<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.bcdaromatherapy.com/blogs/tag/lavender/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>BCD Aromatherapy - Blog #lavender</title><description>BCD Aromatherapy - Blog #lavender</description><link>https://www.bcdaromatherapy.com/blogs/tag/lavender</link><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:48:14 -0800</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Restoring Gut Motility with Castor Oil and Fall’s Healing Oils]]></title><link>https://www.bcdaromatherapy.com/blogs/post/restoring-gut-motility-with-castor-oil-and-fall-s-healing-oils</link><description><![CDATA[A warming fall ritual for gut health and balance. This castor oil and essential oil blend—lavender, basil, tulsi, vetiver, and cardamom—supports digestion, detox, and relaxation by harmonizing the gut-brain axis and restoring natural flow through TCM-inspired aromatic therapy.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_J3aWlGlzTQmAwWW77c2c2Q" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_nbbdV_fWQp22nTFDFn5AkA" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items-flex-start zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column="false"><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_EJma1SDpRPqvFy9GEn0YxQ" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_ajZQw7bqSgu1SsU_esZboQ" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style></style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center zpheading-align-mobile-center zpheading-align-tablet-center " data-editor="true"><span>When Gut Health Meets Energy Flow</span></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_WfgqHeq0S862nJF842odVQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center zptext-align-mobile-center zptext-align-tablet-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:left;"></p><div><p>Our digestive system is more than just a mechanical process — it’s an orchestra of movement, emotion, and energy. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the <strong>Stomach and Spleen meridians</strong> govern digestion and vitality. When these meridians stagnate, energy (or <em>Qi</em>) slows, leading to bloating, fatigue, and emotional heaviness. As autumn invites us inward, this <strong>Castor Oil Gut Motility Pack</strong> offers a seasonal ritual to restore balance — warming, grounding, and reawakening digestive flow through touch, aroma, and intention.</p></div><p></p></div>
</div></div></div><div data-element-id="elm_s8gzWYS13XFN6rjm0yEYYw" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items-flex-start zpjustify-content-flex-start zpdefault-section zpdefault-section-bg " data-equal-column="false"><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_ClYPiYJRFBBvwA9QeZhFAw" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-6 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- zpdefault-section zpdefault-section-bg "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_wD6BY2iGF5fh65jVDFUTuw" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_wD6BY2iGF5fh65jVDFUTuw"] .zpimage-container figure img { width: 500px ; height: 750.00px ; } } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-tablet-align-center zpimage-mobile-align-center zpimage-size-medium zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_bDiGDuuV2H5GM1EavyZ0wQ" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-6 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- zpdefault-section zpdefault-section-bg "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_-cww-h-xkpvkbtdh3lGxeQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left zptext-align-mobile-left zptext-align-tablet-left " data-editor="true"><p></p><div><h2><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">The Base: Castor Oil — Flow and Detox</span></strong></h2><h2></h2><h2></h2><p>Castor oil is rich in <strong>ricinoleic acid</strong>, a fatty acid that naturally:</p><ul><li><p>Stimulates <strong>peristalsis</strong> (the rhythmic movement of the intestines)</p></li><li><p>Supports <strong>lymphatic flow</strong> and <strong>liver detoxification</strong></p></li><li><p>Reduces <strong>inflammation and abdominal tension</strong></p></li><li><p>Encourages the body’s shift into <em>rest and digest</em></p></li></ul><p>In TCM, castor oil embodies the <strong>Earth element</strong> — nourishing, centering, and moistening. When warmed and applied to the abdomen, it harmonizes the Middle Burner (the body’s digestive core), helping transform stagnation into flow.</p></div><p></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_JPrRGoWlbXnde-f-AhoEeg" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left zptext-align-mobile-left zptext-align-tablet-left " data-editor="true"><p></p><div><div><h2><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">The Aromatic Allies</span></strong><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>&nbsp;-&nbsp;Lavender (Linalool, Linalyl Acetate)</strong></span></h2><span style="font-size:18px;"></span><p>Lavender is the calm after the storm — its main compounds, <strong>linalool</strong> and <strong>linalyl acetate</strong>, relax smooth muscles and soothe the gut-brain axis.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Modern effect:</strong> Reduces abdominal spasms, lowers stress-induced digestive distress.