In this class you will learn how to use Young Living therapeutic grade essential oils to support your New Year’s resolutions and help you meet your 2019 health goals!!!
You’re going to love this class if you’re an information junkie like I am! There are multiple recommendations for each resolution and several DIY recipes. I’ve included extensive details, as well as some of the research behind recommendations, so continuing reading for this advanced essential oils class!
Here are the New Year’s ResOILutions we’ll cover in the class:
• Welcome / Intro / Ready-Set-Boom!
• Safety Disclaimer
• Manage Feelings of Stress & Anxiety Better
• Drink More Water / Less Soda & Sweet Tea
• Support Your Weight Loss Goals
• Get Fit
• Reduce the Urge to Smoke
• Stop Procrastinating
• Improve Relationships
• Overcome Negative Thinking
• Defeat Occasional Feelings of Depression
• Get a Better Night’s Rest
• Grand Finale!
Here’s to your BEST YEAR EVER!!!
May 2109 be filled with Good Health, Peace, Love & Joy!!!
Happy New Year! We want to help you have the healthiest and happiest New Year EVER!!!
You’re here because you are interested in learning how essential oils can help you reach your New Year’s resolution goals.
In this class you’ll learn WHICH oils can be used to support your New Year’s resolutions and HOW you can use them to help you reach your goals for a healthier and happier New Year!!!
Let the fireworks begin…ready…set…BOOM!!!
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New Year’s Resolution #1: Manage Feelings of Stress & Anxiety Better
Most of us have to deal with a great amount of stress and anxiety in our daily life, to the point that it can often be overwhelming.
When I have occasional feelings of stress or anxiety, I find that diffusing essential oils is the most effective way to relieve my emotions.
Here are some of my favorite essentials oils to use when I have occasional feelings of stress & anxiety:
• Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
• Rose (Rosa damascena)
• Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides)
• Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata)
• Bergamot (Citrus bergamia)
• Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)
• Frankincense (Boswellia carteri)
Choose one or more of the essential oils on this list to diffuse.
Start small, just 3-4 drops of EO in your diffuser and see if that helps you feel calmer. You can always turn off the diffuser and add more drops of EO if needed for optimum relaxation.
You can also apply the essential oils topically to your wrists, back of your neck, on your temples, or over your heart to help calm your nerves. When using topically, it’s always wise to DILUTE essential oils at least 50:50 with carrier oil, or at a higher dilution ratio as indicated on the label.
I recommend that you ALWAYS DILUTE essential oils with carrier oil. Diluting with carrier oil ensures that sensitive skin will not have an adverse reaction to the EO. More importantly, always diluting EOs when using topically will help prevent the possibility of developing skin sensitivity in the future.
Here’s MORE INFO for you RESEARCH JUNKIES!!!
Research that is documented in the US National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health on PubMed.gov suggests that the inhalation method when using essential oils can be considered an effective intervention that reduces psychological stress responses.
Here are some of the best essentials oils for stress & anxiety:
1. Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Lavender oil has a calming, relaxing effect. It’s considered a nervous system restorative and helps with inner peace, sleep, irritability, and restlessness, panic attacks, nervous stomach and general nervous tension.
“The Handbook of Essential Oils: Science, Technology, and Applications, 2nd Edition” states that there have been a number of clinical trials involving the inhalation of lavender essential oil that indicate a reduction in stress and anxiety.
Further research demonstrates lavender’s ability to lower anxiety in patients who are undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery and in people visiting the dentist.
2. Rose (Rosa damascena)
Rose essential oil is very settling to the emotional heart. It is the second most popular essential oil after lavender for relieving anxiety and occasional depression; helps with panic attacks, and is the oil to choose when dealing with grief and shock.
3. Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides)
Known in India as the “oil of tranquility”, Vetiver is psychologically grounding, calming, and has stabilizing properties. Vetiver has been valuable for helping people recover from emotional trauma and shock.
A nervous system tonic, Vetiver decreases jitteriness and hypersensitivity and is also useful to help calm your mind during panic attacks.
A study published in “Natural Product Research” examining anxiety-like behavior in rats concluded that Vetiver oil may be useful in lowering anxiety effects.
4. Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata)
This popular essential oil can be beneficial when dealing with anxiety and depression due to its calming and uplifting effects. Ylang Ylang helps with cheerfulness, courage, optimism and soothes fearfulness. It may calm heart agitation and nervous palpitations and is a moderately strong sedative, which can help with insomnia.
In a 2006 study conducted by Geochang Provincial College in Korea, using Ylang Ylang oil, along with bergamot and lavender oils, once a day for four weeks reduced “psychological stress responses and serum cortisol levels, as well as the blood pressure of clients with essential hypertension.”
When using Ylang Ylang, be careful to always dilute with a carrier oil as it can be sensitizing or irritating to the skin; avoid using Ylang Ylang in conditions of low blood pressure.
5. Bergamot (Citrus bergamia)
Bergamot is commonly found in Earl Grey tea and has a distinctive floral taste and aroma. Bergamot oil is calming and is often used by those who are experiencing depression. Bergamot can also help with insomnia by reducing agitation and inducing relaxation.
An interesting study conducted in 2011 hypothesizes that applying blended essential oils that includes bergamot and lavender to participants helps in dealing with depression and / or anxiety.
Participants in the blended essential oil group rated themselves as “more calm” and “more relaxed” than the control group.
