Giving back to Mother Earth, creating less waste, mending, making do & doing it myself... but not all by myself! Today, because I'm allowed a visitor to my home, my special guest & beautiful friend, Simone Lambert from Pure Essentials.
We love doTERRA's Salon Essentials Root to Tip Serum product. It gives smooth, shiny hair and a healthy scalp, without weighing hair down. Obvs' because doTERRA use a silicon in their serum, our's is not going to be quite as light but it's so great because we did it ourselves!
Hair Serum
40 mls Coconut Oil
25 mls Avocado Oil
10 mls Wheatgerm Oil
5 mls Olive Oil
5mls Jojoba Oil
3 drops Lavender
3 d Peppermint
3 d Geranium
2 d Cedarwood
2 d Marjoram
2 d Niaouli
3 d Rosemary
Combine all of the Oils, stir. This recipe makes 90mls. We created 3 bottles of 30mls. 1 bottle will last approximately 3 months.
Directions for use -
add 3-5 drops to damp medium length hair, comb through, or
blow dry hair & add 3-5 drops before styling or
apply 5-10 drops as a leave in 'hair before bed
Primary Benefits ~
Provides immediate conditioning, smoothing, and shine
Contains protective lipids to nourish and moisturize hair and scalp
Deep conditions and promotes hair surface maintenance, leaving hair soft, shiny, and silky
Helps improve the appearance of healthy hair, resulting in fewer visible split ends
Notes to recipe; I'll be using Coconut Oil & Wheatgerm Oil as the Dimethicone & polydimethylsiloxane because they are light (like silicone), the Wheatgerm is high in vitamin E. I'll use a tiny bit of Olive Oil as the emollient & Avocado Oil as the Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate. Meadowfoam seed oil will be replaced by a little Jojoba Oil. And because, I love it, the Oil of Love & Trust; Geranium is hormone balancing, moisturising & stabilising & provides the frolicking, hoppity skip I need in my day!
doTERRA are awesome, they are one of the only companies that give you the recipes. Here's what's in their Serum;
*Dimethicone or polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is best described as a synthetic polymer of silicon (a natural element of the Earth) and an emollient that works to improve the softness of skin by sealing the spaces between the superficial dead cells of the stratum corneum (the top layer of the epidermis). Examples of emollients are ingredients like plant oils, mineral oil, shea butter, cocoa butter and fatty acids (animal oils, including emu, mink, and lanolin, the latter probably the one ingredient that is most like our own skin's oil).
*Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate is a form of vitamin C which been modified to be more lipid soluble. This modification allows it to better penetrate the skin.
*An emollient plant oil coming from the Sacha Inchi plant from the Colombian Amazon. Similar to other plant oils, it's loaded with nourishing and moisturizing fatty acids: it's especially rich in α-Linolenic acid (42-49%) and linoleic acid (32-38%) and contains less oleic acid (9-14%). It also contains a decent amount of antioxidant vitamin E (200 mg/kg).
*Meadowfoam seed oil is a seed oil, extracted from the seeds of Limnanthes alba (meadowfoam). The seeds contain 20-30% oil. Meadowfoam oil is widely used in cosmetic and hair-care applications due to its stability, emolliency and smooth, soft skin feel.
You know when you go into a place & it's got that certain vibe? It's scrubbed clean, everything is polished & it has a sublime atmosphere that you just have to take a big inhalation & exhalation & you just feel amazing? It might be a monastery, a cathedral, a temple, an ashram, an historical house... I try to replicate that feeling in my home. This is how I do it.
Spiritual cleansing is a detailed procedure that involves, intially, quite a bit of planning. When you are finished, your home will look & feel sparkly.
Begin with a regular clean of your home (including windows). If you haven't already Kon Maried your home, that's an excellent place to start. Hop over to nourishing minimalism for some inspiration & over here for the sublime Kon Marie. After your total clear out which is conducive to good energy flow, then a thorough clean (use home-made green cleaning products), you are ready to begin. With conscious awareness, work your ritual & magic & spark all of the elements that will bring the transformation of the subtle energies of your home.
The following cleanse is called The Elemental Purification. This rite calls on the powers of all five elements (Earth, Air, Ether, Fire & Water).
