Aromatic Dressing
Aromatic Dressing was born from my desire to reconnect with my truth and loving myself. This ritual has made a massive impact to my life and the lives of many others around the world. I now teach this as part of every training and gathering that I facilitate.
When I was 14, I began to become very self conscious and aware of my body over the coming year. I decided that I would buy into someone else's version of me and what they were saying.
What they said was that I was fat. So, I moved out of fatville into skinnyville... I was a total mess. By 16, I was 35 kilograms and was completely miserable and wondering why I was alive and not believing that I was lovable anymore. Lucky for me I had parents who loved me dearly. My mum stopped in my bathroom and she said, "Oh my God, Vanessa, what has happened?" She came in and just held me and cried and cried then she spoke to my Daddy about it and he said, “Princess,
what's going on?” Mum decided to take me to the doctor and he said to me, “Vanessa, you need to make a choice right now. You need to choose to start taking care of yourself again or you will need to go to the hospital.” There was something that snapped in me, I chose joy and began to reinvent and help myself. Now I want to help the next generation teaching others to love themselves. This is a daily journey for me. Some days I remember my magnificence better than others. Every day I aromatically dress morning and night and choose to return to joy, gratitude and love. It's a huge help!
Morning Ritual
Each morning I think about my day and what I would like to bring forth into this world and choose a blend to suit. If I need a quiet day for contemplation, I might consider a blend suited to meditation. If I know I have a lot on and require all my creative juices to flow, I will aromatically dress in something to help inspire my creativity and productivity. I might also consider blends to help with focus.
Evening Ritual
I select essential oils and create a blend to ready me for sleep, to return to gratitude and peace, or of course, something succulent to get my sexy on and connect with myself (my inner Goddess/Sacred Feminine) or my beloved in an empowered way.
Method
After a shower or bath, as you stand in your goddess, or god given gift of nakedness, begin massaging your aromatic dressing blend, from the bottom of your legs in big circular motions, working your way up the body towards the heart. Dip and rub, dip and rub, giving your body loving touch and loving words, while saying positive affirmations and giving love to
yourself…
“I love you legs, thank you for carrying me day -to-day.”
(giving some extra juice around your hips as we hold a lot of tension there)
“I love you back, thank you for all your support.”
(the best way to reach your back is to bend over before applying the oils)
“I love you sexy toosh.”
(as you massage your bottom)
“I love you mound of Venus.”
(as you rub in clockwise circles over your belly)
“Thank you for bringing life into life and being the hub of all of my creativity.”
(isn’t that so much nicer than saying “Ooohh… look at my muffin top”
or “I’m not the same since having children.”)
Massage under your breasts/pecs - a good entry point for the oils. Over your chest:
"I love life and life loves me. I am so blessed by life. I am so grateful for Her gifts."
…and on you go, all the way up and over your body - supporting the lymphatic system (which has no pump of its own), calming the mind and soothing the spirit.
Do your face, the ends of your hair, and soles of your feet. (I love the Salubelle/Immortelle blend for my face, complimented with the Veráge skin care system.)
Cup your hands, breathe in 3 times and say your affirmation.
Give thanks and breathe into your grateful heart, and now you are
aromatically dressed!
It takes 2 minutes and it will change your life! Begin and end each day with gratitude and watch your life transform! Start the day as you mean to go, with powerful attention, loving messages with intention and end with love and peace as you drift off to sleep with the essential oils.
Aromatic Dressing without Citrus Oils
If you want to play with aromatic dressing but are unable to use citrus oils on your skin, try these oils and oil combinations.
These are great blends for hot summer days also, as all citrus essential oils (except Green Mandarin) are photosensitive meaning you can sunburn with them.
I would not suggest you aromatically dress all over the body in high doses of hot oils such as Clove Bud, Cassia, Cinnamon Bud, Oregano, Wintergreen or Ice Blue/Deep Blue. Wintergreen and Ice Blue are safe on the skin diluted but these are more for aches, contraction (pain). You can apply high menthol content oils such as Wintergreen, Peppermint, Ice (Deep) Blue (for even more effect with a drop or two of Frankincense) or herbaceous oils such as Rosemary, Marjoram, Basil, Oregano, or the pepper family combined with Lemongrass to the affected area and base of the spine. Further, add Copaiba and Frankincense to magnify the effects of other essential oils.