Part #1
Essential oils are Mother Nature’s gift to humanity. References to essential oils have been found in ancient scriptures when they were widely used, and accepted as part of one’s spiritual practice.
Many ancient cultures used essential oils during rituals where healings were performed or offerings were made to the gods, they have and continue to be used as a spiritual tool to enable or strengthen our connection to Source, as well as providing comfort, solace and healing to the mind, body and spirit.
What are Essential Oils?
Essential oils are the life force or the essence of a plant. For some plants, this life force is contained within a flower petal, a leaf, the resin or sap of a tree, the trunk or branch of a tree, or in the case of lemons, in the skin - have you ever squeezed a lemon and felt the oil as it escapes the skin and makes its way onto your hands? This is essentially what an essential oil is. It is the plant’s way of protecting itself against infections and other forms of stress - it is the ‘essential’ life force of the plant.
Over time, it has been discovered that different plant species produce their own variety of essential oil and that these oils have their own therapeutic properties and benefits. To keep this brief, there are several methods of extraction that can be used to extract the essential oil from the plant; some that you may have heard of are the cold-press or steam distillation methods - different plants require different and specific methods that take into account the volatility, compounds and constituents of each oil to extract the highest-quality essential oil from the plant.
We will share more in next fortnight’s blog so please do come back to learn more.
In compiling the list of oils for this blog, we discovered that there were too many to include in one post, so we’ve decided to separate it into two parts. This way you get a chance to do your own research into each of the oils we’ve listed for you.
Now to our list of must have essential oils under $35…
There is so much more that I could share with you, but I find that the research we do on our own generally yields the greatest benefits. You can find out more by visiting Young Living and the Young Living Blog where you’ll find loads of information about the Young Living products, D.I.Y recipes and hints and tips to help you get the most out of your essential oils and products.
You can find these essential oils on our Young Living Essential Oils page shortly - we are in the process of updating this page to bring you more wonderful products. In addition to this, we’ll be posting more YL product information on our Facebook page so don’t forget to stop by - click on the Facebook Like button on this page.
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Guiding you on your journey of wellness and spirituality,
Vanda x
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