Winter Wellness

This past weekend, I created a class on how to build your natural defenses and protect your home from harm, especially to keep your health through the winter.  So I wanted to pass it on!  

Evaluate your intake.   Certain foods and toxins can lower our natural immunities.  Focus on a diet of whole foods, lots of water, and exercise!

Ningxia Red – 29 g of Wolfberry puree per bottle.

-          Adult serving size of Wolfberries contains more protein than whole wheat, 19 amino acids, 21 minerals.

-          Contains Vitamin C, B – complex, Vitamin E,

-          Beta-sitosterol and essential fatty acids, antioxidant carotenoids

-          High antioxidants strengthen natural defenses, permeate cell walls and attack free radicals before they damage cell dna.

-          Support Circulatory system, specifically arterial buildup.   

-          Maintain blood sugar

-          Support healthy eye function

Frankincense – cellular support, immuno-stimulating, and skin health

Rosemary – dietary supplement, skin and hair health, focus and clarity, cleansing, endocrine support

Dorado Azul – antiseptic, respiratory support

Thieves – Clove, Lemon, Cinnamon Bark, Eucalyptus Radiata, Rosemary

-          Source of great non-toxic cleaning (Thieves Cleaner, Thieves Spray!)

Purification – Citronella, Lemongrass, Rosemary, Melaleuca alternifolia, Lavandin, Myrtle

-          Great for non-toxic cleaning

Melrose – Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree), Melaleuca quinquenervia (Niaouli), Clove, Rosemary

-          Ear health

-          Recipe for great Skin Cream 

(25 drops each of Lavender, Melrose, and Frankincense in 1/4 cup of whipped coconut oil, with 1/2 cup shea butter and 2 oz sunflower oil)

DiGize – Tarragon, Ginger, Peppermint, Juniper, Fennel, Anise, Patchouli, Lemongrass

-For Digestive support

Endoflex – Spearmint, Sage, Geranium, Myrtle, German Chamomile, Nutmeg, in Sesame Seed oil

                - For endocrine system, thyroid and adrenal support

R.C. – Myrtle, Eucalyptus Globulus, Marjoram, Pine, Eucalyptus Citriodora, Lavender, Cypress, Eucalyptus Radiata, Spruce, Peppermint

                - For Respiratory/Congestion

Cleansing Trio – starts and complete a colon cleanse, 80% of immune system health comes from colon. 

Life 5 – probiotic infused with oils for better absorption

An Oil of Abundance

For this month's Oil of the Month, I am focusing on Abundance.  I was blessed to be able to send our Oil of the Month rewardees, a small vial of Abundance blend.  It's Christmastime!   This crazy month, we find ourselves surrounded by loved ones, and gifts of presents as well as their presence.   It's an overflow of Blessings!  And yet, we find ourselves stressed, and overwhelmed by negative emotions.   This blend, Abundance, can help us focus on the joy and blessings in our life, and bring it about in others.   Young Living's Mission is to Inspire individuals to live a life full of Wellness, Purpose, and Abundance.   In the coming year especially, I want my life to overflow with 'Wellness, Purpose, and Abundance to fulfill this Mission too.

What baby loves

Mama's Little Baby loves his Ningxia Red.   

When no one shows

This has been a rough month for teaching.   I've felt it creeping up on me the last few months, and I'd been dreading the one when no one shows. Last month, I had a team meeting where one person showed up.  Then I held an intro class, where one new person showed up, and didn't order anything.   Then tonight, I had a team meeting where no one showed up.   Sure, I understand, it's the Holidays, and everyone's schedule is Crazy.  Mine included.  I purposely chose tonight as the last evening of Thanksgiving Break.  My theory was that folks would be back in town, crazy from all the weekend hoopla, and eager to get away, get some Oily Knowledge.  But I understand when the crazy wins.  The crazy wins a lot around here too.  Heck, just this morning, I changed the venue to Starbucks because my house was Christmas Crazy central.   But when I arrived at Starbucks, slightly tardy, there was no one there, and I hung out there for a while, just in case, but no one showed.  So I was sad.  I wondered to myself, what am I doing wrong?  Have I maxed out my circle, annoying all my friends and loved ones with all my oily talk?   Am I the only one that wants to Build a Business?   So many doubts. What am I doing wrong?

Nothing.

I have learned, that this is a Process.  It's not a sprint, it's a marathon!  If we're in it for the long haul, to Help People, and make a business of it at the same time, we're going to hit bumps in the road.   FDA compliance has been a big learning process for me.  But I'm trying.  And I like to think I'm in it for the long haul.  I'm doing as much as I can do.   I feel like I walk a fine line between Building a Business, Educating my Team, and being obnoxious.   I want my team to get as pumped up about Young Living Essential Oils as I am. But that can take time.  Some of my team members think they don't know as much as me, that they can't learn it all.  But they don't have to!   It's easy.  I don't know everything about all 200 of our oils, but I know where to find info, if I don't know, I ask my upline and team.  

