What is Raindrop technique?
The Raindrop Technique is one of the most exciting and innovative aromatherapy treatments being practiced throughout the world today. It is an incredible and unique technique. Raindrop Technique uses pure, organic, therapeutic grade essential oils of the highest quality, totally organic, 100% pure, and produced by a company, which has been improving healthy living for over 25 years, of Young Living Essential Oils. This is the key to the success of Raindrop – the purity and quality of these wonderful plant extracts. The founder of Young Living, Gary Young, was inspired after speaking to a Lakota Indian named Wallace Black Elk, who explained the tradition of the Lakota people during the Aurora Borealis. The tribe went up to the northern forests and prepared for winter by clearing their bodies and auras of any traumas and creating health for the coming months. Gary later developed the Raindrop Technique and the ten specific essential oils used during the treatment. The oils work to cleanse the body of bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens, cleanse the cell receptors so they can function properly, and correct any DNA mutations and imbalances so the body is freed from emotional, physical, and mental stress. It is especially helpful for back pain and skeletal, muscular, and neural problems. It is also highly relaxing and works on the whole body including the aura. By dropping the oils from above the body the aura is cleansed and vibrational energy is raised to help the person’s natural healing abilities to activate.
The technique has assisted many people to improve from all manner of conditions, both physical and emotional. The technique is technically in two parts. The first part is Vitaflex (a Tibetan form of reflexology) to the spinal reflexes of the feet, and the second part involves dropping neat essential oils along the spine, following the French method of application. Feathering movements with the tips of the fingers are used to spread the oil along the spine and stimulate the nervous system. Some simple traditional massage movements follow before a warm damp towel is placed over the spinal area to assist the essential oils entering the bloodstream. During Raindrop, vegetable oil can be used if excess warmth or tingling is experienced, effectively diluting the neat oils, but this is seldom required in practice.
By dropping the essential oils onto the skin from a height of around 5 inches, their healing energies and properties are dropped through the aura of the recipient. This brings about a balance within the spiritual body, the emotional body, and finally the physical body; in other words connecting the aura with the physical body to assist the recipient to feel at peace and releasing feelings that are no longer wanted or helpful, to allow personal growth and harmony.
There is also a spiritual version using ancient oils mentioned in the Bible and other ancient texts in the healing of the past. Often casting out devils was a way of describing clearing emotional, spiritual, and mental blocks to release traumas from the body, which are often the underlying non-conscious drivers of our diminishing emotional and behavioral patterns.
The oils used in Raindrop are
White Angelica
(Optional, but highly recommended) is used by the practitioner at the commencement of a session. It is a powerful protector and enhances the auric field.
Valor
This is a blend of essential oils and is used at the start of a session to balance electrical energies within the body. Valor also helps structural alignment and oxygenates red blood cells.
Oregano
Works in conjunction with Thyme and also aids the respiratory system helps balance metabolism and strengthens vital centers of the body.
Thyme
Supports the immune system by attacking bacteria, fungi, infections, or viruses which may be present.
Basil
Relaxes spastic muscles and stimulates nerves and the adrenal cortex.
Wintergreen
Helps remove the discomfort associated with inflammation of bones, muscles, and joints.
Marjoram
Relaxes spastic muscles soothe nerves, relieves cramps, aches, and pains, and helps calm the respiratory system.
Cypress
Used for its anti-bacterial, anti-infectious, anti-microbial, and diuretic properties. Aids circulatory and lymphatic system congestion.
Peppermint
Reduces inflammation and aids respiratory conditions. It enhances the effects of the other oils.
Aroma Siez
Relaxing to spastic muscles
Raindrop Technique uses a sequence of nine essential oils that have been clinically tested to have
- antiviral
- antibacterial and
- anti-inflammatory properties.
These essential oils are dropped gently on the spine and then lightly massaged in using various techniques. The practitioner dispenses the oils along the client’s spine like little drops of rain from a height of about six inches. The oils are gently brushed up the spine and lightly massaged over the rest of the back. A hot compress is then applied, which facilitates oil absorption and muscle relaxation. Developed by nutritionist Gary Young, Raindrop Therapy is based on the theory that many spinal misalignments are caused by pathogens that reside dormant along the backbone. This condition creates inflammation causing contortion and disfigurement along the spine. The application of highly antimicrobial essential oils reduces inflammation and kills pathogens, thus providing symptom relief. Raindrop Therapy is based on Lakota Native healing.
Gary Young has researched aromatherapy and herbal medicine for over 20 years. He gives credit to the Native American Lakotas, the Hunza people of the Himalayan Mountains, and the people of Inner Mongolia for his inspiration. The premise behind Raindrop Therapy is that the use of specific antimicrobial oils applied in a particular sequence with various techniques will reduce the body’s inflammations and destroy any viral presence. Although the original theory behind this is to heal problems of the spine, modifications can be incorporated into the therapy to treat other conditions.