</p></li><li><p><strong>TCM lens:</strong> Harmonizes the <strong>Liver Qi</strong>, releasing emotional tension that impedes digestion.</p></li></ul><h3><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">Basil (Linalool, Estragole, Eugenol)</span></strong></h3><h3></h3><p>Sweet Basil clears stagnation and ignites the digestive fire (<em>Yang Qi</em>).</p><ul><li><p><strong>Modern effect:</strong> Estragole enhances motility; eugenol reduces inflammation in the gut wall.</p></li><li><p><strong>TCM lens:</strong> Moves <strong>Liver Qi</strong> and supports <strong>Spleen transformation</strong>, helping energy circulate freely.</p></li></ul><h3><span style="font-size:18px;">&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">Holy Basil / Tulsi (Eugenol, Rosmarinic Acid, β-Caryophyllene)</span></strong></h3><h3></h3><p>Tulsi embodies both purification and peace. Its chemistry stabilizes cortisol levels and modulates inflammation.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Modern effect:</strong> Balances the stress response that slows digestion.</p></li><li><p><strong>TCM lens:</strong> Strengthens <strong>Spleen Qi</strong> and clears <strong>Dampness</strong>, which often causes bloating or heaviness after meals.</p></li></ul><h3><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">Vetiver (Vetiverol, Khusimol, Vetivone)</span></strong></h3><h3></h3><p>Vetiver anchors the blend — its deep, earthy aroma settles the nervous system and grounds the mind.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Modern effect:</strong> Sedative and anti-inflammatory; improves circulation to abdominal organs.</p></li><li><p><strong>TCM lens:</strong> Nourishes <strong>Yin</strong> and calms <strong>Shen (spirit)</strong>, allowing the digestive system to function in peace.</p></li></ul><h3><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">Cardamom (1,8-Cineole, α-Terpinyl Acetate, Linalool)</span></strong></h3><h3></h3><p>Cardamom brings warmth and movement. Known as a classic <strong>Qi-moving herb</strong> in both TCM and Ayurveda, it awakens digestion and dispels stagnation.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Modern effect:</strong> Stimulates bile flow, reduces gas and bloating, enhances nutrient absorption.</p></li><li><p><strong>TCM lens:</strong> Transforms <strong>Dampness</strong>, harmonizes the <strong>Middle Burner</strong>, and rekindles digestive vitality.</p></li></ul></div></div><p></p></div>
</div></div></div><div data-element-id="elm_I5ou9uJ0wssR4IklV2bWhg" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items-flex-start zpjustify-content-flex-start zpdefault-section zpdefault-section-bg " data-equal-column="false"><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_rvLJxBX0e99JmaZUm7ZVwQ" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- zpdefault-section zpdefault-section-bg "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_FCz-dbSG8j3HeGXKv_sSgQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left zptext-align-mobile-left zptext-align-tablet-left " data-editor="true"><p></p><div><h2><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">The Synergy: Aromatic Medicine in Motion</span></strong></h2><h2></h2><p>When these ingredients combine, they create more than a topical treatment — they form a <strong>gut-brain harmonizer</strong>:</p><ul><li><p>Castor oil opens the body’s channels for detox and lymphatic drainage.</p></li><li><p>The essential oils balance the <strong>Liver, Spleen, and Stomach meridians</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Together, they regulate the <strong>enteric nervous system</strong>, calm emotional turbulence, and restore rhythmic flow.</p></li></ul><p>This synergy works both physically and energetically, inviting the body to remember its natural balance — calm, moving, alive.</p><h2><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">How to Practice</span></strong></h2><h2></h2><ol><li><p><strong>Warm</strong>&nbsp;4 tablespoons of castor oil and add the following drops of essential oils:&nbsp; 48 Lavender, 3 Basil, 12 Tulsi, 24 Vetiver, and 12 Cardamom.</p></li><li><p><strong>Apply&nbsp;<span style="font-weight:normal;">1-2 tablespoons over the area of the abdomen you want to stimulate (Liver - high on the left, Stomach - high on the right, Descending Colon - Low on the left, etc.)</span></strong></p><p></p></li><li><p><strong>Cover</strong> with a flannel cloth or pack, and apply gentle heat for 20–40 minutes, can wipe off, and rinse with warm soapy water, and reapply as needed.</p></li></ol><h2><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">Closing Reflection</span></strong></h2><h2></h2><p>Digestion isn’t just what your body does — it’s how your life moves. When we blend the wisdom of the Earth with the rhythm of breath and the flow of energy, we create space for both nourishment and release. This autumn, may your inner fire burn gently, your gut move freely, and your spirit feel grounded and at ease.</p></div><p></p></div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:57:12 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[doTERRA Promotions]]></title><link>https://www.bcdaromatherapy.com/blogs/post/doterra-promotosion</link><description><![CDATA[Spring is a time when doTERRA sometimes announces special promotions mid month - this month it's a week of buy one get ones.