Balancing your Chakras

It is believed that everyone possess 7 bright, concentrated spirals or ‘wheels’ of energy known as chakras. The function of the chakras is to keep the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health of the body in balance. Sometimes though these spinning wheels can become stagnate and the energy flow stops. Any kind of physical, mental and emotional stress can lead to stagnation. By balancing our chakras we can create harmony and balance of our body, soul, mind and spirit. When we awaken and balance our chakras, we unleash the potential to live a rich and vibrant life.

Tips to help Balance your Chakras

• Diffuse the Essential Oil Blend associated with the chakra you are trying to balance. See what essentials oil blends are connected to your Chakras here. If you just feel that you need all your Chakras balanced try Chakra Balancing Essential oil blend. When added to a diffuser it can help balance the mood in the room, create a harmonious atmosphere and a balanced disposition.

Chakra Balancing Massage Oil

• Give yourself a mini massage with Perfect Potions Chakra Balancing Massage Oil. Release any tension with this grounding, hypnotic blend of 25 pure essential oils in a sweet almond oil base, including frankincense, sandalwood, ginger, sweet orange and juniper. This divine massage oil can also be used as a body oil after a warm shower or bath to nourish and hydrate the skin. Allow any negative energy from the day to totally dissolve. Feel yourself coming back to your centre as you rebalance.

• Rub (if possible) the areas associated with the out of balance chakra with Perfect Potion's Chakra Balancing Balm. For example as the root chakra is associated with the legs and feet, massaging these areas with the balm would be beneficial. The balancing balm contains a specially selected synergy of 23 essential oils aimed at balancing and centring each and every chakra.

Chakra Balancing Mist

• Mist your body with Perfect Potions Balancing Mist to set the mood or clear the space before your yoga or meditation practice. You could even wear it as a perfume to evoke positivity and harmony. Chakra Balancing mist contains sweet orange, bergamot, lavender, ylang ylang, geranium, mandarin, cold pressed lime, patchouli, frankincense, Atlas cedarwood, clary sage, vetiver, rosemary, cypress, rose absolute, Australian sandalwood, ginger, juniper berry, may chang, neroli, sage, everlasting, jasmine absolute, pink lotus absolute and rose otto pure essential oils. 

• Visualise the colour associated with the chakra over the chakra. For example if your base chakra was out of balance you'd envision the colour red glowing brightly at the base of the spine, where this chakra is located.

• Yoga. Yoga in general is great for balancing the chakras but there are specific moves that can be done for each chakra.

• Get outside, take your shoes off, feel the earth. Relax in that moment.

• Dance and Sing. I don’t care if you “can’t sing and dance.” Close the door, move your body and chant. Mindfully moving is a powerful form of meditation and sound can help create vibrations in the body that lead to harmonization. The mantra sound that corresponds to each chakra in order is LAM. VAM, RAM, YUM, HAM, AUM and OM

• Get a Chakra Balance with Lorelle from Dimensional Healing in our Mystic Garden

In Aromatherapy and Chakras: Balancing your body’s energy centres for optimal health and wellbeing, Salvatore demystifies the origins of the chakras. He shares with you his personal journey into the chakras and provides you with his interpretation of how we can use chakras to reconnect our body, mind and spirit. Author: Salvatore Battaglia

Chakras are both complex and fascinating if you would like to learn more about the health of your chakras, you can honestly and openly answer this quiz. You can also buy Salvatore Battaglia Aromatherapy and Chakras Book in which Sal demystifies the origins of the chakras and shares with you his personal journey into the chakras and provides you with his interpretation of how we can use chakras to reconnect our body, mind and spirit.

The Chakras

“According to ancient yogic philosophy, we are all a beautiful amalgamation of vibrational energy. It is said that you, me and everyone else each possess 7 bright, concentrated spirals or ‘wheels’ of energy known as chakras.” (Perfect Potion)

The function of the chakras is to keep the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health of the body in balance. Sometimes though these spinning wheels can become stagnate and the energy flow stops. Any kind of physical, mental and emotional stress can lead to stagnation.

