Back-to-School Wellness: Week 6 – Help Kids Stay Calm
Helping your kids stay calm in school is as important as all the wellness prep work to get them there. After your kids are rested from a good night’s sleep, have the best nutrition in their bellies, and are armed with their wellness roll-on, it’s time to support their emotions during and after school. School can be a rough time for everyone. It is filled with excitement and anxiety. The best way to combat stress quickly is to use essential oils. Remember that when you inhale essential oils, the tiny molecules go deep into the brain, straight to the places that help you manage your emotions. Lava Rock…
Back-to-School Wellness: Week 5 – Topical and Aromatic Wellness
When using essential oils for topical and aromatic wellness, consistency is the key. Back in the day, we did things differently. Parents would wait until they had to keep their kiddo home from school and then they would go to town, dousing him/her in these magic plant juices. NOW, we all know better. If you use these oils every single day instead of waiting for a problem to develop, the oils can help you maintain you and your child’s/children’s health. Nothing is foolproof, but if you find yourself or your kiddos needing to stay home, double the frequency with which you use your essential oils and use Thieves Cough drops,…
Back-to-School Wellness: Week 4 – Happy Head
I bet in your home, you like to keep your heads nice and happy. This is the perfect head spray to use every single morning as you brush your child’s/children’s hair. Happy Head Spray Recipe Ingredients: 2 oz. glass spray bottle. 10 drops Tea Tree oil. 5 drops Lavender oil. 5 drops Rosemary oil. 5 drops Eucalyptus oil. Directions: Fill a 2 oz. glass spray bottle halfway with water (it’s best to use distilled or bottled water) and add the essential oils. Shake well before each use. Focus the spray toward the scalp around the ear area. If you are picking up what I am throwing down in…
Back-to-School Wellness: Week 3 – Morning Must Haves
Let’s start with these morning must-have product suggestions to make it happen. Now that your children are rested, you can get the morning off to the best start with nutrition and complete body support. Morning Must-Have #1 Start them off with a good breakfast Young Living provides great breakfast options using Einkorn flour like Einkorn Flakes Cereal, Einkorn Granola, and Einkorn Pancakes or waffles. They even offer a gluten-free Pancake mix! Einkorn is an ancient grain that has higher levels of protein, trace minerals, and lower gluten levels than hybridized, modern wheat. Morning Must-Have #2 Add in a Pre/Probiotic Gut health is important for healthy emotions and…
Back-to-School Wellness: Week 2 – Essential Oil Use
Essential oil use is varied and you can use Young Living oils in three general ways: aromatically, topically, and internally. Aromatic Use Essential Oils (Diffusing) Using oils in a diffuser has a positive effect on your emotions. If your kids need a little motivation and focus to get their homework done or need something calming to get their actions to match the atmosphere, oils are going to be your best friend! A Little Science Lesson Ready for a little science lesson? When you inhale oils, the essential oil molecules travel through the olfactory bulb, trigger the limbic system in the center of the brain, and stimulate the…
