This month, Lavender vitality oil ($12 value) is FREE with your 100PV Essential Rewards order, so I wanted to give you a great idea for how to USE IT.

Vitality oils, in case you wondered, are the SAME EXACT oil with a different label. They are labeled to be compliant with FDA approved-use claims. They do not allow us to label the same oil for internal use and “cosmetic” (topical) use. Additionally, Young Living is one of the ONLY companies that exists that has oils pure enough for internal use. So being able to compliantly label them as a dietary supplement is something that definitely sets Young Living apart as the world leader in essential oils (just ask Siri, “Who’s the world leader in essential oils?”).

Really quickly, before I get to the recipe … some of you wonder why RICE cream? Many people choose to be dairy-free for many health reasons, similar to the way many people choose wheat-free or grain-free diets. If you’re interested in gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo recipes, there’s this great cookbook Against All Grain by Danielle Walker.

So without further ado …

Here is the original “Rice Cream” recipe that Gary created and was served at the Young Living farm in Mona, Utah, for many years.

You can add any of our Vitality oils that you like. I love to make this with Grapefruit Vitality oil and use about 15 drops of it. You can add a drop or two of Peppermint Vitality oil and add chocolate or carob chips. The possibilities are endless!

Enjoy and be amazed at the deliciousness of it all!

For more great recipes using Young Living’s line of dietary essential oils, visit https://www.youngliving.com/blog/tag/vitality-essential-oils/

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In my Living Fit Club, we journal or review our “Design Your Life” journals daily.

Today’s subject was Courage.

Write your viewpoint on courage and fear and how they relate to each other. Then write how they relate to you.

-How would your most courageous self look?
-How would you feel?
-What would you do differently?
-If you knew you had nothing to lose, what would you be doing that you haven’t done?

Here’s what I wrote:

Fear is a feeling.

Courage is having the ability to press through fear and feelings to do, say or accomplish whatever is necessary. 

My most courageous self knows HOW, WHEN or WHY I need to act or speak.

She follows through.

She sets her mind like flint and presses into difficulty, seeking guidance and wisdom.

She acts and feels confident in spite of circumstance, and answers fear “feelings” with faith STATEMENTS!

She does whatever she feels called to do, designing her life the way she envisions it. 

She accepts unpleasant tasks she has to do and strikes a balance between acknowledging that it’s not her ideal/choice and REALITY, choosing joy instead of discouragement.

If I had nothing to lose, I would ask/tell everyone about my business and dive in without giving fear any credibility.

Essential oils that enhance this exercise:

Stress Away, Copaiba, Sacred Mountain, Gathering, Believe, Idaho Balsam Fir, Valor, Valor II (I used Lavender and Northern Lights Black Spruce)

Here’s my recipe for a roll-on called “Better than Wine” (highly relaxing, makes you feel giddy and unwound)

10 drops each
💧Joy
💧Lavender
💧Release

The key is topping with Young Living Relaxation Massage oil as a carrier 😌 #betterthanwine

Here’s how you can get oils for your own roll-ons like this!

Make your own labels for adorable roller bottles with the Silhouette Cameo 3, which is what I use.

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Took a little break to get my health back on track.

I’ve cut gluten, sugar, dairy, processed foods, coffee (all caffeine except Slique tea and Ningxia Nitro, actually), and alcohol from my diet in the last week, and I feel amazing. I can breathe better, my inflammation and congestion are greatly decreased, and my essential oils work better in my body. I also ran twice and did yoga once. It wasn’t all my exercise hopes and dreams for the week, but I’ll take it.

I have also been tracking NSVs (NON scale victories) including:

• perfect digestion after years of nausea and dumping syndrome that doctors call “IBS”
• hooked my bra on the smallest strap
• saddlebags gone and fat pockets on legs greatly reduced (I gain weight in weird places)
• better sleep than I’ve ever had in my life
• freedom from food obsession (what should I eat next, how many calories is this, etc)

Do you guys notice better mood and sleep when you are eating well and exercising? It’s not a new discovery, but it’s interesting for me to note that *I* myself am making these discoveries for the first time in my own life.

It was just time for me. I don’t know how else to describe why I took the plunge. I don’t know what habits I’ll carry over after my 10-day reset is over, but I think gluten and dairy are going to be on the chopping block pretty intensely.

I’d love to hear what lifestyle changes you have made that compliment your essential oil use and how they’ve affected your brain!

Lots of people have asked me about label coloring on Young Living essential oils. Some of them are intuitive. Lavender is purple when it grows out of the ground. Peppermint is green. Black pepper is … black/brown. Easy, right? And soooooo pretty!

from @karirae on Instagram

But for blends it can be tricky to figure out the code. Let’s crack it using the seven chakras of the body!

Chakras — simply put — are points on our bodies through which energy flows. Blocked energy can often lead to illness, so it’s important to understand what each chakra represents and what we can do to keep this energy flowing freely.

Here’s a note my dear friend Cheryl sent me with a lava and semi-precious stone diffuser bracelet that helps me remember which chakras represent what:

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So check this out! You can totally grab any color bottle and use this as an intuitive guide for where to apply your oils. Remember to align your intentions with each – survival, emotions, power, love, communication, intuition and spiritual awareness.

Examples:

• Endoflex (red) at base of spine, benefits your kidneys and adrenals; necessary for survival
• Oola Family (orange) on abdomen, where your reproductive organs reside;  hormones are produced there and are partly responsible for emotions
• Citrus Fresh (yellow) on solar plexus, aka navel, benefits digestion; your gut is the core of your body, where all the power of your immune system resides — many receptor sites where the body’s serotonin is synthesized and stored are in the intestine
• Aroma Life (green) goes over the heart; its cardiovascular benefits are directly related to this organ, which is associated with love
• Surrender (blue) goes over the throat and corresponds with communication; James 3:2, “We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.” Surrendering your words to the power of the Holy Spirit in you gives life!
• Transformation (indigo) goes over the third eye (frontal lobe) and corresponds with the brain and intuition; Transformation™ includes Idaho Blue Spruce, Palo Santo, and Ocotea, which empower you to replace negative beliefs with uplifting thoughts when diffused
• Rutavala (violet) goes on the crown of the head and represents spiritual awareness; it is relaxing to the mind and appropriate for meditation or sleep

I hope that helps you demystify your oils and application as it pertains to both where you can put oils and why you would need them in each energy point of the body!

You can learn more about the emotional application of essentials here.