Bergamot is generally safe, but it is photosensitizing, meaning it can increase the risk of sunburn and rash. It is best to avoid use within 12 hours of sun exposure.
6. Chamomile (matricaria chamomilla)
A peaceful, calming scent, chamomile benefits inner harmony and decreases irritability, overthinking, anxiety and worry.
An explorative study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine on chamomile found that this essential oil “may provide clinically meaningful antidepressant activity that occurs in addition to its previously observed anxiolytic activity.”
Another study published by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health found that chamomile capsules have been shown to ease anxiety symptoms.
Chamomile oil is generally safe, except for a small risk of allergy for anyone who has an allergy to ragweed.
7. Frankincense (Boswellia carteri)
Frankincense is great for dealing with occasional depression and anxiety because it provides a calming and tranquil energy as well as spiritual grounding. In aromatherapy, it helps deepen meditation and quiets the mind.
Mixed with bergamot and lavender oils in a 1:1:1 ratio in an aroma hand massage, frankincense was found to have a positive effect on pain and depression in hospice patients with terminal cancer in a Keimyung University study in Korea.
HOW TO USE ESSENTIAL OILS FOR OCCASIONAL FEELINGS OF ANXIETY
When the scent of an essential oil is inhaled, molecules enter the nasal cavities and stimulate a firing of mental response in the limbic system of the brain. These stimulants regulate stress or calming responses, such as heart rate, breathing patterns, production of hormones and blood pressure.
Aromatherapy can be obtained by using EOs mixed with Epsom salts in a bath, as direct inhalations from the EO bottle, hot water vapor, or my favorite way to use essential oils, using my Dew Drop ultra sonic diffuser from Young Living.
Many prefer the topical use of essential oils. When the oils are applied to your skin they penetrate rapidly.
Since they are so potent, it is important to ALWAYS DILUTE with a carrier oil, such as sweet almond, jojoba, olive, avocado or coconut oil.
You can apply the blend directly to an affected area, on the bottoms of the feet, back of your neck, wrists, rims of the ears, in Epsom salt baths or through massage.
RECIPE: Easy Lavender Calming Neck Rub
INGREDIENTS:
1. 3 drops pure lavender oil
2. 1 teaspoon fractionated coconut oil or almond oil
DIRECTIONS:
Blend the lavender oil and coconut or almond oil in your palm and rub onto your neck for natural anxiety relief. You can also rub onto the bottoms of your feet. This is perfect for anytime your feeling stress and anxiety, or just before bed.
New Year’s Resolution #2: Drink More Water / Less Soda & Sweet Tea
My husband was a Diet Coke addict. I would tell him how bad Diet Coke was for his body, but he just didn’t care. He would rarely drink a glass of water…until I introduced him to using essential oils in water!!! His favorite EOs to add to his water are peppermint or tangerine. He started drinking water every day and now he rarely orders a Diet Coke!!!
Our favorite essential oils to add to our water are:
• Citrus Fresh (Blend)
• Grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi)
• Lemon (Citrus limon)
• Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus)
• Lime (Citrus aurantifolia)
• Orange (Citrus sinensis)
• Tangerine (Citrus nobilis or Citrus reticulate var. tangerine)
• Peppermint (Mentha piperita) This oil is intense in water!
Of course Young Living essential oils add flavor to your water, but that’s not even the most beneficial aspect of adding EOs to your water. The real value comes with the fact that most of Young Living’s essential oils can assist in detoxifying your body, and most of the oils are both energizing and uplifting!
Here are a few rules I follow when using essential oils in my drinking water:
• Always use glass or stainless steel.
• Pure EOs, especially citrus oils, can quickly degrade plastic, Styrofoam and aluminum which would lead to ingesting plastic, Styrofoam or aluminum particles.
• We only use Young Living’s Vitality line of therapeutic grade essential oils. If you are using other brands of essential oils, just be sure they say GRAS or For Internal Use on the label before using internally.
• Many other brands will say “Do Not Ingest” on their citrus oils. That’s a red flag that the oils is not 100% pure and has been adulterated. Think about it, you can use the whole orange in cooking, including the zest, so why wouldn’t you be able to ingest the oil?
• Not all oils on the market are 100% pure. Just because it’s sold in a health food store doesn’t mean it’s the highest quality.
• There are no FDA standards that require 100% of the volume of liquid in the bottle to be the oil indicated on the label. You could have 90% of the volume be another essential oil, a carrier oil, or be completely synthetic and yet the bottle can still be labeled 100% Pure!
• A little goes a long way!!! When using 100% therapeutic grade oil you may only need 1-2 drops!
Always use glass or stainless steel. When adding essential oils, use a glass, glass water bottle, or stainless steel water bottle for your drinking water. Some essential oils will leach out the petro-chemicals in plastic vessels. You’re trying to make your body healthier, so you don’t want to ingest plastic!!!
Only use therapeutic grade essential oils. Please make sure you are only using oils from a company that sells therapeutic grade essential oils before your ingest any oils. You’ll discover that far too many companies cut their oils with harmful ingredients. I only recommend Young Living Vitality Essential Oils for ingestion. Young Living’s “Seed to Seal” guarantee insures you that you are getting the purest essential oils.
A little goes a long way! We use 1 – 3 drops of essential oil per a 19 oz. glass bottle. It depends on how strong of a flavor you like. I always shake my bottle each time before drinking to distribute the oils throughout the water. I also use the same glass water bottle over and over as some of the oils will cling to the sides and I hate to waste any of those precious oils.
