There are some plants and trees whose scents have calming properties.
The olfactory nerve is the shortest cranial nerve.During summer, I am doing my morning meditations under my mimosa tree. It has beautiful pinkish flowers that have a sweet scent. This scent is very calming to me. So I am sitting and breathing in that beautiful scent of the mimosa tree, and it inspired me to write about the calming scents of nature.I did not find any research on the calming scent of mimosa flowers, so I guess it may not be this tree’s main healing property.
There is a fair amount of research on the calming effects of the scent of the lavender plant and lavender essential oils. It looks like the lavender plant is the one that has been most commonly used for stress reduction and relaxation inbut also in the cosmetics industry . I have a few lavender plants in my garden, so I can swear to its relaxing properties. I also use lavender in my office to help mypatients feel more relaxed.
As I am a neuropsychologist, using scents to influence our brain makes sense to me because the nose has a direct connection to the brain through thenerve and olfactory bulb. The olfactory nerve is the shortest cranial nerve. It is the shortest distance from the outside world to our brain. It is only a few centimeters long .
The essential oils of certain plants used in aromatherapy may be effective in relaxing your mind and body, but most of them are quite expensive. You really don’t need expensive essential oils to relax yourself. You can make yourself quite relaxed by using a leaf or a flower of plants that you can grow yourself or just sit by the plant or a tree in your garden or your neighborhood that makes you feel relaxed. Use nature to help you relax and heal.
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