I wasn't a Business Builder when I started oiling.  I was just a Mom trying to get her family healthier.   But these products are so wonderful, I couldn't help but Share my Joy, and the next thing I knew, I had a Team.  As it turns out, the timing was Perfect.   God's Timing always is.  I am so Thankful for my growing team, and their support.  But still, it can get so frustrating when things don't go according to my plan.   My Plan.  Ha.  Can you hear God laughing?  I did.  

So I thought to myself, what can I do?   Well, I can still have the class.  Even though, no one showed, that doesn't mean that no one is interested.   So I thought, I'll still have the class, it'll be like Practice.  And Practice will make me better.  So many people say, they 'couldn't do what I do' because they hate speaking in front of people, or they wouldn't know what to say.   Well, that's one of the great things I love about this company, the people are willing to share their knowledge.  That's one of the biggest perks about Young Living, it's team members share their knowledge about the products and the business.  They want to make it Easy to Share.  So do I!

So I thought I'd share the worksheet with you all, that I made for tonight's class on Holiday Wellness. I thought these would be some top items to have on hand through the insanity of the holidays.
 

Even though none of my team members were able to attend tonight, I want to be able to share these wonderful suggestions to get through the Holidays.  Do you drink Ningxia Red?   Try one ounce a day for a month and see if you notice a difference.  That's how I got started on Ningxia, and it has helped us get so healthy.  With the insanity of the holidays aleady around here, I've upped my Ningxia Red, and been using my DiGize pretty often this weekend. If there's an oil on this list, that you don't have, or haven't tried, let me know.  As my Mom says, "First sniff is free." ;)  

When we combine our informational sharing with the Amazing High Quality Products that we have, we're the Best!  We rock!  Sharing samples, sniffs, and information, make us better than buying a cheaply made product off a store shelf. Nobody else knows their Products from Seed to Seal!   I hope and pray, that eventually, if I stick with it, as my knowledge and comfort improves, and I get better at teaching, my business will improve.  There are low points.  As it turns out, that's normal.  There are going to be bad days, rough months, all of it, but I want to stick with it.  I'm not quitting.  Not today, and certainly not because of the insanity of the holidays.   

So, please enjoy this,  I hope you get some Oily Ideas.   Happy Oilidays!  

Black Friday

I'm sorry it's been a while since I've been able to blog.  My photos and desktop computer have been on the fritz.  Blessedly, my tech savvy hubbie has saved the day.   

  

What a simply irresistible day to be a member of Young Living!  

We have some wonderful products on sale for 20% off!  

If you are interested, in any of these products...  just contact me!  

The Aria Diffuser, including a free bottle of the Northern Lights Black Spruce -

this diffuser is the supreme spa diffuser.  It has multiple light settings, as well as a remote control, and plays music!   And the new scent, comes from our new Nothern Lights farm in Canada, we call it North American Frankincense!  

Ningxia Red - you all know how much I love this!  If you are interested, in starting to drink an ounce or two a day, please take advantage of this.  The best thing I can say about our family drinking this every day, is that we don't get sick.  And that's enough!  

Pan-away - This wonderful pain relieving blend is the replacement for helichrysum in the sale.  Today is the last day.  But we use this stuff daily.  At first sniff, I thought it smelled like Ben Gay, but without the chemical afterthoughts.  

Life 5 - A Fabulous probiotic blend of the top 5 best bacterial strains, plus a couple extras, infused with Essential Oils for better absorption and digestive health!  

The Holiday Thieves Kit - including a bottle of Thieves cleaner, which can be used to clean Everything!   Seriously!  Everything!  Check this out:  

If you want to Place an Order, just go HERE or let me know!  

Gratitude

This month, I was able to send my team members  the Gift of Gratitude.  

I put 10 drops of Gratitude oil in a cute 4 mL rollerball with sunflower oil to use as a perfume.  

I started this intending it to be an Oil of the Month, for just my team members with orders over 100 PV.  However, there's just something about this time of year that makes me so Thankful for everyone, not just my regular ordering team members, all my team members.  So everyone was able to receive this gift.  It was my Pleasure to share my Gratitude with my Team. <3

The Bomb Diggity

I have Two Recipes that I'm going to post tonight, to share with you.

The Bomb - I use this first recipe at the first sign of any kind of tickles, or hint of coming illness to boost my immune system.

