The New Year always brings about feelings of motivation, intent, and goal setting. It’s the time of year where we feel like we have the best chance to shed the old and embrace the new whether that’s getting fit, spreading the love, or eating healthier. We all have our aspirations and what better time to […]
Health
Essential Oil Blends for Respiratory Ailments
This time of year can be hard on our systems, especially our lungs. It seems like everyone has some sort of cough whether it’s dry, wet, hacking, whooping, rasping… no matter which, someone’s got it and it’s making its rounds. It’s for times like these when you’ve been stricken with walking pneumonia or your third […]
Sickroom Spray Recipe for Cold and Flu
The cold weather months can be brutal when it comes to dealing with a cold or flu. If you happen to live anywhere else other than sunny Southern California (or near the equator for that matter!), you’ll find that opening your windows to air things out may be out of the question. Despite being against […]
Warming Foot Salve for Chilly Toes!
If you’re anything like me, then you’re the type of person who needs to wear socks lest your feet get cold and clammy even when it’s 90 degrees. I don’t know what it is, but as soon as I stop moving around, my toes are the first thing to get cold, which as you can […]
Super Simple Sore Throat Spray
With cold and flu season approaching it’s more important than ever to have a few tried and true remedies on hand to help ease symptoms. One of my favorite ways to stay well all year round is by using essential oils to help keep my immune system strong, but sometimes I still catch a cold […]
Essential Oils for Grief and Moving Forward
I’ve been a bit absent from the blog of late because I have undergone a tumultuous sea of emotions. When you lose a loved one in so sudden and so shocking a manner, it brings forth feelings of grief, anger, resentment, and above all the question of “why?”. Two weeks ago, I learned of my […]