Essential Oils and Emotions

Welcome to our newest continuing education section. This page is designed to:

• Give you the science behind essential oils and emotions.
• Teach you the tools and habits for healthy body chemistry
• Give you practical emotional wellness steps you can take now

It's all connected

Many people see their emotions as being all in your mind. In fact, emotions are felt throughout the entire body and can result from imbalances within the body. Wellness means that your cells are supported throughout the body to allow you to feel you absolute best. 

To learn the language of your body, you need to know what emotions are and what they are communicating.

Emotions are information-carrying molecules that bind to and react with cell receptors.  They go into the cell, impacting function and behavior. 

In other words:  Emotions, in their smallest and most basic form, are chemical molecules.  In this image, the cell is receiving these molecules on one of its receptors.  Receptors are molecules that function as senses or scanners, much like our eyes and ears.  These receptors gather in a cluster at the surface of a cell, waiting for a chemical to attach a message.  This new information is received inside the cell - impacting your energy level, your behavior, and your mood.  It’s FASCINATING to discover how emotions affect our health! 

emotions are felt throughout the body

Because emotions are chemicals, they are not limited to the mind. Emotions flow and are processed throughout the body.  Science reveals there are complex neural-processing functions in the mind, heart and gut.  These “3 brains” are neural networks with independent memory and intelligence.  This means you can actually process feelings in each of these brains. 

The mind is like a conductor, directing the body to feel emotionally and behave physically.  The heart discerns the messages our brain receives.  The gut responds accordingly, distributing health or illness to the rest of our body.

Let me walk you through how this works.

 Have any of you ever felt like the woman in this picture?  This moment is immediately recorded in her subconscious mind.  

In this image, you can see how each “brain” sends its own message.  The mind might think, “I have to figure this out” (it’s my responsibility after all, right?) The heart says, “I feel overwhelmed” (maybe I’m holding too much?)  The gut reinforces, “I’m stuck” (I don’t know what to do).

Have any of you ever felt like the woman in this picture?  This moment is immediately recorded in her subconscious mind.  

In this image, you can see how each “brain” sends its own message.  The mind might think, “I have to figure this out” (it’s my responsibility after all, right?) The heart says, “I feel overwhelmed” (maybe I’m holding too much?)  The gut reinforces, “I’m stuck” (I don’t know what to do).

A biochemical reaction then occurs.  One may feel conflicted, confused, even notice an unsettled stomach.  These negative reactions are the consequence of conflicting messages, which disrupt internal balance.  This results in disconnection or “dis-ease.”

When we think and feel something simultaneously, a new belief is created. In this example, she now concludes, “I’m not good enough.”  We are always reinforcing old beliefs or planting new ones.  Nurturing a belief produces “fruit.” Are you cultivating a seed or a weed?

Essential oils are an incredibly effective emotional wellness tool.  Balance Blend is calming and grounding to the central nervous system.  It contains Frankincense- a powerful cleanser and magnifier that opens the mind’s eye (try applying to the forehead) and connects the soul with its authenticity (try applying over the heart). 

Because both emotions and essential oils are chemically- based, a powerful reaction occurs as they make contact within the body.  Essential oils are very chemically complex, which is why each oils is able to have so many uses and applications.  

This means they are efficient at detoxing the cell and restoring proper cell function.  It is amazing how biocompatible essential oils are with the body. Wild Orange essential oil invites connection in the body and stimulates energy.  Many people love to put Wild Orange in the diffuser to diminish feelings of overwhelm in their environment.  Citrus oils like Wild Orange are great at uplifting mood and promoting toxic release.

One of the reasons essential oil molecules go cellular so quickly is because they are extremely molecularly dense.  One drop of essential oil has 40 million trillion molecules.  Tiny molecules from the chemical compounds in essential oils can service every cell of the body within minutes.

Because of their chemical complexity, essential oils promote emotional AND physical detox.  They help remove conflicting cellular messages and encourage cellular restoration.  

• They support those receptor sites on the surface of our cells - reviving and enhancing them.  This is one of the reasons essential oils do not carry side effects!
• They go into the cell efficiently, after they bind to the receptors on the cell’s surface.  This efficient process enhances cell function.
• Also, essential oils are able to restore and maintain the state a cell is naturally and intelligently designed to embody! 