Wear some clean clothes (preferably white) to perform the house cleansing ritual. Create or prepare a sankalpa (a positive affirmation) for your home. Example of a home sankalpa might be, "My home is safe & protects us all," "My home offers protection & love to all who reside & visit here," "My home is a space of joy, laughter, happiness & nurtures all," "This cleanse of my home will bring light & peace," "I give thanks to my beautiful home that provides warmth, shelter & safety." If your house doesn't have a name, you might like to consider that too. My house is called Halfrida (place of peace).
You will also need;
* salt water or essential oil water (see below for suggestions) in a bowl
Begin the spiritual house cleansing process by opening all of the windows & doors, allow the element Brother Wind in to bless your home. Then turn on your diffusers, if you don't have any & you would like to diffuse all around your house, simply fill glass bowls with hot water & add your choice of 3 - 6 drops (depending on the room size) of essential oils. Obviously you want the real stuff, the most pure, the most potent & the most trusted, doterra.
Start at the front door, the threshold of power, this is where energy comes in & out & you want that energy to be pure. The front door is your gateway to other worlds & to your sanctum. Many spells & rituals here are to engage the protective forces (spray with a spritzer of On Guard essential oil), for more information visit here The Magical Household. You may also wish to grow specific protective herbs here; ferns, marigolds, juniper, sage, native violet, rose geranium or tansy.
Mentally, or out loud, repeat your sankalpa, your prayer for the house, three times. Systematically go around every room of your house. If you want, say your sankalpa in each room, clap your hands very loudly, or sound your prayer bowl with the striker into every corner of the room. This rids negative vibrations. The sound creates the energy up & moving. So make it as loud as you like!
An ancient old method is to now go through each room again with the bowl of salt water, you can add cleansing essential oils into this bowl too. Dip the bundle of herbs or simply a single flower into the water & flick the water in all directions being careful not to damage certain fabrics & furniture. If burning your Herb Bundle is your thing, do that now. The tuning fork can be used now or turn up your music.
To protect every corner of your property, take your bowl of salt water to the boundary, or simply stand in the middle of your house & visualise yourself purifying the boundary. I like to do my letterbox also! Of course you can extend your love beyond the boundary, so to speak, to your neighbourhood, suburb, country & embrace the entire world.
This ritual can be done whenever you like, once a week, once a month, at the full or new moon, seasonal solstices & equinoxes, birthdays. Most of all, have fun creating & performing this ritual. Your home will love the extra love & your heart will sing with fresh, new gratitude for the beautiful place you live.
Cleansing Blends for Diffusers, Herb Bundles, Misters & Water Bowls
doTERRA pure essential oils are revolutionising the way families manage their health. We harness nature’s most powerful elements and teach people like you, how to use essential oils!
In fact, it’s one of my most favourite things to do!
My name is Katie, and my family and I have been using essential oils for over 20 years. My husband is a lover of the Oils. He makes his own Beard Oil, massage oils &, being a builder, he is a big lover of Ice Blue Athletic Rub.
In our house, we’ve got a really practical approach to using oils.
If it hurts, put an oil on it.
If it’s sad, put an oil on it.
If it's weird... teenage eye roll... put an oil on it.
And if in doubt (get Frank out) aka, pop 2 drops of Frankincense under your tongue!
Mother Nature creates these powerful, energy changing, pure extracts of joy within her plants. These naturally occurring, volatile aromatic compounds are found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants, as a form of immune system for the plant itself. There is nothing better.
Because our bodies recognise them as pure, organic matter, we can benefit from using them in, on or around our own body to protect, support, and enhance ourselves; physically, emotionally, spiritually and environmentally.
Common questions I get asked are;
I’ve got my oils, what do I do?
I want to buy essential oils, but don’t know how to use them?
Since I want you to get the most value out of your oils, and your doTERRA experience, I’ve put together this guide to essential oil resources.
And if you’ve never been to a class, you can watch an online on I did here.
A one stop shop essential oil BIBLE right in the palm of your hand! It cost $11, but it will be one of the greatest assets to help you use your oils. I lists by body system, ailment, emotion, and alphabetically by oil. I HIGHLY recommend this app.
I use this almost every day. I’ve always intuitively picked essential oils for my diffuser and topical blends. What this book allows me to do is figure out the emotional support those oils I’ve just picked will provide. It’s a great tool as it brings those feeling to my conscious state so I can actively work through them if need be.
This magical book teaches the gentle art of using the power of fragrance to enhance your life. If you do magical rituals, you'll also be thankful for information such as the ruling planet and element for each of the essential oils. Also given are aromas of the seasons, lunar cycles, days of the week, and zodiacal signs. You'll also learn how to make, store, and use essential oils.