To live a rich full and vibrant life we sometimes need a Chakra tune up! Much like a tune-up enables a car to operate at peak efficiency, a chakra tune up can help us operate at peak efficiency.

Perfect Potion has developed a range of essential oil blends that can help with our Chakra tune up.

But which chakras need Tuning Up? A quick checklist can be found here to determine which is the first imbalanced Chakra.

Maybe you feel a little like me and find more than one chakra is imbalanced or blocked. This is because when one is blocked, the other chakras begin to compensate and either become overactive or under-active. The best way to start balancing them is to start at the root chakra and work your way up to the crown chakra.

If you find that the essential oil blends aren't enough to Tune up your Chakras some simple steps on balancing your chakras can be found here or you could book a Chakra Balance with Lorelle from Dimensional Healing in Mystic Garden

Root Chakra - Muladhara

Perfect Potion's Balance Chakra EO Blend. s grounding blend will help strengthen your root chakra and return to your centre. Balance chakra blend assists with meditation, promotes a sense of stability and enhances physical awareness. A beautiful synergy of patchouli, lavender, sweet orange, Atlas cedarwood, black pepper and vetiver pure essential oils. I have found you only need to add a few drops to your diffuser to start helping you feel secure and allowing you to believe the universe will provide.

The first chakra is the Root Chakra and is associated with the colour red.  The root chakra is located at the base of your spine.  It connects us with our physical body and surroundings and promotes feelings of stability and security. The word Muladhara breaks down into two Sanskrit words: Mula meaning “root” and Adhara, which means “support” or “base.”

When this chakra is balanced you feel supported, grounded and have a sense of connection and safety to the physical world.

If there is an imbalance in the root chakra you may experience anxiety disorders, fears, or nightmares about basic survival needs and the ability to provide for life’s necessities.

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion has developed the Balance Chakra Blend. This grounding blend will help strengthen your root chakra and return to your centre. Balance chakra blend assists with meditation, promotes a sense of stability and enhances physical awareness. A beautiful synergy of patchouli, lavender, sweet orange, Atlas cedarwood, black pepper and vetiver pure essential oils. I have found you only need to add a few drops to your diffuser to start helping you feel secure and allowing you to believe the universe will provide.

Svadhisthana (Sacral Chakra)

Allure chakra Blend by Perfect Potion. Having this scent surround you will help make you feel adored and cherished and enable you to be creative and be playful. Featuring pure essential oils of mandarin, ylang ylang, patchouli, cardamom, sandalwood and jasmine absolute, this beautiful sensual oil blend may assist with reducing stress and anxiety, while enhancing creative and sexual energy.

The second chakra is the Sacral (or sexual) Chakra and is associated with the colour orange.  The sacral chakra is located just below your navel. Our Sacral Chakra is given the Sanskrit name Svadhistana meaning ‘sweetness’. This chakra represents all that is sweet and vibrant in life. It represents our creative energy and is associated with the functions of our reproductive organs and sexual energy.

When this chakra is balanced, we have an ability to take risks, be creative and committed. We are passionate, sexual and outgoing.

When there is an imbalance with this chakra it can lead to an inability to commit in relationships, express our emotions, have fun or to be playful with our desires, be creative or to have pleasure or be pleasured. It can also lead to fears of impotence, betrayal, addictions.

To help balance this chakra Perfect Potion has developed the Allure chakra Blend. Having this scent surround you will help make you feel adored and cherished and enable you to be creative and be playful. Featuring pure essential oils of mandarin, ylang ylang, patchouli, cardamom, sandalwood and jasmine absolute, this beautiful sensual oil blend may assist with reducing stress and anxiety, while enhancing creative and sexual energy. 

Manipura (solar plexus) chakra

Harmony Chakra Blend. The scent of The Harmony Chakra Blend can help us feel calm and relaxed enabling us to find the balance we need to be confident and happy. The aromas of lemon, bergamot, juniper, frankincense, vetiver, Roman chamomile, and aniseed pure essential oils help strengthen your solar plexus chakra and relations with others. Harmony chakra blend encourages solution-finding and assists in our communication with others while creating a calm, balanced environment.

