Here at Mel's, we firmly believe that discomforts, aches, pains, many ailments and dis-eased states can be eased through the application of essential oils, homeopathic remedies and gem essences, when they are used correctly.

We believe that a holistic approach to health is necessary to achieve long-lasting relief and wellness, so many other techniques and skills are also taught and incorporated into our clients’ care. We are all individuals, so whereas one therapy (or a combination of therapies) works well for one person, a different therapy (or combination) works best for another. There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ therapy for everybody, simply different therapies for different people!

We are all comprised of many aspects. Here at Mel’s Scentsible Solutions we respect and acknowledge that care and balance for all our aspects is necessary for a healthy, balanced person. The aspects that make us whole are physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and energetic.

Physical Aspect – Our human form that feels pain, heat, cold, pleasure and a myriad of other sensations. It provides us with movement, speech, action and acts out our emotions to others.
Mental Aspect – our thoughts, rationale and logic problem-solving abilities.
Emotional Aspect – our emotions and feelings.
Spiritual Aspect – our beliefs, morals and drive in life.
Energetic Aspect – the battery that powers all of the above.

Sounds complex, doesn’t it? It is! But it is also easy to understand. All of our aspects affect each other. Here’s an example:

You wake up in the morning feeling sluggish (energetic aspect). You groan (emotional aspect) and stumble out of bed, stubbing your toe as you totter out of your bedroom (physical). You swear and begin to grumble (emotional). Your partner asks you to do something and you snap at them (emotional and mental). You feel remorseful and saddened (emotional) and then don’t concentrate (mental) as you prepare for the day (physical), lost in your thoughts (mental). As a consequence you run late for work (physical). You are flustered when you arrive at work (emotional), then no matter how hard you try, you can’t seem to catch up for the rest of the day (mental and physical). You get stuck in traffic (physical), finally get home and run around doing the regular evening duties. Finally, you collapse on the lounge with a headache and a sore neck (physical).

Sound familiar? What has happened here is that energy has been depleted, affecting the physical, emotional and mental reactions and responses to normal life events. We become tense and become to feel physical discomfort. If this isn’t addressed we can function for a short time – but after a while of feeling this way it becomes entrenched – and we forget that we can feel differently – and better. Wouldn’t life be easier if we recognised when our energy aspect was depleted and did something about it then – before the rest of us becomes affected?

Another example:

You have friends over for morning tea. You love them all heaps (emotional) – but there’s one that always seems to be negative and down in the dumps (emotional). She leaves before the others and there’s a collective sigh of relief (mental) that everyone feels (emotional) and the atmosphere in the room feels lighter (physical).

Sounds familiar? What happens here is that her energy is so low she is literally sucking everyone else’s energy out of them to keep herself powered up!

Yet another example:

You have just had some distressing news (mental). You feel sad and preoccupied (emotional). Your shoulders slump forward and your head also falls forward (physical). You walk with a slouch (physical) and your thoughts become negative (mental). Everything else you do for the day seems to be just that little bit harder to do (energetic).

We all experience these, or similar situations, in our lives. What we don’t always recognise is how much one aspect of our lives affect another. Here at Mel’s Scentsible Solutions we show how easy it is to make that recognition – and some easy-to-implement simple techniques to assist us to break the negative downward spirals.

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