Cunningham's classic introduction to Wicca is about how to live life magically, spiritually, and wholly attuned with nature. It is a book of sense and common sense, & how to achieve the much needed and wholesome relationship with our Earth. Wicca as it is today: a gentle, Earth-oriented religion dedicated to the Goddess and God.
Before I ever used doTERRA, this was my bible. I remember the day my cousin Bernadette gave it to me. Some of the info is a little dated when it comes to the carrier oils – I just stick to fractionated coconut oil for EVERYTHING therapeutic, only using jojoba for beauty application.
Much like the modern essentials app above it lists by ailment and by oil. But what I love about this is the extensive catalogue of blends and essential oil recipes for all types of oils based food, home and personal care. Here is the free access to this app just for you x
3. Glass Bottles & Companion Products
Empty brown glass bottles, spray, pump, roller bottles & jars, can all be found from the below websites.
One of the greatest things I love about doTERRA is our relentless commitment to organic and ethical sourcing methods.
Co-Impact sourcing enables us to produce the highest therapeutic grade, pure, organic essential oil in the world, while making environmental stewardship a priority, and helping the most amount of people along the way.
Find out where your essential oils come from, how they are sourced, and the incredible work doTERRA is doing to support 100,000 jobs sustainably world wide.
Explore some of dōTERRA’s most popular ways to learn about product usage:
Official dōTERRA Facebook Page The best place to connect with dōTERRA on Facebook, get product information, and to connect with dōTERRA product fans, friends and more.
Official dōTERRA Tools Site An “all-in-one” site with downloadable Product Information Pages, Imagery, Product Presentations and more.
doTERRA rewards those of us who want to place a small monthly order by gifting us a percentage of points ‘pv’ to spend on free oils.
It’s an incredibly generous program, more so than the supermarket point system, as we begin at 10% back in points, going all the way up to 30%! And that is on top of already receiving 25% off retail prices.
There’s no minimum monthly spend, no contracts, you’re in complete control of whatever it is you want to order, and you can cancel it at any time with a phone-call.
What does ‘pv’ mean?
Every doTERRA product has a ‘pv’ which stands for ‘product value’ or ‘points value’.
Since we sell in most currencies around the world, it helps us to create a unified value system to determine who is eligible for free product and bonuses. Woo!
For instance, the ‘Essentials Collection’ is $174 and has a 113pv.
And a bundle of oils to support hormones and detox; Clary Calm, Zendocrine, Lemongrass, and Neroli have a combined total PV of 119.5.
Most people using the LRP are customers like you who are replacing oils you use the most, growing your collection or redirecting your spending from the supermarket’s home and personal care items, reaping the benefits of points for free oils along the way.
doTERRA sell laundry concentrate, all purpose cleaning concentrate (which doubles as a stain remover and laundry pre-soak), toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo & conditioner, body wash, body butter, and some truly beautiful skin care ranges!
If you’re enrolled through another wellness advocate, or engaged with them about purchasing oils, then head back to them as they will be your person of support.
Enrolling with doTERRA simply means you purchase your first oils by creating a doTERRA ‘membership’ and get access to wholesale prices.
A wholesale membership is the most cost effective way to get your oils as they are priced at 25% off the retail price.
► You can pay the $35 membership fee which is renewed annually at a cost of $25. And dōTERRA will send you a free bottle of peppermint oil valued at $27 when that happens. YAY!
► OR you can purchase any Enrolment Kit which waives the $35 and provides you with the most popular essential oils at the best value.
No matter which of the above options you choose, there are no minimum monthly orders or selling required. Ever!
7. Share Oils or Build a doTERRA Business
A Joyful Life doTERRA Essential Oil Products & Education
There are three things we find people like you do when you begin your journey with doTERRA.
1. Live with and love your oils, taking full advantage of the Loyalty Rewards Program, continuing to use doTERRA to make natural swaps within your home.
2. Share doTERRA with others because, how can you not? They work so amazingly for you that when your friends and family come to you with their ailments, you’re able to show them the value of investing in their own essential oils.
This means you have the ability to get your LRP for free! Maybe even go as far to supplement your income, or save up a little extra for Christmas, or the family holiday.
If gathering a group of your besties round to fondle some oils sounds like your idea of heaven, you can book a class with me here.
