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Why Essential Oils (Don’t) Work

September 2, 2010 in Alternative Therapies, Aromatherapy, Back Pain, Blends, Essential Oils, How do I use, Muscle Tension / Fatigue, PanAway, Young Living Essential Oils by Curt Siters | No comments

Hope essential oil with rainbow.I have heard stories that essential oils don’t work. Guess what, allopathic medicine doesn’t always work either. Have you heard the news that antibiotics, such as penicillin, is at the end of the road? Have you heard about MRSA and other resistant superbugs (which, by the way, have evolved because of the overuse of antibiotics)?

Briefly, allopathic medicine takes what is found in nature (mostly from plants, like the white willow), extracts what it believes is the key component(salicylic acid) to create a new drug (aspirin) to fight some disease. This is kind of like removing everything from a car except the engine – it may run but it won’t get you anywhere and after a while it will just stop working.

Each and every one of us is on this planet for a reason. I don’t know what it is, but I believe we are. We each have our unique challenges to overcome and goals to accomplish. While we all share the same basic body shape and body chemistry, each of us is slightly different. We are different ages, have different stresses in our lives, consume different foods and drinks, have different genetic makeups and genetic history. Because we are just a little bit different, each of our bodies react differently to the same situation, condition or food.

Allopathic medicine is now discussing and trying to develop medicine that is targeted to each individual – meaning that the medicine I would get for the flu is created just for me and wouldn’t work for you (I smell something fishy going on here). This is called - Pharmacogenomics.

So, you see, even western medicine knows that we are individuals and require different treatments for disease. Our ancestors had an implicit understanding of this and they tailored cures to suit. This is one reason you rarely find signs of serious diseases in preserved bodies and skeletons from thousands of years ago. They did not use a shotgun approach like allopathic medicine does today.

The western method of dealing with disease has been to treat the symptoms and not the cause – just look at the medicine ads on TV. Shrink the swelling, good for runny noses, etc. They should be asking why is it swollen, why is your nose running and deal  with the cause.

In my experience Young Living Essential Oils work on the cause on an individual basis.

Here is an example of what I am talking about. I was doing some work a few years back and my back was getting sore. I still have my western mindset moments. Young Living has 2 blends developed just for pain so I tried each one and got a little relief, but wasn’t back to normal.

So, I reached out spiritually and asked what can I do? The answer came to me and was a bit of a surprise. Motivation, a Young Living blend. I tried to think of a logical reason why but couldn’t come up with one. However, I tried it and got immediate relief. I also got the sensation of a hole, as in the absence of something. The only conclusion I can draw is that Motivation did not work on the pain but instead worked on the cause because my back was fine after that.

There are many books about essential oils out there. Some are better than others. The books I rely on are the EODR, the Essential Oil Desk Reference from EssentialScience.net, and The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Easy (mostly because I enjoy finding out the nuts and bolts of things.) I view these as starting points because each of our body chemistry is different and each of our environments is different – after just one application.

Each essential oils has anywhere between hundreds to thousands of chemical components that work together. Each type of molecule is used by the body in different ways and possibly in several different ways. So even though you may have a backache PanAway may not be the best choice as it could be caused by stress, strained muscles or an injury. The molecules in the essential oil blend PanAway may not be what the body needs to deal with the situation. In the case of my back pain PanAway didn’t work but Motivation did, so the molecules in the blend Motivation did provide what my body needed.

So, when someone says to me “I tried essential oils and they don’t work,” I gently remind them that they may not have tried Young Living Essential Oils and that western medicine is at the end of the road and if one prescription doesn’t work they are given another one.

I also remind them that drugs come with side effects – again, look at the drug commercials on TV. With essential oils you are dealing with safe alternatives, although there are a few that should be used with caution in certain circumstances. Then, I tell them that maybe the one they tried wasn’t the right one for their problem or the one they used was not 100% pure and unadulterated – which is ‘not’ a therapeutic-grade oil. To drive this point home I tell them that France exports 100 times more Lavender essential oil than it produces. How do they do that? By diluting it with something – possibly some kind of chemical.

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What can NingXia Red do for you?