The third chakra is the solar plexus chakra and is associated with the colour yellow.  The solar plexus chakra is located at your solar plexus, between your navel and sternum. In Sanskrit, Manipura means ‘lustrous gem’. This chakra controls and manipulates incoming energy, it aligns your physical body to your spirit and intellect and is the centre for self esteem.

When this chakra is balanced, we feel self-respect and self-compassion. We feel in control, assertive and confident.

When this chakra is stagnate our inner critic comes out. We doubt ourselves and reduce our personal power and have low self esteem. We over control and manipulate situations. We become fearful of criticism and what others think.

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Harmony Chakra Blend. The scent of The Harmony Chakra Blend can help us feel calm and relaxed enabling us to find the balance we need to be confident and happy. The aromas of lemon, bergamot, juniper, frankincense, vetiver, Roman chamomile, and aniseed pure essential oils help strengthen your solar plexus chakra and relations with others. Harmony chakra blend encourages solution-finding and assists in our communication with others while creating a calm, balanced environment. 

Anahata (Heart Chakra)

To help balance this chakra Perfect Potion have developed the Compassion Chakra blend. When it all becomes too much allow the scent of lavender, ylang ylang, bergamot, may chang, rose absolute, and neroli open our hearts and allow us to feel unconditional love towards our self and others.

The fourth chakra is the heart chakra and is associated with the colour green. The heart chakra is located located at the heart centre. This chakra is connected with forgiveness and compassion – unconditional love through which we accept another for doing their best. Sanskrit word for the fourth chakra is Anahata, which means “unhurt.” Anahata is the gateway between our lower and upper chakras. .

When this chakra is balanced we feel joy, gratitude, love and compassion, forgiveness flows freely and trust can be gained.

When this chakra becomes stagnate we can tend to over love to the point of suffocation. We fear loneliness which leads to more over loving. We can become overly jealous and angry and hurt.

To help balance this chakra Perfect Potion have developed the Compassion Chakra blend. When it all becomes too much allow the scent of lavender, ylang ylang, bergamot, may chang, rose absolute, and neroli open our hearts and allow us to feel unconditional love towards our self and others.

Vishuddha (Throat Chakra)

to help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Expressive Chakra Blend. Use this oil to help strengthen your personal power to articulate your thoughts, ideas and emotions with pure essential oils of sweet orange, sandalwood, basil, frankincense, and German chamomile.

The fifth chakra is the throat chakra and is associated with the colour sapphire blue.  The throat chakra corresponds to the thyroid gland, and is the centre for expressive communication and self expression. The Sanskrit word means pure place, the place of intuition, clarity, spiritual truth.

When this chakra is balanced, we have free flowing words, expression and communication. We are honest and truthful yet firm. We are good listeners.

When we are out of balance, in this chakra, we can suffer from lack of self expression, either in the written word or the spoken word (writers block!). We feel out of control and have no willpower or even choice.

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Expressive Chakra Blend. Use this oil to help strengthen your personal power to articulate your thoughts, ideas and emotions with pure essential oils of sweet orange, sandalwood, basil, frankincense, and German chamomile.  

Ajna (Third Eye) Chakra

o help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Insight Chakra Blend. Diffusing the scent of pure essential oils of bergamot, lavender, rosemary, clary sage, fragonia and sage will help you use your intuition to enhance your understanding of the world.

The sixth chakra is the third eye chakra and is associated with the colour indigo.  It is located above the bridge of your nose and is related to your higher mental and intuitive abilities.  It has the Sanskrit name Ajna, meaning ‘to know. This chakra enables us to follow our intuition as we open up to new ideas and our imagination.

When this chakra is balanced we feel clear, focused, and can determine between truth and illusion. We are open to receiving wisdom and insight.