3. Build a conscious business because you can feel the nudge. Most people who purchase their doTERRA oils remain loyal loved-up customers. Over 80% of our database don’t choose to share the oils or grow a business by partnering with doTERRA and that is totally fine! We love our customers!
However for those that do want to host classes and share their love of the oils there is a wonderful opportunity to create a financially abundant business, simply by sharing the oils with others and changing lives.
And if that sounds like your dream life... contact me!
The person who you order/ordered your oils from will be your first point of contact and support.
If that person does not engage in the business, then someone else in your wider doTERRA team will be there and willing to help you grow your opportunity. The leaders in this business are wonderful and it’s theirs (and my) key goal to help you be successful.
There will be team training, Facebook groups, business training and personal support for you from someone in your team.
To find out who this is, I recommend the following.
If you’re already a customer, head to your ‘back office’ here, > Click TEAM tab > on the left hand side click UPLINE LISTING > then look for your closest SILVER or GOLD upline listing. Reach out to them and explain you would like to grow your business. They will help you understand what they can ‘plug you into’ in regards to training and support!
Enjoy your Gifts of the Earth you’re in the right place!
If you get stuck at any point, please email [email protected] and I can help you.
Katie x
Happy to help.
doTERRA Member Services
For all order enquiries, commissions questions and general support.
Have your member ID and birthdate handy to verify your account when you call.
Personal Yoga Training Programmes - this is for those wanting focus on creating a supernatural lifestyle. This programme runs for 6 sessions, with a 90 day Wellness Plan. It involves the Wellness Consult plus several assessments based on your health and well-being & 5 private one on one yoga classes. Your program identifies your ambitions and needs for improved health and well-being so that you can live the beautiful life you've always wanted. The emphasis of this program is on assessing your needs and ambitions relating to five health based parameters: body composition, muscle strength, muscle endurance, muscle flexibility and cardiovascular function. Also included in your programme are the your needs and ambitions for your emotional, mental and spiritual health and development. The tools for managing the mind are based on meditative awareness. The concept of meditation and the attitude developed by the formal practice of meditation is the basis of multidimensional holistic therapy. Once your information is gathered, together we will devise your own individualised yoga programme. This can include, diet & lifestyle,asana, pranayama, mudra, banda, meditation, relaxation techniques, SWAN technique, Reiki, Yama & niyama, creativity, willpower, the 'ities,'compassion, one-pointed concentration, japa, chanting, psychic symbol, walking, swimming, jnana yoga, karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, ayurvedic techniques, yogic lifestyle, pujas, havan, yoga nidra, Essential Oils (as Plant Base Medicine)... After the initial assessments, the programme is devised, followed through for the prescribed weeks and an extensive evaluation completes the programme. Support throughout your programme is available via email, a private class a week and telephone support. Please bring along your yoga mat and a light covering for yoga nidra. Also see the Etiquette guidelines for Yoga by the Sea on the website. Contact me for an Enrolment Form.
I run these sessions on a Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
Cost ~ Wellness Consult free & can be conducted on-line through Zoom (please download the app, to connect with me use my number 345 361 5275).
Personal Yoga Training Programme for the cost please contact me 0424075821
When the radiologist said to me in March 2019, “There are three shadows near your left breast that we would like to biopsy” my heart skipped a little beat. I knew that this was the ‘sign’ I’d been waiting for, the sign to seriously address what the f I had been doing with my life. Because of complications that radiologist called an ambulance. I was rushed to Emergency. When I got there I was triaged as an emergency within emergency. I’ve always been a big achiever but at the same time I’d been resting on my laurels in so many different areas of my life, just cruising through. This sign said to me, you can stop drinking a bottle of wine a night, stop smoking social joints, stop eating processed food, stop overloading your body & mind with toxins. The whole experience landed me in hospital for 6 days. Had I learnt my lesson? No. I needed something more dramatic to take me to the next level. I contracted Influenza A when I was in hospital. I didn’t know until I hit the floor. The next day, via ambulance I was taken back there. Another hospital visit just overnight. Then Flu A, 6 weeks of lying in my bed at home contemplating life. I seriously wondered how I was ever going to get back to my regular routine which was big, it started at 5am with walking & running. Then something else happened, I have this thing (like a lot of people particularly women) who think they have to 'Do it all.' That was me. I decided I had to walk the