August 31, 2010 in Antioxidant, Aromatherapy, Chakra, Energy Drink, Natural Health, NingXia Red Juice, Nutrition / Diet, Wolfberry / Goji Berry, Young Living Essential Oils by Curt Siters | No comments

Energy Level of Volunteers at a Large Event

In the fall of 2005 I attended a 3 day intensive for personal development seminar and in the spring of 2006 I volunteered to work at the next one. I took along some NingXia Red singles to drink because I felt I was going to need them.

Now I am somewhat a skeptic (OK a big skeptic of big claims), but I do support products I like such as Apple computers and the Toyota Prius. I like NingXia Red, a lot (it’s almost like candy to me without the junk!), but I wasn’t prepared for what happened.

To begin with when core staff and volunteers met on the day before the event there was a notable synergy between all of us (which probably had quite a bit to do with what happened.)

The first day of the event I took a few singles to pass out amongst the staff and to put on ice for later – they were gone within 2 hours (you would have to understand how the behind the scenes works at this event to appreciate this comment (very few short breaks for the staff). The second day I took more and they too were gone within 2 hours and the third day I took close to a hundred of them and they disappeared very quickly as well.

In all, the volunteer staff probably averaged around 4 hours of sleep a night. The core staff? I couldn’t say.

According to the core staff (those who are paid to work at these events) this particular event had some very unique occurrences happen.

  • All of the volunteers got what needed to be done finished in record time with record accuracy and record results (in regards to assisting the attending students).
  • The level of energy felt by all of those in attendance (students, volunteers and core staff) was literally through the roof.
  • In events such as these the attendance goes down as time goes forward, but this time it grew (850 were expected and over 1,000 showed up – 20% growth)!
  • The sales of additional and supplemental materials was as large as a similar event 60% larger!

I am not trying to imply the tremendous results were due to NingXia Red in whole or to imply that it was a major factor, but I do believe it had a very large impact.

My Aura and NingXia Red

Another incident occured shortly thereafter. I was working a psychic fair introducing people to essential oils. At one of these I started talking to a lady who had a device hooked up to a computer (being a geek I had to talk to her about it) that supposedly was able to image auras. There was also a NingXia Red competitor there. I asked if I could try an experiment to which she readily agreed.

Like I said before, I am a big skeptic of big claims. I was curious to see how this thing worked and what my aura would look like on it.

We did a scan to get a base reading. I then took one of the singles and drank it while the machine was doing its thing. As we watched (it normally takes several minutes for the machine to do its thing) my aura went off the chart. In the three or four years she had been doing this she had never seen anything like it. To top it off green started descending into my head. Again something she had never seen.

To finish the test I drank the competitors drink and the white disappeard and my aura collapsed almost back to the base line. We both found this very interesting.

What is NingXia Red?

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It is an infusion of Goji berry (or wolfberry – lyceum barbaum) from the Chinese Province of NingXia combined with:

  • Blueberry juice (provide anthocyanidin antioxidant power, cardioprotective)
  • Pomegranate juice (high in polyphenol and ellagic acid)
  • Apricot juice (provide beta carotene and vitamin C)
  • Raspberry juice (a rich source of ellagic acid)
  • Grape pomace (whole grapes, seeds and stems – water extracted)
  • Blue Agave (organic and low glycemic!)
  • Lemon essential oil (a rich source of d-limonene, promotes normal cell life cycles)
  • Orange essential oil (a rich source of d-limonene, promotes normal cell life cycles.)

It is non-pasteurized (meaning it isn’t cooked to death so the nutrients are retained.) It is made from the crushed Goji Berry giving you the health benefits of not just the juice but all of the berry.

Note that there is no caffeine, no questionable herbal stimulants, no cheap/unhealthy junk juices, and NO sugar added, not even an unhealthy sugar substitute. NingXia Red will not spike your blood sugar levels like other energy products. It is safe for diabetics to drink.

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ORAC and S-ORAC values – which ARE superior to all the other so-called energy drinks out there.

ORAC and S-ORAC scores of popular energy drinks. Note that this chart compares a “one ounce” serving of each energy drink shown.

