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Morning Yoga Challenge: Day Six

7/22/2019

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We know how it feels to leap out of bed after hitting the snooze button one-too-many times and rushing around in the morning - our nervous system definitely knows how it feels all-too-well…. Giving yourself an extra hour or half an hour in the mornings to wake up and practice will allow your nervous system to begin the day in a far more relaxed state.
- Emma Louise Newlyn, in Yoga Practice, ekhartyoga.com
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Day Six: the Half Moon Pose

Half moon reminds me that dedication, surrender, falling and laughter are all equally important aspects of this practice. Teaches us the journey is more important for self awareness and self acceptance that "nailing" the pose. - Lisa Menard Schmahl, harmonyyoga.com
The Half Moon Pose is a stress reliever. It also may help you lessen feelings of anxiety or the experience of depression.

Meditation Moment: Connect to the feeling of being off balance when life knocks you down or throws things off kilter. Feel the combined power of all the moments of getting back up again with a deeper awareness & appreciation of just how strong you are. While you're in that moment of power and strength, let go of any stress you've been carrying.


YMMV: So Proceed with Care


As with any healthy undertaking, your mileage may vary, and it's always a good idea to talk to a doctor or healthcare provider before jumping into a new form of exercise.

Looking at this pose makes me imagine that it could be helpful to learn and try it with a yoga teacher nearby to make sure you don't topple over. :)

See you tomorrow!

Love, Jeanine


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Morning Yoga Challenge: Day Five

7/19/2019

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Once you make your morning yoga flow a habit, your body will get used to waking up at that specific time. This will help to regulate your circadian sleep cycles, which we often throw out of whack by varying when we go to sleep and wake up. As your sleep cycle regulates, you’ll find it easier to fall and stay asleep and you’ll wake up feeling more alert and ready to take on your day. - YogaSix.com
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Day Five: The Mountain Pose

This pose promotes stillness in both the mind and the body. It is a very upright pose that brings a feeling of strength and confidence. It is also very opening, which frees you from fear. It is a very grounding posture because of the connection to the earth through the soles of the feet.
- Yoga Freedom, yogafreedom.co.uk/blog

The Mountain Pose - as you focus on your breathing, this pose may help you decrease anxiety and increase awareness, making it easier to notice life without judging it. And standing tall in the physical sense may increase your ability to stand tall emotionally.

Meditation Moment - ask yourself where in your life you most need to stand tall, and see what comes to mind. Just keep breathing deeply and slowly and breathe love into whatever thoughts come, in response.


You Can Continue through the Weekend


I have been taking weekends off during this blog challenge, so I will be bringing you days six and seven next week. But if you signed up to get the whole challenge, all at once, you can feel free to do them over the weekend, and still try them again next week, if you'd like.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love, Jeanine


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Morning Yoga Challenge: Day Four

7/18/2019

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Practicing yoga first thing in the morning offers you a way to clear your mind and get your body ready for the day. Energizing poses, such as backbends and sun salutations, feature prominently in a morning session. Yoga in the morning sets the tone for the day. It gives you time to set goals and reflect on the ways you'll deal with challenges posed by your family, friends and coworkers. - Livestrong.com
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Day Four: The Triangle Pose

Triangle pose is an ideal way to pinpoint the stress we carry in our lower backs. It also opens the shoulder and extends the neck — two places where tension lives. Moreover, Triangle requires focused concentration and attention to the breath to keep the ego from making us feel inadequate or unsteady. This breath, and total presence in the moment is the single most powerful tool in relieving stress. - Camille Dodson
The triangle pose offers both solace and release of all the anxieties and feelings you store in your body. It also can become a reminder to stay emotionally present to yourself, on a day-to-day basis, so that your feelings can be processed and released as they arise.

Meditation Moment: take a moment just to focus on breathing slowly and deeply. Open your heart to letting go of any toxic feelings you have been carrying around, and as you breathe in, breathe in comfort. As you breathe out, let go of tension and stress.

See you tomorrow!

