Soothing a suffering patient is always rewarding, and the gentle power of essential oils is a boon for both physical and emotional support.
On an emotional level, essential oils help to calm fears and open individuals to other dimensions of experience. The scent is a key element that allows for introspection, transforming fears and regrets into a peaceful journey.
Recommended Essential Oils:
- Hemlock Essential Oil (Tsuga canadensis): Respiratory and calming, it helps face the unknown and the fear of death.
- Himalayan Spikenard Essential Oil (Nardostachys jatamansi): Sedative for severe anxiety and panic attacks, it helps recentre and find peace.
Many other essential oils are beneficial for supporting patients at the end of life, such as mandarin or orange, with their soft, comforting, and anxiolytic scents. Sacred essential oils connected to spirituality, like myrrh or frankincense, are also valuable.
Creating a welcoming olfactory atmosphere for visitors can also help soothe the anxieties, denials, and anger of often distressed families. A “gentle” and sequenced diffusion is recommended. This type of programmed diffusion prevents saturating the atmosphere and avoids discomfort in a fragile audience.
Essential oils are a precious aid in palliative care services, bringing humanity and kindness to the heart of quality care, satisfying for caregivers and comforting for patients and families.
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