When this chakra wheel stops spinning we become day dreamers and have over active imaginations. We have an inability to learn from others, we can be moody and volatile.

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Insight Chakra Blend. Diffusing the scent of pure essential oils of bergamot, lavender, rosemary, clary sage, fragonia and sage will help you use your intuition to enhance your understanding of the world.

Sahasrara (Crown) Chakra

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Cosmic Chakra Blend. The scent of lavender, lime, frankincense and Australian sandalwood. with enhance your spiritual connection and raise your vibration. The Cosmic Chakra Blend can help make you feel serene and at peace.

The seventh chakra is the crown chakra and is associated with the colour violet. It is located slightly above the top of your head, it represents enlightenment and self-realisation.  It provides you with the highest level of spiritual knowledge – a deep understanding of who and what you truly are. Sahasrara, meaning ‘thousand petal lotus’ and is considered one of the highest vibrational centres in the subtle body.

When this chakra is balanced, we live in the present moment. We have an unshakeable trust in our inner guidance.

When this chakra is unbalanced with can have issues with self-knowledge and greater power. Imbalances arise from rigid thoughts on religion and spirituality, constant confusion, carry prejudices, “analysis paralysis.” A Fear of alienation and great sadness.

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Cosmic Chakra Blend. The scent of lavender, lime, frankincense and Australian sandalwood. with enhance your spiritual connection and raise your vibration. The Cosmic Chakra Blend can help make you feel serene and at peace.

A Chakra imbalance can affect an you, both physically and emotionally. Don't let your imbalances continue. Use one of Perfect Potion's Essential oil blends or try these easy methods, to help you move into a better way or book in with Lorelle from Mystic Garden for a Chakra Balance

Aromatherapy and Gardening

Chelsea Allan is an an Aromatic Kinesiologist. Aromatic Kinesiology embraces beauty, transformation and balance and focuses on how to influence your physical health, your state of mind and your connection to spirit through exploring aromatherapy from an emotional perspective.

Many of you know that I am an Aromatic Kinesiologist. Aromatic Kinesiology embraces beauty, transformation and balance and focuses on how to influence your physical health, your state of mind and your connection to spirit through exploring aromatherapy from an emotional perspective. I utilise The Essential Oil Reflections as metaphors for change and access the symbolic expressions of essential oils to enhance your capacity to let go of symptoms, to restore balance and to open into a broader way of thinking and feeling. When I am not at Trevallan you can normally find me at Potionatrix.

You may be wondering though, how a gardening girl get interested in essential oils?

To me essential oils and plants go hand in hand as essentially essential oils are the essence of a plant.

An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. They are found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants. They can be both beautifully and powerfully fragrant.

Sal Battaglia, owner and creator of Perfect Potion, says if you’ve ever smelt the revitalising scent of a eucalyptus leaf as you crush it in your hand or have run your fingers over a stalk of lavender and inhaled its soothing scent, or scratched the rind of an orange to release its fresh, zesty aroma, you have smelt the pure essential oils that have been just released from these plants.

It is believed that the essential oil in a plant has two types of functions: protection and communication. The scent the essential oil releases protects the plant from bad bacteria or fungi, and/or it deters herbivorous mammals from eating the plant. The “fragrant cloud” surrounding the plant may also attract a particular pollinator that will help the plant reproduce by cross-pollination when it visits similar plants in flower.

For this reason plants that release a certain smell have been used for centuries in companion planting to deter predators and disease and to promote pollination.

You see how closely joined plants and essential oils are? How could I not fall in love with the essence of a plant!

While aromatherapy may still be classed as an alternative therapy it is very closely related to us down to earth gardeners!

But you see gardening isn’t the only place essential oils can be used.

Since the ancient Egyptian time essential oils have been used extensively in medical practice, beauty treatment, food preparation, and in religious ceremonies.

Today we use the term aromatherapy to describe the range of traditional therapies that use essential oils to try to improve a person's health or mood.

But how does the essence of a plant really improve your life and health.