Love, Jeanine


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Morning Yoga Challenge: Day Three

7/17/2019

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Yoga can calm your mind and start your day in a positive light Yoga is an ancient practice that has been cherished for thousands of years. One of its primary benefits is its ability to center and focus the mind, thereby reducing a great deal of stress. If you feel rushed or anxious in the morning, a few yoga postures could help tremendously. - Hillary Lebow
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Day Three: The Warrior II Pose

As you embrace this pose, "you may be given confidence to face your fears, courage to move forward, compassion to embrace another, and wisdom to surrender to the one who holds the reins." - Shiva Rea
The Warrior II pose is about letting go of tension and finding the peace in every moment. It's about seeing through the illusions so that you can get to the truth. And about wisdom and courage.

Meditation Moment: Imagine being filled each day with the courage to face your fears, and to easily handle any stress that comes your way. See yourself using wisdom to divine the truth in any moment. What does that feel like from the inside?

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See you tomorrow!

Love, Jeanine

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Morning Yoga Challenge: Day Two

7/16/2019

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Morning yoga can give you more focus all day long. It’s so important to take a few minutes for yourself in the morning to breathe, connect with your body, and set your intentions for the day. As you breathe through your yoga flow, you’ll be providing your brain with loads of fresh oxygen. This will help sweep away any last bits of sleepiness and increase your mental clarity for the day ahead. - YogaSix.com
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Day Two: The Seated Twist Pose

You might notice the centering benefits to your consciousness. As the layers of muscle and bone revolve deeply, your attention is drawn into the stable, unmoving center of the pose. And this ability to stay centered as the hubbub of the world swirls around you will pay obvious dividends in the yoga of daily living. - Julie Gudmestad
The Seated Twist pose is calming to your mind and nervous system, and can re-energize as it releases stress & toxic energy. The energy it releases comes from deep within your body.

Meditation Moment: imagine that long-held stress, deep within your body, is being released. Welcome the sense of calm and the refreshing energy that comes to take its place.

See you tomorrow!

Love, Jeanine


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Morning Yoga Challenge: Day One

7/15/2019

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Practicing yoga the very first thing in the morning is perhaps one of the best ways to really reap its many health benefits. This is due to several factors. First, establishing a routine of yoga in the morning helps your body to regulate its sleeping habits. In time, your body will become used to waking up and immediately receiving a boost of energy from yoga, which will make the act of getting out of bed that much easier since your body will have a task to look forward to. - TheJoint.com
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If you haven't tried yoga before, or done it consistently, and you wonder what it would be like to do yoga poses as part of your morning routine, take these next seven days to give it a try. For these next seven days, we'll focus on one pose and on an aromatherapy blend that may help with that pose & the energy it represents.

But if you have any movement challenges or health concerns, it's always a good idea to exercise caution and diligence before trying a new form of exercise. Might be good to check with your doctor or healthcare provider. Just saying.

And once you know you're good to go, let's try the challenge...


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Day One: The Seated Meditation Pose

"...the base of our spine is pressed firmly into the mat. With this, we physically root ourselves into the earth and find a sense of grounding. From here, we can do the mental and emotional work to determine what is stopping us from that sense of grounding in our lives. -YogaJournal
The Seated Meditation pose can help lessen stress & anxiety, calming your mind. It's a root chakra pose that can help you feel more centered and grounded.

Meditation Moment - imagine that all of your stress and any anxiety is leaving your body and going deep into the earth, sending back and creating a deep sense of rootedness. Allow peace to fill each cell of your body.

See you tomorrow!

Love, Jeanine


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Grounded & Present: Peaceful Family Mornings

7/12/2019

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Is it sometimes difficult to be as present to and with your children as you would like in the morning? Is your attention scattered or sometimes distracted by all the things calling your name in those moments?

Let's look at how aromatherapy can help you be more present and grounded during the mom moments in your mornings...

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More Present for Mom Moments


For grounded moments at home with your children and family, I suggest clary sage essential oil...
Clary sage carries spiritual timelessness within itself — a second could be a year, a year could be a second — and brings the realization that it’s how much love we can pour into a second that counts. Clary sage Encourages calm, confidence, grounding, regeneration, tranquility, revitalization, balance, and restoration. - Aromatherapy for the Soul

If you're going to be at home, and would like a delightful fragrance to blend it with, add lemon or lime to the diffuser. But since they are both citrus oils, and can cause photosensitivity, avoid them when you know you'll be leaving the house.

How do you stay grounded and present in moments with your family? Have you ever tried clary sage?

