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Geranium essential oil is valued for its calming, balancing, and harmonizing effects. The oil, making it an ideal companion for your yoga practice. Here’s how to use it safely and effectively during your sessions:

1. Before practice: for setup and grounding

👉 How to use:
Add 1–2 drops of Geranium to your diffuser 5–10 minutes before practice.

Or, dilute 1 drop with a carrier oil (such as jojoba) and apply to your wrists, chest, or neck.

🧘Effect:
Calms the nervous system.

Balances emotions.

Helps enter a meditative, soft state.

Ideal yoga styles:

Hatha, Vinyasa for inner balance, women’s yoga, yoga for the heart (anahata).

2. During practice: for deeper breathing and concentration

👉 How to use:
Spray in the room (spray or diffuser).

In gentle flow or yin practice – apply to a cloth bandage near the mat or on a pillow.

Effect:
Deepens breathing.

Improves concentration and awareness in movement.

Relieves tension in the heart and pelvic area.

3. After practice: for integration and calming

👉 How to use:
In massage oil: a few drops of geranium in a base oil for self-massage (abhyanga).

In the bath: 5 drops on sea salt.

Effect:
Maintains hormonal balance.

Relieves muscle and emotional tension.

Harmonizes after vigorous practice or stress.

🌿 What to combine geranium with:
Lavender – for calming.

Mandarin or orange – for lightness and joy.

Clary sage – for women’s practice, especially during menstruation or PMS.

⚠️ Caution:
Before applying to skin — always dilute in a carrier oil.

Avoid internal use without professional supervision.

During pregnancy — use very carefully and in small doses.