100% Natural Candles - Light One to Enhance Your Next Mindfulness Session
Posted By PR N.A. & ETHIC
A great way to set the mood for something special is to use candles for lighting and aromatherapy. From lighting bubble baths to romantic dinners, they can be used in many diverse environments to enhance the vibe. Many yogis forget that candles can also provide additional benefits to yoga sessions at home or in a studio. Candles that are infused with essential oils and release calming scents can help elevate the mood and vibe of each session. In addition, candles can be used as a focal point for meditation. By focusing on the flame burning in front of them, people have reported that it is much easier to turn inwards.
Enhance Any Meditation Session
Candles are a great way to enhance any meditation session. Using aromatherapy and stimulating your olfactory centres can help achieve quicker and deeper meditation sessions. Since candles are relatively inexpensive, adding them to your routine can be a quick way to give your meditation sessions a little boost!
Essential oil candles come in a multitude of different scents, each one designed to help center the mood and vibe you would want for your yoga or meditation session. For example, a candle with cedarwood atlas essential oils can help promote relaxation and could best be used during a slower flow yoga session or bringing people from a high emotional state (like after work) down to the mindset needed for a yoga or meditation session.
Scent has been used for thousands of years in aiding meditation. Osmology actually wrote a really great article on the history on using scent in spiritual practices (have a read here).
Go For 100% Natural
Most candles today are made from cheap materials like paraffin, which many people are not aware can be toxic. Paraffin candles not only emit soot, they also give off low levels of fumes which have been linked to asthma and lung cancer. In an enclosed space like a yoga studio or room at home, these fumes can affect the mood and vibes of your yoga and meditation sessions. If you are looking for an essential oil candle, keep in mind that essential oils only blend properly with plant based candles. Since essential oils do not blend into paraffin candles, they are usually scented with synthetic oils which are also not the best for health.
We keep your health and the environment in mind when we make our candles so they are 100% plant based. Plant based candles provide several benefits, one of the main ones is that they are clean burning and non-toxic. They are also biodegradable, made from renewable sources, and can burn up to 50% longer than paraffin candles.
The Importance of Ho Wood & Frankincense
Ho wood is gaining popularity in the essential oil and fragrance industry. It is not as well known as rosewood, however it offers some of the same benefits and more of its own. Ho wood is also more environmentally friendly since it grows in abundance in South East Asia, Australia, and Africa. Ho wood is known to have many emotion balancing properties. It helps people alleviate the effects from people who are feeling overwhelmed, emotionally drained, or overall have a negative mindset. Through the lens of yoga and meditation, ho wood is able to diffuse people’s stress from the day and allow them to focus on the calming effects of the yoga session or turning inwards for deep meditation.
Frankincense is another great way to incorporate aromatherapy into yoga and meditation sessions. Not only is it used for the calming effects of its scent, frankincense also has nootropic benefits such as:
- Calming mood - The effects of frankincense have been reported to reduce stress and it has been used for thousands of years in Eastern medicine.
- Enhanced mood and feeling of wellbeing - Frankincense has been proven to stimulate the body to release a little more serotonin, one of the neurotransmitters responsible for a positive mood.
- Reduce pain - Frankincense has anti-inflammatory properties, and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat pain linked to inflammation in the body.
- Better sleep - Using frankincense essential oils can help with sleep. Reducing pain and calming of the mind are linked to a more restful night’s sleep.
Both ho wood and frankincense, along with many other amazing essential oils are available in our plant based candles to help your next yoga session be your best one yet. Our candles also make great gifts for individuals who like to practice mindfulness from the comfort of their own home.