Have a good weekend!

Love, Jeanine


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For more help with mornings, take the morning routine quiz.
It will help you identify what challenges you most about
your morning routine, and recommend where to start as you
begin to take back your mornings. You also will find out how
to access my cozy aromatherapy guide, free of charge.
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Centered: Morning Meditation or Quiet Time

7/11/2019

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You've just started to meditate or pray. And suddenly, in the distance, you hear the sound of the TV playing a cartoon. Or, you hear your spouse laughing with the kids. Or, that knock on the door.

I know you don't have much time in the morning, and you don't want to waste it wishing for silence or an ability to tune out when noise happens.

Let's talk about how to get centered enough to have a deeper quiet time or meditation experience...

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Centered and Grounded


Sandalwood essential oil is ideal for helping you get into a meditative state, and can help whether you are meditating or having a quiet time. It blends well with ylang ylang essential oil, which also is deeply relaxing.

Go easy with the latter one. Just a drop on a cotton ball will be more than enough.

You may want to keep sandalwood's scent subtle as well, so just a couple of drops in your diffuser should be plenty.

Have you tried using sandalwood, before? Let me know in a comment.

See you tomorrow!

Love, Jeanine


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For more help with mornings, take the morning routine quiz.
It will help you identify what challenges you most about
your morning routine, and recommend where to start as you
begin to take back your mornings. Plus, when you watch the
video, you'll find out how to try some warmer and cozier
essential oil blend recipes for mornings.
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Aromatherapy for Stressful Mornings

7/10/2019

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If you're not a morning person, you may find that when stress hits in the morning, it's harder to seal with than at any other time in your day. If that's so, create a self-care plan to soothe stress away in those moments, and let aromatherapy help...

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Calming Down After Stress


There are several essential oils you might use to return to peace after a stressful morning, or even after one moment of god-awful stress.

(1) For its soothing, feels-like-a-hug properties, I'd choose lavender essential oil.

(2) In a situation where the moment has passed, but a problem remains, and you want to let go of worry or cheer up for a moment, I'd choose orange essential oil.

And they both play nicely with each other.

Remember, though, that because orange is a citrus oil, you have to avoid photosensitivity. Choose lavender, instead, on any day you will be leaving the house.

Have you ever used lavender or orange after a stressful moment?

See you next time!

Love, Jeanine


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For more help with mornings, take the morning routine quiz.
It will help you identify what challenges you most about
your morning routine, and recommend where to start as you
begin to take back your mornings. You also will find out how
to access my cozy aromatherapy guide, free of charge.
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Aromatherapy Mornings: More Motivated and Focused

7/9/2019

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Are you a stay at home mom who is frequently tired in the mornings, and often interrupted just when you find a minute to get something done? Maybe even the thought of getting things done is too much sometimes, so how can you find both the motivation and the focus to stay on task until the to-do list is done?

Having a morning routine that creates space for the things you need to do can help, but then you actually have to do them, and that can be where the trouble is.

Morning aromatherapy can help...

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Morning Aromatherapy to the Rescue


If I had to recommend one oil that you could use to get things done, and stay on task, it would be lemon essential oil. Lemon is an gives you an uplifting and centering fragrance and an essential oil that can help to clarify  your focus and deepen concentration.

I recommend inhalation - in a diffuser, or on a tissue or cotton ball - as the best way to use it.

Because it can be irritating to the skin, it's not safe to use it topically, unless you dilute it. And speaking of dilution, never use an essential oil neat. Some will be more irritating than others, but any essential oil can hurt you if used topically without diluting it first.

As a citrus oil, lemon also can create photosensitivity, so if you are heading out soon into the sunshine, you may want to wait to use it until you are back inside for the day.

By the way, it blends well with rosemary, another essential oil that is often used for staying focused and on task.

See you tomorrow!

Love, Jeanine

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For more help with mornings, take the morning routine quiz.
It will help you identify what challenges you most about
your morning routine, and recommend where to start as you
begin to take back your mornings.
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The Morning Wake-Up Call

7/8/2019

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Do You Have Difficulty Getting Going
in the Morning?


Which is the most difficult part, waking up or staying awake? And how much time goes by before you actually get out of bed and can function well?

Tell me in a comment.

