Truly Aromatic Therapy!

chillibreeze writer — Vaishnavi Santosh

If you've researched aroma oils, there is a delectable patented concoction called Peace and Calming Oil. This is an exquisite blend of seven oils, supposed to calm the wildest of minds! (I have tried it at home, and it does wonders!)

Ever since I stumbled upon it, this potion has been one of my favorites. Especially after particularly stressful moments, when Peace and Calming comes wafting in the air it transports you to such fantastic getaways that one really wonders if so much peace and calm really could prevail!

For me however, this blend has a beautifully nostalgic association to my childhood. This oil has also intrigued me for some time now - it exudes a sense of déjà vu....

Aromas leave an indelible imprint on particular aspects of our lives - specific incidents, certain places we've been to, particular environments we've been exposed to, some acquaintances and so on. These could influence our judgment in a positive manner or otherwise.

Aromas can also be associated with a part of one's personality. For instance, if one were fond of jasmine, no doubt she would be drawn in to ponder over the deeper meanings of life— visiting shrines, being spiritual, and conjuring the image of an immaculate woman in white. Vanilla however, has not so somber a shade of white. It is more of a frivolous white—maidenly, eying satins and laces, prancing about, breezing after ice-creams, chasing rabbits.

Coming back to Peace and Calming, although it has more of the heavier shades of life, Lavender reminds me of the beautiful fieldscapes of Japan. In fact, there is a song in Japanese describing the beauty of flowers across a farm. Thinking of Japan, what strikes me first and best, is the exquisiteness of the Hiragana and Kanji scripts.

Talking about Kanji, surely, a super fine script is a reflection of a prosperous culture....a land of silk, beautiful shrines, splendid calligraphy, and flourishing agricultural spans of oranges...Oranges! I've always loved oranges ever since I was a child... and what is China without its juicy oranges?

A close cousin is the Tangerine, which travels all the way up to the U.S. and the U.K. Yet another flavored cousin of the Chinese Orange and the American Tangerine refreshes our souls in a cup of finely-brewed English Bergamot or Earl Grey! Can the golden Chamomille tea be far behind? Not when you drown yourself for a wild expedition in the exotic Nile river valley....As the evening sinks in, you suddenly feel like strolling across to a patch of green to rest, and your fingers suddenly brush against a soft and delicate Blue Tansy that would soothe your nerves with a little wonder...That is when you slowly wake up from your meditation to the bells of the ArALakeshi ambAL's (the Goddess) Deepaaradhanai (Arti- an offering of a lamp). The magizhampoo (Ylang Ylang) and the kadir paccai (Patchouli) fill the sanctum sanctorum with their ethereal fragrance.

Well, we're at the Rathnagireeshwara kovil (temple) now!

After teertham (holy water) and sakkarai pongal prasaadam, it's time to buy two packs of Madhumallika (a brand of incense) for Gomu mami. As I'm rummaging my purse for some cillarai (coins), I find something that I had been losing my calm over, all morning.......my dear vial of Peace and Calming....!

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