In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Frankincense has long been used as part of the practice of aromatherapy, using natural fragrances to counteract a wide range of afflictions. The next time you’re feeling depressed or overwhelmed, dab a little frankincense oil on your wrists or burn it in a scent diffuser. The calming effects of the dry, earthy, spicy aroma will help you instantly feel more at ease.  Fill the air with frankincense while you work, study or meditate. Essential oils like frankincense just smell good, even if you’re not a believer in holistic treatments. Squeeze a few drops into a steaming bath and breathe in the rich vapors. As you soak, you’ll feel the tension in your muscles fading and your worries slipping away. Frankincense also works wonders as a natural moisturizer, so your skin will feel soft and smooth long after you climb out of the tub.  If you prefer a hot shower, try infusing a washcloth or loofah with frankincense oil before you lather up. Enhancing a bath will save you the trouble of applying a moisturizer as a separate step. Forget about addictive sleep aids and medications that leave you feeling groggy. A less disruptive alternative is to burn some frankincense oil in a vaporizer on your bedside table as you drift off. You’re certain to experience a full night of restorative sleep as the pleasant fragrance gently comforts and banishes restlessness. The relaxing floral notes of frankincense can help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. Combine frankincense oil with a splash of peppermint, sage or juniper essence for your next couples or self-massage session. Not only will it glide over your skin like velvet, it can actually promote muscular relaxation and help heal damaged tissue at a deeper level. After a few rubdowns, you’ll never need to book an appointment at the spa again.  Work frankincense oil into sore, aching muscles and joints rather than relying on oral pain relievers. Rub a drop of oil into your temples or between your palms and breathe slowly and deeply when you begin to feel stressed out.
Summary: Let the scent relax and comfort you. Add it to a bath. Use it to get to sleep. Try it as a massage oil.

Playing dead involves your dog lying down. Before he can learn this trick, he should be comfortable with the command to lie down. Preferably, this area should also be quiet so that your dog does not become easily distracted. If your dog does not already know this command, teach him by holding a treat high in the air with your hand. As he is looking up at the treat, push on his back end until he sits; firmly say the word 'sit' as you are doing this.  Once he is seated, reward him with the treat by bringing the treat to him instead of allowing him to jump up to get the treat. Firmly tell him 'No' if he jumps up.  Practice this several times a day for few days until he can sit without you pushing on his back end. Each practice session should last about 10-15 minutes.  Continue to give him treats as positive reinforcement each time that he sits. Hold a treat in front of his nose, but do not allow him to eat it. Instead, slowly move the treat down to the ground while still holding it in front of his nose.  Say the verbal cue 'down' as you are moving the treat to the ground so that your dog associates the verbal cue with the action of lying down.  Your dog should be lying down by the time you move the treat down to the ground.  If he gets back up, continue practicing until he lies down each time you move the treat down to the ground.  Reward with him a treat when he lies down without quickly getting back up. Hold your hand in front of your dog’s nose as if you had the treat, but do not have a treat in your hand.  Use the same hand motion as if you had the treat to get your dog to lie down.   Once again, reward him with a treat when he reliably lies down without quickly getting back up. You will need to practice this command with your dog several times a day for at least a few days.  Each practice session should last about 10-15 minutes. If you want to challenge your dog, you can gradually decrease the visual cue until he learns how to respond to only your verbal cue to lie down.
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One-sentence summary -- Teach your dog the ‘down’ command before teaching him how to play dead. Choose a comfortable area to train your dog. Command your dog to sit. Stand directly in front of your dog while he is seated. Guide your dog to lie down without a treat. Continue practicing until your dog learns how to lie down at your command.

Problem: Article: Sow grass and plant trees, shrubs and other greenery in bare spots in your yard or garden. The foliage will absorb excess water and protect the topsoil from the impact of rain, heavy wind and foot traffic. The roots of the plants will also help anchor the soil once they take hold, safeguarding the soil beneath from water runoff.   Grass and plant roots also serve to draw nutrients from deep in the soil closer to the surface, improving the healthiness of the topsoil. Ryegrass and clover make excellent choices for basic groundcover, as their roots spread deep and hold fast. Other useful anchoring plants include grains such as wheat, barley, and rye and crops of root vegetables like radishes. If you have a field or flat, wide open space on your property, considering growing a row of trees to act as a barrier from the wind. This is known as a windbreak cover and is an efficient means of combating wind erosion often employed by landscapers. A windbreak cover will cut down on the amount of wind that sweeps an open area of land, keeping topsoil from being scattered and dried out.  For best results, group trees or shrubs relatively close together so that little space exists between them for wind to penetrate. Choose tree species that develop thick foliage, like Eastern Red Cedar, Lombardy Poplar, and Red Pine. Look for areas where the ground is hard and bare. This is most often a symptom of compacted soil. Sew grass in these areas, and be sure to water and aerate the soil frequently. If not remedied, the soil below can become even more dense while the top layer erodes, making growing conditions inhospitable.   When soil becomes compacted, its particles are pressed tightly together so that water cannot penetrate deep into its sublayers, causing the uppermost layers of soil to be worn away by runoff. In addition, soil compaction causes aeration problems within soil, meaning that it’s less likely that you’ll be able to get things to grow in places where the soil is badly compacted. Be careful about habitually walking in the same places if the soil in your yard or garden is compacted; this will just make the problem worse. Choose a new footpath to take, or stand on a broad, flat board when gardening to keep your body weight from contributing to soil compaction. Building a no-dig garden involves layering materials over the topsoil in which plants and crops can be planted so that there’s no need to disturb the soil itself. When gardening is done above the soil instead of within it, the soil will not be exposed to lots of harsh digging and watering that can damage soil and lead to erosion.  Create multiple no-dig plots to serve as flower beds or patches for growing crops that require similar soil conditions. A wealth of different planting schemes exist, but all make use of the same basic structure: multiple tiers of compostable matter are layered over a permeable surface like cardboard directly on top of the ground. Look into different ideas for constructing your own no-dig garden. During peak growing season, spread a thin layer of mulch around the base of thriving plants. The weight of the mulch will keep the soil from being exposed to wind and water while also preserving important nutrients and moisture in the soil at root-level. Mulch can be bought cheap at any gardening center, or you can easily make your own at home by feeding scrap wood, live foliage and decaying plant matter into a shredder to form a composite.
Summary:
Plant grass and trees to secure topsoil. Grow windbreak cover for fields. Avoid compacting soil. Employ no-digging gardening techniques. Spread mulch over growing plants.