In a Capsule,  I add drops of Essential Oils:

2 drops Frankincense
4 drops Lemon
4 drops Thieves
4 drops Melaleuca alternifornia (aka Tea Tree)
3 drops Oregano

Then I fill the rest with a carrier oil like Young Living's V-6 blend before capping off the capsule and taking it with water. I like to take it with a little food, because oils absorb better with a little oil or fat.

M* Bomb - This recipe used to be named for a popular painkiller, but I love this more natural rollon.

In a 10 mL (1/3 oz rollon bottle), I add drops of Essential Oils:

10 drops Frankincense
10 drops Balsam Fir
10 drops Copaiba
*7 drops Lemongrass

Fill the rest of the way with a carrier oil like sunflower, almond, or grapeseed oil.  My first time I used olive oil, but I found it to be a little thick for the plastic rollon bottles, so I prefer thinner oils.

* - the Lemongrass is optional, but for my own uses, I like to include it.

More Fall Diffuser Recipes

Sorry it has taken me so long to post this.  I meant to put it up in the beginning of November. We've been having some technical difficulty on the home computer, and the drive where I store my pics and recipes was slowly dying.   Luckily, we back it all up to one of those crazy cloud things, so we didn't lose it, I just couldn't get at it.  But WHOOP, here it is: 

The Oil of the Month Club

I was reading last month, about some team members who started an Oil of the Month Club.  As a special treat/reward to anyone on our team who place an order over 100 PV, this person would send out a sample, or special gift in the Oil of the Month Club.  The commentary was favorable, as it gave her team an opportunity to experiment with some oils that they normally wouldn't know about yet.

So this month, I decided to do it myself.  I want to educate my team about some of the non-starter kit oils, and expose myself to other oils and blends that I haven't tried before either.

So first, I made this flyer.

And our first oil for October was Rosemary.   Rosemary is a really handy oil, and an ingredient in some of my favorite blends, like Thieves and Melrose.    It's great for cooking, and to work muscles, but gentle enough to put in a bath with a drop of Lavender and some Epsom Salts.  This oil is great for brain, lung, and liver support, really it's just fabulous for the whole immune system.

Ningxia Cocktails!

This is my favorite drinkie, I call it my Ningxia Cocktail:

First I start with a half glass of Trader Joe's Dynamo juice blend, with pineapple and orange juices, (I'm not normally an OJ fan, but whichever citrus floats your boat), then add ice, and add 1 oz of Ningxia Red, then add a shot of Ningxia Nitro (optional if you want that caffeinated boost). Woohoo! By themselves the Ningxias are a little tart to me, but this way is a Perfect little daytime cocktail, it'll cure what ails ya!

 But I was just reading about another way to drink Ningxia that is pretty fabulous, they called it Ningxia Punch. Picture it: 1 glass of ice, 12 ounces of unsweetened flavored sparkling water, and 1-2 oz of Ninxia Red.   My sister and mother adore La Croix sparkling beverages.    And now here's a way to pair up a few of their favorite things! Personally, I like a little sweetener in my sparkly beverages, which one could add if one were so inclined.  ;)
Cheers!

Ningxia Time

Have you tried Ningxia Red?   There are two 2 oz. packet samples in every Premium Starter Kit just to give you a try.  I confess, I didn't try mine at first.  I didn't try them until 5 months later, when I started to get a cold, and I was desperate for any immune support I had on hand.  I didn't really like the test, but I didn't get any sicker.  

I started drinking 1 oz of Ningxia Red every day back in January, because my Diamond Leader (5 generations up from me) challenged us to a New Year's Challenge.  1 oz a day during the month of January.  Frankly, that sounded a lot easier to me than an entire year long New Year's Resolution.  So I declared that was going to be my New Year's Resolution, and Eric decided to join me cautiously.   So we drank.  And the first few weeks we shuddered when took that shot.   Ningxia Red is not a sweet juice.  It's a high anti-oxidant juice blend.   It's so packed with such great things, you only need an ounce or two.  And I didn't notice any big differences. 

My husband Eric was very wary of our daily drinking of the Ningxia Red, that we took on for the January Challenge. The only changes we noticed were a. it tastes better to us than when we first started, and b. neither of us got sick. But as it just so happened, Eric had been working insane hours for a big project.  I hate to say it, but a 40 year old man cannot pull all-nighters like a 20 year old.   With all the hideous hours Eric's been keeping of late, it was pretty miraculous that he didn't get sick.  Traditionally, he does. When it was over, I had been asking and asking him if he wanted to continue.  All he said was "Well, it's a habit now." And he told me in the beginning of February that I better order some more, he didn't think we can make it to the end of February when my ER order comes through. I guess that's Man-Speak for I like it hon, your voodoo oil beverage works, let's get some more.

