It feels as though antioxidants are boosted in just about everything healthy we buy nowadays — not just in foods, but in skin care and hair care. They must be a good thing judging from this. But do you actually know why antioxidants are considered to be so potent and awesome? As the name suggests, they [...]
Today, we venture on with our continuing series of posts on The Twelve Oils of Ancient Scripture kit with a spiritual essential oil: spikenard. You can order spikenard on its own, but The Twelve Oils of Ancient Scripture by Young Living™ is a collection of essential oils very handy to have around, on a physical level [...]
“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.” Norman Vincent Peale (Companion oil: Young Living En-R-Gee™) Is it just me, or do you feel it too? Are the first 24 days of December always set for ‘Hit-the-Ground-Running’ o’clock? And when you’re always chasing your tail or have the [...]
Feeling muddled? Close your eyes and inhale authentic peppermint essential oil straight from the bottle, keeping a few centimetres away from your nostrils. Why close your eyes and avoid sniffing with your nostrils right up against the bottle? Peppermint is very high in menthol, which can be a little overwhelming in too close proximity to sensitive [...]
Essential oils have a long, rich history of use, and we’ve been taking a closer look lately at a dozen of those featured in ancient scripture. These oils have spiritual references but aren’t just known for helping you to go within or bring forth higher connections. Some essential oils are known primarily for their influence over [...]
Ringing ears? Try rubbing a drop of authentic helichrysum essential oil into each tip of your fingers and toes regularly. Why apply to fingers and toes? These contain reflex points that help the oils go where they need to go. Great care is required with handling essential oils near the ears as they should never be [...]
Onwards we go with our ventures into a specific group of essential oils — those associated with ancient scripture and gathered into a kit by Young Living of that name: The Twelve Oils of Ancient Scripture. (Put ‘scripture’ in the top right search box for more posts on this spiritually practical kit.) Today, we’re looking at [...]
Something you’ll learn about oilers if you haven’t already: any time is a good time to share something helpful with others ! On the way back to the airport after a recent leadership conference and training, it wasn’t the first time I’ve found myself showing an application method for essential oils on a bus. Or a [...]
Essential oils have a long, long history. (And no cheeky comments asking whether I was there or not, please.) Dating back to 4500 BC, records tell of balsamic substances with aromatic properties being used for religious ceremonies and medicinal applications. In ancient Egypt, Imhotep was one of the founders of Pharaonic medicine and credited with using [...]
Rub a drop of authentic orange essential oil into your navel, ring finger and ring toe to increase sacral chakra flow vs stagnation. You can also support your second chakra by rubbing essential oil of orange into the soles of your feet — and inhaling directly from the bottle or diffusing. Essential oils are potent, so please [...]
