Stressed ? Tired ? Maybe it is time to relax .....

1/2 c Dried orange peel *OR* 1/2 Whole fresh orange; sliced

3 tb Dried jasmine flowers

2 tb Dried sandalwood chips

When everything seems just a bit too overwhelming, a bath can be extremely good medicine.

 This season, you might appreciate herbal remedies for feelings like nervousness, tension, anxiety or emotional fatigue. Try whole herbs like chamomile, jasmine, juniper, lavender, orange, rose, rosemary or sandalwood.

For a bath that'll restore your sense of balance, make an infusion of the listed herbs; sit back and enjoy.

A Bath For Emotional Balance

Bathing and showering are rituals that engage the senses; they calm or invigorate, they purify or cleanse. The delicious warm water penetrates and relaxes muscles, increases circulation and smoothes the skin.

The addition of essential oils—or aromatherapy—to the experience renders bath therapy for a variety of discomforts. Herbal baths can ease headaches or cramps, restore the skin’s moisture and relieve fatigue.
 
Throughout history, bathing was thought to promote general good health and longevity. I love the term “taking the cure”. In the 17th and 18th centuries, doctors and chemists analyzed the waters at spas and were convinced that therapeutic baths contained minerals that were effective against a myriad of illnesses and relieved disorders caused by intellectual exertions.