I love Easter treats as much as the next person. That’s why along with our tips for spiritual essential oils to use and diffuse over Easter, we’ve included a delicious raw Easter-inspired recipe, too.
But the main focus today is on the chance Easter gives us to reflect on what it means to you aside from the proliferation of commercial rabbit and egg paraphernalia and hot cross buns. Even clothing and homewares are cashing in on the Easter bunny gravy train nowadays. Call me old-fashioned but there really is more to Easter than that – and I hope today’s post helps you to connect or re-connect with finding a deeper meaning, no matter what your source of spiritual belief and guidance.
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HOW DO YOU USE THESE SPIRITUAL ESSENTIAL OILS?
Diffusing essential oils is the ideal way to start using them if you’re a newbie. Please read up on how to diffuse here. Diffusing is easy and everyone in your family can benefit from their beautiful constituent-rich molecules hanging in the air while growing accustomed to them at the same pace.
We’ve chosen oils here that are wonderful for diffusing, and you can also run yourself a comforting bath with a handful of good quality carrier oil and several drops of any of these blends for some relaxing contemplation in the tub. All of these essential oil blends can be inhaled directly from the bottle if you’re not at home and you want to tap into their benefits.
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Young Living Gratitude™
Remembering to be grateful for what we have and sacrifices others have made for us is a gift to ourselves, too. If you’re feeling sad or low, finding gratitude for being alive and for being able to show love and caring to others can help find some peace and purpose. Young Living Gratitude™ was created to elevate you while encouraging grateful feelings and actions. It includes essential oils of Idaho Balsam Fir (opens blocks, recharges energy), frankincense and myrrh (considered holy anointing oils, stimulating and elevating to the mind), galbanum (said to increase the frequency of other oils) amongst others.
Young Living Harmony™
Feelings of alone-ness and disconnection from others can arise at any time, but often these special times of year can really trigger them. Wondering what it’s all about, conflicting feelings and debates about religion and spirituality, contemplation of life’s mysteries and what we’re here for: all these can add up to confusion, disagreements and losing sight of what’s really important in life. Diffusing Young Living Harmony™ throughout the day and evening (set your diffuser on a timer) will help those harmonious vibes to become a constant companion in your life. This exquisite-smelling essential oil blend includes such oils as sandalwood (high in sesquiterpenes which are supportive for a positive mind, yoga and meditation), geranium and angelica (help release negativity).
Young Living Sacred Mountain™
Feel grounded and protected and create a spiritual environment with the fresh, sweet mountain aromas Young Living Sacred Mountain™. Spruce, Idaho Balsam Fir and cedarwood essential oils are evocative of the silent, resolute strength of the trees from which they come. Ylang Ylang balances masculine and feminine energies, yin and yang, and is a beautifully scented and relaxing oil. These combine to help you feel nurtured and in turn, create that sense in those who are close to you.
Now that we’ve taken care of your higher self, let’s give your fun self some enjoyment, too. These delicious Raw Chocolate Shortbread Bars are adapted from a beaute recipe by The Rawtarian. We’ve infused them with the vitality and zing of Young Living Lemon essential oil (all Young Living Vitality oils are non-GMO verified). Coconut oil softens and liquefies at many room temperatures, so please keep these bars in the freezer if there are any left after the first sitting! Wishing you a safe and peaceful Easter.
Raw Chocolate Shortbread Bars
Recipe adapted from The Rawtarian Serves 12
Prep 10 mins + 1 hr freezing
Keeps for one week, not that you’ll need it!
EQUIPMENT
- Non-stick bar / slice / baking pan
- Food processor
- High speed blender
SHORTBREAD CRUST INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup cashews
- 1 cup dried, unsweetened coconut
- ½ cup fresh Medjool dates (or pre-soak dried dates in Young Living NingXia Red® until very moist and plumped up)
- ¼ tsp sea salt / Himalayan salt / Celtic salt
- For a spicy variation: 1 drop Young Living Ginger Vitality essential oil
CHOCOLATE INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup cashews
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup Young Living Blue Agave Nectar, maple syrup or honey
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2-3 drops Young Living Lemon Vitality essential oil
- 3 tblesp raw cocoa powder
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tblesp filtered water
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt / Himalayan salt / Celtic salt
TO SERVE
- Fresh raspberries or other berries of choice
METHOD
- Put the shortbread ingredients in your food processor and blend until the dates are well-processed and the mixture sticks well together
- Press this mixture firmly into your prepared slice pan or square baking pan to make your shortbread crust
- Place the chocolate ingredients into a high speed blender and wazz until very smooth
- Pour this mixture over the prepared shortbread crust and smooth it as needed with the back of a spoon or icing palette knife
- Cover and freeze for one hour minimum and keep any unused portion in the freezer until finished
- To serve, slice into desired number of pieces and allow them to sit for up to 15 minutes at room temperature before eating. You can dust with a touch of icing sugar to decorate, but I like to grind a touch of salt over the top for an unexpected twist
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