Here's my suggestion for how to reclaim this part of your morning. Create a morning routine that...

(1) Wakes you up & gets you up, before your children.

(2) Gives you time to become more awake, alert and functional be fore you have to do anything.

(3) Helps you move from cranky, groggy, tired and sleepy to less of all of the above.

That space that you give yourself, before you have to interact, and function, will make such a big difference in how your mornings begin.

And aromatherapy can help.

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Aromatherapy for Tired Mamas


Because waking up and getting up can be such a challenge, tired moms need an essential oil or essential oil blend that compels and leads them to becoming fully awake and alert. But nobody wants to be led by a drill sergeant that early in the morning.

So it needs to be an essential oil you really like. One you want to keep breathing in, because you love the scent.

And that may be more important than which essential oil is best for helping you become alert.

For example, peppermint oil may help you wake up, but if you don't like it, why bother? You might prefer a cozy scent, like ginger, instead.

Gingerbread cookies, anyone?

See you next time!

Love, Jeanine

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For more help with mornings, take the morning routine quiz.
It will help you identify what challenges you most about
your morning routine, and recommend where to start as you
begin to take back your mornings.
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How an Aromatherapy Evening Routine Can Help with Mornings

7/5/2019

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Taking time the night before to prepare for the next day will not only make your morning go much more smoothly, but it will also give you a boost when you wake up. There’s something about waking up with a simple plan in place and things in order that jumpstarts your day in a good way. - Crystal Paine, author of Say Goodbye to Survival Mode

Getting Enough Sleep


Because getting enough sleep can have such an impact on how you feel and what it's like to get up the next morning, anything you can do the night before to sleep well and sleep long enough will help.

Putting together an evening routine that helps make that happen will mean it could run like clockwork, and you won't even have to think about it. Or not much anyway.

If you struggle with mornings, maybe aromatherapy can help you the night before to wind down, let go of tension or stress the day handed you, and get to sleep in plenty of time to wake up refreshed the next morning.

Lavender is a great essential oil for all three purposes.

It can help you relax and can hug away your stress and tension. It can help you surrender to sleep when it's time to go to bed. And it's soothing properties may make the entire wind down process easier than it would be otherwise.

Lavender calms the nervous system by lowering blood pressure, heart rate, and skin temperature – all processes which take place during the body’s natural transition to sleep. -Tuck.com
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Preparing for the Next Day


Preparing the night before for your next day will save you time and energy when that day rolls around. Take time, as part of your evening routine, to think ahead to what you'll need the next morning.

You can even establish tomorrow's priorities and choose one or two intentions for the next day. And if you know of any challenges coming up the next day, grab the essential oil that will help you and have it on hand and ready, so you won't have to go looking for it.

Need to stay calm during the meeting with your child's teacher and watch the way you respond? Get out your chamomile oil.

Wanting help to stay focused while you're working on an important project that's been giving you headaches?

Keep some peppermint oil nearby and remember to breathe deeply. It's going to all work out.

Set it out the night before, so you won't have to get up to go get it right when you're in the middle of working on the project. And maybe you'll sleep better, knowing you're already well prepared for the day to come.

See you next time!

Love, Jeanine


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God Bless America: Happy 4th of July

7/4/2019

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On days like today, my heart is filled with gratitude for all of the military men and women who served our country and gave us the independence we celebrate. And I think of the families who supported them, who grieved when they didn't come home.

But I also pray for us. For all of the ways in which we still need to evolve and grow. For the equality each one of us deserves. And for the help so many of us need right here at home.

Happy 4th!

Love, Jeanine

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Start by Taking The Morning Routine Quiz

7/3/2019

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The Morning Routine Quiz


If you struggle with mornings, the entire part of your day may seem like a mixed bag of trouble. And although you may want to create a morning routine to help make mornings better, you may not know exactly where to start.

The best place to start is to identify which part of your morning routine needs the most attention. If mornings are a challenge for you, as a whole, start with what is causing the biggest problem, resolve that, and then, work on another one.

So, you might want to ask yourself which tasks your mornings consist of and in what order?

And what is the hardest part?

Taking The Morning Routine Quiz will help you answer those questions and identify what to focus on first.

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Find Your Morning Routine
Challenge Profile


Where does your struggle with mornings live - in waking up and getting up, getting ready or getting things done? And have you identified the specific challenges?

