To find a similar intervention to the one I will organize I started making my research on how to heal people without strong medication.
In the first video, I watched I came across practices like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), Yoga, Theater, and Movement.
Another page that caught my interest, mentioned practices like homeopathy, meditation, hypnotherapy, and acupuncture related to healing, which most of us probably came across before in articles. Nevertheless, aromatherapy was mentioned as well, which I found the most interesting point that was mentioned. It can help change mood and support sleep for instance. Therefore, I decided to make more research on healing interventions related to smell and aroma.
Scents such as lavender can be relaxing, while lemon oil can enhance mood.
Out of many alternatives to support the healing of humans, the benefit of aromatherapy is the low cost that is involved. It can treat and support people who struggle with anxiety and depression and gets mostly inhaled.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5192342/
I discovered an intervention, that I could take inspiration from for my own testing. This intervention tested aroma on participants to find out if this has any impact on them. As the older we get, the more we deal with stress and seek to find our inner peace with various instruments. The study tested mostly middle-aged and old people and also wanted people to feel more happiness.
The outcome of the study was that it had a positive impact on the elderly and middle-aged in terms of mental and physical health, as well as it was clear that participants were able to relieve stress. The study also showed that the scents that worked well were lavender essential oil, bergamot essential oil, and marjoram essential oil.
This approach can also be conducted at home and be used in addition to a rehabilitation approach, which makes this tool attractive within a healing process.