Most would agree: wearing jewelry is a luxurious healing method. But, imagine the added luxury of anointing your jewelry with fragrant, exotic essential oils to amplify its healing effects. The very act of preparing, anointing, and wearing your jewelry can provide a soothing, centering practice that enables you to consciously direct your deepest aspects of Self. While most texts on Ayurvedic healing cover the use of herbal remedies, what seems to be less well known, at least in the West, are healing practices using metals, gems, and even colors. In his book, Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing, Dr. Vasant Lad...

Using the essential oil galangal to invoke the archetype of Lakshmi