&nbsp; So each day this we ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_U-3OGJg6TNuGfYwMGR_TbA" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_9sVSg2G2RSSniRZGhG2k1A" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_9sVSg2G2RSSniRZGhG2k1A"].zprow{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_DUUQT8DASSylQ5-PnW7UoQ" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_dh-ToMcMSOawUm1zo8szPg" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_dh-ToMcMSOawUm1zo8szPg"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true">BOGO Air X and Citrus Bloom<br></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_5k4fvCQjT3mLmLyYIJ-RLg" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_5k4fvCQjT3mLmLyYIJ-RLg"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:left;">Spring is a time when doTERRA sometimes announces special promotions mid month - this month it's a week of buy one get ones.&nbsp; So each day this week I'll go through their pairings, and hopefully you can take advantage of them if they are products that resonate with you.&nbsp; If you're reading this and the BOGO offer is over, please notes that the awesome health and wellness benefits you'll get from using these products is not!&nbsp; <br></p><p style="text-align:left;"><br></p><p style="text-align:left;">The first product pairing I want to share with you is <a href="https://www.doterra.com/US/en/bogo" title="Air X and Citrus Bloom" rel="">Air X and Citrus Bloom</a>.<br></p><p style="text-align:left;"></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_PcF4riGynJADBvIaeS6WMg" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_PcF4riGynJADBvIaeS6WMg"] .zpimage-container figure img { width: 880px !important ; height: 660px !important ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_PcF4riGynJADBvIaeS6WMg"] .zpimage-container figure img { width:880px ; height:660px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_PcF4riGynJADBvIaeS6WMg"] .zpimage-container figure img { width:880px ; height:660px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_PcF4riGynJADBvIaeS6WMg"].zpelem-image { border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_HhY4Wk6tPtMskReHytLg_Q" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_HhY4Wk6tPtMskReHytLg_Q"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p>This is a lovely pairing, because it's the start of spring, and our citrus trees are starting to bloom, and promise us wonderful fruit in the coming weeks and months ahead.&nbsp; Citrus bloom helps us come out of the hibernation vibes of winter and welcomes us into anticipating the fruitfulness of the summer, and in enjoying the joys of spring.&nbsp; This is also a perfect time for Air X as well, as any times we have a weather transition we have new germs and bugs that spread from person to person and place to place.&nbsp; Air X helps us to purify our air, both in our environments, and inside our lungs.&nbsp; <br></p><p><br></p><p>Let's take a look at what's inside these blends and why you may want to add them to your essential oil collection<br></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_irJ4GEvZzp156zoVdUIdvw" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_irJ4GEvZzp156zoVdUIdvw"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width: 500px ; height: 500.00px ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_irJ4GEvZzp156zoVdUIdvw"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:500px ; height:500.00px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_irJ4GEvZzp156zoVdUIdvw"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:500px ; height:500.00px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_irJ4GEvZzp156zoVdUIdvw"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-medium zpimage-tablet-fallback-medium zpimage-mobile-fallback-medium hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/citrus%20bloom%20with%20ingredients.jpg" width="500" height="500.00" loading="lazy" size="medium" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;">Citrus Bloom</span></p><p></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Citrus Bloom is an essential oil blend that welcomes new beginnings, and encourages us to allow our former season to come to a close while anticipating the coming of the new and fresh. It's great to use when we are in a time of transition, and we're not quite sure how what's coming next will play out, but grants us confidence in the abundance of life's blessing and our ability to learn from what we've experienced in the past to make today better. <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">It is a helpful blend for those of us who just want to arrive already! As it allows us to enjoy and appreciate the journey, and the process of life.&nbsp; If you've heard the phrase love the life you live, this essential oil blend has been formulated to help us do just that.&nbsp; It helps us to open the inner dialog within ourselves that allows us to really listen to our wants, desires, dreams and goals, and allows us to honor those messages and to bring encouragement, optimism and anticipation that these are more in reach today than yesterday, and will be even more in reach tomorrow.