New Year’s Resolution #3: Support Your Weight Loss Goals
Few extra pounds weighing you down? Lighten up with Young Living essential oils!!!
Many of our oily friends are reaching their weight loss goals when they use Lemon, Grapefruit and Peppermint Vitality essential oils with carrier oil in capsules.
• Grapefruit: Boosts Metabolism
• Lemon: Assists your body to detox fat cells and also boosts your energy.
• Peppermint: Helps to curb your appetite and reduces sugar cravings.
HOW TO USE: Put 3-4 drops of each EO in a capsule; fill the capsule the rest of the way with carrier oil. Take 1 capsule up to 2 times a day. Drink LOTS of water!!!
Young Living also has a complete line of specially formulated products designed to help you reach your weight loss goals!
• Slique™ Bars
• Slique™ Essence
• Slique™ Gum
• Slique™ Slim Caps
• Slique™ Tea
JOIN Young Living’s Slique in 60 Challenge!!!
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• SLIQUE™ BARS dual-targeted satiety approach and medley of exotic fruits, nuts, and science creates the perfect functional, nutritious snack to help you feel fuller, longer.
Ingredients in Slique™ Bars
Baru nuts, Almonds, Honey, Chicory root inulin, Dates, Coconut, Cocao nibs, Goldenberries, Bing cherries, Wolfberries (Lycium barbarum), Quinoa crisps, Chia seeds, Potato skin extract, Sea salt, Vanilla† (Vanilla planifolia) essential oil, Sunflower lecithin, Orange† (Citrus aurantium dulcis) peel oil, Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)† bark oil. Formulated by D. Gary Young.
Allergens: Contains baru nuts, almonds, and coconut. Manufactured in a facility that also processes tree nuts, peanuts, soy, milk, and eggs.
• SLIQUE ESSENSE™ combines grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, spearmint, and ocotea with stevia extract in a unique blend that supports healthy weight management goals. These ingredients work together to help control hunger*, especially when used in conjunction with Slique Tea or the Slique Kit. The pleasant citrus combination of grapefruit, tangerine, and lemon essential oils adds a flavorful and uplifting element to any day with the added support of spearmint that may help with digestion.* Ocotea essential oil adds an irresistible, cinnamon-like aroma to help control hunger, while stevia adds an all-natural sweetener that provides a pleasant taste with no added calories.
• SLIQUE™ GUM
Ancient travelers throughout the Middle East used raw frankincense resin for its nutritional content and ability to help control hunger. Slique™ Gum offers those same benefits in a modern delivery system that helps control food cravings and improve oral health.
Ingredients in Slique™ Gum
Frankincense Resin (Boswellia frereana), Gumbase, Isomalt, Sorbitol, Natural Flavors, Calcium Stearate, Natural Sweeteners, Colors (Red Cabbage Juice, Turmeric,), Slimming Fresh Mint Essential Oil Blend: (Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) Oil, Spearmint (Mentha Spicata) Leaf Oil], Xylitol
• SLIQUE™ SLIM CAPS contain two powerful, patent-pending formulas that combine essential oils, dietary fibers, and other key ingredients into a dynamic, dual-action weight-management supplement. When taken as directed, Slique Slim Caps may help in managing satiation—which plays a factor in weight gain*
• SLIQUE™ TEA is an exotic drink from Young Living that has been formulated with natural ingredients to help support individual weight goals.* This blend is rich in flavonoids, a dietary compound generally associated with helping maintain certain normal, healthy body functions. It also contains polyphenols, which may be useful as part of a guilt-free weight-management regimen when combined with a healthy diet and physical activity. This unique blend is enhanced with 100% pure therapeutic grade Frankincense powder.
Ingredients in Slique™ Tea
Jade oolong tea, inulin, ocotea leaf (Ocotea quixos), Ecuadorian cacao powder, vanilla essential oil, frankincense powder (Boswellia sacra), and natural stevia extract.
New Year’s Resolution #4: Get Fit
Are you ready to get the most out of your exercise routine each day? Would you like to run faster, dance longer, and climb higher?
In order to achieve your personal best in your workout, your body needs key nutrients for optimal performance.
Young Living supports your exercise goals with three key products:
Deep Relief™ Roll-On
NingXia Red®
Sulfurzyme® Capsules
This team of exercise-enhancing products will help comfort sore muscles, neutralize free radicals, and make the most of your fitness regimen.
Here are a couple recipes using other essential oils that you may try if you experience discomfort following your workout routine:
Whoa Charley! (Horse)
2 drops Basil
2 drops Wintergreen
2 drops Lavender
2 drops Marjoram
Dilute with carrier oil
Apply topically in areas of discomfort.
Muscle Ease Roll-on
5 drops Eucalyptus
5 drops Peppermint
5 drops Ginger
1 tbsp. carrier oil
Apply topically in areas of discomfort.
DEEP RELIEF ROLL-ON: Soothe Muscles
Deep Relief Roll-On is convenient for a fast-paced lifestyle and contains pure essential oils specially formulated to relieve muscle soreness and tension.
Young Living Deep Relief™ Roll-On contains Peppermint, Wintergreen, Dorado Azul, and Helichrysum. This blend of popular oils is a great companion for your trips to the gym and for your busy daily routine.
Oils such as Peppermint and Wintergreen provide a refreshing, cooling sensation during or after a workout, with an invigorating scent that inspires an upbeat and energetic approach to whatever keeps you active.