We all know, and the experts agree, that eating raw fruits and vegetables is better for you than eating cooked ones. In todays world we aren’t eating well enough – too many fried foods, too many highly processed foods and foods that have been altered to give look and “taste” but losing nutrients as shown in a study done in 2006. Even as late as 2007 our neighbor to the north (Canada) has shown this to be true.

Since we are not eating properly  we need to start eating better and upping our nutrient intake – my recommendation, if you can’t have good food for each meal, is  to start your day with an ounce or two of NingXia Red and another ounce or so around midday.

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Massage and Essential Oils

August 25, 2010 in Anxiety, Back Pain, Blends, Calming, Carrier Oils, Depression, Digestion, Emotional Release, Lavender, Massage Oils, Muscle Tension / Fatigue, Pain, Peace and Calming, Peppermint, Relaxation, Safe Use, Sleep / Insomnia, Wellness, Young Living Essential Oils by Jonell Elder | No comments

Massage is a very beneficial therapy, and by adding therapeutic grade essential oils to the massage you get multiple benefits.  If your massage therapist does not stock the essential oils you prefer to use, such as Young Living medicinal essential oils, than always remember to bring them to your appointments.

Following is a suggestion list of several essential oils and their uses:

  • Frankincense – Excellent for increasing oxygen in the brain, depression, opening pineal gland.  Use on brain stem, back of neck, ears, temples, forehead, third eye and chest.*
  • Clarity – Great for mental clarity, alertness, concentration, vitality, increases energy when tired.  Apply on edge of ears, wrists, neck, forehead and temples (Keep out of eyes!!) (Blend of Basil, cardamom, rosemary, peppermint, rosewood, geranium, lemon, palmarosa, ylang ylang, bergamot, Roman chamomile, and jasmine.)*
  • Joy -  Produces a magnetic energy to bring “Joy” to the heart, mind and soul, supportive for grief, and depression.  Put on heart chakra, ears, temples, shoulders and back of neck.  (Blend of Bergamot, ylang ylang, geranium, rosewood, lemon, mandarin, jasmine, Roman chamomile, palmarosa, and rose).*
  • Awakening - Supports awakening of inner self to assist in making transitions, stimulates creativity of the right brain amplifying the function of the pineal and pituitary glands helping to balance the energy centers of the body.  Put over heart, on wrists, back of neck, temples and forehead.  (Blend of pure almond oil base, essential oil blends of Joy™, Present Time™, Forgiveness™, Dream Catcher™ and Harmony™.*
  • Peace & Calming – Promotes relaxation and a deep sense of peace and emotional well being, reduces anxiety, depression, stress and insomnia.   Great for a peaceful nights sleep, excellent for calming overactive children.  Use on edge of ears, back of neck, chest and temples. (Blend of Tangerines, orange, ylang ylang, patchouli and blue tansy).*
  • Lavender – Calming, relaxing, balancing both physically and emotionally, for depression, reducing mental stress, headaches, great for skin problems, etc. “Swiss Army Knife of essential oils”.  Put on back of neck, brain stem, temples, chest, third eye and ears.*
  • Peppermint – Great for headaches and migraines, nerve regenerating, for stomach aches, nausea, mental clarity, stimulating to the conscious mind, curbs appetite and cools down body temperature.  Put 1/2 drop on back of hand and lick it off, c lose the mouth and place tongue on the roof of your mouth, inhale deeply 4-5 breaths.  Place on location of pain or on stomach area for upset stomach or nausea.*
  • Grounding – Stabilizing and balancing to help us cope constructively with reality.  Put behind ears, wrists, back of neck, brain stem and temples.  (Blend of White fir, spruce, ylang ylang, pine, cedarwood, angelica and Juniper).*
  • Deep Relief Roll On - Excellent for muscle soreness and tension, soothes sore joints and ligaments, calms stressed nerves, reduces inflammation.  Apply on location of pain. (Roll on consists of Peppermint, Balsam fir, Clove, Vetiver, Wintergreen, Lemon, Helichrysum, Copaiba and Coconut oil).*

Now is a good time to get ready to be extra pampered for your next visit to your massage therapist. So get ready and:

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If you have any questions and would like to learn more about other Young Living essential oils and their benefits I would be very happy to hear from you.  Please contact me.