&nbsp; Each step we take has a purpose, and brings us one step closer to the promises God has given us in our life. <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;font-weight:bold;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;font-weight:bold;">The essential oils in this blend include:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wild Orange</span> - <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Which fosters a sense of abundance within us, and gives us assurance that there is enough of what you're fearful is running in low supply in yourself, in your home, community, country, world, creation, or within God Himself. Physically, this essential oil is great for increasing circulation within the system, helping us to have more energy and vitality, it helps us with stomach and digestive distress which we can sometimes get while we're stressed and we are not resting and digesting at our best.&nbsp; It also helps us combat colds as it stimulates the lymphatic system, and is antibacterial, which is great again, as when we're stressed or anxious about transitions, and changes, our immune systems have a tendency to get a little depressed. <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grapefruit </span>-&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Helps us honor our bodies, and helps us foster respect for our physical self, and grants us the ability to foster a healthy relationship with ourselves by increasing our ability to love, tolerate and accept our physical self, and our physical needs. When we acknowledge our physical needs, we can then work on positive ways to get them met. Physically, grapefruit aids, assists, and synergizes with the properties of wild orange and has added benefit of relieving pain including pain caused by tension or nervous headaches.&nbsp; This is great because we know that pain and tension can be symptoms of holding stress and trauma within our bodies. And we also know that when we're transitioning our normal schedules and self care tend to get a little wacky, so providing us some extra TLC is always a good idea. <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lavender </span>-&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Inspires us to be open to true, honest, healthy communication in a calm, accepting manner.&nbsp; Sometimes we feel we've communicated everything there is to say - but we do so in a way that keeps our spiritual self out of the conversation, and our emotions are &quot;checked at the door&quot; Lavender helps us to get back in touch with our emotional needs, and fosters a sense of emotional honesty where we can recognize what needs have gone unmet, and how to better meet them in the future. Physically, lavender helps to calm our heart rate, and decrease muscle tensions and spasms.&nbsp; It helps to promote calmness within the entire body.&nbsp; This is very helpful as it can help us feel less distracted, obsessive, conflicted, insecure during times of transitions, and it can help our bodies find greater sense of balance in a time when many things feel very unbalanced.&nbsp; This helps with our digestion and our immune responses as it allows our parasympathetic nervous system to come back on line sooner.<br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Roman Chamomile </span>-&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Reunites us with our spiritual purpose, and discovering how to live our lives from a grounded center based on who we were created to be - not based on what our circumstances have molded us to be. IT helps us soften ourselves and eases our overactive egos so that we can regain confidence in our life purpose, and to pursue what we love, what fulfills us, and what brings us closer to God and closer to our loved ones. Physically, Roman Chamomile works synergistically with lavender, and further helps to stimulate our internal organs to better support our physical bodies during times of stress, and helps us rest and restore. <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Magnolia</span> -&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Helps us foster a greater sense of compassion and allows us to treat others and ourselves with mercy and grant grace. With its inviting sweetness, it reminds us of the gentle, pure, maternal nurturing that facilitates deep healing and soul-level change.&nbsp; When we're grounded in the sense of being loved and being safe we naturally see how we need to engage with ourselves better, and with others to move forward seeing, acknowledging and honoring the beauty and dignity within each of us, and we can let go of people/places/circumstances that no longer serve us without regret while moving forward into healthier places without holding onto our past. Physically, magnolia helps us to increase our energy, to balance our hormones, and to hep us achieve restful, peaceful sleep. <br></span></p></div>