Then in March, Christopher had to take the ISTEP, a standardized test for all third graders.  So we decided to boost his health and brain power, to start giving him shots of Ningxia Red too.  He was a big fan.  He made this video with me for one of my facebook online classes.  He loves his "red juice".

Way to be Compliant!  

He was pretty adorable, and he's been joining us in shots most everyday ever since.  Even Sam has gotten in on the action, we started spiking his green juice with red juice.  One morning, he noticed that we spiked his juice, and accused us, "Mommy!  Did you put red juice in my green juice?!"  Yes.  "Oh OK."  He was totally cool with that.  And now he asks for it.  We all do Family Shots in the morning.  Our Aunt Teri had a chronic cough for 10 years, the doctors didn't know what to do with her, and she finally was able to kick it using Thieves, LLP, and drinking Ningxia Red daily.  I went to the eye doctor this summer, and was thrilled to hear my astigmatism was gone and my prescription had improved.  I'd been using oils for a couple months when I had gone in last year, but this year, really the only change had been the addition of daily Ningxia.  They say it can support eye health, I thought they meant for someone with eye problems, I didn't think it would apply to me.  So it was a Bonus Health Boost! 

When school started this year, kids and parents were dropping like flies.  But our immune systems were so well supported with our oils and our Ningxia, it was Amazing.    I got close last month, the closest I have been to getting sick since I started using Essential Oils.  I was a snotty mess, and had a gross cough.  But I never got a fever.  I stayed close to home because I sounded so gross, and napped every day, well, as long as Jake would let me.  I drank my Ningxia and used my oils and didn't get sick.  It doesn't sounds like a fancy testimony, "I drank Ningxia and didn't get sick." but if you knew us before Young Living, you would be amazed at the difference.  If you are looking to boost your immune system for the next few months, give Ningxia Red a try.  Just try it for a month.  See if you notice a difference.  Even if the difference is so simple as we didn't get sick, it might be worth it. 

Failing in the Biz and still making Diamond.

Did you know that 98% of Network Marketers quit in the first year?  I did that with Mary Kay back in the day.  But with YL, I didn't intend for it to become a business.  Now I find myself Blessed with a small business, and the desire to make it grow.  Some say they just want to make it to Silver, but really Diamond is where it's at!  Check this video out!


 

Wow!  I know it's a long video, but I just feel so pumped up about my business now.  What great points she made!  "The fortune is in the follow-up."  I've already been trying to have Team Meetings, and the key to a call to action is a strong close.  I need to work on that!  I love how she gave us permission to mess up.  Doing this as a business has such a learning curve.  It's a learning process.  But one of her most important keys is for us to Keep Learning!  Keep learning, and keep sharing, but not to over do it, and become a know it all, to scare folks away.  I fell in love with Young Living Essential Oils and wanted to drink in all the knowledge like water!  So I was all over that Read and Study and Attend things bit.  But I realize not everyone can do it like I did, reading my EOPR from cover to cover over Summer Break.  Maybe I do make it a little scary that I wanted to know so much about the oils, but it made me want to share these wonderfully miraculous oils with everyone I know!   That's why I want to help you learn more.  Not only can I be a resource to answer your questions, but I can point you in the right directions of being able to find your own answers!   I want you to read and study and invest in yourself too.  Young Living and other MLMs don't have extensive marketing departments, because WE are the marketing department.  We don't just sell a product, we demonstrate a healthy lifestyle, and in order to portray it, we need to make it look as easy and awesome as we already know that it is!  So I'm setting goals for myself, to develop me.  And I want to help you all become the best you that you can be, not just for the business, but for you.

The WELCA Vendor Blender

This was my table set up this weekend at church, for the WELCA Vendor Blender.  

To be honest, the idea of doing a vendor event terrified me, and the first time I was asked, I said No.  But when a friend of mine personally contacted me, and said, we don't have anyone doing Oils, maybe you'd like to?  I thought, OK.  It's for church.  Our event this past weekend was for the Women of the ELCA (WELCA) weekend.  On this weekend, the women of the church run the service.  And to kick it up a notch, this event was added for all of us women in small business to present at the event.  To raise money for WELCA, all of us that showed, will be donating our proceeds from the event.  

I went into this with low expectations, Young Living Essential Oils is not the kind of thing that one can explain in 30 seconds as someone cruises by a table.   But I thought, this will be a good opportunity to show my friends and church family what I've been doing.   It ended up being a lot more fun than I thought.   I didn't sign anyone up, but I really did Share my Oils!  This was an opportunity to bring the Oils to folks that may not be familiar with them.  