CAUTION!! If you ever get essential oils in your eye, NEVER wash it out with water!! Put either V6 oil or any plain olive, almond or whatever oils your have in your kitchen on a tissue and gently wipe your eyes out. This will dilute the essential oil and greatly lessen any discomfort.

Please take note that this information refers solely to products from Young Living Essential Oils and is for educational purposes only. It

* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Aromatherapy Use in Space Clearing: How to Shift the Energy in the Home

August 24, 2010 in Alternative Therapies, Application, Aromatherapy, Best Essential Oils, Calming, Frankincense, How do I use, Inspirational, Intuition, Lavender, Love, Meditation, Mind / Body / Soul, Natural, Peace and Calming, Relaxation, Sandalwood, Spirituality, Stress, Using Essential Oils, Wellness, Young Living Essential Oils by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

Entering a space can make us feel immediately light and uplifted. Or, leave us feeling depleted and drained. These very real feelings our bodies and minds experience are a direct response to the energy of that environment. Every space has energy, whether solid or seemingly empty, it is composed of infinite energy. Learning a few simple techniques on how to cleanse the space can have a dramatic influence on the way we feel and on every aspect of our life. These Space Clearing techniques can be used as often as you like so your home or office is much more harmonious and balanced. Shifting energy in the home

Space Clearing techniques have been used throughout history. The methods and tools vary from culture to culture, but the intent is the same – to create greater harmony and balance. Native Americans used: drums, rattles, and smudged (sage, cedarwood or juniper). Chinese used: gongs, chanting, and incense. Medieval Europe, salt and prayers cleared the energy. The Middle East: smoldering resins of frankincense and myrrh were used to invite blessings into a home.

These forgotten ceremonies that brought vitality to human structures generations ago are being used again to instill peace and equilibrium. These ancient rituals can be adapted for modern day use, and most important. A home or business that has been purified not only feels better but sometimes, in seemingly mystical ways, health improves, relationships deepen and prosperity expands.

A Space Clearing can be done at any time, I like to do a good clearing 2-3 times a year, as well as monthly maintenance. Early morning hours (especially after a waxing full moon the night before) seems to offer the freshest an most potent energy.

Preparing the Space

The most powerful Space Clearing occurs in a place that has been physically cleaned and cleared of clutter. Clutter is any accumulation of things that impede the flow of energy, chi, in your home. If you have stuff/furniture that prevents a door from opening fully move it or get rid of it, all doors need to open fully for good chi to circulate.

Preparing Yourself

The strength of your Clearing can depend on your ability to intuitively sense energy. Clarify your intention, project your will into a space. Determine what your intention will be: to calm, add vitality, get rid of argument energy, bring new life/growth, soothe grief – whatever it might be, set your intention before you begin.

Cleanse yourself before starting, bathe or shower, and wash your hair. If you cannot wash your hair, then at least stroke water over the top of your head. Traditionally, cleansing the top of the head allows for an unclouded connection between you and spirit. Your clothes should be clean and specially chosen for the occasion (not everyday clothes).

State of Mind: it is best to feel mentally and emotionally balanced, confident and relaxed.

Space Clearing Tools

The tools you use should be carefully chosen and reserved for Space Clearing purposes. Your tools can be made from objects you’ve gathered: stones, sticks, recycle the metal tubes from an old windchime – get creative! There’s only one thing you need to be mindful of, tools need to have a nice crisp clear sound when struck together. For instance, sticks that sound good when struck together, can be given special meaning if you sand and decorate them.

Your tools can range from: drums, rattles, bells, or even baby or pet squeaky toys. Keep tools in a special place when not in use. What’s most important is the sound quality and how you feel towards the tool.

There is one tool that I have found to be extremely effective that I use at the end of my Space Clearing ceremonies and I also use it once a month for maintenance… a CD called “Singing Bowl Meditation /1″ by Hans DeBack. This CD is excellent. I usually don’t hang around while it’s playing as it’s pretty intense because I turn the volume up fairly loud, but I LOVE the way it shifts energy in about an hours time! It’s worth the effort to get a copy.