Throughout history we have associated certain plants or scents (essential oil) with meanings. We use rosemary for Remembrance Day, rosemary essential oil can be used to help concentrate and remember. Roses are given as a sign of love, Rose essential oil can be used to instil a sense of self love and happiness, Ylang Ylang flowers are used in the wedding bedroom to help, well you get the idea, as Ylang Ylang is known as a sensual essential oil!  The most common is Lavender, I bet we all have used lavender to help relax us at some point.

So while aromatherapy may classed as an alternative therapy or seem a bit farfetched when you really think about it, it’s not that farfetched at all and very closely related to us down to earth gardeners!

Why do we stock Perfect Potion

Why do we stock Perfect Potion?

Perfect Potion is an Australian owned and operated business with worldwide acclaim, based in Brisbane. They are celebrating their 30th year in business this year (2021).

The Perfect Potion team are dedicated to creating an innovative and diverse range of holistic natural             aromatherapy products that not only nurtures the body, mind and spirit but also respects the delicate balance of our environment.

Perfect Potion have established a standard to which others can only aspire with a philosophy that       harmonises social and environmental concerns with aesthetic appreciation.

The owner, Salvatore Battaglia, has been passionate about natural therapies for most of his life. He holds qualifications in natural therapies, herbal medicine, acupuncture and aromatherapy. Salvatore’s dedication to aromatherapy has seen him hold positions in professional associations and government committees to ensure that the educational standards of professional aromatherapy are maintained and improved.

Salvatore has also been  teaching aromatherapy since 1988. He is often called upon to speak at international  conferences about aromatherapy, running a  holistic and ethical business and what it means to go  natural and organic. He is the author of many Aromatherapy books including one that is currently being used as a text book for Aromatherapy students world wide.

When Sal created Perfect Potion in 1991, it was his vision to create a business that would support and nurture the individual, community and environment to flourish while listening, guiding and reconnecting body, mind and spirit.

When Sal first discovered essential oils in the early 1980s, he felt in awe of the magical effects that these heavenly scents have on us – they open the door to our soul and invite us to appreciate the beauty and wonders of nature and in doing so they gave us the impetus to search for meaning in our life.

I think this image describe Perfect Potion Perfectly

Why Trevallan?

Chelsea, our own budding aromatherpist, has had an interest in essential oils for over 20 years. She has won many awards for her blends with Perfect Potion even having her Wisdom Blend as part of their range .

She is also a qualified Aromatic Kinesiologist®. Aromatic  Kinesiology® is an empowering system of       energetic medicine, that blends the harmonizing influences of essential oils with gentle healing techniques to balance the emotions, transform stress and create wellbeing.

In her spare time she works in her heart-felt business POTIONATRIX

You can read more about Chelsea’s Journey HERE

We all know oils ain’t oils. We are here to help you on your oil journey, if you have any questions or would like to attend one of our workshops, Just ask us.

Who am I?

I believe I have developed a great personal rapport with all of Trevallan's customers, both in person and online. In fact, sometimes I forget I am actually just a business on a computer screen and as a result, some of you may not know the face behind Trevallan's web presence….So here I am!

I come from a family of gardeners. My knowledge is part book based, but mostly comes from being surrounded by it all my life. It's amazing what you can learn just by listening and being made to do something as a chore !

My grandparents were gardeners. Their vegetable patch sustained the family, so, apart from meat, there was no store-bought food. My grandfather also loved fiddling with plants and taught himself to cross breed, graft and do cuttings. However, his true love lay with camellias and azaleas, he was also a lawn fanatic. One of my fondest memories is getting in trouble as I didn’t mow straight enough on his ‘bowling green’ lawns.

Before going into retail, my parents ran a successful landscaping business 'Trevallan Landscapes' that would have been in operation for about 40 odd years today had my father not died in 2000. Trevallan Landscapes was high in demand and I remember my father travelling all over Queensland doing landscaping work - private and commercial. Working for him throughout my childhood was also a great way for me to earn pocket money.

