“The Perfect Day: Going to bed with a dream, waking up with a purpose.” Scott Mitchell (Companion oil: Young Living Magnify Your Purpose™) Do you know it? That ‘Eureka!’ moment when you find the Gizmo of your dreams — the one to make everything that feels wrong in your life fall into place? The coffee machine [...]
In thinking of my top 9 tips for Young Living Valor®, I had an ‘A-ha!’ flash that if I was thinking of star signs and picking an essential oil blend to capture the essence of a Libran, represented by a set of scales, Young Living Valor® could be The Chosen One. The foundation stone of several fundamental [...]
“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” Unknown (Companion oil: Young Living Grounding™) I'd love it if there was no reason to write a post on a [...]
Ask an essential oils fan if they love Frankie, and most will know you aren’t talking about Jersey Boys. They will nod wisely and give you their personal favourite use for frankincense. It’s said this ‘holy anointing oil’ was thought to cure everything from gout to a broken head in ancient times. (Two bonus tips for [...]
For many essential oil-loving people I know, one of the biggest revelations was the moment they discovered that when you put oils in a burner, it can not only cancel out their potential benefits but can actually create toxic compounds. “But it’s so cosy and atmospheric to burn oils,” you might be saying. I’m sorry if [...]
“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” Pablo Picasso (Companion oil: Young Living Inspiration™) Uh-oh. Did I just catch you telling yourself this notion applies to those creative types — and that’s not you? It’s natural for the word ‘inspiration’ to be associated with creativity. But it’s important to look at our definitions of [...]
Drip 1- 2 drops of authentic sandalwood essential oil onto the crown of your head to help meditative focus while doing yoga. Our preferred choice of essential oils and natural products is Young Living. Discover why we love them so much here and here. Young Living supplies Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood (Santalum paniculatum) as its sandalwood. Young [...]
“Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.” Dogen (Companion oil: Young Living Gathering™) Yesterday, we touched on the multitude of choices we face daily and how overwhelming they can be. Today’s [...]
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi (Companion oil: Young Living Harmony™.) Happiness is … Are Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang springing to mind? They are for me. (I’m showing my vintage again.) I love Gandhi’s musings on happiness. Cohesion — authenticity — when [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I caught it: that first whiff of jasmine in the air — one of Spring’s early warning signals, and one of those we recommended over here with other floral essential oils for diffusing. Let’s celebrate the beauty of this intoxicating flower by paying respect to what goes into capturing its essence [...]