The Blessing Altar

This is a temporary altar used to place your tools and serves as a beginning and ending point for your ceremony. Lay down an altar cloth then arrange your tools, have an offering(s) (flowers, salt, rice, and arrange stones or shells in a meaningful pattern) – this is a sacred center, a vortex of energy for the clearing. When starting, this is where you call upon spiritual assistance and support, and end with gratitude and blessings. Here are two ideas for creating altars…

An Altar for Love

  • Sage and salt are for purifying blockages to love and romance.
  • A rose colored altar cloth represents warmth and affection.
  • Flowers bring a feeling of freshness, vitality and new hope.
  • A bell and white feathers invoke love and romance into the home.
  • Two small bowls, one with rice, one salt, are for grounding and abundance.

An Altar for Peace

  • A deep blue altar cloth instills serenity and a peaceful energy.
  • Crystals for clarity and equanimity.
  • A metal chime and blue feathers invoke tranquility.
  • Cornflowers symbolize calmness.
  • Shells or stones in a spiral pattern represent life-force energy of the Creator.

How to Use Sound

Sound has the ability to restore harmony in objects, people and environments. Any musical instrument can be used, though it is preferable to use one that can be carried into each room easily. Before beginning your clearing, hold your instrument close to your body and imagine your energy merging with its spirit.

Then, slowly walk around each room, striking your instrument, or ringing your bell, listen to the sound – when you pass by an area, particularly a corner, does it sound dull and flat? Listen to it speak. If it does sound off, continue using the instrument in that spot until it sounds better before moving onward.

Once you go through your home with your instrument, you can go through it again with a tool of a lighter, cheerier sound and do the same thing.

Using Essential Oils to Complete the Space Clearing

Once the second pass is complete walk through your house spritzing the air with your essential oils (see below), a nice finishing touch that sets the clearing and intended energy a bit deeper. Learn more about the Vibrational Frequency of Young Living Essential Oils.

Essential Oils to Shift Indoor Energy

While any of these essential oils can be diffused I usually prefer to use a spray bottle because it enables me to get into any nooks and crannies or focus more in a particular spot when I sense that location needs a bit extra.

In a 32 oz. spray bottle filled with water, add a total of 20-30 drops of any of these blends. Or, make up your own blend mixtures, some ideas…

  • Purifying / Strengthening – mix into spray bottle Grapefruit, Rosemary and Tea Tree.
  • Energizing / Harmonizing – mix into spray bottle Lavender, Geranium, and Bergamot.
  • Revitalizing / Invigorating – mix into spray bottle Clary Sage, Lavender, and Peppermint.
  • Balancing / Spiritual – mix into spray bottle Sacred Frankincense, Sandalwood, or Frankincense
  • Calming – mix into spray bottle Lavender, Chamomile, Orange and Sandalwood.

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Popular Essential Oil Singles and Blends for Creating a Balanced Space

  • Awaken – enhances inner self-knowledge, stimulates right/creative brain, balancing energy centers of body
  • Brain Power – promotes deep concentration, channels physical energy into mental energy, mental clarity
  • Cedarwood – stimulates limbic region of the brain, and pineal gland
  • Frankincense or Sacred Frankincense – deepen spiritual connections (more)
  • Gratitude – elevate mood, soothing, fostering a grateful attitude, embodies the spirit of oneness
  • Grounding – creates a feeling of solidarity and balance
  • Harmony – harmonic balance for energy centers of the body, reduces stress, uplifting
  • Inspiration - spiritual quietness, prayer, enhance spiritually, inner awareness
  • Into the Future – helps with determination and pioneering spirit, enhancing enjoyment of challenges to success
  • Joy – uplifting, exotic, brings joy to the heart
  • Lavender – calming, relaxing, balancing
  • Live with Passion – revives zest for life, improves inner energy
  • Magnify Your Purpose – stimulates right brain, activating creativity, motivation, focus, commitment of purpose
  • Motivation – feeling of action, accomplishment, positive energy
  • Peace & Calming – calms tensions, uplifts spirits, relaxing
  • Present Time – empowering, be in the moment, progressing and moving forward
  • Raven – helpful to respiratory, breathing
  • Release – helps release anger and memory of trauma, letting go of negative emotions and frustration
  • Sacred Mountain – instills strength, grounding, balancing to both male and female energies
  • Sandalwood – deepen spiritual connections, grounding, helps remove negativity
  • SARA – empowering, soothing to deep emotional wounds
  • Transformation – empowering, helps uphold changes you want to make in beliefs, revitalizing new thought patterns
  • 3 Wise Men – opening to subconscious, spiritual awareness, soothes/uplifts the heart
  • Valor – empowering physical/spiritual, emotional equilibrium, helps align body energetically
  • White Angelica – sense of protection and wellness, wholeness, helps neutralize negative energy

