“The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.” Martin Luther King, Jr. (Companion oil: Young Living Longevity™) On one hand, I love this quote — making every day count is something most of us aspire to but a reminder in the midst of a typical weekday is handy. On the other hand, [...]
Rub 2-3 drops of authentic ginger essential oil between your palms, cup hands over your nose and inhale as needed. Some say they’ve also had great results from diluting a couple of drops with an equal quantity of pure carrier oil then applying behind each ear and over the navel a few times each hour. Do [...]
Rub a few drops of authentic peppermint essential oil onto your calves if you’re feeling hot and bothered. Its cooling effects bring welcome respite and will energise your spirits at the same time. Smoothing a touch of genuine peppermint essential oil onto your legs is also much easier to do when you're out and about than [...]
“For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.” Lessing (Companion oil: Young Living Clarity™) This week, I’ve gone from dog paddling through piles of accounting to drowning in it. If you're a business owner in Australia and anything like me, dealing with BAS time can cause a bit of head-scratching and hair-tearing until [...]
DIY rose replenishing oil by adding authentic rose essential oil to pure argan oil for a potent, natural throat and frown-lines serum. And rose oil works wonders for elevating your spirits. Young Living has a lovely range of natural and highly effective skincare products. But you can also harness the power of essential oils by adding [...]
“One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Companion oil: Young Living Inner Child™) Last week’s Feel Good Friday post on nurturing your inner child inspired quite a bit of correspondence. If you missed it, you can get up to speed here. It might not strike a chord for [...]
“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” C.S. Lewis (Companion oil: Young Living Inner Child™) Talking about peace and calming and kids earlier this week got me to thinking about staying in touch with our inner child. As did talking with a friend who’s struggling at the moment with some [...]
Massage a drop of authentic vetiver essential oil into your pinky finger to strengthen your root chakra for feelings of security vs fear. Inhalation of vetiver is also helpful, and other places to consider applying are the soles of the feet, little toes, sacrum and back of the neck. Essential oils are potent, so [...]
This morning, I saw car-park rage looming when someone swiped another person’s patiently-awaited spot. I resisted the urge to wave my bottle of Young Living Peace & Calming® under their flaring nostrils but those handbags looked heavy and I doubted I could dodge them quickly enough. If every car on the road came with a diffuser [...]
One of the reasons Australia is called The Lucky Country could be our abundance of public holidays. We do enjoy our days off! But if you’re trying to shake off fatigue in spite of having had a relaxing weekend, long or otherwise, let’s take a look at what might be causing it, and easy, natural ways [...]