So maybe you are thinking to yourself, what do I do, to try this too?  Well, I brought my new Premium Starter Kit, I call it my Demo kit.  I bought it last month when they were on sale.  I brought my Aroma diffuser, and put 5 drops of Thieves in it.  There's lots of debate what to diffuse at events.  For Intro classes, I usually diffuse Lemon.  For additional education, I like to diffuser something a bit stronger.  I figured everyone loves the smell of Christmas, and Thieves was a great choice on Saturday, because the weather was so crummy.  Sunday, I got a few more odd looks, but people stopped by to learn what smelled so good.  Though Thieves was a good choice, I think if the church does this again, I would diffuse Frankincense.   That was one of the most popular oils that folks at church wanted to smell, and that makes sense, most of them have probably only ever smelled it burning as an incense at a funeral or something.  Ours smells so much nicer!  I need to work on a faster presentation, I couldn't even get into the Seed to Seal discussion most of the time.  I tried to be FDA compliant, but it's a learning process, and I'm making the effort, but I'm sure I blurped a couple times. Any time someone came around my table, I would break the ice with the question, Are you familiar with Essential Oils?  That gets me responses from yes, I use YL, or yes, I use that other brand.  There were a good few Nos, but mostly people had heard of them, but not known how to use them.  

When I first arrived, I whipped out a baby jar and put some coconut oil in it, and added a few drops of Lavender.  This way anyone that wanted to try something, a. could see how easy it was to make it, and b. try a little bit of an easy moisturizer, also good for this ever changing Indiana weather.  I gave away my bottle Saturday evening to a friend who had stayed a while to discuss.  She was asking me to make something for her, and sell it.  Frankly, I'd rather get people into doing their own oils, and give free samples away of the stuff I make, to get them comfortable using.  I had a few extra 4-5 drop samples, like that come in the Starter Kit.  I was able to give out a few of those.  I brought out my stash of unopened bottles to sell.  Unfortunately, I only sold one, my Deep Relief.  Good thing my Essential Rewards order goes out tonight!  But folks stopped to look at what I had.  I think staying with the Starter Kit oils was a good choice.  Too many oils can get overwhelming for folks.  Next time, I would want to have a couple bottles of Thieves on hand.  I had a couple bottles of Thieves Spray, not taken.  Good, more for me!     I thought Thieves would be a big hit this time of year.  And it was, but not enough to make people buy.   So I kicked it up by having a signup page offering a free 15 mL bottle of Thieves to anyone that wanted to learn more and host a class.  No one took advantage of that though.  

I did make business cards.  A couple years ago, Eric got me 'mom cards', so that I could have my contact information on a card with the boys' names on it.  So this weekend, we printed off a couple pages of address labels with my name, YL member number, and website, to go with the front of the card contact info.   I put the stickers on the back, and I can use my Mom cards, and kick it up to a business card without having to invest in something new.  Val had given me a couple dozen PSK info sheets too, to share with my team.  I had extra contact labels and put them on a dozen of flyers, for those that were really interested.  I gave about 10 of those away.   I should also have brought a tablecloth, to kick it up a notch.  

Unfortunately, I only made about 7$ for the church, but I was able to do some networking.  I wrote down the names of friends who stopped to chat, who seemed interested, and I am planning on doing some follow up in an email or set up meetings.  I may offer to do an Intro Class, and ask them to help with scheduling.  Even if nothing comes of it, I enjoyed the opportunity to get out and share my info.  It was a good learning experience.  Not bad for my first event!  

I hope my experience can give you some insight.  Don't be afraid to step outside your comfort zone, especially at church, where people tend to love you anyway.  What's the worst thing they're going to say?  No.  And that's ok.  Those of us in the know probably feel that everyone has need of these wonderful oils, and we're going to do our darndest to share these Gifts, but it's God's Timing as to whether or not they are ready to receive.  And I am content to know that they are working on His Time.  If I had enrolled the first time I heard of Young Living, I wouldn't be where I am, and I have been so Blessed by these oils. I spent my weekend planting seeds.  And it was Good. 

Fall Diffuser Blends

Here are some wonderful suggestions for your Diffuser this Fall!  

LIVE!

Welcome to my new website, Oily-Is-The-New-Crunchy.com!

For those that don't know me, I'm Cathy Willman, a Young Living Essential Oils Independent Distributor.   Here's a little Intro video about me that I made on youtube.  See?  I am slowly joining this century. ;)   

   

I am excited to begin sharing essential oils in this format with you all, come back soon for new recipes, videos, and testimonies! Happy Go Live Day!