Above is a picture of a peppermint leaf, and just below it - a magnified peppermint leaf.   These oil sacs sitting on the surface of the peppermint leaf in the magnified photo are the volatile life-force of the plant.  Essential oils course through the plant as its “life blood” - helping the plant defend, nourish, and repair itself.   Essential oils have the same function in the plant as blood has to the human body.   

  The quality and grade of an essential oil will determine its effectiveness. Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade oils are the safest, purest oils to use for supporting the physical and emotional needs of your body. The chemical compounds in CPTG oils are friendly to the body’s natural biochemistry.

Shift your mood

AROMATICALLY.  There is a reason this process is called “aromatherapy.”  Smell is the fastest way to affect mood and the quickest way to get into the deepest parts of the mind-brain.  Our sense of smell is more complex than any of our other senses, including sight.  There are smell receptors on EVERY organ of the body!  As you inhale an essential oil, those aromatic molecules travel to the olfactory bulbs, which are linked directly to the emotional (limbic) seat of the brain.   This is how inhalation creates an immediate emotional impact.

Essential oils are DYNAMIC - shifting and changing intelligently as they interact with your body’s biochemistry.  You will discover that each and every essential oil has both physical and emotional components and applications.  Again, this is because of their chemical complexity.

Stimulate self repair

The second way we can use essential oils for emotional support is by applying them TOPICALLY.  Essential oils are transdermal.  This means their tiny molecules can pass through your skin and go straight into your circulatory system.   Applied anywhere on the body, essential oils will penetrate every cell.

Here are some great tips for TOPICAL application, to affect the “3 brains” of the body.  Wherever you are holding occasional tension, you can massage an oil into that area for localized support.

PastTense is a great topical blend.  Physically - it can be applied for occasional head tension. Emotionally - it can be used for occasional emotional tension and confusion. Apply some over the back of the neck, on the temples and/or along the forehead. 

Balance chemical reactions

INTERNALLY.  CPTG oils labeled for dietary use may be taken internally in these ways... in water, under the tongue, or in a gel capsule to support overall health.

OnGuard is a protective blend.  Physically, it protects the body against seasonal threats.  Emotionally, it protects against environmental threats and promotes emotional boundaries.  It can protect against feelings of vulnerability.   

The essential oils we’ve highlighted are only a small sampling of the power essential oils have for maintaining physical and emotional well being.  All of doTERRA’s 100+ essential oils and blends have emotional and physical benefits.

Daily Nutrition

As we discussed earlier, gut, brain and heart health are interconnected. Essential oils are most effective when combined with good nutrition, digestive health, and proper circulation. 

The Lifelong Vitality Pack (LLV) is a daily supplement trio that lays a strong foundation for physical and emotional health.  It provides an excellent source of minerals, micronutrients and healthy fats.

Together, these 3 supplements provide our “3 brains” the daily cellular support they need for us to FEEL GOOD, emotionally and physically:

xEO MEGA provides 9 essential oils and omega fatty acids to the “3 brains”...supporting brain nourishment, heart and circulatory health, and digestive functioning.   

Alpha CRS+ contains potent antioxidants that promote chemical communication in cellular pathways. 

Microplex MVp is your vitamin and mineral supplement.  It provides optimal levels of micronutrients for immune function and energy.

 
Cleansing

Regular cleansing of the gut restores healthy physical function...but is also necessary for clear thinking and mood management.  Low digestive function has been scientifically linked with low mood.  Remember, 90% of your body’s serotonin is produced in the gut! doTERRA has a simple and effective cleanse system (that isn't complicated or gross).

PB Assist contains pre and probiotics that help to sustain healthy colonies of microflora and good bacteria in the gut.  This helps to foster:

• nutrient uptake
• energy metabolism and
• GI immunity.

TerraZyme is a digestive enzyme complex that supports:

• conversion of food to cellular energy and 
• healthy production of metabolic enzymes.

GX Assist provides a natural but powerful cleanse of the GI tract.

Lemon oil and Zendocrine Detoxification Blend help support the body’s natural ability to cleanse itself.

doTERRA offers simple to use emotional aromatherapy blends that take the guess work and DIY out of things. 

loyalty rewards program

If you decide to build out your essential oil collection to include emotional uses for essential oils, buying on the Loyalty Rewards Program gets you free oil credits. You get 100% shipping cost reimbursed as free oil credits, plus a % of your total purchase. You can even get the free oil of the month.