The essence of incense : bringing fragrance into the home

Take a deep breath and relax as you let the aroma of burning incense transport you to another world. With an overview of different types of incense and their properties, Diana Rosen shows you how to choose a blend that’s perfect for your needs. As you explore the various ways incense has been used for thousands of years to encourage spiritual engagement and meditation, you’ll be inspired to harness the power of incense to boost your productivity and increase your sense of comfort and peace. If you think that incense is just a throw-back to the sixties, look again. Today's incense goes further and reaches deeper. Incense - the ancient scents made from spices, fruits, herbs, and resins - brings together peoples and cultures from around the world. It also provides an inviting way to connect with the spiritual and bring fragrance into the home. The scents of the past can still be found in classic incense, such as patchouli, rose, myrrh, sandalwood, frankincense, and jasmine. Modern fragrances can be whimsical, including cherry, watermelon, and strawberry. The choices are endless; the applications wildly diverse. At its core, incense is a tool to evoke peace and tranquility. THE ESSENCE OF INCENSE How can we apply the ritual of incense burning to deepen our own spirituality? How can we infuse our homes and our lives so that we are able to pause, to observe the importance of quiet time shared with our own spiritual force? How can we use incense to give us more personal peace and calm? How can the aromatherapeutic effects of incense add to our lives? THE ESSENCE OF INCENSE includes inspiring suggestions for using incense in every room of the home - creativity scents in the study for journal writing, relaxation scents for lounging in the bath, sensual scents to set the mood in the bedroom. Sidebars throughout offer practical advice and unique applications for incense.

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Discover the Healing Benefits of Aromatherapy

In The Aromatherapy Companion, you'll find hundreds of soothing and healing recipes for beauty, health, and emotional well-being through every stage of life. Noted aromatherapist Victoria Edwards offers a comprehensive guide to using some of the more unusual essential oils and carrier oils, and shares her secret blends for the bath, massage, perfumery, health care, and aphrodisiacs. She also includes special recipes inspired by mythology, astrology, and Ayurvedic medicine.

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