The convenient roll-on packaging makes this product an easy addition to your gym bag or purse so you can reach for it whenever you like.
Deep Relief Roll-On Uses
1. Treat yourself to an on-the-go mini massage with Deep Relief oil along the nape of your neck and shoulders or onto any other area you choose.
2. Use the energizing scent during your gym session when you need a quick break. Swipe it across your neck, temples, forehead, or chest to recharge before you get back to work.
3. Keep Deep Relief in your office or living room for a quick pick-me-up and cool, refreshing sensation.
Ingredients in Deep Relief
Mentha piperita† (Peppermint) oil, Caprylic/ capric triglyceride, Citrus limon† (Lemon) peel oil, Abies balsamea† (Balsam Canada) needle oil, Eugenia caryophyllus† (Clove) bud oil, Copaifera officinalis† (Balsam copaiba) resin, Cocos nucifera (Coconut) oil, Gaultheria procumbens† (Wintergreen) leaf oil, Helichrysum italicum† flower oil, Vetiveria zizanoides† (Vetiver) root oil, Hyptis suaveolens† (Dorado azul) seed oil
SULFURZYME: SUPPORT YOUR BODY
Sulfurzyme is a proprietary combination of wolfberry and MSM, a dietary form of organic sulfur used to support the structure of proteins, cells and cell membranes, and connective tissues. Ningxia wolfberries have been cherished in China for centuries for their potent health, energy, and longevity benefits. They are added to this formula both for their energizing benefits and because they support the assimilation and metabolism of sulfur.
NINGXIA RED: SUSTAINED ENERGY
Add a daily shot of NingXia Red® to your diet to enjoy the benefits of this powerful, whole-body supplement. This sweet and tangy drink’s formula includes wolfberry, which is touted for its health benefits. Also featuring plum, aronia, cherry, blueberry, and pomegranate juices and extracts, Young Living’s NingXia Red is packed with superfoods to support overall wellness.
In addition to these antioxidant ingredients, NingXia Red’s formula includes pure vanilla extract and Lemon, Orange, Yuzu, and Tangerine essential oils for a great-tasting, healthy treat.*
Young Living NingXia Red benefits include support for energy levels, normal cellular function, and whole-body and normal eye health. A daily shot of 2–4 ounces helps support overall wellness with powerful antioxidants.*
NingXia Red is Halal and Kosher certified.
NingXia Red Uses
1. Blend NingXia Red into your smoothie, acai bowl, or morning juice as part of a quick, convenient breakfast.
2. Chill and serve NingXia Red to family and guests at gatherings and celebrations when you’re looking for a healthy alternative to sparkling drinks.*
3. Treat children to this tasty drink instead of sugary sodas or juice cocktails.
4. Combine with NingXia Nitro for a nourishing drink that also supports cognitive wellness.*
5. Add a drop or two of your favorite dietary essential oil for an extra flavor boost! Try Peppermint, Thieves®, Cinnamon Bark, or Grapefruit.
Ingredients in NingXia Red
Proprietary NingXia Red Blend 29g Ningxia Wolfberry Puree (Lycium barbarum), Blueberry Juice Concentrate (Vaccinium corymbosum), Plum Juice Concentrate (Prunus domestica), Cherry Juice Concentrate (Prunus avium), Aronia Juice Concentrate (Aronia melanocarpa), Pomegranate Juice Concentrate (Punica granatum) Proprietary Essential blend 50mg Grape (Vitis vinifera) seed extract, Orange EO (Citrus sinensis), Yuzu EO (Citrus junos), Lemon EO (Citrus limon), Tangerine EO (Citrus reticulata) Other ingredients: Tartaric acid, natural blueberry flavor, pure vanilla extract, malic acid, pectin, sodium benzoate/natural stevia extract.
New Year’s Resolution #5: Reduce the Urge to Smoke
Use these essential oils to help you kick the habit!!!
• Black Pepper – Curbs cravings.
• Clove – Reduces desire to smoke.
• Dill – May relieve withdrawal symptoms.
• Juva Tone – Helps break the habit.
• Thieves – Reduces desire to smoke.
• Peppermint – Simulates menthol taste of cigarettes.
Smoking is a multi-faceted habit. You not only become addicted to the nicotine (and the other addictive fillers that may be incorporated into the brand you smoke), but you also develop the habit of raising the cigarette to your mouth and also breathing deeply.
Breathing deeply when stressed is actually a good thing, but let’s make a resolution to do it without that cigarette in your mouth!!!
When you crave a cigarette:
• Place a drop of peppermint or wintergreen (diluted with carrier oil) on the palm of your hand.
• Make a fist and bring it to your mouth, inhale through the “tunnel” in your fish as deeply as if you are taking a puff from a cigarette and then slowly exhale.
• The body movement of raising your fist to your mouth is a gesture somewhat similar to raising a cigarette to the mouth, so that is very helpful.
• When you inhale through the “tunnel” it simulates the feeling of drawing on a cigarette.
• The peppermint essential oil gives you the refreshing taste you’re used to from your menthol cigarettes.
Make Your Own Blends Tailored to Your Specific Needs
Identify what your particular withdrawal symptoms feel like. Do you feel anxious, nervous or angry? Or perhaps during the period of quitting, you feel lethargic.
During efforts to quit smoking, you may want to reach for the uplifting aroma of citrus oils. Their clean smell, especially that of lemon, will help you begin to feel smoke-free more rapidly.
