The scents of Sandalwood, Frankincense, and Myrrh are used in both Eastern and Western traditions to support the practice of meditation by inspiring a mood of reverence and calm centeredness. Cedarwood sharpens the mind, and the citrus essential oils of Mandarin and Litsea Cubeba create a cheerful state of peaceful awareness. The 'base note' essential oils derived from the bark of the Cedarwood and Sandalwood trees, and CO2 extracts from the tree and root resins of the Frankincense and Vetivert.