Aromatherapy for Indigo Children: Essential Oils to Support Sensitive Souls
Aromatherapy for Indigo Children: Essential Oils to Support Sensitive Souls
Let’s face it—some kids don’t just color outside the lines. They repaint the whole coloring book, turn the crayons into wands, and ask you why the lines were there in the first place.
If your child has ever burst into tears because “the moon feels lonely,” refused a shirt because it “smells like sadness,” or asked why someone was smiling even though they were clearly hurting—you’re not raising a difficult child. You’re raising an Indigo.
Welcome to the wild, wondrous world of Indigo Children: sensitive, wise, emotionally complex, and often misunderstood. These kids are wired for something bigger—and aromatherapy might just be the energetic anchor you’ve both been searching for.
You Were Probably an Indigo Too
Let’s start with a truth that might sting a little: you weren’t parented the way your child needs to be.
You might have been told you were “too much”—too emotional, too serious, too distracted, too sensitive. You adapted by overachieving, suppressing, people-pleasing. You survived by blending in. And then one day your own child began speaking in colors, feeling other people’s feelings, melting down in bright rooms, and refusing to comply for the sake of compliance—and suddenly it all came rushing back.
Your child is showing you the parts of yourself you had to silence.
This is where our other blog, Healing the Inner Indigo, begins. But here, let’s focus on how to support them right now.
What Makes an Indigo Child Different?
Coined in the 1970s by psychic Nancy Ann Tappe, Indigo Children were said to arrive on Earth with indigo-colored auras—a reflection of their deep intuitive and spiritual gifts. These aren’t just highly sensitive kids. They are changemakers, born into a system they were never meant to fit into.
Common Traits of Indigo Children:
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Highly intuitive, often with clair gifts (clairvoyant, clairsentient, etc.)
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Strong-willed and justice-driven
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Emotionally reactive and deeply empathic
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Highly sensitive to light, sound, scent, fabrics, and energy
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Spiritually curious and often connected to dreams, animals, or the unseen
Sound familiar? You’re not imagining it—and you’re not alone.
Aromatherapy: More Than Just a Soothing Scent
For Indigo Children, the world can feel like too much. Too loud. Too fast. Too false.
Aromatherapy offers an elegant and ancient solution. Unlike logic-based tools like “use your words” or “take a deep breath,” scent bypasses the rational mind and speaks directly to the nervous system and emotional body.
Essential oils don’t just smell nice—they shift the child’s state.
They can:
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Clear energetic residue (especially important for empathic kids)
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Create boundaries when their aura is too porous
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Anchor them into their body and the present moment
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Help them regulate emotional highs and lows
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Become rituals that teach them autonomy and awareness
We dive deeper into creating Indigo-specific routines in Parenting an Indigo Child, but here are the oils you need now.
Top 5 Essential Oils for Indigo Children
1. Vetiver (Root Chakra)
Deeply grounding. Perfect for after school, social events, or any time your child feels “floaty.” Helps with sleep, anxiety, and overstimulation.
2. Lavender (Crown + Nervous System)
A calming classic. Use before bedtime, during transitions, or when emotional regulation is tough.
3. Ylang Ylang (Heart Chakra)
Balances emotional swings. A sweet, floral balm for children who cry easily or feel everything from everyone.
4. Frankincense (Third Eye Chakra)
Supports spiritual grounding. Great for dreamy or anxious kids who struggle to shut off their intuitive “antennae.”
5. Lemon (Solar Plexus)
Strengthens boundaries. Excellent for Indigo kids who get stuck in people-pleasing or have difficulty saying no.
Let them choose. Indigo Children are naturally intuitive—they will know what their body needs.
Creating Daily Rituals with Scent
Indigo Children need rituals, not just routines. They respond to sensory experiences and energetic patterns more than clocks and calendars. At auratherapy we have perfected this romantic toolkit so you can roll on, spray, and breathe in. We curate the oils, blend them, you do the heavy lifting of bringing them into your daily lives, parenting tools you never knew you needed but are essential.
Here’s a sample rhythm I like to use with my grandchildren:
Morning:
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Spritz Clear Away Aura Spray to clear dream energy and set a fresh intention
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Add a grounding oil like our Chakra 1 | Root Chakra Vitality Roll On Perfume Oil to the soles of the feet or wrists
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Have them say, when they are old enough, an affirmation: “I protect my energy. I am calm and strong.”
Afternoon (after school):
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Mist Blissful Aura Spray to help them decompress and bring heart and sacral together, you will need some too.
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Try some Chakra 3 | Solar Plexus Motivation Roll On Perfume Oil, help with homework and low energy, sports and getting through a long demanding day.
Evening (bedtime):
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Mist their pillow with Serene Aura Spray with Lavender, bergamot & Chamomile for dreamy dreams.
Emphasize bath time to reset the nervous system, and bring them into their bodies before they leave again. Add a drop of your favorite single note essential oil to the water and bath salts to help with the aura field. -
Share a mantra: “I let go of what isn’t mine. I am safe and loved.”
These small moments build a lifetime of self-awareness.
You Are Their First Energy Teacher
Whether you realized it or not, your child is picking up on your aura too.
When you spritz your own space, apply your oils, or name your emotions, they watch. They learn. They absorb. Indigo Children don’t need perfect parents—they need attuned ones.
You’re not just managing meltdowns. You’re modeling how to live in the world as a sensitive, self-aware, intuitive being. You’re teaching what it looks like to adore yourself.
Final Thought: Sensitivity Is a Superpower
This isn’t about calming your child down. It’s about lifting them up.
Aromatherapy isn’t a fix—it’s a framework. It’s one of the many ways we help Indigo Children claim their space, feel safe in their bodies, and begin to trust that they were born this way on purpose.
They’re not here to fit in. They’re here to light the path forward.
So are you.
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