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Barbecues and Burns, Camping and Bugs

August 2, 2010 in Alternative Therapies, Application, Blends, Carrier Oils, Deodorant, First Aid tips, Insect Pests / Repellant, Lavender, Natural, PanAway, Peppermint, Thieves, Using Essential Oils, Young Living Essential Oils by Jonell Elder | No comments

Barbecues and camping is part of summertime fun. Sometimes our fun can result in discomfort from burns, scrapes, cuts, rashes or bug bites. It can turn into an ordeal if you are not prepared for the unknown. But fear not, you can get prepared easily,  without “breaking the bank” AND with natural products.

Here are ideas of what to do for first aide.

  • Lavender essential oil. Lavender  may be used for many first aide circumstances.  If you get a burn from the fire, or a sunburn from the too much sun, Lavender is the answer.  All you need to do is apply Lavender topically on the area of concern.
  • LavaDerm Cooling Mist. Most excellent to spray on sunburns, rashes and burns.  If you do get a burn, throughout the day, spray LavaDerm Cooling Mist and apply Lavender essential oil. It is best to first start doing this every half hour and as the day goes on, spread the time of application out.  You will be happy with the results.
  • Put a drop of Lavender oil on a bee sting or insect bite, this may help to stop itching and reduce swelling.
  • Lavender may help to stop a nosebleed. Put a drop of Lavender oil on a tissue and wrap it around a small chip of ice. Push the tissue covered ice chip up under the middle of the top lip to the base of the nose and hold as long as comfortable or until the bleeding stops (do not freeze the lip or gum).
  • Rub a drop of Lavender oil on chapped or sunburned lips.
  • Rub 2 to 4 drops of Lavender oil over the armpit area to act as a deodorant.
  • Put a drop of Lavender oil on a cold sore.
  • Drop Lavender oil on a cut to clean the wound, and may help to kill bacteria.
  • Purification essential oil blend may help to keep the mosquitoes from “sucking” your blood.  Drop a few drops in the palm of your hand and rub over any exposed skin and through your hair.  When I do this, the mosquitoes come buzzing to me, but take off before even “landing” on my skin.
  • PanAway is a fantastic essential oil blend for aches and pains.  If you have played too hard, you may feel relief by applying to the area, a few drops of PanAway with a few drops of pure olive oil.
  • Peppermint essential oil is a great oil to deter ants.  If you have an ant situation, put a drop or two of peppermint on a tissue or cloth and rub it on the area where the ants are coming. When they get to where they were going to cross and invade your territory, they will turn around and go the other way.
  • Put a drop of Peppermint oil in a gallon of water (a glass container).  This is very refreshing.
  • Should you get an upset stomach, perhaps from too many “smores”, you can either put 1 drop of peppermint in about a half cup of water and drink it down and then drink one to two more glasses of water.  Or take a drop of peppermint and rub it over your belly.  It will at first feel warm on your skin, but in a few seconds it will cool down.
  • If you are hot, take a drop of peppermint and put it on the back of your neck. Once again it will feel warm at first, but in a few seconds you should feel cooler.
  • PanAway, Peppermint or Lavender may help to relieve a head ache by applying a drop or two to the temples, forehead and back of neck.
  • Thieves is another important essential oil blend to have on hand.  Should one come down with a sore throat, take a drop or two of Thieves and a few drops of a carrier oil such as pure olive oil and apply it to the throat.  You can even put a drop or two of Thieves in a quarter cup of water, gargle, gargle, gargle and then swallow it all down.
  • If one gets a tooth ache, put a drop or two of Thieves in a quarter cup of water, gargle, gargle, gargle and then swallow it all down.
  • If someone age 10 or older has a fever apply about 5 drops of peppermint to the bottoms of each foot.  Wait 20 minutes and if the fever still needs to be reduced, apply the peppermint again.