Blends that include especially calming oils like Roman Chamomile, Clary Sage or Ylang Ylang can be helpful with the initial anxiety felt during withdrawal.
Multiple studies have shown essential oils can help you to quit your addiction.
According to Jane Buckle’s Clinical Aromatherapy – Essential Oils in Healthcare, there have been several studies done on the effects of essential oils on nicotine cravings. In the most recent study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 20 people who were daily users of nicotine products (cigarettes, snuff, or chewing tobacco) were asked to try aromatherapy instead.
They were divided into two separate groups and given an essential oil (either black pepper or angelica) and given instructions to place one drop of essential oil on a tissue and inhale this for two minutes (roughly the amount of time it takes to smoke a cigarette) whenever they felt the urge to use tobacco. The test subjects reported back with their experiences and they found that both essential oils effectively curbed cravings, but they provoked different responses.
It was reported that the intensity of their cravings were reduced dramatically after inhaling black pepper essential than they did with angelica essential oil, but inhaling angelica essential oil helped to delay their next nicotine hit for longer than the pepper. Combined, they effectively helped to curb the cravings for longer.
Another study, by Rose and Behm found “the vapor of black pepper essential oil, when inhaled, partially reproduces the respiratory tract sensations experienced when smoking, thereby reducing the craving for cigarettes.”
Essential oils are NOT a cure to your addiction, but can be an AID to help you quit smoking!
It is important to note that I am not giving you a cure-all prescription for quitting.
This “Butt Kicker” aromatherapy blend is designed to help relieve some of the symptoms you might experience while quitting cigarettes, as well as to help uplift the mood, and extend the period of time you can go without a cigarette.
You can use this for both quitting “cold turkey” or while slowly reducing your nicotine intake weekly. This blend is safe to use in conjunction with other nicotine replacement aids (such as the patch or chewing gum). I would not use Chantix with this aromatherapy blend, there is no telling how it might interact.
Butt Kicker – Essential Oil Blend
It is highly recommended to quit smoking if you are pregnant or nursing. If you are pregnant and trying to quit smoking, you can use this blend too! Simply substitute lavender for the clary sage and use half as much as recommended, when diffusing or using topically.
BUTT KICKER BLEND INGREDIENTS
40 drops black pepper essential oil (Piper nigrum)
20 drops clary sage essential oil (Salvia sclarea)
30 drops bergamot essential oil (Citrus bergamia)
30 drops grapefruit essential oil (Citrus paradisi)
10 drops roman chamomile essential oil (Anthemis nobilis)
20 drops sweet marjoram essential oil (Origanum majorana)
24 drops coriander essential oil (Coriandrum sativum)
Empty 15ml essential oil bottle
DIRECTIONS
1. Combine essential oils in a 15 ml amber glass bottle. Swirl the bottle gently to mix. Fill the bottle the rest of the way with carrier oil. Store in a cool dark place with your other essential oils, when not using!
How to use the Butt Kicker essential oil blend:
You could use this blend diluted in a roll-on bottle for topical application, but this blend is most effective using with deep inhalation.
1. Aromatherapy Inhaler – This is my favorite choice for what we’re using this blend for. Aromatherapy Inhalers are perfect to keep on hand in your back pocket or purse, for whenever the need to take a whiff arises! The best part is you’re the only one who smells your personal inhaler, so the essential oils used will not offend anyone around you! To use, place 25-30 drops of the essential oil blend into a small glass bowl. Add the cotton pad to the bowl and roll it around (using tweezers, not bare fingers) until it’s soaked up all the essential oils. Using tweezers, remove pad and place in inhaler tube. After closing the inhaler tube, be sure to label it so that you don’t forget which blend it is! You can pull the inhaler out and take a few deep inhalations for up to 2 minutes (the amount of time it roughly takes to smoke a cigarette) whenever you are feeling a craving.
2. Smelling Salts – This is just another way to keep a sniffer around with you on-the-go. In a 10 ml (1/3 oz.) glass bottle, add 30 drops of Butt Kicker essential oil blend and fill the remainder of the bottle with either fine or coarse sea salt. Waft the bottle under your nose while taking deep inhalations for up to 2 minutes (the amount of time it roughly takes to smoke a cigarette), whenever you feel a craving.
3. Diffuser – This blend works really well in the diffuser when you are at home or in your office. Using the recommended amount of drops for your diffuser, diffuse this blend throughout the space that you are occupying. Diffuse for 30 minutes ON and 60 minutes OFF so as not to get oiled out!
Are you ready to try quitting? You can do it!!!
Black Pepper Essential Oil
I haven’t found a significant amount of empirical evidence that documents what essential oils may help curb nicotine addition. However, in her book Aromatherapy Science, Maria Lis-Balchin mentions a small study that may indicate that cigarette cravings may be decreased by inhaling Black Pepper Essential Oil.
Studies showed that essential oil of black pepper significantly reduced craving for a 3-hour session.
Inhalation of vapor from black pepper extract reduces smoking withdrawal symptoms. Rose JE, Behm FM.Nicotine Research Laboratory (151-S), V.A. Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705.