In 1999, I finished my business degree and although I wanted to travel the world, I decided to postpone travel to help my mother at the centre after my father's unexpected death.

Since then, my pieces of paper have increased - I have a Certificate III in Horticulture, am chemcert qualified, have been a national finalist for Young Horticulturalist of year and have also been a HAL emerging leader, as well as being a member of the Queensland Horticultural Media Association.

However, as quickly as my pieces of paper increase, so does my workload. I have written for local papers and gardening magazines. I write all the information found on this website, manage Trevallan's workshops and social media - Facebook and Instagram, plus physically work at Trevallan. I also love giving gardening related talks to social and gardening clubs.

While I've been paper collecting so has Trevallan - over the years Trevallan has won a few awards, one I am most proud of is Best Small Garden Centre in Qld in 2010. We have also just joined Tourism Queensland, as we were recognised as a place of attraction to visitors outside of Ipswich.

As many of us know, knowledge isn't gained from just reading a few books. Knowledge consists of a lifetime of asking questions and determining what you believe is right answer.

I attend a plethora of industry events, run my own events here at Trevallan and read as much as I can, to stay informed in regards to all things plants. I also try to take the time to listen to my customers, my growers and my suppliers, as I find they've tried and tested many things I wouldn't get a chance to do in my lifetime.

My aim at Trevallan has always been to grow people’s minds, allowing them to experience gardening in their own style, but also educating them and giving them the tools for success. I want gardening to be for everyone, so I try to make it easy and simple. For me, Trevallan is a place that grows people’s minds, not just gardens.

But horticulture isn't my only love - aromatherapy is another passion. In between all my paper accumulating for horticulture, I also completed - Certificate Four Massage Therapy, attended many Aromatherapy Masterclasses and am also a qualified Aromatic Kinesiologist and run my own Energetic Healing Practice, Potionatrix .

In October 2012, I won a world wide competition to create my own essential oil blend. This blend 'wisdom' was produced, until recently (2019) by internationally renowned aromatherapy company, Perfect Potion and sold at Trevallan, as well as world-wide, via Perfect potion stores and online trading.

However, life isn't just about fertilising and sweet smells as on top of all of the above, I'm nurturing a young family with three children.

So that's me.

The woman behind the computer screen.

Are your Chakras out of Balance?

How do we know if our Chakras are out of balance?

Perfect Potion have a checklist to help us determine which chakras are out of balance.

Answering yes to four or more questions associated with a chakra indicates an imbalance.

Base Chakra

Do you feel disassociated from your body?

Are you overweight?

Are you underweight?

Do you have a weak physical constitution?

Does life on earth feel like a burden?

Are you fearful?

Are you disorganised?

Are you possessive and/or materialistic?

Are you worried about financial security?

Are you accident prone?

Sacral Chakra

Do you suppress your sexual desires?

Do you have a negative attitude about sex?

Does sexuality make you nervous?

Do you lack the passion or excitement about life?

Are you emotionally dependent?

Does your creativity feel blocked?

Do you feel guilty?

Are you afraid of making a commitment?

Are you obsessed with sexual thoughts or feelings?

Solar Plexus Chakra

Do you have low energy?

Do you have low self esteem?

Are you weak willed?

Are you easily upset or discouraged?

Do you feel ashamed of who you are?

Are you unreliable?

Are you manipulative and controlling?

Are you unable to relax?

Do you have temper outbursts?

Are you stubborn?

Are you prone to digestive problems?

Do you always like to be in control?

Are you afraid of rejection?

Heart Chakra

Are you anti social?

Are you tolerant of others?

Do you have a fear of intimacy?

Are you overly sensitive?

Are you depressed?

Are you experiencing grief?

Are you indifferent?

Do you have a jealous nature?

Do you have difficulty breathing?

Do you take care of others but not yourself?

Throat Chakra

Do you have a fear of speaking?

Do you have a weak voice?

Are you unable to express your true feelings?

Are you shy or withdrawn?

Do you speak harshly to others?