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/air%20x%20oil%20blend%20with%20ingredients.jpg" width="500" height="625.00" loading="lazy" size="medium" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;">Air X</span></p><p></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Air X is an essential oil that is primarily used to help build up health within the lungs and to combat seasonal challenges and environmental pllutants.&nbsp; It improves indoor air quality and internal air quality, and it goes beyond with wonderful mental and emotional benefits too.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Air X invites us to reflect on how we individually and we as a community/society have arrived in a place where we have accepted so much pollution and toxins within our air, our environment, our media, our schools, our relationships, etc. Using this essential oil blend will help you to remember that suppressing your conscience will only lead to greater suffering for both yourself and those you love and care about.&nbsp; This essential oil blend will help you to notice how far away from your true self, thoughts, beliefs you've been led and it will help you actively work on re-aligning yourself with what is true, what is good, and what is at your soul center. <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">This means that it will help you break destructive patterns you may have entered into, or allowed to happen around you, and will help you set healthy boundaries or borders around yourself, your family, your interests and provide you the freedom to allow others to self-govern and respect these boundaries, or to face natural and logical consequences. This essential oil re-awakens integrity within ourselves even when we are living in environments saturated with malignant thoughts and unkind behaviors, and helps us choose even if we're the only ones to take the higher moral ground and contribute to peace and promote healing.&nbsp; While staying attuned to what God is calling us towards knowing that He is right beside us as we strive to achieve it. <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Air X includes the following essential oils:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Litsea (MayChang) - helps us manifest and mobilize our will and encourages us to follow through on our inspiration and promptings, when we are open and connected to our created selves we experience a lot of intuition.&nbsp; Litsea helps us to have the courage to face fears that immediately come after inspiration - the negative self talk we hear from our past failings or from warnings and failings of others.&nbsp; This essential oil helps us recognize the fear that drives these forces, without allowing it to sidetrack us, because they do not come from our created self, but from maladaptive coping skills put on us from our circumstances. This essential oil helps us to recognize what's clouding this central self and helps us to change how we interact with our thoughts, emotions and behaviors so that these habitual patterns align more and more with our purpose in life as we move forward, not with our past that holds up back. Physically, litsea helps to detoxify our bodies, and support our immune system with its antibacterial, anti-fungal and disinfectant properties.&nbsp; It also promotes pain relief and decreases blood pressure. <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Tangerine - Helps us reconnect with our spontaneity. It helps us reconnect with joy and lightness of heart, and to go back to the goodness and purity of our childhoods.&nbsp; Our creativity is often sniffled by things imposed on us by others - by conformity to social norms, by following social rules, by wanting to fit in with the crowd and be accepted.&nbsp; However, Tangerine helps us to remember that we don't have to fit in, because simply through our creation God states that we belong.&nbsp; With true belonging, comes an influx of creative energy that flows through our hearts, and has the ability to manifest in ways we feel appropriate, suitable, and ready to explore. Physically, tangerine helps to synergize with litsea in detoxifying the body, while it energizes us and breaks down mucous and oxidation within the body. <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Grapefruit - as stated above, </span><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:17px;">grapefruit helps us honor our bodies, and helps us foster respect for our physical self, and grants us the ability to foster a healthy relationship with ourselves by increasing our ability to love, tolerate and accept our physical self, and our physical needs. When we acknowledge our physical needs, we can then work on positive ways to get them met.&nbsp; When we are subjected to toxic situations within the work place, families, from our beloveds, we often deny our physical needs, so this is an important essential oil to re-gain a sense of what is good for us. Physically, grapefruit aids, assists, and synergizes with the properties of wild orange and has added benefit of relieving pain including pain caused by tension or nervous headaches.&nbsp; This is great because we know that when we're detoxing our environment, our community, our bodies, our emotions, a lot comes up and our waste receptacles can get overrun pretty fast, and in the body it can cause pain as waste and debris are re-circulated rather than eliminated through our exhalation, our urination, our defecation, and sweat. <br></span></span></p><p><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Frankincense - Keeps us connected to truth, as it helps us identify falsehoods we've been subjected to.