CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: GROUND
INTUITIVELY DESIGNED
Ground is formulated to support the Root Chakra, our energetic base or connection to the Earth. When selecting essential oils I wanted to help the user feel like they were being given a warm loving hug by Mother Earth.
To do this I focused on botanicals that have a supportive and grounding energy as part of their natural function. For example, think about how roots in a plant help anchor and stabilize them into the earth or how the wood or bark of a tree surrounds and protects it.
Just as these botanicals nourish and support the plant, they can nourish and support our energetic and emotional body.
BUILDING THE BLEND
BLACK SPRUCE
Distilled from the needles of the tree, Black Spruce is an instantly grounding oil that helps us to the earth and ourselves. It’s needles help provide respiration for the whole tree reminding us to connect to our own breath and our base . It’s fresh and radiant balsamic aroma inspires the feeling of standing in a deep forest surrounded by these majestic trees.
PATCHOULI
Patchouli helps to bring one into the physical world keeping us in the present moment. Distilled from the leaves of the plant, energetically it has a connection to our breath and respiratory systems. The aroma gently awakens our nervous system which is wonderful for helping to ease and dispel fear that can linger and block our Root Chakra. It reminds me of the saying “catching your breath” in the way it helps to ease out of fear and into a safely grounded place.
BLACK PEPPER
Black Pepper is distilled from the fruit of the plant. Fruits have a connection to the Sacral Chakra and are uplifting and emotionally supportive. You’ll notice in many of my blends I incorporate energies from other Chakras to help balance and anchor the blend. This is an example of doing this by adding some additional support for the Sacral Chakra. Black Pepper is used here to impart a supportive energy to our emotional body to help release anxiety and self-doubt so we can move forward without fear.
VETIVER
You can’t have a Root Chakra blend without including a root. As mentioned earlier, roots help us anchor to the Earth. Distilled from the root of the plant, Vetiver is a gorgeous deep, sweet and heavy aromatic that helps to pull us down to earth moving our energy to a centered and calm state. It is often used in Aromatherapy to support the nervous sytstem for it’s calming and sedative qualities. The thickness of the oil reminds me how it slowly and gently draws down and grounds our energy. When we are exhausted and burned out this oil will help cool our energy and restore us back to center.
STAYING ROOTED
In closing, I want to remind you how important it is to nourish your Root Chakra and stay grounded. In these stressful modern times we rarely spend the time to nourish our root. Check in with your breath. Spend time outdoors. Learn to feel how your body feels when it’s ungrounded and when it’s grounded so you can find your way back there often. It is the best gift we can all give ourselves.