Previous studies have suggested that sensory cues associated with cigarette smoking can suppress certain smoking withdrawal symptoms, including craving for cigarettes. In this study we investigated the subjective effects of a cigarette substitute delivering a vapor of black pepper essential oil. Forty-eight cigarette smokers participated in a 3-h session conducted after overnight deprivation from smoking. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: one group of smokers puffed on a device that delivered a vapor from essential oil of black pepper; a second group puffed on the device with a mint/menthol cartridge, and a third group used a device containing an empty cartridge. Subjects puffed and inhaled ad libitum from the device throughout the session during which no smoking was allowed. Reported craving for cigarettes was significantly reduced in the pepper condition relative to each of the two control conditions. In addition, negative affect and somatic symptoms of anxiety were alleviated in the pepper condition relative to the unflavored placebo. The intensity of sensations in the chest was also significantly higher for the pepper condition. These results support the view that respiratory tract sensations are important in alleviating smoking withdrawal symptoms. Cigarette substitutes delivering pepper constituents may prove useful in smoking cessation treatment
New Year’s Resolution #6: Stop Procrastinating
Choose one or more essential oil blend to use:
• Acceptance – Emotional support.
• Envision – Emotional support.
• Magnify Your Purpose – Empowering and uplifting.
• Motivation – Easier to take action, gets you out of the mood of procrastination.
AROMATICALLY
Use in your diffuser, Inhale directly or apply to hands then cup over your mouth and inhale.
TOPICALLY
Dilute with V6 or carrier oil and massage into skin. Apply to wrists, back of neck, over your heart or bottoms of feet
New Year’s Resolution #7: Improve Relationships
Scroll through the following list of relationship issues, and then choose one or more essential oil to use aromatically or topically:
AROMATICALLY Use essential oil in your diffuser, inhale directly from bottle, or apply a drop to the palm of your hands then cup hands over your nose and mouth and deeply inhale.
TOPICALLYDilute with carrier oil and massage into skin.
RELATIONSHIP ISSUES:
ABANDONED – Feelings of Abandonment
• Acceptance, Forgiveness, Valor
ABUSE
• Trauma Life, Release, Melissa, Acceptance, Brain Power, Citrus Fresh, Christmas Spirit, Geranium, Forgiveness, Grounding, Harmony, Hope, Humility, Inner Child, Joy, Lavender, Peace & Calming, Sandalwood, Surrender, Tranquil Roll-on, Valor, Ylang Ylang, Sacred Mountain
AGITATION
• Lavender, Rose, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Peace & Calming, Trauma Life, Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Forgiveness, Frankincense, Geranium, Harmony, Joy, Juniper, Marjoram, Myrrh, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Transformation, Valor
ANGER
• Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Rose, Melissa, Tranquil roll-on, Peace & Calming, Orange
BLAME
• Acceptance, Forgiveness, Valor
FORGIVE and FORGET
• Acceptance, Forgiveness, 3 Wise Men, Transformation, Valor, White Angelica
JEALOUSY
• Bergamot, Eucalyptus, Forgiveness, Frankincense, Harmony, Humility, Joy, Lemon, Marjoram, Orange, Rose, Rosemary, Sacred Mountain, Sandalwood, Thyme, Valor, White Angelica
LIBIDO (Low)
• Ylang Ylang, Sensation, Dragon Time, Live with Passion, Mister, Joy, Nutmeg, Rose, SclarEssense
• MEN: Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Ginger, Myrrh, Pine
• WOMEN: Jasmine, Lady Sclareol, Clary Sage
LONELINESS (Feeling Alone)
• Acceptance, Valor
LOVE
• Forgiveness, Joy, Juniper, Lady Sclareol, Lavender, Sensation, Ylang Ylang
PRIDE
• Peppermint
REJECTION
• Acceptance, Joy
RESENTMENT
• Forgiveness, Harmony, Humility, Idaho Tansy, Jasmine, Release, Rose, White Angelica
FEELINGS OF REVENGE
• Forgiveness (around naval), Present Time (on thymus), Surrender (on sternum over heart), Tranquil roll-on
SEXUAL ABUSE
• SARA – Its fragrance, when inhaled, may enable a person to relax into a mental state such that she may be able to let go of the memory trauma of sexual abuse.
SEXUAL STIMULANT
• Sensation, Cinnamon Bark, Ylang Ylang, Ginger, Goldenrod, Rose, SclarEssence
• Arousing Desire: Clary Sage, Lady Sclareol
• Frigidity: Lady Sclareol, Nutmeg
• Impotence: Goldenrod, SclarEssence
SNORING (This could save your marriage! Haha!!!)
• RC (Dilute and apply to the throat or upper chest.)
• Valor (When I applied a drop of Valor on both of my husband’s big toes, in just a few minutes he was sleeping quietly!!!)
TENSION
• Peace & Calming, Cedarwood, Stress Away, Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Tranquil roll-on
New Year’s Resolution #8: Overcome Negative Thinking
Scroll through the list of negative thoughts, and then choose one or more essential oil and use aromatically or topically:
AROMATICALLY: Use in your diffuser, inhale directly from bottle, or apply to hands then cup over your nose and mouth and inhale. I personally like to diffuse my essential oils, that way everyone in the house benefits!!!
TOPICALLY: Dilute with carrier oil and massage into skin.