Do you talk too much?

Do you tell lies?

Are you unable to listen to others?

Do you frequently have a sore throat?

Do you feel you have nothing worth saying?

Do you clench your jaw or grind your teeth?

Third Eye Chakra

Are you out of touch with reality?

Do you have a poor memory?

Are you forgetful?

Do you feel confused?

Do you have impaired vision?

Do you have difficulty in concentrating?

Do you have nightmares?

Do you often misunderstand situations?

Do you have frequent headaches?

Are you over-analytical?

Do you doubt your intuition?

Crown Chakra

Are you apathetic?

Do you feel lonely or isolated?

Do you feel you have no purpose in life?

Are you afraid of dying?

Does life seem senseless?

Are you over attached to your belongings or relationships?

Do you have an addictive relationship with spirituality?

Do you search for answers outside yourself?

After reading this, you (like me) may feel that more than one chakra is imbalanced or blocked. This is because when one is blocked, the other chakras begin to compensate and either become overactive or under-active.

The best way to start is to acknowledge the first chakra that is out of balance, then check out our guide to balancing your chakras. Another way to Balance your Chakras is to have a Chakra Balance session with Lorelle from Dimensional Healing. You can book one here

Get through your Workday with Ease

The work day can be very long sometimes…

It doesn’t matter if you work for someone, are the boss or a student, we are all dealing with constant stress and pressures.

This includes everything from physical and mental stresses, environmental and social stresses, growth and developmental stresses...and that's all in one day.

To help us all cope a little better Trevallan stocks a great range of Perfect Potion products that can be incorporated into your daily ritual.

Clear and Focused Trio of essential oil blends

Stay sharp, motivated and focused in your home or workspace with the energising aromas of Focus, Positive Vibes and Mindfulness essential oil blends. Just add 3 drops of one of the blends into your diffuser and enjoy a boost.

Focus Essential Oil Blend helps you keep focused during classes, study or work. It harnesses concentration, thoughts and aspirations and helps the mind remain fresh and clear.

Positive Vibes Blend will help you feel inspired and energised by this uplifting blend.

Honour the present moment with the uplifting and mind-focusing Mindfulness Blend. Diffuse this nurturing, grounding blend to enjoy the benefits of mindfulness practice in your life.

Body and Room Sprays

Calm & Collected Aromatic Mist is all about returning to yourself. It is designed to bring your energy back to you so you feel aligned, balanced and capable of making decisions. Chakra related essential oils are blended with crystal essence and infused with reiki symbols and energy, all with intention to balance the chakra system.

You can use the Calm & Collected Aura Spray:
~ When you leave work for the day
~ When you feel scattered, irritable, indecisive
~ During witching hour (dinner bath bed routine) when tension and stress are high
~ As a room spray - to lighten and refresh the energy of the room
~ As a pillow mist before bed to help you switch off
~ After being in dense public places like supermarkets, department stores or airports
~ Anytime low vibes (negativity and stress) take hold

Happy and Calm Aromatic Mist is cheerful and calming helping to create a positive and comforting space. It helps us to wind down, relax and have fun. The Happy and calm mist contains the Calm & Clear Bush Flower Essence which helps us to wind down while still enjoying life. I love spraying this in the car just before pick up time, it always makes the drive home a little calmer! You can spray this mist onto yourself, in a room or do as I do and spray the car.

Breathing Space Room Spray creates a clean fresh environment that helps create an atmosphere of calm and serenity, banishes bad vibes and can help keep colds and flus at bay. In Winter I try to spray myself and kids when we get home from school and work so we don't bring other peoples lurgies into the house. Great if you use public transport a lot and are constantly surrounded by air borne bacteria. You can spray this mist onto yourself, in a room or the car. I sometimes use it on stinky shoes or gym clothes before a wash.

I also love Perfect Potion’s other room sprays - Australian Journey, Yuzu and Lime and Shinrin-yoku. All of these work well at clearing the air and bringing a sense of calm and happiness into a room.

