
30/06/2024
🌿✨ Essential Oils for Summer Yoga Practice by Patricia Dineen ✨🌿
Practicing yoga outdoors during the summer can be a refreshing and invigorating experience. Essential oils can enhance your yoga practice by creating a calming or energizing atmosphere, helping you to focus and deepen your practice. Let’s explore some essential oils perfect for summer yoga sessions.
Essential oils for yoga:
- Vetiver: Known for its grounding properties, Vetiver oil can help you feel centered and focused during your practice.
- Citrus Oils: Oils like Orange and Lemon can uplift your mood and energize your body, making them perfect for morning yoga sessions.
- Lavender: This calming oil is ideal for winding down with evening yoga, promoting relaxation and tranquility.
How to use essential oils for yoga:
- Diffusion: Add a few drops of your chosen oil to a diffuser and place it near your yoga mat to create a soothing or invigorating environment.
- Topical Application: Mix essential oils with a carrier oil and apply to your wrists, temples, or the back of your neck before starting your practice.
- Yoga Mat Spray: Create a refreshing mat spray by combining water, a few drops of essential oil, and a bit of witch hazel in a spray bottle. Spritz on your mat before and after practice.
DIY yoga blend:
- 3 drops Vetiver
- 3 drops Orange
- 2 drops Lavender
Combine these oils in a diffuser or with a carrier oil for topical application to enhance your yoga practice.
Integrate essential oils into your summer yoga sessions to elevate your practice and connect more deeply with your mind and body. Here’s to a summer of mindful and refreshing yoga! 🌞🧘♀️✨