- You cannot anchor to an unanchored mind,
and the second oil, and our
A to Z series is just that,
Anchor Blend, which is very powerful.
Overexertion, agitation,
physical discomfort,
stress,
these are some very common
challenges that we face
and can easily be triggered
just from driving your car
or dealing with people in general.
- Just life.
- Just life.
- (laughs) So this is one of three blends
in your Yoga Collection, we
talked about the first blend
the other day, today,
like Jeff said, is Anchor.
This is our steadying blend,
so anytime you are feeling
unrooted, you're feeling
uneased, put Anchor on.
Diffuse it, you're gonna
feel feelings of balance,
feelings of support, more
grounding sensations.
It is an absolute, such a positive
emotional support essential oil.
- And one of the reasons
why is because the oils
that are in this blend, and like we say,
there's synergy when we
use multiple different oils
at the same time, so this
is why we love blends.
But also, if you're in the
habit of using single oils,
which you should be, we always
recommend using multiples
at the same time because
of the synergistic effects
of the molecules.
With the Anchor blend, sandalwood,
because of it's santilo concentration,
is an incredibly calming
essential oil molecule.
In patchouli, the molecules
in patchouli essential,
patchoulol is actually the molecule,
has grounding effects to it.
And then cinnamon, which you
wouldn't necessarily think
cinnamon in a blend called Anchor,
but cinnamon has shown the
molecule cinnamaldehyde
is very powerful in stimulating
the neurons in our brain
so that our neurons are firing properly
and in a healthy way, so
it's a very energizing
essential oil molecule.
- That's awesome.
The other essential oils that
I love and we actually use
on a daily basis is cedarwood,
lavender, and frankincense.
Cedarwood has a lot of positive feelings
of being grounded, it's one
of our wood essential oils.
It brings, promotes feelings
of calm and ease to our body
when applied topically and/or diffused.
- It has a really cool
molecule called cedrol in it,
which is why it has those properties.
- Yeah, so cool, so lavender,
major molecule being linalool.
That as we all know,
is very relaxing to us.
It promotes feelings of
relaxation in our body.
Now, you gonna add onto that?
- Yes.
- Go ahead.
- So linalool as a molecule,
activates GABA receptors
in our brain.
GABA is the neurotransmitter
that's responsible
for the calming, the relaxation effect
of our nervous system, which is why we see
linalool through an oil like lavender
in a lot of different blends.
- So it helps the ability to
get rid of anxious feelings.
When we subside those anxious feelings,
we're able to relax our
brain from stop thinking
of those anxious feelings,
so you free up space
in your brain to feel more
grounded and more at ease
when we use lavender essential oil.
Now that brings us to frankincense.
Frankincense is one of the
most powerful essential oils
across the board.
So when we apply it with
any other essential oil,
and especially in this Anchor blend,
it is gonna help bring all
those feelings of ease,
relaxation, peace, positive
vibes into your body.
And it's proven, there's
been studies shown,
that if you meditate and/or
just set an intention
or pray, and you're diffusing
or to apply frankincense on topically,
it is going to awaken the spirituality,
and it is gonna bring you a
deeper connection to yourself.
Now, the bonus of the three
oils that I just mentioned,
the cedarwood, lavender, and frankincense,
they are all super, super
great for your skin.
So Anchor is also a great essential oil
to help soothe your skin.
So when you're applying it topically,
to find more balance in
your life and in your body,
you're also helping your skin, so cool.
Now there's a couple
different ways we use Anchor.
Diffusing it and/or topical use.
Topical use, the best places to use Anchor
is where we use our foundation,
so bottoms of your feet,
our ankle bones, if you are into yoga
and you practice inversions,
I love putting it
on my palms before a practice
if you're doing any kind
of arm balance work.
If you're diffusing it, you
only need a couple drops,
again, and it is gonna bring an atmosphere
of the relaxation, but
really helping you focus
on the task at mind, so
helping you concentrate
on your foundation.
The best asanas, best postures to use
when you use Anchor essential
oil are meditation postures,
so seated meditation, Tadasana,
which is Mountain Pose,
Bu mudra, which is just another seated,
where you're grounding your
two fingertips on the floor.
And my favorite, Savasana,
(woman laughs)
which is, when you're
just laying on your back,
it's amazing.
- Connecting to the earth.
So again, you're gonna
feel way more rooted
and way more connected.
Now here's a little trick,
Anchor essential oil is wonderful
if you take flight a lot.
Jeff and I are traveling all the time,
so when you use Anchor,
it helps to ground you.
'Cause when we're feet
are lifted off the air,
lots of stuff can go
haywire in your body, right?
So when you use Anchor, it
just helps you stay grounded,
even when you're in flight.
- It's amazing, well done.
- Love it.
- Good job you guys.
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