Free Floating Anxiety


Did you ever have one of those days when you just seem to be nervous for no particular or known reason? Some psychologists call this 'free floating anxiety' but I call it listening to my gut. 

Whenever I have a day where there is something seemingly wrong and I just can't quite put my finger on it, I always (and I mean always) reach for the rose ... petals that is. There is a secret Taoist formula for a calming and soothing bath that will, once taken, wash those nerves right down the drain. I also take this bath before any event that is causing me any anxiety -- free floating or not. 

Place a tablespoon of rose petals, one of wheat grass or wheat grains (like wheat germ) and 10 chopped, dried plums (prunes) into a net, and then suspend the net in a tub filled with hot water. Add 10 drops of rose water or rose oil. 

As you are soaking in this bath, concentrate on the bottom of your collarbone (one of the pressure points in your body that helps to regulate nerves and stress) while massaging your temples for five minutes. It's a little bit of work, but after 20 minutes in this empowering bath you'll forget all about what was giving you the heebie jeebies in the first place.