Sweet Dreams Aromatic Mist helps you wind down and create your own dreamy paradise. It promotes serenity and inner peace and helps you wake fully rested. It regulates the body clock creating a familiarity with 'falling asleep'. It contains Meditation Bush Flower essence which helps you reach a deeper state in mediation.  I swear by this. I have used this for many years, whether to soothe a teething over tired baby or an overtired mummy! I find after a spray of this everyone calms down and can easily fall asleep. You can spray this mist onto yourself, on a pillow or in a room.

Don't forget Laughter is the best medicine. Having a good laugh is a great way for us to relax after a hard day. Laughter is contagious!

Creating a Sacred Space

It started with a graduation present.

Perfect Potion was a little shop in the Elizabeth Arcade in Brisbane. For my year 12 graduation present my mother bought me a box of essential oils and a candle oil burner. A few years later I upgraded to an electric oil vaporizer. It was ugly yellow; there wasn’t much choice back then! Now I have a classy black aroma diffuser.

No matter where I lived I always had my oils. Slowly as my interest grew, so did my library and my aromatherapy classes. I enjoyed infusing my home with the scents I created. I loved it when friends visited and they’d say ‘your house always smells so good’. When I lived in an apartment the girls upstairs used to tell me how much they enjoyed walking past my door as there was always beautiful scents wafting out.

Lucky for me as my interest grew Perfect Potion flourished. More and more stores opened, more oils were released, more blends were available, more products. Unfortunately it didn't quench my scent thirst, it only fuelled it.

There was nothing more I enjoyed than spending an afternoon in a Perfect Potion Store.

One day the opportunity arose to stock Perfect Potion at Trevallan Lifestyle Centre. We have never looked back. It has been an amazing journey being a part of a company that seems to only take huge steps forward.

Then in 2012 something strange happened - Perfect Potion ran a competition, a competition unlike any other. A competition open to all Australian and Japanese residents. The competition was to create your own essential oil blend to be sold under the Perfect Potion banner. They had never offered this before; all the blends sold by Perfect Potion are Perfect Potion’s creations.

The competition wasn’t just about choosing some essential oils. You had to work out the perfect combination of oils and then how much of each oil. Plus the scent you were trying to create was to embody your scared space.

Hang on I live in a small house with kids, animals – what scared space?

My books! It always comes back to books. Books are my scared space. Books are my escape. At the time of the competition my little library was being built. So now I had a sacred space but no scent.

Then a few days before close of competition inspiration struck. The oils just worked, the combination, the amounts. It worked. I still hesitated to enter and then late one night, almost competition end time, I finally got enough guts to enter. And swoosh like that the email was sent, the competition closed and I promptly forgot all about it.

You see I had a baby on the way. Number three to be exact. The day the winners of Perfect Potion’s competition was announced I was a little busy. I was in labour.

When I finally got my head out of new born clouds I read an email “Firstly, a massive CONGRATULATIONS for being the winner of the Create Your Own Sacred Space Blend Competition”.

I thought “what’s going on. Who won the competition? They aren’t telling me the names”. I thought it was a generic email sent to everyone who entered informing them of the winner.

Silly me.

Tears may have flowed when it set in.

My Creation - Widsom

Something I loved, something that is so important and a part of me just became real.

The day that I received that little bottle adeptly named ‘Wisdom’, my heart skipped a beat. Just thinking about it now makes me well up with tears.

It wasn’t just that I won it was the recognition I also got from the creator of Perfect Potion Sal Battaglia. A man who I admire for all that he and his team have achieved over the years.

Sal wrote ‘Choosing the sacred space blend has been so difficult for me as there were so many wonderful ideas and beautiful blends…. I was so impressed with the depth and complexity of the blend. It is such a simple formula…..I absolutely loved the blend …

Unfortunately after 8 years this blend is no longer a part of Perfect Potion's range. I will always be eternally grateful to Sal and the Perfect Potion Team for giving me this opportunity. I was lucky to have one of my secret dreams realised and to be able to share it with others.