Upper abdominal compress with Lavender oil or Melissa oil.
Lavender has a relaxing, calming and warming effect. Melissa has an antispasmodic effect.
For the specified oils see also the website “External Applications in Anthroposophic Nursing”:
Lavender oil and Melissa oil.
Art therapy & anxiety: In her doctoral thesis published 2020, Annemarie Abbing investigated the effectiveness of art therapy in the treatment of anxiety. Outcomes of a randomised controlled trial (n=59) showed preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of art therapy: Three months of anthroposophic art therapy led to a significant reduction in the severity of anxiety symptoms in the women compared to waiting list treatment. The therapy also improved quality of life and various aspects of self-regulation. The second part of this PhD research focused on case report methodology and the development of tools for research within this field. The doctoral thesis is available at
https://scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/handle/1887/83276.