Enhance Your Work Environment, Part 2
by Francoise Rapp

Creating a healthy work environment is vital to your emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. When your work atmosphere is negative or uncomfortable, it can affect you in many ways -- most commonly as stress. And once stress is triggered, it leads to many other ailments such as nervous tension, insomnia, headaches, indigestion, heartburn, and more. Moreover, when you're under heavy stress, your immune and nervous systems are the first to weaken, making you much more susceptible to illness. It is therefore important to not only clear away any negative energy at the office, but more importantly create a joyous and positive atmosphere.

By using just a few select essential oils, you can accomplish both of these goals. Not only will you notice an improvement in your attitude at the office, but you will positively affect your health by preventing stress and illness.

There are a variety of ways to use essential oils at work. Your local natural foods store or even a metaphysical store should offer a selection of the following items:

An electric nebulizer
A nebulizer diffuses essential oils on a current of air. It ionizes and suspends very fine oil molecules into the air, providing maximum and consistent aromatherapy effects of each essential oil.

The Aroma Ball
Low heat silently evaporates a few drops of essential oil throughout a small- to mid-sized room.

Spacenter
A cold diffuser with an adjustable fan, a spacenter is specifically designed to provide the most efficient diffusion of essential oils in their purest form through cold evaporation. The desired intensity of diffusion is adjustable by the fan speed.

***An economic option is to prepare the recipes below in a spritzer bottle and add distilled water. Spray your aromatic blend from time to time into the room.

TO PREPARE YOUR BLENDS:
In a 10 ml bottle, add your oils from the recipes below. Use only pure and undiluted essential oils. These blends SHOULD NOT be used directly on the skin. They are for diffusion only. Follow the dosage of the recipes below and the instructions from your diffuser.

Clear Negative Energy
Does your boss or co-workers give the evil eye, complain, or just bring you down whenever they enter the room? Diffuse this blend to clear the space and remove any negative energy.

1/2 (5 ml) Juniper essential oil
1/2 (5 ml) Lemon essential oil
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Improve the Mood
Do you dread going to work? Is the mood somber, competitive, or just plain sour? Improve the mood and create a joyous and friendly atmosphere. You will see how much more motivated you become, how much better you begin to feel about your workload, and foremost, how a positive mood enhances all areas of your life.

1/3 (3.3 ml) Lemon essential oil
1/3 (3.3 ml) Grapefruit essential oil
1/3 (3.3 ml) Orange essential oil
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Enhance Teamwork
Now that you've gotten rid of the bad vibes and see more smiles on your colleagues' faces, it's time to get back to work. Use this blend to create a friendly, communicative, focused and motivated team! Working in an over-competitive environment does not create prosperity. But working together hand-in-hand toward the same goals brings abundance and makes your work more enjoyable.

1/4 (.25 ml) Lavender essential oil
1/4 (.25 ml) Marjoram essential oil
1/4 (.25 ml) Geranium essential oil
1/4 (.25 ml) Orange essential oil

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In Good Health,
Francoise Rapp

(c) Francoise Rapp, 2002. Internationally renowned aromatherapist and alchemist, Francoise Rapp, shares her expertise in using essential oils to heal and revitalize body and mind at http://www.aromalchemy.com. Highlights include aromatherapy classes, pure & organic essential oils, recipes and aromatic treatments for health and wellness, and a free weekly newsletter. Discover the power of aromatherapy today at http://www.aromalchemy.com!