The limbic system is the brain's emotional control center and is connected to areas of the brain that control breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, stress levels, memory, and hormone balance. When you smell the scents of essential oils, they affect the brain's limbic system, causing both emotional and physical effects.
The molecular structure of a specific essential oil is an important component in it affects the emotions. For example, the aldehydes and esters of some essential oils are calming and sedating, while other essential oils contain invigorating components. Emotional effects of aromatherapy also vary from person to person based on a person's physiology and his or her emotional connections to specific scents.
To use aromatherapy specifically for its emotional effects requires both an in-depth knowledge of the properties of essential oils and an understanding of an individual's situation.
Another view of the aromatherapy and emotions comes from the psychological aspects of yin and yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine. For more information, see the book Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit
by Gabriel Mojay.Also, see my post Essential Oils to Balance Emotions and for Emotional Release for some specific suggestions.
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