Melissa officinalis or Lemon balm is a member of the mint family. Originally from the Mediterranean, it now grows all through Europe. The Arabs were the first to recognize it’s virtues, using it for melancholy, mental illness and epilepsy. Paracelsus said that ‘the essence of balm given in wine every morning will renew youth, strengthen the brain, relieve languishing nature and prevent baldness’. The name Melissa is Greek for ‘Honey Bee’, relating to why beekeepers will rub their hives to attract the bees.
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on March 16th, 2010•
Yoga and self-massage provide excellent practice in slowing down, we become aware of and reconnect with our bodies; through this awareness we are often reminded of an old injury, such as a stiff neck or places we hold tension. It would seem obvious that as one makes contact with the vessel that bears these burdens, anything that enhances this healing is most certainly warranted. Arnica action oil brings additional benefit to people who practice yoga by bringing them closer to their core being. Yoga means union, union of movement and breath, union of mind and body, union of muscle and bone, union of thought and action and with arnica action oil it can bring union of plants and humans.
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