Once you have taken the quiz and you are clear on your initial focus strategy for mornings, keep it in mind as we go through the month, so you won't miss the recommendations.

See you tomorrow!

Love, Jeanine

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How Aromatherapy Surprised Me: 3 Stories

7/2/2019

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Coming up tomorrow, we've got the morning routine quiz, and then, on Friday, our series continues with its first post about aromatherapy and slow evening routines. But I thought today, I'd tell you a little of my aromatherapy story. Aromatherapy has shocked me three times (if not more) with what it could do...

Synergy and Sneezing: And Then,
There Was None


My first introduction to the real magic of aromatherapy happened during the dark ages - meaning, when there was no Internet. I was working as a therapist in what I'd call a sick building. For whatever reason, not only did coworkers share the latest maladies, but the building seemed to spontaneously erupt in sick-making, but with no apparent cause.

On one such occasion, I had a sinus infection. The building had had a smell for days, so I knew it was the culprit.

I was taking nettles, a supplement that works as an antihistamine, but it wasn't working. I was sneezing, my nose was running and I was miserable.

Consulting the magic book at the health food store, by which I mean the great big book of recommendations alphabetized by illness, I saw that both peppermint & eucalyptus essential oils were said to be helpful. And I had a plug-in diffuser, which meant I could take it to work.

I bought them both and the next morning, when the misery started again, I plugged it in. Well, I kid you not, but by the end of my work day, I was fine.

My head still felt a wee bit thick or stuffy, but the sneezing was gone, the runny nose was dry and I could think clearly again.

Since then, I have used that formula again and again and again. Sometimes, all I have are a Ziploc bag and cotton balls, but when I combine them with the oils, and let them synergize, voila, I have the same magic.

Being Late: And Other Night Owl Tales of Woe


I was so thrilled by what happened with my sinus issues, that when I found out about an aromatherapist near me, who would consult with you for free & only charge for the blends she made, I was all over it. I hadn't had any aromatherapy training, myself, at that point, so I saw her as a goddess of knowledge!

And I wondered if she could help me with my sleep issues. I was a night owl to the extreme, and because of that, my mornings were a madcap dash to get ready and speed to work, while I both ate and put my makeup on in the car.

She listened to me describe my typical evening, and gave me an oil I had never tried before, called spikenard (yes, it is biblically famous). She told me to eat dinner, put my pajamas on, get completely ready for bed, put the oil on and just wait. But I'd need to be able to get to bed fairly quickly once it worked.

Boy, was she right! It took about two hours to make me sleepy, and I read and watched TV while I waited each night. But once it hit, I felt powerfully compelled to go to bed. And with her help, I was able to go to sleep at 10pm every night, which was practically unheard of before I used the oil she made for me.

A word about spikenard - I think it stinks to high heaven (makes sense, since it is biblical). I was single then, and thank goodness, because no one else had to witness that extraordinary fragrance.

But it worked like a charm.

These days, I'd use something I like much better.

But I am still so grateful for that aromatherapist, stinky smelling oil, or not, because I didn't think anything could get me to sleep on time. And I was thrilled when she proved me wrong.


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The Story of the Faith Spray


My last aromatherapy story is about faith. In addition to being a certified aromatherapy practitioner now, I am also a certified spiritual aromatherapist.

And when I was in training for the latter certification, we had to make blends both for ourselves and others, and document what we made, how we used it and what the results were. Naturally, I strong-armed my mother into volunteering to be helped.

She told me about some stress she was dealing with and asked for help with trusting God in that situation. But get this - she didn't want to have to actually have to remember to use the oil, herself.

She wanted me to make it, use it and send it to her at a distance. What?

But believe it or not, that was part of what we were learning in the training, so I was willing to try it. So, I made her an aromatherapy blend and put it in a spray bottle. I sprayed it while she was on the phone with me and we were both silent as I sent her prayer and used an energy healing technique.

She said, "what did you do?" because she felt a shift. Turned out, it actually worked! Go figure.

So there you have it, three stories of how surprisingly powerful essential oils have been in my life and those I have worked with, but what about you? Do you have any stories to tell? Tell me in a comment.

See you tomorrow!

Love, Jeanine

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