Realistic Ways I use Aromatherapy as a Spiritual Business Owner

Aromatherapy works faster than your thoughts. One inhale sends volatile molecules directly to your brain's emotional processing center, influencing emotion, memory and mood instantly.

When you take a walk or listen to music, the sensory input has to travel through your thalamus first (your brain's relay station), then get processed by your cortex before reaching the limbic system. There's interpretation happening: your brain is thinking about the walk, analyzing the music.

Scent skips that entire cognitive step. The olfactory bulb connects directly to the limbic system; specifically the amygdala (emotion/memory) and hippocampus (memory formation). No middle management and it's the only sense with this direct line.

Think of it like this: aromatherapy uses the highway home. All of your other senses have to drive locally.

So what's actually happening in your brain when you smell lavender and feel calmer?

There's actual biochemistry happening. Lavender contains linalool and linalyl acetate - compounds that have been shown in studies to:

• Reduce cortisol (stress hormone)

• Increase parasympathetic nervous system activity (rest/digest mode)

• Affect GABA receptors in the brain (same system anti-anxiety meds target)

When you inhale these compounds, they bind to receptor sites in your olfactory system and trigger cascading effects in your nervous system.

BUT, and this is important: scent memory is powerful. If you've consistently experienced lavender in calming contexts, your brain strengthens that association. The olfactory-limbic connection means these associations form faster and deeper than other sensory memories.

So it's both: lavender has inherent calming compounds and if you use it intentionally during rest, you're training your nervous system to respond even more strongly.

This is why our CALM mist works, you're getting the linalool doing its thing biochemically, plus if you use it regularly during wind-down, you're essentially programming a Pavlovian relaxation response.

This is why I don't save aromatherapy for meditation or rituals. I use it in the middle of regular life when my nervous system needs support and I need it to work fast. Here's what that actually looks like using our blends:

Aura: When I get back from a particularly busy grocery store where I felt overwhelmed 

Root: When I’ve had too much coffee and my thoughts are racing 

Flow: When I’m working on content and my ideas aren't flowing. 

Rise: When I'm in a bad mood for seemingly no reason at all. 

Bold: When I have to call the doctors to schedule an appointment. 

Love: When I look in the mirror and don't love what I see that day. 

Calm: When I’m having trouble falling asleep or winding down before bed.  

The point isn't that aromatherapy fixes everything. The point is that it works fast enough to give you support when you need it.

I don't use these blends because they're aesthetic or because I'm trying to be more spiritual. I use them because running a business while staying regulated requires tools that actually work in the moment, not just when conditions are perfect.

If you're curious which blend might support you, you can check them out Here. And if aromatherapy isn't your thing, that's fine too. Find what gets you back to yourself quickly. That's the real practice.