Even for somebody starting their journey of using essential oils, one name that comes first and stands apart is Frankincense. Be it its fruity smell that soothes one and fills the atmosphere with positivity or its multiple benefits, Frankincense could be called the queen of all essential oils. This tree that typically grows in the dry mountainous regions of India, Africa, and the Middle East has a woody, spicy smell and is suitable to be either inhaled, taken as a supplement, or absorbed through the skin. Even in traditional ayurvedic medicines, Frankincense is known to be...

As human beings, we are constantly put to the test in our everyday lives. Our minds and body adapt to the demands placed upon them. We experience a state of balance when we have adequate energy, time, and emotional resources to meet the demands which are expected to be fulfilled. When our ability to fulfill these responsibilities runs low, we encounter stress, and when we don't have the emotional and physical bandwidth to meet life's demands, we experience burnout.  Ayurveda has used chakras for thousands of years. In Ayurveda, chakra refers to the core energy centers...

The word chakra means wheel or disc through which the energy enters and leaves the body, and hundreds of energy centers are located throughout the body. But the most important are the 7 main chakras that run vertically along the spine from the base at the zone up to the top of the bone.  Think of each chakra as a puzzle that, when put together, will create a perfectly balanced human being. But chakra balancing is quite a difficult task. We constantly need to work on balancing the seven chakras to reach the ultimate goal of...