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gathered herbs and flowers that you burn and then wave around in spaces you wish to fill with the burning fragrance. My aromatherapy wand doesn’t burn, but it still emits a calming fragrance of choice, us- ing essential oils and dried herbs and flowers. I make my aromather - apy wand as a rolled sachet filled with calming herbs like lavender to aid in taking deep breaths, inhaling for calm, and for use as a drawer and space deodorizer. This DIY hack infuses an aromatherapy practice in your everyday life in a low-cost and easy way. You’ll Need: 1 medium- to large-sized sachet pouch
5 tablespoons of white rice 1-3 essential oils of choice 1 tablespoon of a dried herb of choice 1 plastic cup 1 plastic spoon
Directions: • Scoop 5 tablespoons of white rice into your plas- tic cup. • Select an essential oil, or a blend of essential oils, and season your white rice in the cup with drops of the oil, being cautious not to overwhelm your senses. • Stir the rice and oil blend, ensuring a thor-
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ough mixing. Consider adding some dried herbs or flowers if you wish. • Scoop the rice mixture into your sachet, ensuring ample space left at the top of the pouch. • Tighten the top of the sachet. • Roll the sachet from the bottom like you would roll a handmade cig- arette or cigar. • Wrap the strings of the sachet around the rolled sachet and tie or knot to secure the contents. You have now created your wand! Hold it close and inhale a deep breath, and exhale, releasing your breath into the world. Consider keeping your wand with you as a self-soothing tool, or using it as a space deodorizer. Folks will certainly want to know what smells so good when they are in the vicinity of your aromatherapy wand! Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman is founder of Liberated Muse Arts Group, Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars, LLC, and Black Writers for Peace and Social Justice, Inc. A master Reiki prac - titioner based in Baltimore, MD, she uses various modalities to pro - vide creativity coaching to writers and performing artists looking to develop their creative practice. You can learn more at KhadijahA - li-Coleman.com.
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