You can get great sleep support with essential oils. Ah, sleep, how I love you. You can make the difference between a successful, productive day and a worthless one. You can make me excited to embrace the day but when you elude me, I would rather pull the covers over my head and stay in bed all day.
There are many contributing factors to our inability to sleep. What is YOUR sleep thief? Some of the common complaints are: Inability to shut the brain off, a partner that snores as loud as a blender, hormonal changes, going to bed hungry, a messy cluttered bedroom, too much light, and too much quiet.
There are some simple adjustments you can make that will provide sleep support that will result in better and faster sleep … the overarching one is practicing a relaxing bedtime ritual. Separate the sleep time routine from the activities of the day that cause excitement. Eliminate screen time (TV, computer, cell phone) at least one hour before bed because the particular type of light emanating from the screens of these devices is activating to the brain.
One big sleep stealer is the inability to wind down. We all tend to struggle with thoughts that won’t slow down. There are some days where we feel we are being tossed in a wave, and thought-after-wild-thought is running through our brains. These don’t have to be negative or overwhelming thoughts – so many are GREAT things: “to-do” lists for vacations, goals, hopes and dreams and plans for our kids or our families. And then…. bedtime approaches. How do you turn your brain off, calm those (possibly) frazzled nerves and rest?
I have two favorite blends: Tranquil and RutaVaLa. These both come prediluted in a roller for ease of use.
Tranquil was designed to calm and relax the body and mind. It will help to balance emotions while promoting a deep calm. It contains Cedarwood, Lavender and Roman Chamomile. Place it on your neck (brain stem) as you get ready for bed.
RutaVaLa can rebalance the energies of the body, especially where the energies have become very depleted because of extreme stress, or emotional trauma. It contains Lavender, Valerian and Rue oil.
These blends:
- Promote a DEEP relaxation of the mind and body
- Ease tension and relieves stress
- Help slow down the brain to fall asleep easier
- Are stellar for promoting concentration and focus
- Calm and restores the nervous system (research is there for Valerian)
- Create an atmosphere of peace
- Release emotional tension