Spells for Wellness: Breathe Easy

Banish colds and coughs or keep them at bay with this sweet-smelling spell. Shake together in a blue bottle the following essential oils:

10 drops rosemary

10 drops tea tree

10 drops eucalyptus

10 drops lavender

One teaspoon sea salt

Hold the open container in both hands under your nose and breathe deeply three times. After the last exhalation, intone:

Power of wind,

Strength of the trees,

Energy of the earth,

Salts of the sea,

I call upon you to keep me well and strong.

With harm to none, so mote it be.

You can administer this respiratory booster with four drops added to the water of a vaporizer or diffuser or a cotton ball tucked into your pillowcase. Six drops poured into the running water of a hot bath will ease breathing immediately