An Aromatic Life #20: Scent Journaling for Mental Wellbeing & Creativity
In this episode, Frauke shares how you can enhance your journaling experience through the use of scent. She explains the mental health benefits of journaling and the various ways you can incorporate the scent of essential oils to help boost the flow of words to paper. Frauke takes you through two distinct types of scent journaling that she's practiced over the years (and that she recommends to her students), each showcasing the role of scent in different ways. She shares what scents to choose and gives a detailed explanation of how to do the exercises. Whether for anxiety, stress, depression grief, or creativity, if you're looking to expand your journaling practice in new ways, or simply looking to try journaling for the first time, Frauke will show you how using your sense of smell, and scents, takes journaling to a whole new level.
Interesting articles about the health benefits of journaling:
Why Journaling is Good For Your Health (Fast Company)
Emotional and physical health benefits of expressive writing (Cambridge University Press)
Science Shows Something Surprising About People Who Love To Write (Mic)
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