Lavender!! This is known as the Swiss army of essential oils. Most of us have heard of it and tried / smelled it at some point. Fun Fact: In 1910 French chemist and scholar René-Maurice Gattefossé discovered the virtues of the essential oil of lavender. Gattefossé badly burned his hand during an experiment in a perfumery plant and plunged his … Read More
Why I always carry Valor
Why I love Valor so much. There is no secret that valor is one of my absolute Favorite oils and I am jumping up and down it’s back in the premium starter kit. It was in my kit when I started 5 years ago, so stoked that it’s back for everyone to try right off the bat! It’s one of … Read More
Essential oils and Crystals
What are crystals crys·tal noun plural noun: crystals a piece of a homogeneous solid substance having a natural geometrically regular form with symmetrically arranged plane faces. Crystals are different from stones b/c they have a repeating crystalline molecular pattern which is easily seen in the larger form: fluorite, quartz, garnet…so they look like a crystal! Crystals are often referred to … Read More
Essential oils and emotions
Emotions have a negative and positive polarity. We need to be able to access both polarities of all our emotions to be fully alive. Avoiding situations that could cause emotional pain limits our life experiences. Holding on to negative emotions has adverse effects on the body. When the emotion is released we may feel better initially but if the emotional … Read More
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY
Several years ago when my daughter was traveling in Utah, she visited the Young Living Mona farm and bought her first bottle of an essential oil. She was happy with her purchase and loved the oil. Months later she wanted to purchase more, went online and opened a Young Living account. Easy-peasy right? Shortly thereafter she received numerous emails from … Read More
A Bakers Dozen EASY recipes using your starter kit
You have your starter kit! YAY Congratulations! It’s life changing! Here are some simple things to make with your oils to save money and help you get familiar with how amazing and versatile they are. Face Serum 2 oz jojoba oil in a glass bottle 5 drops lavender 5 drops copaiba 5 drops frankincense Apply 2-3 drops on a clean … Read More
Your Brain-Gut connection. Why gut feeling is real!
Lets talk about why your emotions send messages to your gut that could actually be making you sick. Science Fact. When you were conceived, the bunch of cells that were created by that union, split exactly in half. Half developed to be the brain and the nervous system, half developed to be the gut. The split cells in embryo that go … Read More
Why the motive for money in our food is making us sick.
I was chatting with a friend at lunch yesterday about diets. This friend of mine is awesome. He’s always so researched and I love the intelligent conversations we can have and the respectful disputes we can have. He’s following the Keto diet and he’s had some amazing results. We just switched to more of a plant based (I am … Read More
Vegan Black Bean burgers!!
OK, you have guessed, I have been in my happy place all weekend cooking and baking. I love it! One of the big challenges I am facing with a vegan diet is being prepared. When lunch time comes around, the most frustrating thing is. What the heck are we going to eat? I made 2 types of vegan burgers. A … Read More
Vegan Wolfberry cookies
We are working on eating less fat and less animal product but those of you that know me, know I have a sweet tooth! I won’t write too much of an intro as you really want the recipe. Here you are! Here is the recipe for Vegan Cookies: Ingredients 1 cup of Einkorn Flour 1/4 cup of instant oats … Read More