

I’ve been looking into exploring the world of oils for a while. I’m also practicing mindfulness and I’d like to develop my meditation skills so this book is perfect for me.

A lot of really good information about essential oils. So glad that I was able to review this book and get that information!!

Essential oils have become so popular. It’s nice to have the opportunity to read a book  combining mindfulness, meditation and essential oils. I would definitely recommend reading this book. When, how, where and the best time to use the essential oils is outlined throughout the book.  A great reference book too.

This book is fantastic! I have utilized it many times and continue going back to it for all the wonderful information that is in it.

This book is an informative guide to the use of essential oils as an accompaniment to meditation/mindfulness. It finishes with a chapter on other forms of achieving wellbeing - nutrition, exercise and relaxation. There are footnotes and a bibliography for further information. As such it’s very comprehensive but as a newcomer to essential oils I didn’t find the content intimidating. Thanks to NetGalley and publisher for the chance to review this ebook in exchange for an honest review. I liked it so much I’m putting in on my paperback birthday wish list!

Essential Oils for Mindfulness and Meditation is a great resource for those who want to deepen their understanding of aromatherapy and the use of essential oils in general, but particularly as a way to enhance mindfulness.

The book begins with a high-level discussion of mindfulness, then moves onto a thorough exploration of essential oils and how to use them as part of your mindfulness practice. This means that you don’t have to have background knowledge about mindfulness, meditation, or essential oils before coming to this book. You get to learn it all in one place.

Godfrey approaches the material academically. She cites numerous studies and references to back her claims. She explores essential oils from a variety of directions to include the history of their use, the science of scent, and the practical application of how to use them. She talks about how to choose them, how to store them, proper dosages, dilution, and so on. In addition to standard prose, the book includes photographs, tables, and diagrams to make the information easy to understand. The book even includes a section about complementary wellness techniques in which Godfrey touches on exercise and nutrition.

I enjoyed reading this book. First of all, it is pretty. There is something to be said for a book that sparks peaceful excitement just by looking at its pages. The information is organized well, and I learned a lot. For example, I didn’t realize until I read this book how prevalent the mention of essential oils is in spiritual and historical texts. It is a practice that has been going on in some form for a very long time. I learned that adding essential oils to my bath mixed with a carrier oil is preferred to reduce the risk for drying and irritation over my current method of adding the drops “neat.”

This book is great for people who want to expand their own techniques at home, as well as for those who offer services to clients — particularly meditation instructors, Reiki practitioners, yoga instructors, and other mindfulness practitioners.

I received a Digital copy of this book via Net Galley and Healing Arts Press for an honest review.
I became interested in the use of Essential Oils back in the 1970s and have since practiced this type of healing and mindfulness for my health and for the health of my family. This wonderful book written by Heather Dawn Godfrey will introduce many readers in to the amazing practice of the use of Essential Oils and giving mindfulness a try in their very busy lives. In other words a way to 'stop and smell the roses' and give the body a much needed break'  The wonderful quotes the author has included have been some of my favourites especially 'at the epicentre of the storm, there is calm: at the epicentre of chaos, stillness: at the heart of being, peace. The information on the various ways to meditate and massage using the correct oils will be very helpful. I recommend this book.

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I am just developing an interest in the self use of essential oils having had them used effectively during massage sessions in the past. I found this book to be a clear and concise relating of information particularly to someone new to the art of the use of essential oils. Many times books of this type heavily subscribe to the specific mindset of a user and do not give a broad application of knowledge for all types of people and their varying interests. This was absolutely not the case with Ms. Godfrey’s book. It was well researched and documented and would be a wonderful reference book for the use and application of oils and the ancillary healing and meditative methods that support them. All this in lay terms that anyone can understand without a great deal of prior experience.

Thank you so much for allowing me to read and review this book.

As someone very interested in both aromatherapy and mindfulness I was very excited to review this book. I wasn’t disappointed. Concise and informative. A very enjoyable read

A great guide for beginners wanting to learn more about mindfulness and meditation and how to use essential oils for relaxation. A good reference book to have on hand with well organised tables for easy access to information. Great background information on mindfulness and using essential oils for those that are just starting out.

Although this book is more academic than I expected,  it is very informative and useful for anyone with an interest in essential oils and mindfulness

Great book. I liked it and found it helpful. It offered great information and was informative.  Anyone looking for information on essential oils should get it.

Great book for those with an interest in essential oils.  Look forward to putting it to practice, and would recommend for others.

This book has tone of great information about essential oils.  I love the different combinations of oils and the wonderful way they smell!  My whole family seems to like it.