&nbsp; This essential oil is connected deeply with our spirituality, and helps us re-ground or become more grounded in our spiritual lives. It helps us form healthy attachment to our fathers and male authority figures in our lives so that we don't feel abandoned, but loved and protected as we spiritually evolve into more of the fullness of our true self, and honor this self in our thoughts, words, actions, and desires. Physically, frankincense helps to stimulate our immune system, to help cellular regeneration of healthy cells while promoting the death and non-replication of unhealthy cells, while alleviating inflammation and pain within the body.<br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Cardamom - Allows us to find greater objectivity within life's circumstances by helping us gain greater mental, and emotional sobriety and self-control.&nbsp; This is helpful as we gain greater awareness of who and what is polluting our environment, community, home-life, workplace, spiritual life as it helps us step back and disconnect from frustration or anger and helps us address these people/circumstances from a balanced, level, calm grounded place.&nbsp; It also helps us to see how we've contributed to things that cause us to be angry or frustrated, and helps us non-judgmentally make the needed changes to promote healthier responses to bring us more peace and a greater sense of self-control and perhaps even better, self-awareness. Physically, cardamom relieves congestion in the lungs and throat, as well as in the intestines and colon, helping to move things out of our system while redesign inflammation and reducing muscle spasms and stimulating healthy digestion. <br></span></p><p></p></div>
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<div data-element-id="elm_XkyWkCLRf2yIg2PdpANO5A" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_XkyWkCLRf2yIg2PdpANO5A"] .zpimage-container figure img { width: 487px !important ; height: 481px !important ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_XkyWkCLRf2yIg2PdpANO5A"] .zpimage-container figure img { width:487px ; height:481px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_XkyWkCLRf2yIg2PdpANO5A"] .zpimage-container figure img { width:487px ; height:481px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_XkyWkCLRf2yIg2PdpANO5A"].zpelem-image { border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_tXEo8VbxSULmqtugaE2X8Q" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_tXEo8VbxSULmqtugaE2X8Q"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please note, this article was previously posted in a Might Community - and as I transfer content from there to here, the dates and times may not correlate!&nbsp; Forgive me for that incongruent aspect. </span><br></p></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_JnttTcmbWKcUnw0zMKx3CA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_JnttTcmbWKcUnw0zMKx3CA"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p>As the new year is upon us, and we are experiencing winter “in full” and the virus threat is still very much with us here, it’s understandable that no one wants to find themselves catching a cold, or coming down with anything.</p><p><br></p><p>Last fall I posted about <a href="https://www.doterra.com/US/en/p/on-guard-oil" title="doTERRA’s OnGuard" rel="">doTERRA’s OnGuard</a> essential oil blend, and now I’d like to introduce you to <a href="https://www.lgbotanicals.com/Powerhouse%E2%84%A2-Essential-Oil-Blend-_p_848.html" title="Powerhouse" rel="">Lotus Garden Botanical's Powerhouse</a>. &nbsp;This is an immune system booster blend that really truly knocks things out, especially when we’ve experienced long term illness, or are already recovering from other physical challenges, or if we’re dealing with other health and wellness conditions that compound with the symptoms of an additional illness.</p><p></p><p></p><p><br></p><p>I have several clients who I would recommend to use doTERRA’s OnGuard as a preventative, and then use Lotus Garden Botanical’s Powerhouse when they actually come down with something to more properly support them as they recuperate and recover. Like OnGuard, it can be used in a multitude of ways, aromatically by inhaling the distilled or passively diffused vapor, as a steam inhalation, or inhaled directly from the bottle. It can also be used topically, applied to the bottoms of the feet, the back of the ear lobes, along the neck and chest - ensuring proper dilution as several of the Essential Oils that make up this blend can be irritating to the skin. It can be used with a <a href="https://www.aromatics.com/products/solubol-dispersant?_pos=1&amp;_sid=065e41fa0&amp;_ss=r" title="dispersant" rel="">dispersant</a> to be added into bath water (not to exceed 6 drops essential oil) body lotions (ensuring proper dilution ratio not to exceed more than a .5% strength to minimize possibility of skin irritation as there are some strong essential oils in this blend). Under the supervision of an Aromatherapist it can also be taken internally via capsules at the proper strength for a predetermined amount of days. These are just some of the most common ways this blend is used, other applications can be discussed based on the symptoms that you’re having.