OVERCOME NEGATIVE THINKING
BOXED IN (Feeling Boxed-in)
• Peace & Calming, Valor, Tranquil
BUGGED (Feeling Bugged)
• Acceptance, Forgiveness, Peace & Calming, Valor
BURDENS
• Acceptance, Hope, Release, Transformation, Valor
CALMING
• Peace & Calming, Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Stress Away, Rose, Citrus Fresh, Melissa, Orange, Cedarwood, Hinoki, Yuzu, Hong Kuai
CLARITY OF THOUGHTS
• Clarity, Rosemary, Transformation
CLOSED MINDED
• Awaken, Inspiration
CONFIDENCE
• Jasmine, Live with Passion, Sandalwood, Transformation, Valor, Shutran, Build Your Dream, Valor
CONTROL (of your life)
• Cedarwood, Dream Catcher, Envision, Motivation, Roman Chamomile
COURAGE
• Clove, Fennel, Ginger, Live with Passion, Valor
DEFEATED
• Acceptance, Aroma Siez, Awaken, Citrus Fresh, Spruce, Cypress, Envision, Idaho Balsam Fir, Freedom, AromaSleep, Inner Harmony, Divine Release, Gathering, Geranium, German Chamomile, Goldenrod, Gratitude, Humility, Forgiveness, Lavender, Melissa, Live with Passion, Palo Santo, Ravintsara, Release, Rose, Sage Lavender, Surrender, Transformation, Trauma Life, Valerian, White Angelica
DENIAL
• Roman chamomile, Sage, Abundance, Acceptance, Awaken, Transformation
DESPONDENCY
• Bergamot, Clary Sage, Cypress, Gathering, Geranium, Ginger, Harmony, Hope, Inner Child, Inspiration, Joy, Orange, Peace & Calming, Present Time, Rose, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Transformation, Trauma Life, Valor, Ylang Ylang
DISAPPOINTMENT
• Clary Sage, Dream Catcher, Eucalyptus, Fir, Frankincense, Gathering, Geranium, Ginger, Grounding, Harmony, Hope, Joy, juniper, Lavender, Orange, Present Time, Spruce, Thyme, Valor, Ylang Ylang
DISCOURAGEMENT
• Bergamot, Cedarwood, Dream Catcher, Frankincense, Geranium, Hope, Joy, juniper, Lavender, Lemon, Orange, Rosewood, Sacred Mountain, Sandalwood, Spruce, Valor
DROWNING IN OWN NEGATIVITY
• Grapefruit, Transformation
FAITH
• Hope, Transformation
FEAR
• Bergamot, Clary Sage, Cypress, Fir, Geranium, Highest Potential, Hope, Juniper, Marjoram, Motivation, Myrrh, Orange, Present Time, Roman Chamomile, Rose, Sandalwood, Spruce, Valor, White Angelica, Ylang Ylang
FRUSTRATION
• Acceptance, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Gathering, Ginger, Hope, Humility, Juniper, Lavender, Lemon, Orange, Peppermint, Present Time, Roman Chamomile, Spruce, 3 Wise Men, Thyme, Valor, Ylang Ylang
GROUNDING
• Grounding, Fir, Hope, Joy, Patchouli, Spruce, 3 Wise Men, Sage, Cypress
HATE
• Acceptance, Forgiveness, Release
INDIFFERENCE
• Jasmine
LISTLESSNESS
• Jasmine
MOTIVATION
• Envision, Magnify Your Purpose, Motivation, Myrrh, Live with Passion
NEGATIVITY
• Sandalwood, Transformation, Dream Catcher, Forgiveness, Palo Santo, Grapefruit
OBSESSIVENESS
• Acceptance, Awaken, Clary Sage, Cypress, Forgiveness, Geranium, Helichrysum, Humility, Inner Child, Joy, Lavender, Marjoram, Motivation, Present Time, Rose, Sacred Mountain, Sandalwood, Valor, Ylang Ylang
OVERCOME DIFFICULT ISSUES IN LIFE
• Acceptance, Release, Roman Chamomile, SARA, Transformation, Trauma Life
OVERCOMING FEELINGS OF PANIC
• Lavender, Orange, Lemon, Roman Chamomile, Awaken, Bergamot, Valerian, Melissa, Copaiba, Ylang Ylang
PERSONAL GROWTH
• Transformation, Helichrysum, Frankincense
POSITIVE FEELINGS
• Acceptance, Abundance, Envision, Forgiveness, Idaho Tansy, Joy, Motivation, Live with Passion, 3 Wise Men
SECURITY (feeling of)
• Christmas Spirit, Sacred Mountain, Acceptance, Roman Chamomile, Cypress, Bergamot, Oregano
SELF ESTEEM (lack of)
• Acceptance, Forgiveness, Joy, Valor, Transformation
SELF PITY
• Acceptance, Motivation, Transformation, Valor
THOUGHTS
• Inspiration (relieves negative thoughts), Ravintsara (lifts emotions)
WELL BEING
• Citrus Fresh, Idaho Tansy, Release, Rose, Transformation, Harmony, Spearmint, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Lavender, Lemon, Lime
WORRY
• Bergamot, Stress Away, Peace & Calming
ZEST (for life)
• En-R-Gee, Motivation, Nutmeg, Legacy, Live with Passion
New Year’s Resolution #9: Defeat Occasional Feelings of Depression
Scroll through the list of emotional issues surrounding occasional feelings of depression, and then choose one or more essential oil to use aromatically or topically:
AROMATICALLY: Use in your diffuser, inhale directly from bottle, or apply to hands then cup over your nose and mouth and deeply inhale. I personally like to diffuse my essential oils, that way everyone in the house benefits!!!
TOPICALLY: Dilute with carrier oil and massage into skin: wrists, back of neck, on the rim of your ears, over your heart, or bottoms of the feet.
