18/10/2023
How’s your energy level? The holidays are coming, friend. I want you to feel your best. Don’t go into this special time of year already feeling stressed and exhausted.
Nutmeg is an essential fall scent. Warm and welcoming, grounding and so good for our immune and adrenal systems! But it is SO much more than that. Nutmeg helps our bodies to manage stress responses naturally - something that everyone needs these days. Plus it is great for focus, energy, and vitality!
NUTMEG, STRESS, & THE ADRENALS
Our adrenals are very small glands that can cause a lot of grief when they aren't well maintained. However, they don't work in isolation. Energy levels and the hormones that are released from our adrenals trace back to commands from our nervous system. They are workers, doing a job. If we do not change the instructions they are receiving, they don't have permission to do anything but exactly what they are doing - trying to help you survive.
The adrenals have to work overtime when we are stuck in Fight or Flight mode. Imagine you were called in to do “temporary” overtime at a job 15 or 30 years ago, but your schedule never went back to normal. I would personally have left the job! But our adrenals are stuck with us. You may have heard that this stress mode is like a bear is chasing you. Here are some of the emotions (or wild ferocious beasts!) that can cause your nervous system to call the adrenals in for overtime so they can help you run away from your stress (flight) or dominate the threat (fight).
Feeling:
Defeated
Like a victim
No belief in self
Don't care what happens to me attitude
Lack of courage
Anxious feelings
Unresolved jealousies and fears
Feels one must struggle for success, power, or position
It's possible that SEVERAL of these things are programmed into your brain as present threats. But negative emotions are threats that switch on the signal for “danger” in your mind, and your body does not know the difference in these kinds of threats and physical threats - it is all bad and meant to be fought or run from. It doesn't really matter if it is truly threatening, your survival switch is ON and the program is on autopilot.
When the thing you are fighting or running from is inside of you, you're truly fighting a losing battle.
If you identify with energy or stress issues, you may be ready to reprogram some of those signals. The number one and two steps that you're probably already doing are:
1. Swapping all synthetic fragrances and heavy toxins for essential oils and clean personal care products. This reduces the toxic load that your body has to fight through every day and gives you a buffer for stress. The quickest way to stress me out now is to put me in a room with an air freshener, but I had no idea how much that affected me until I cleaned up my everyday environment.
2. Flooding your body with nutrients. When you give your body what it needs for nourishment, it's amazing what it can withstand.
So let's go on to #3 - Nutmeg!
3. Take a couple minutes as you're falling asleep to inhale Nutmeg and to plant thoughts that will turn off your adrenal threats.
Diffuse Nutmeg in your bedroom before you go to sleep, and inhale some directly from the bottle. Apply a couple drops to your mid back.
Think about how you want the next day to go, and imagine waking up really refreshed. Picture something you love to do and imagine working more of that into your day. Imagine yourself setting healthy boundaries around your time, and not being as drained in the areas where you are truly needed. See yourself at peace, and having passion without fear or anxiety. Most of all, let this revolve around you personally choosing peace inside, and not around having to control anyone else's decisions or actions. Remind yourself that the things you are doing are part of a journey, and that you can feel great about who you are becoming without beating yourself up to get there faster.
When you wake up, get yourself going with another Nutmeg pick-me-up by applying it over your mid back again, and inhaling it deeply. Remind yourself that it's okay to expect the best from the day, because that's how you start to CHOOSE the best.
Tell me in the comments which of these feelings you resonate with.
