Happy Therapy Art

Aromatherapy is based on the use of aromatic materials, including essential oils and other aroma compounds, with claims for improving psychological well-being.  Aromatherapy is a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). As it mainly  uses the essential oils to manage symptoms or boost your well-being, hence also known as Essential Oils Therapy. Popular Essential Oils used in Aromatherapy are:  Lavender : Often used for their calming effects. It can help relieve pain, ease headaches and aid sleep, too. Even if you're new to essential oils, starting with lavender is a great idea. Lemon : It has long been used as a home remedy to clear the skin, to soothe anxiety, and to stimulate the mind.  It also helps fight exhaustion, helps with depression, kills harmful viruses and bacteria, and reduces inflammation.  Chamomile : Chamomile preparations are commonly used for many human ailments such as hay fever, inflammation, muscle spasms, menstrual disorders,...

Serotonin is a naturally occurring monoamine neurotransmitter that carries signals between nerve cells throughout your body. Serotonin is a chemical messenger that affects wellbeing and happiness. Serotonin, a hormone and neurotransmitter, is commonly known as the happy chemical.  Serotonin appears to play a role in regulating mood, sleep, digestion, nausea, wound healing, bone health, blood clotting and sexual desire.  Serotonin help with overthinking. Serotonin also reduces moods swings and makes you happier in the long run.  When serotonin is at normal levels, you feel more focused, emotionally stable, happier and calmer.  Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression .  Serotonin helps regulate the body's internal clock, including the ability to feel sleepy, remain asleep, enter rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and wake in the morning. People with chronic insomnia , unusual sleep patterns, chronic fatigue, or consistently vivid dreams may have seroto...

Spikenard, popularly known as Jatamansi in India, has been used extensively in Ayurveda for ages. According to Ayurveda, Jatamansi helps in preventing wrinkles due to its Snigdha (oily) nature.  Jatamansi is traditional known to boost collagen and maintain natural elasticity of the skin.  As a blood purifier, it removes the harmful toxins from the body and makes the complexion even and clearer. It smells like slightly musky, woody, aromatic, earthy, warm and sensual scent.  The jatamansi powder has multiple benefits, you can use its oil and apply it on your skin, which is good for bacterial infection. The antifungal and antioxidant properties of jatamansi powder good for your skin jatamansi.  As mentioned in Ayurveda, jatamansi have been used in various herbal formulations including dietary supplements. This important traditional drug is also used to treat epilepsy, hysteria, syncope, convulsions, and mental weakness. The traditional use of jatamansi is consuming i...

Passiflora,  also  known  as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae. Passion flower (Passiflora incarnata) is a climbing vine with white and purple flowers and has documented therapeutic properties.  The chemicals in passion flower have calming effects.   The literature data suggest that the passionflower itself, as well as its preparations, helps reduce stress and can therefore be helpful in the treatment of insomnia, anxiety, and depression.  HISTORY OF PASSION FLOWER  Passionflower is native to the Southeastern United States, Central America and South America. The “passion” in passion flower actually refers to the passion of Christ. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish missionaries in Peru saw the unusual flower as a symbol of the crucifixion. The blue and white colors of the flower were thought to stand for heaven and purity, the radial filaments symb...

The weight and warmth of a blanket can provide comfort and help you feel more relaxed, making it easier to fall asleep.  A weighted blanket is an especially heavy blanket usually one that weighs between 4 to 30 pounds, that is used as an alternative therapy for several conditions: Sleep aid, reduce anxiety, insomnia, tossing and turning, or other sleep problems.   The pressure of weighted blankets puts your autonomic nervous system into “rest” mode, reducing some of the symptoms of anxiety, such as a quickened heart rate or breathing. This can provide an overall sense of calm.  The reason weighted blankets are beneficial for sleep is due to the fact that deep pressure can help facilitate the release of serotonin (the happy neurotransmitter), and then serotonin helps in the production of melatonin (our sleepy hormone). 2020 research reported that weighted blankets may be helpful in relieving anxiety by helping with emotional and physical regulation. In another study, 63 p...

Smudging is a sacred art. The word “smudging” comes from “smudge,” which is English in origin. However, the term has been used widely to refer to the smudging ceremonies of Indigenous peoples, in which sacred herbs and medicines are burned as part of a ritual, or for cleansing or health purposes. The art of smudging is an ancient spiritual ritual for purification, dispelling negative energy and improving mood.  Spiritual Side of Smudging: Smudging is a ceremonial practice that holds significant cultural and spiritual importance for many Indigenous peoples in Canada. Incense is still used today in the Roman Catholic Church and other religions for purification.  Native elders teach that the smoke of dried sage clears negative energy and restores harmony.  Sage, sweetgrass or tobacco is burned in the shell, with the feather used to guide the fragrant smoke around a person.  Called smudging, it's a daily practice for many Dakota and Ho-Chunk people. For Native American...