dogs & take a call at the same time. Then it happened. I fell down the hill and rolled my ankle. It was so severely sprained that I had to crawl back home with two dogs on their leads. Another 6 weeks to work out that, it wasn't necessary for me to be doing everything. I wasn't in control after all. I had to finally surrender. I was a high functioning person even with the toxins I was consuming. See the thing is, like Clare Pooley & other sober people talk about, you don’t have to be homeless, jobless & arrested to give up alcohol. If the toxic relationship isn’t working for you, just like a bad boyfriend, you can break up with him. So that’s what I committed myself to doing, I broke up with alcohol. June 23rd 2019. I started, quite happily, taking a walk. I didn’t know at that point that I would give up alcohol entirely. I just decided that I wouldn’t drink during the week. I was frightened at this point, I was f terrified actually. How was I going to do that? But just like if you have an addiction to chocolate (this is a Weight Watchers tip for those in the know), you don’t go down the chocolate isle at the shop. I decided that I wouldn’t line up in the isle at Aldi right next to the alcohol. I then would walk out of Aldi without that defeated feeling. I was one of those women you see with that haunted, worrying look on their face of dark circles and dry skin leaving the shops hurrying to get home to crack open the bottle that I’d been thinking about and justifying to myself all day. I decided instead to drink tea and water. On the weekend I could have wine. Again, I couldn’t stop after 2 big glasses. My resolve went out the window and again I was left with the dreaded fear. So many Sundays waking up with hangxiety (that’s a hangover with anxiety). What did I do, what did I say, did I offend anyone? I’d had enough. I decided to buy cranberry & blackcurrent juice & drink it with sparkling mineral water. That would be my ‘treat.’ This lasted about 2 weeks when I realised that what I needed to treat myself with was life. A real life. Water, one of the most sustaining nourishing elements that I certainly did deserve! As I moved away from alcohol towards hydrating myself, which took around 6-10 weeks, my sleep improved deeply. I wanted to fast track it of course so I did this with capsules that I made, 2 drops each of Lavender (stronger than benzodiazepines), Copaiba & Frankincense. I monitored my sleep with my Fitbit. My average sleep is now 8 & a half hours. This knock on effect allowed me to start my weight loss journey. Since June 23rd I’ve lost 11 kilos. In these past 4 months, I’ve loved myself through choosing to nurture and care for myself. Cold water immersion therapy, ocean swimming, running, a new gym class once a week... through these activities I'm accessing the medicine cabinet of my brain & going for dopamine, endorphins. It’s an ongoing process, I’ve cleared out the negative and replaced it with things that illuminate me instead. All I did was make one small decision. This lead me to making more positive choices and affirming that I did matter. Life responded to me. Happiness is chasing me. With love, Katie 🌷
Change always requires a little leap of faith. Change can come about in unusual ways. Read my story here. As a student, teacher and lover of health and well-being, I like to share my knowledge. If you want help to lead your best life, the life you've been wanting to create. I can help you with that.
1). Wellness Consults - these are a short private 30 to 60 minute session. Within the Wellness Consult session we discuss and work out your wellness priorities and goals. Remember that the definition of your health encompasses mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. It include all of the facets of your life; you, your home, your career, your environment. From here we create together a Daily Wellness Plan. This might include things like increased water, quality sleep, exercise, supplements, essential oils, movement, yoga, ayurveda, astrology. This Daily Wellness Plan will be implemented over 90 days in order to create a strong momentum in your life. To guide you and keep you accountable, I will offer you support in the form of phone calls, emails & a wealth of resources & my knowledge.
I use many tools to help support you on your journey including the power of plant based medicines in the form of essential oils. This consult is available to those with or without a doTERRA account (if you don't have Oils and you'd like the opportunity to shop with a 25% discount, head to "Purchase Oils").
For your Wellness Consult please download, read & complete the Live Guide.
HOLISTIC WELLNESS FOR YOUR BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT
The tools and support you need to create a healthy, meaningful life.
LOOKING FOR NATURAL WAYS TO BALANCE YOUR ENERGY AND SUPPORT YOUR WELLNESS?
Do you have physical and emotional imbalances that you are ready to shift?
Do you feel stagnant in your relationships, career, finances, or your emotional/ spiritual development?
Do you feel like you work so much, but get nowhere – and you feel tired and overwhelmed?
Do you feel tremendous potential within, but just can’t seem to access it?
Have you lost the energy you once had to set and achieve your goals?
Do you spend too much time listening to the negative, fear-filled voice that tells you you’re not “enough”, good enough, smart enough, or desirable enough, and on and on.
