Pathway To Presence-Imagine life without these 2 senses...
Published: Tue, 03/23/10
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Happy Spring !
I spent the previous weekend under the covers.....
I was under the weather last week for a few days. First time in over 9 years I was sick in bed for
that long, but I'm back to work now and feel a renewed energy coming through :). This sickness started in my throat and I told my husband it felt more like an energetic release. Then a friend of mine who is very energetically aware said she wonders if it was a sort of 'energetic purging of junk'. Hmmm...very interesting that she felt this way as well without me saying a word, except that I wasn't feeling good.
I think the new energy techniques I've been doing have been helping to unblock and release the energy at my 5th Chakra ~ the throat Chakra (Vishuddha). I'll be talking and sharing more about energy techniques on my call for the Becoming Considerably Huge telesummit. If you haven't signed up yet, there's a link below where you can register.
I lost my sense of smell and taste.....
How awful not to taste or smell my food or be able to smell my essential oils -these two senses are still not fully back yet, but they are reappearing. I could only imagine the taste of my food as I ate. I concentrated more on the textures of the food, which I usually don't really pay much attention to. So in that respect, it was an eye opener to another amazing sense we have, the sense of feeling and touch.
Then I remembered a woman I met who had Anosmia .....
Anosmia is a term which describes someone who has lost their complete sense of smell. And when you cannot smell well, you cannot taste your food well either. This woman I met was born with this condition. You can read more about her experience in my article below. Believe me, you will be grateful for these two senses after you read the post below.
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Anosmia ~ Losing your ability to stop and smell the flowers
A few years ago I used to participate in holistic health expos. My sister, Jan, used to go with me and we always had a great time.
We used to meet so many interesting people and check out some great new age products.
At a particular expo, we met this woman, I'll call her Sue. She was so sweet and we were talking about my products and about essential oils and aromatherapy. She said she wishes she could smell the products but she can't due to a condition she has called anosmia. Anosmia is a condition where you lose your sense of smell. In many cases it's a temporary condition, but she said she was born with it.
She said because she couldn't smell, she couldn't taste anything either because those two senses are connected. She said that was why she was so thin because she truly ate to live. She didn't really enjoy eating because she couldn't taste anything. Immediately my sister, (who is a self-confessed dark chocoholic), said, 'You mean you can't taste anything, so you've never tasted chocolate?' Sue said yes, she doesn't know what chocolate tastes like.
My sister and eye looked at each other (yes I love dark chocolate too) and are eyes were filling up. We couldn't believe what we were hearing. Could you imagine not ever tasting any food? Or smelling a succulent flower? I know it's not the end of the world, but being that I use my senses so much, especially the sense of smell, in my work, it just blew my mind!
Sue then went on further to say that she believes her younger child, her son, may have her condition too and has to get him checked for it. She said once she burnt something, I think it was toast, and her older daughter said to her mom that she smelled something burning, and she realized her son didn't say anything. Sus asked him if he smelled the burning and he said no. Her eyes filled up as she told us this. She said she didn't mind that she had this condition, but it would hurt her heart if her son had it as well.
That conversation with Sue really stuck with my sister and I. We have spoken about her a few times since then. It truly makes me appreciate my senses, all of them, and I have a renewed sense of gratitude for being able to smell, hear, taste, touch and feel even more.
What do you think about not being able to smell or taste anything? Do you know anyone who has anosmia? Share your thoughts and comments at my blog.
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Gina is a Licensed Cosmetologist, Aromatherapy Consultant, Certified Reflexologist and Acutonics Provider. She has been formally involved in the Aromatherapy field since 2000 and has studied with a Certified Aromatherapist. Gina is also a member of the Advisory Panel of The Natural Ingredient Resource Center.