Communicating makes the world go around.
And here you were thinking the world turns because of inertia after a cloud of hydrogen collapsed down from mutual gravity and needed to conserve its angular momentum! Actually, it’s nowhere near that complicated … or is it?
Every single day, we’re engaged in meaningful conversations that can cause us anxiety and lead to misunderstandings way too easily:
Talking with your wife, husband or significant other about something that’s driving you nuts. Or something that’s not driving you nuts. Conversing with your kids about the meaning of life or why homework or practising their instrument is important. Talking with your boss about a pay increase or a bullying co-worker. I’m sure you can think of plenty more.
Lack of effective communication is the single most likely reason for relationships of all kinds breaking down: romance, family, friends, work and politics. Yet we learn so little about how to effectively communicate when we’re growing up at school. How nuts is that, considering it’s one of the most important life skills we need to have?!
So we need to educate ourselves. Once you start looking, you’ll find great books around on developing your communication skills. Today, we’ll focus on great essential oils to empower you when you’re about to put those skills into practice.
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Using essential oils is no substitute for taking the time to learn great communication techniques. But they will help you to feel better about yourself and center your mind and body when you’re heading into ‘one of those talks’.
Sit quietly first and bring to mind the person you’ll be talking with. Imagine starting the conversation.
How do you feel? Anxious? Scattered? Bombastic?
Where are you feeling it? In your stomach? Your chest? Your throat?
What are you worried most about if the outcome isn’t what you’re hoping for?
Consider all this then choose an essential oil blend with a name that feels like it will empower you in the best way for these circumstances.
Here are a few ideas to get the ball rolling. I’m listing Young Living ones because they’re the oils I choose without fail for their authenticity and effectiveness. You can learn more about that in this short video.
Do you become over-emotional when communicating?
Young Living Grounding™ includes essential oils of white fir for empowering, ylang ylang for confidence and cedarwood for stabilising.
Dealing with emotions requires us to be grounded. If meaningful conversations bring out your emotional side, apply Grounding™ to the soles of your feet and inhale it deeply from the bottle or a drop in your cupped hands. This will help you to feel stabilised and cope constructively with reality.
Do you tend to discombobulated and doubt yourself?
Young Living Gathering™ includes essential oils of geranium for opening the mind, sandalwood for grounding and lavender for concentration.
If you’re feeling scattered or overwhelmed, Gathering™ will help keep you focused and can aid in bringing people together on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Apply a drop to your wrists and the edges of your ears and if you can have a diffuser running during your discussion, all the better.
Do you lose your train of thought or forget the key points you wanted to raise?
Young Living Clarity™ includes essential oils of basil for energising your mind, cardamom for clearing confusion and bergamot for both uplifting and calming.
If you find you lose focus on the outcome you hope to achieve with your communicating, Clarity™ is awesome for keeping you on track and feeling mentally sharp. If your discussion is business-like, this oil is especially apt as a tool. Inhale directly from the bottle and apply to the outer edges of your ears and temples. Be sure to keep it well away from your eyes.
Essential oils are potent, so as always, please follow directions on the bottle and the usual guidelines for safe use of authentic essential oils.
Remember to incorporate essential oils when you’re reading up on communicating effectively. They can help you to absorb the information so you can more easily bring it to mind. You can read more on that here.