You procrastinate and self-sabotage the things that are the most important to your heart… and no matter what you try, you can’t seem to change your habits.
You’re levels of anxiety and stress get higher each day, and are draining your life force.
IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IF YOU COULD...
Wake up energized and excited about your day (your mind no longer filled with the fear and worry that used to bring you down).
Express your truth clearly, establishing healthy boundaries & asking for what you want and need in every relationship.
Manifest a life full of abundance… doing work that fuels your soul's purpose
Create immediate and lasting shifts in your energy, bodymind and life
Live authentically as your best self – with all of your choices guided by your intuition
Feel at home in your body and experiencing glowing health
Take time just for you – and feeling renewed, confident and passionate about life again
I’ve been teaching others how to balance their health and life with natural tools for almost 20 years.
Yes, change always requires a little leap of faith, but bringing Yoga, Ayurveda, movement, nutrition, deep sleep & dōTERRA oils into my life was the best decision I have made in a very long time. The oils are the first thing I go to whenever I need a physical or emotional shift and they are an integral part of my home and energy work. Why, because they are powerful & can adjust mood & energy in one sniff!
You deserve to live well. Every moment, every day, every year of your wonderful life.
To return to the sacred, to return to the source, I go back to you, the Mother. The Mother of creation, the Mother of all being, all knowing, omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient. My life is dedicated to you. When I am in need, I turn to you. When I am crumbling, when everything is falling apart, I return to you. You are me. I go within for comfort. I sit and hold my hand & tell myself it's okay, that everything is going to be okay. You are our all. When we have gone too far you give us something with which to stop, to slow down and reflect upon. Time and time again this has been your teaching. Allow me to continue learning, honouring and walking in your path of light. A daughter of the light. I feel so small standing in the pathways of your forests, so tiny swimming in the waters of your majestic oceans, a speck walking along the paths of flowers & fields on the side of your great Earth. With all of your keepers, flowers, plants, water, sunlight, fire, angels, archangels, guardian angels, animals, humans, I am continuingly held, helped, supported. I am your child, dear dear Mother. Allow me to continue to serve you. May my every thought, word & deed arise from my love for you. Let me serve others the way you do. I know that you work through me. I know that to tap into you, I simply need to sit, close my eyes & feel into your divine presence. Mother, may I see your face in every face I see. Mother, let me find a place where you want me to be, Mother, let me feel your grace, feel your grace in me and Mother let me find a place that brings me, nearer to thee.
Walk the fields and forests; be refreshed by the cool winds and the touch of a nodding flower. The moon and sun sing in the ancient wild places: the deserted seashore, the stark desert, the roaring water, the majestic ocean. We are of the earth and should revere her, so do her honour.
Insomnia, can be one of those crazy symptoms of increased vata in the body. It affects the mind & the nervous system leaving it frazzled. Here today for my beautiful insomniac friends, a few tips from Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic extraordinaire.
This is a beautiful routine I often give my slightly pitta/vata crazy husband, Dazla. He takes on a new persona when his vata is increased. Then I call him Razzle. Usually with an exclamation mark, "Razzle!"
This, very simple program, is suited to most doshas & is a treat before bedtime for all ages. However, the meditation is only for adults.
Physical Remedy -
♥ take a warm bath, after rub warmed black sesame, brahmi, jatamamsi oil onto the scalp & the soles of the feet, put on a pair of socks. Or make a 10ml roller ball with fractionated coconut oil; 10d Lavender Peace, 10d Vetiver, 5d Roman Chamomile, roll onto the soles of the feet, massage in, pop on your socks.
Body Remedy
♥ Yoga Milk -
1. in the morning, soak 10 blanched almonds.
2.boil one cup of your choice of milk, blend with the almonds.
3. add 1/8 tsp Nutmeg, 1 drop Cardamom, 1d Black Pepper, 1 d Rose, 1 teaspoon honey (for internal, only use pure oils like doTERRA)
This tonic increases ojas, calms digestion, rejuvenates the cells & is good for all doshas.
Mind Remedy -
♥ sitting in bed, practise the So Hum meditation for 5 to 10 minutes; start to observe the natural breath, take the awareness to the chest, ingoing & outgoing breath. Begin to hear the natural sound of the breath, so on inhalation, hum on exhalation. The mind will wander again and again, just bring it back to, so hum. Finish with your sankalpa/resolve or simply state, "I will sleep deeply".
