Jasmine Essential Oil
Jasmine teaches us how to nourish ourselves. She helps you to choose you. Above all the demands, responsibilities and people that grab our attention, Jasmine brings the focus back to your own needs and wants for the day. You get on your list. You become a priority. You are the most important person in your life. Guilt is not welcome when taking care of the self.
Respecting our body and soul is a radical form of love. Our society holds beliefs such as: sacrifice your life for others, giving is better than receiving, never be selfish. This has led to a culture of being overactive in giving and underactive in receiving. Yang is not meant to be greater than Yin, otherwise disease forms. Yin and Yang must be relatively balanced. To correct this imbalance, introducing Yin generating ingredients is necessary. Jasmine is intensely sweet. It’s flavor generates Yin, tonifies and nourishes the Earth Element. She is perfect in teaching us the ways of loving, respecting and adoring ourselves. She highlights our beauty and elegance, and encourages us to treat ourselves as royalty.
The Earth gives a solid foundation, safety, and nourishment to sustain our body. Spleen, being of the Earth, ensures that nourishment is well distributed and the ecosystem is in homeostasis. Every creature and every plant receives what they need to complete a life cycle. When a bird feeds itself, we don’t call it selfish. When a lion takes a long nap in its den, we don’t call it lazy. When dolphins jump and play, we do not call them irresponsible. Our culture has defined basic needs and wants as pathologically selfish. Humans require more Yin activities than our modern life allows.
Jasmine reclaims our Yin. She softens the hyper masculinity and invites us into our feminine presence. As Jasmine heals the Earth within and provides feelings of safety and security, she then gives space to explore our sensual side. We treat ourselves with tenderness and allow for receptivity. She generates the desire to nurture our body with wholesome foods and clean water, meditate outside in nature, cozy on the couch and read a book with great pleasure, make a warm cup of tea, soak in a luxurious bath with salts and candles, or go on an actual retreat. Jasmine shows you which Yin practices your body and soul craves. These practices will be unique to each of us at different seasons of our life.
It is more than ok to receive pleasure and enjoy the sweetness of life. In fact, it is a necessity, not a luxury. Jasmine corrects the workaholic, overly productive, chronically worried, and never sits down to be still kind of a person. She redefines how we view enjoyment and satisfaction. Let her open your eyes and change the way you do your day. Take in the beauty that already exists around you and inside of you, and increase your capacity to experience true Love.
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