If by accident one touches near their eye after using essential oils, they may feel discomfort.  Easy fix is to put a little bit of pure olive oil on the finger and rub it under the eye or in the tear duct area.  The discomfort should go away quickly. DO NOT apply water, as this will intensify the discomfort.

Pretty simple to be prepared, and all the above essential oils and LavaDerm Mist are totally natural.  Read more on First Aide Kits

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8 Aromatherapy Oils to Create Vision, Creativity and Inner Guidance (Part 1)

July 12, 2010 in Alternative Therapies, Application, Aromatherapy, Blends, Education, Energy Healing, How do I use, Inspirational, Mental Clarity / Studying, Mind / Body / Soul, Natural, Natural Health, Quality / Pure, Spirituality, Therapeutic-grade Essential Oil, Using Essential Oils, Wellness, Young Living Essential Oils by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

The aroma-therapy benefits of therapeutic essential oils should not be overlooked. The effects scent has on different centers of the brain can help us shift and move out of states of limitation that hold us back from meeting our fullest purpose in life. The fragrance of an essential oil can directly affect everything from your emotional state to your lifespan.

Use caution with essential oils if you have a serious medical condition Aromatherapy is the act of inhaling essential oils, and the topical application of essential oils. Since the beginning of Aromatherapy, the practice has encompassed human pathology and the treatment of different conditions (emotional and physical) with essential oils. As Aromatherapy developed into a practice it adopted an holistic approach which encompasses the body, the mind and the spirit (energy).

When any scent or fragrance is inhaled, the odor molecules travel up the nose where they are trapped by olfactory membranes that are protected by the lining inside the nose. Each odor molecule fits like a little puzzle piece into specific receptor cell sites that line a membrane, known as the olfactory epithelium. Each one of these hundreds of millions of nerve cells is replaced every 28 days. When stimulated by odor molecules, this lining of nerve cells triggers electrical impulses to the olfactory bulb in the brain. The olfactory bulb then transmits the impulses to the gustatory center (where the sensation of taste is perceived), the amygdala (where emotional memories are stored), and other parts of the limbic system of the brain.

Because the limbic system is directly connected to the parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels, and hormone balance, therapeutic-grade essential oils can have profound physiological and psychological effects. The sense of smell is the only one of the five senses directly linked to the limbic lobe of the brain, our emotional control center.

Scent stimulates nerves to fire in the emotional center of the brain, but it also stimulates the master gland to release hormones. Hormones affect the fight/flight response, as well as digestion and heart rate. In this way, essential oils can affect us in many ways all at once, just through their fragrance.

Anxiety, depression, fear, anger, and joy all emanate from this region. The scent of a special fragrance can evoke memories and emotions before we are even consciously aware of it. When smells are concerned, we react first and think later. All other senses (touch, taste, hearing, and sight) are routed through the thalamus, which acts as the switchboard for the brain, passing stimuli onto the cerebral cortex (the conscious thought center) and other parts of the brain.

6 Essential Oil Blends Formulated and Known for Stimulating the Creative Mind

  1. Sacred Mountain – to feel safely embraced by the spirit of the mountains and forest
  2. 3 Wise Men – for integrating insight
  3. Humility - promoting deeper spiritual and emotional awareness
  4. Awaken – to go within more deeply
  5. Inspiration - enhancing spirituality and meditation
  6. Clarity – for focus and concentration
  7. Dream Catcher – for dispelling what keeps you from yourself
  8. White Angelica – guards against negative energies

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Where to Apply These Wonderful Essential Oil Blends

Put a couple drops in your palm, using the fingers of your dominate hand circle in the oils clockwise three times to increase their frequency and apply wherever your inner knowing (ancient knowledge) tells you to apply them.

Typical Application Points

Hands, Wrists, Forehead (third eye), Back of the head base of the skull, Heart, Thyroid (center of the chest just down from the notch formed by your clavicle bones under your sternum), Bottom of feet. Your body will know where each oil should go.

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Aromatherapy for Stage Fright

July 2, 2010 in Aromatherapy, Essential Oils, Therapeutic-grade Essential Oil, Young Living Distributor, Young Living Essential Oils by Shayla | No comments

I will admit it, no matter how many times I go up to sing and play the piano in front of a new crowd I always get a little stage fright. It never fails!