Drink your milk & you should sleep like a baby, a very good baby - who sleeps all night ; )
What if you slept...
What if you slept
And what if
In your sleep
You dreamed
And what if
In your dream
You went to heaven
And there plucked a strange and beautiful flower
And what if
When you awoke
You had that flower in your hand
Ah, what then?
~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge ~
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Hello my friends. How is everyone doing? We are scattered around the house doing different things. I'm in front of the fire with the laptop. Dazla has been in the garden & he is preserving most of the autumn produce. Bodhi is on his computer talking, playing & giggling with his friends. I can usually tell who is playing with depending on how much he is laughing. My teenage night owl 'wakes' at around 9pm chatting incessantly, talking, guffawing & laughing with her friends til after midnight. We had a good day yesterday visiting people, for the first time in 6 or 7 or is it 8 weeks? I can't remember how long we have been isolating. Anyway, it's been a long time & we were out all day & today I am exhausted! The weather is lovely & cold with blue skies & gold autumn leaves rolling down the middle of the street. Some of the camellias are out in bloom & the tibouchina is dropping flowers, leaving confetti over the drive. My heart is feeling for the world & the suffering & sickness of so many people. My prayers & chanting have been for them & the magnificent workers who tirelessly leave their homes every day to help others, the builders, the bakers, the nurses, the cleaners... And how are you? I'd like to know how you are doing.
We all deal with things differently. I've been staying with my routine, it's mixed up a little with the timing but I
know that doing the things on my list helps me a great deal. I make sure I drink water, move my body, chant &
take my supplements. If I do just these things, then psychologically, I'm winning! I've been doing a few projects
too. Embroidery helps me to keep my mind focused on gentle work. I usually watch something in the
background or listen to a podcast. I've listened & watched hours of Lucy Worsely's history documentaries on
the BBC - because I love them, I do these to death. This series is one of my all time favs. My favourite podcasts
at the moment are, "Things I Wish I'd Known" "Happy Place" & "Conversations with Richard Fidler." I'm always
on the lookout for others. Do you have any favourites?
If you needed some help to get back on track or start some daily habits, here is a Habit Tracker.
“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” ~Lao Tzu
definition of cheer - to shout with joy, to give support or encourage
Hands up, who needs cheer? I do, I need all of that right now! We are in week 6 or 7 of "Safe at home not stuck at home" & I do absolutely love it but I don't enjoy reading some of the news articles circulating. I stay well away from commercial news, conspiracy theorists etc but some of it is just down right depressing.
So homeschooling goes like this, get up, move your body (compulsory dog walk for the children), a walk or run & a swim at the beach (current water temperature 23 degrees Celsius, wining!). Set the diffusers, breakfast, zooming at 9am let's go!
With a sunshiny, optimistic aroma, Cheer (the Uplifting Blend) provides me with a boost of feeling happiness and positivity when I am feeling down.
Blending it with the Oil of Wintergreen & the zesty, zest, zest of Lemon.
Ingredients
Wild Orange Peel
Clove Bud
Star Anise Fruit/Seed
Lemon Myrtle Leaf
Nutmeg Kernel
Vanilla Bean Extract
Ginger Rhizome
Cinnamon Bark
Zdravetz Herb
Welcome
Hello, my name is Katie Hinshelwood. I want to share with you how to create your own joyful life, a super natural lifestyle that optimises your mental, physical, spiritual and emotional health. A rich combination of plant based medicine in the form of Essential Oils, Yoga, Buddhist practices, Culture, recipes, stories and more.
I teach Essential Oil classes and how you can use these Oils to enhance your life, in a way, to fill in the gaps. These Oils will enable you to become a healer in your own home. You will not need to out source your health!
I also facilitate a conscious parenting group called Obaitori. It is an all-embracing collective of women who support each other in 'sharing the struggle' belonging together and not living in 'isolated perfection'.
I’m really happy you are here. Please feel free to wander around & have a look.
You are very welcome.
Inspiration
Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you. ~ Sheng-yen ~
Simplify your life, purify your heart. Slay egoism & pride, cultivate cosmic LOVE, practise SELF DISCIPLINE. Serve ALL. LOVE ALL. Hear, reflect, meditate. Enquire & know YOURSELF. Live the Eternal. There is only one language the language of the heart. There is only one law, the law of cause & effect. There is only one religion the religion of LOVE.
~ Swami Sivananda Saraswati ~
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