Comments for Can Guided Imagery & Hypnosis Help with Epilepsy? at http://belleruthnaparstek.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://belleruthnaparstek.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:08:40 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/ask-belleruth/can-guided-imagery-hypnosis-help-with-epilepsy.html#comment-589 Thank you for this terrific explanation of the study, N ! BR - Belleruth Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:02:04 +0100 http://belleruthnaparstek.com/ask-belleruth/can-guided-imagery-hypnosis-help-with-epilepsy.html#comment-586 Dear Belleruth - Thanks for your quick response when I sent the question to you about my friend. I will check out the CD's you mentioned. As circumstances/ synchronicity would have it.... just before I contacted you, I ran across the very same research you referenced above. When I tried to access the info through the link you gave, I got a very short overview. If someone is interested in the longer, more detailed info - they can go to: www.aromacaring.co.uk/bettsepilepsy.htm As I understand the report: Research shows that smell occupies the same part of the brain where seizures come from. To learn to self-regulate the seizures: A person is trained to deeply relax using massage or hypnosis. This deeply relaxed state is then associated with a particular essential oil such as Jasmine, Ylang Ylang, Lavender, Camomile, or Bergamot. Their brain starts to associate that smell with being deeply relaxed. So, when they feel any signals that a seizure is coming - they sniff that smell. That triggers them to go into a relaxed state. At the same time, the smell sensation is perceived in the brain in the same place that the seizures originate. That part of the brain can't do both things at once. So, the smell not only relaxes the brain & body, but it also distracts or derails the brain from continuing the seizure. Note: oils that contain Camphor (Rosemary, Hyssop, Sweet fennel, Sage) should be avoided since Camphor tends to trigger seizures. Also note: only pure therapeutic essential oils should be used. (Not perfume-grade oils or ones that are chemically extracted.) If anyone is having difficulty accessing the article, or wants info about essential oil sources, you can write me at nancy@nancymac.net - Nancy Mac, CHt Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:22:27 +0100