COMFORT (Needing to be comforted.)
• Gentle Baby
DEATH (of a loved one)
• Trauma Life, basil, Cedarwood, cypress, fir, Forgiveness, jasmine, Joy, rose, spruce, Transformation, Valor, ylang ylang
OCCASIONAL FEELINGS OF DEPRESSION
• Lemon, frankincense, lavender, Joy, bergamot, Valor, ylang ylang, rosemary, rosewood, tangerine, grapefruit, Hope, jasmine, Neroli, sage, Sensation
DESPAIR
• Lemon, lavender, Joy, Acceptance, Believe, Cedarwood, clary sage, fir, Forgiveness, frankincense, Gathering, geranium, Gratitude, Grounding, Harmony, Hope, lemongrass, orange, peppermint, rosemary, sandalwood, spearmint, spruce, thyme, Transformation, Valor, ylang ylang
SADNESS
• Joy (over heart), Acceptance, helichrysum, Inspiration, onycha, orange, 3 Wise Men, Transformation, Valor
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
• Hope, Brain Power, Melissa, Present Time, lemon, frankincense, lavender, Joy, bergamot, Valor, ylang ylang, rosemary, rosewood, tangerine, grapefruit, jasmine, Neroli, sage, Sensation
IF YOU ARE FEELING SUICIDAL OR HAVING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255), your clergyman or a trusted friend.
If you feel you are at immediate risk of committing suicide, go to the nearest emergency room. YOU matter. YOU are loved.
You are not alone in this. I’m here for you. You may not believe it now, but the way you’re feeling will change. I may not be able to understand exactly how you feel, but I do care about you and want to help. When you want to give up, tell yourself you will hold off for just one more day, one more hour, even just one more minute—whatever you can manage. Then when that time is up, do it again….and again….and again…..
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1 (800) 273-8255
New Year’s Resolution #10: Get a Better Night’s Rest
Scroll through the sleep issues, and then choose one or more essential oil to use aromatically or topically:
AROMATICALLY
Use the essential oil in your diffuser, inhale directly or apply to hands then cup over your nose and mouth then deeply inhale. I always prefer to use essential oils in the diffuser, that way, if people are sharing a room, everybody benefits and gets a good night’s rest!!!
TOPICALLY
Dilute with V6 or carrier oil and massage into skin: bottoms of your feet, back of your neck, down your spine or on your wrists.
NIGHTS OF SLEEPLESSNESS
• Lavender (best when combined with Roman chamomile and dill), RutaVaLa, valerian, bergamot, Citrus Fresh, orange, Peace and Calming, ylang ylang, cypress, marjoram, ravintsara, myrtle (for hormone related insomnia)
NIGHT SWEATS
• Sage, Endoflex
RELAXATION
• Lavender, Tranquil roll-on, ylang ylang, lemon, Stress Away, Peace and Calming, Citrus Fresh, rose
RESTLESSNESS
• RutaVaLa, Lavender, Gathering, Peace and Calming, Tranquil roll-on, orange, valerian
SEDATIVE LIKE EFFECTS
• Peace and Calming, lavender, ylang ylang, Stress Away, RutaVaLa, Tranquil roll-on, bergamot, valerian, Neroli, rose, Citrus Fresh, Melissa, orange, Cedarwood, hinoki, yuzu, hong kuai
PROMOTE SLEEP
• Lavender (on spine), RutaVaLa, Peace and Calming, valerian (for sleep disturbances), Tranquil roll-on, marjoram, Roman chamomile, Stress Away
UNWIND
• Lavender, Peace and Calming, Tranquil roll-on
RECIPES for a Good Night’s Sleep
• 4-10 drops essential oils (depending on strength of scent)
Use your choice of geranium, lavender, orange, Peace & Calming,
Stress Away, or other calming EO.
• ¼ cup Epsom bath salts
• Mix the EO in Epsom salt thoroughly then add to your bath.
• Soak in tub for 20 minutes.
ADDITIONAL RECIPES
• Blend #1: Combine 8 drops Citrus Fresh with 6 drops of lavender OR 6 drops of Peace & Calming. Dilute with carrier oil. Apply blend to big toes, bottoms of feet, 2 drops around navel and 3 drops on back of neck.
• Blend #2: 2 drops Roman chamomile, 6 drops geranium, 3 drops lemon, and 4 drops sandalwood. Mix together and add 6 drops of mixture to Epsom salts for your bath at bedtime. Dilute with carrier oil for a massage after your bath.
BED TIME ISSUES IN CHILDREN
For Children 12 months to 5 years:
- Lavender, Roman chamomile, Peace and Calming.
- Diffuse into the air.
- Place 1-2 drops on a pillow or stuffed animal.
- Add 1 -3 drops to 1 oz. distilled water in a spray bottle and mist into the air.
Children 5 to 12 years:
- Lavender, clary sage, geranium, ylang ylang, Peace and Calming.
- Add 1-2 drops to Epsom salts added to bath at bedtime.
- Dilute with carrier oil to create a massage oil and massage onto back of legs, bottoms feet, arms, back of neck or down the spine.
- NOTE: Always dilute EOs heavily with carrier oil when using on children.
New Year’s ResOILutions GRAND FINALE!!!
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Here’s to 2019 being your BEST YEAR EVER and may it be filled with Good Health, Peace, Love and Joy!!!
~~ Joyce