Massage & Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy can be beneficial in two ways when trying to conceive. Firstly, aromatherapy assists in regulating the menstrual cycle and promoting a healthy reproductive system. Secondly, it helps you relax, reducing your levels of stress, anxiety and depression and can even function as an aphrodisiac for you and your partner.

In aromatherapy, essential oils are used in order to stimulate relaxation in the muscles and to relieve tension. Essential oils are highly concentrated plant substances, distilled from the roots, seeds, barks and leaves. Certain oils such as rose, geranium and melissa are particularly beneficial to the reproductive system.

Work carried out by Dr Gary Schwartz, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Yale University, found that the aromas of some essential oils by themselves affect the nervous system and even reduce blood pressure. The oils are massaged into the skin helping to improve circulation and blood flow through the veins and stimulate the nerves.

Massage has the added benefit of relaxing tense muscles and tight connective tissues which may have been restricting blood vessels and thus enable blood to flow more freely. It is for this reason that soothing massage helps to reduce emotional tension, induces relaxation and calms stress-related conditions, therefore helping to improve your chances of conception.