I recently had the opportunity to lead songs for our church group, and when I felt the stage fright creeping up on me I remembered my emergency essential oil kit that I keep in my car at all times. Two of the oils in the kit are Valor, a blend to enhance feelings of courage and confidence, and Frankincense, the Biblical oil that is known to heighten spirituality.

I quietly hurried out to my car, and took a moment to apply the oils to my hands. As I cupped the oils to my nose and breathed in, I said a little prayer and I could feel the anxiety melting away.

Long story short, I have never played or sang so well! I did not have an ounce of stage fright and my hands never shook for the first few minutes on stage like they normally do. It was great, and I actually look forward to next time.

Since there are no labeling laws in the USA many companies say their oils are “100% pure) when they are not, and Frankincense is one of the oils commonly cut with other oils or solutions-even though it says “pure”. Dr. David Stewart says the following regarding Frankincense oil;

“… when you see a bottle of fluid labeled as “frankincense” for $10-$20 for a full ounce, you can be sure it has been diluted because you can’t gather the resins from the Arabian and Somalian deserts, transport them to France or England to be distilled, and then import them to North America (or any other country) for that  price and maintain quality and purity.”

So if you see a company selling it for less and calling it pure you may not want to trust that company! And if it is not a pure oil, you cannot expect it to work like one.

After much research, I came to trust Young Living, as they subject their oils to Europe’s tests and high standards when it comes to medicinal quality oils. The owner of the company, Gary Young, has been known to throw out whole batches of oils that did not meet the purity standards.

Note; if you are interested in purchasing Valor and Frankincense and using essential oils more regularly to enrich your life you may want to think about purchasing the Everyday Oils Enrollment kit by Young Living found HERE. It is a good buy, and it includes bottles of Valor, Frankincense, as well as several other oils. If you purchase this kit as well as enroll as a distributor (you are not pushed to sell the products ever) you will be able to purchase Young Livings unbeatable quality oils at 24% off the retail prices.

Learn more about using the Everyday Oils kit here.

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Article by Shayla, Master Herbalist, Homemaker, and Young Living Independent Distributor.

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Lemon (essential oil) Herb Vinaigrette for Great Tasting Salads

July 2, 2010 in Best Essential Oils, Cooking with Essential Oils, How do I use, Lemon, Lifestyle, Make My Own, Natural, Natural Health, Nutrition / Diet, Quality / Pure, Recipes, Safe Use, Using Essential Oils, Young Living Essential Oils by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

This Lemon Herb Vinaigrette is absolutely amazing! So easy to make and will delight your holiday company any time of year. My friend Debra Lane created this recipe for a cooking with Essential Oils class we held a few years ago. Debra is a chef who totally appreciates natural foods and the value of using food grade essential oils in her dishes. Serve this vinaigrette to your guests and ‘you’ will get raves!

Cooking with essential oils does require knowing the basics as essential oils are extremely potent in flavor. Young Living has the best essential oils for cooking (food grade) – it is very IMPORTANT to note that you CANNOT use other brands of essential oils in cooking or internally – ONLY USE SUPERIOR QUALITY!

Learn more about how to cook with essential oils.

Young Living has two cookbooks with delicious recipes to help you create natural and healthy dishes using essential oils, see the cookbooks here (type cookbook into the search field).

See some of my favorite essential oil cooking recipes here.

Lemon Herb Vinaigrette

  • Juice of 3 fresh lemons
  • Zest of one fresh lemon
  • 1 cup of Extra Virgin Olive oil
  • 2 TBLS of Shallot, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 drop of Young Living Lemon Essential Oil (you may use 1 drop of either Peppermint, Orange, Dill, Basil, Rosemary, Sage, Savory, or Thyme in place of Lemon if you like)
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Fresh Parsley (or herb of choice that complements) optional
  • 1 – 2 TBLS of Blue Agave to taste (keep in mind it’s much sweeter than sugar)

Mix all ingredients into a small mixing bowl, whisk together well. Serve at room temp or chilled over a tossed green salad. Enjoy!

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