The magic of Yarrow|Pom
Why if I could only use one essential oil for the rest of my life it would be Yarrow|Pom.
Tag: essential oils
Goddess Bath
My bath is most definitely my most favorite part of the house. When choosing the new home, my husband and I went to look at some new construction (just to see all our options) and I realized that many brand new homes do not have baths – just oversized showers – in the master bath.… Continue reading Goddess Bath
Get that last drop!
Do you love your doTERRA essentials oils like I do? Do you obsess about getting EVERY.SINGLE.LAST.DROP out of those precious bottles? I have a few ideas! In fact, in almost 4 years of using doTERRA oils I have developed a pretty streamlined system of step by step actions that ensure I make my oils work… Continue reading Get that last drop!
PCOS Protocol
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that plagues 1 in 6 women today. Many do not know they have it as the symptoms differ vastly – there are 4 different phenotypes of PCOS, each with its own combination of visible/invisible symptoms and issues. There is little agreement as to why it appears in a… Continue reading PCOS Protocol
Repressed emotions, yoga, and essential oils: your roadmap to total wellbeing
You may know, and if you don’t – you surely have a hunch, that emotions play a super important role for us, determining the quality of our day to day lives. Unfortunately, many of us do not know how to work with our emotions, we are afraid of them, we shy away from them or… Continue reading Repressed emotions, yoga, and essential oils: your roadmap to total wellbeing
April Showers Bring May Flowers
During the springtime, we all delight in the intoxicating aroma of flowers, and for a good reason. Chemically, the flower plant family is dominated by esters. Esters are the most common functional group in aromatherapy with their pleasing and somewhat sweet fragrance. They are sedative, antispasmodic, and calming to the central nervous system (Lavabre, 1990. pp… Continue reading April Showers Bring May Flowers
Out with the old, in with the new: The New Moon intention setting ritual.
As I head over to the basement with candles, crystals, and oils in my arms, my husband follows me with an exasperated gaze. I haven’t always been “weird” like this. I used to be a “normal” woman: concerned with shopping, cooking, and work. But as I deepened my relationship to spirituality and nature (my yoga… Continue reading Out with the old, in with the new: The New Moon intention setting ritual.
Emotions, feelings, and other unfortunate things
Joyful, elated, sad, grateful, angry, disgusted… we experience thousands of emotions on a daily basis. It is hard to argue that the nature of our predominant emotions governs the quality of our lives. We hear so much about cultivating gratitude, the positive thinking movement is sweeping the world, but are things really that simple? Forcing… Continue reading Emotions, feelings, and other unfortunate things
Natural baby happy baby: Using all-natural essential oils for complete child care
While having children is admittedly one of the biggest blessings in life, there are also many challenges associated with raising a healthy, happy child (and staying sane in the process). You love your kids, but there are days when everything seems to be going wrong. Neither the parents nor the children are getting any sleep;… Continue reading Natural baby happy baby: Using all-natural essential oils for complete child care
Every Woman is a Wonder Woman: The power to birth life comes with the power to care for it naturally
Every Woman is a Wonder Woman: The power to birth life comes with the power to care for it naturally
The period of pregnancy and expecting a new life to be born into this world is one of the most cherished, yet also stressful periods of a woman’ (and family’s) life. Especially if this is the first child for the family, there is a lot of new information to be gathered and processed, many medical… Continue reading Every Woman is a Wonder Woman: The power to birth life comes with the power to care for it naturally