</p><p></p><p><br></p><p>The reason this blend is so effective when working with people who are coming down with an illness, is because the vast majority of the single essential oils used to make up this blend help us when we are overwhelmed, fatigued and exhausted. &nbsp;They support our adrenal gland function, boost our immune system response, help to move and regulate fluids within the body, and have a broad range of both antibacterial properties and antiviral properties.</p><p><br></p><p>Powerhouse by Lotus Garden Botanicals contains:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Lemon Eucalyptus</li><li>Oregano</li><li>Clove Bud</li><li>Thyme ct thujanol</li><li>Rosemary ct cineole</li><li>Sage (Dalmatian Sage)</li><li>&nbsp;Palmarosa</li><li>Lavender</li></ul></div>
</div><div data-element-id="elm_fXt8KRIx7fEsEhijpMv7zw" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_fXt8KRIx7fEsEhijpMv7zw"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width: 472px !important ; height: 398px !important ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_fXt8KRIx7fEsEhijpMv7zw"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:472px ; height:398px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_fXt8KRIx7fEsEhijpMv7zw"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:472px ; height:398px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_fXt8KRIx7fEsEhijpMv7zw"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Lemon%20Eucalyptus.png" width="472" height="398" loading="lazy" size="original" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><br></p><h5>Lemon Eucalyptus</h5><div><br></div><div><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Lemon Eucalyptus (<em>Corymbia citriodora&nbsp;</em>syn. <em>Eucalyptus citridoraI</em>) is made up of primarily the aldehyde monoterpenoid citronellal and the monoterpenols citronellol and isopulegol. &nbsp;It also contains d-limonene, a monoterpene, and small amounts of esters and ketones.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">This chemical profile allows Lemon Eucalyptus to be ideal to ward of infection while calming the nervous system as well as to stimulate the liver. It promotes strength of the immune system, and emotional balance.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">This Essential Oil also helps us handle feelings of being unprotected, exposed, enmeshed in unhealthy relationships/situatio<span style="font-size:17px;">ns, </span></span><span style="font-size:17px;">it helps us recognize poor boundaries and restore the body’s natural energy.</span></p><p></p></div></div></div></div>
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            type:fullscreen,
            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Oregano.png" width="363" height="239" loading="lazy" size="original" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><h5>Oregano</h5><div><br></div><div><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Oregano (<em>Origanum vulgare</em>) Essential Oil is mostly made up of phenols including carvacrol and a mixture of monoterpenes, monoterpenols and sesquiterpenes. This chemical profile makes this essential oil ideal to use as general tonics, to stimulate the cortisone glands and help to both kill off microbes and prevent them from multiplying. &nbsp;It is also good to stimulate the digestive system and to promote circulation of the blood and the fluids within the body. It also makes it a good anti-inflammatory agent that promotes the respiratory system and relieve muscle soreness.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">This essential oil also helps us with feelings of being overly prideful, obstinate, stubborn, materialistic, controlling and being too attached to negative things in one’s life.&nbsp; <br></span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Oregano Essential Oil has strong bactericidal properties, and should only be used for a maximum of 14 continuous days in order to not upset the stomach’s microbiome if taken orally. &nbsp;It is also a known skin irritant, and should only be used on the skin if appropriately diluted.&nbsp; </span><br></p></div></div></div></div><p></p></div>
</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_5y7WKPbMdDRAWV09kDxkvw" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_5y7WKPbMdDRAWV09kDxkvw"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width: 405px !important ; height: 329px !important ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_5y7WKPbMdDRAWV09kDxkvw"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:405px ; height:329px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_5y7WKPbMdDRAWV09kDxkvw"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:405px ; height:329px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_5y7WKPbMdDRAWV09kDxkvw"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Clove.png" width="405" height="329" loading="lazy" size="original" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><h5>Clove Bud<br></h5><div><br></div><div><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Clove Bud (<em>Eugenia carophyllata</em>) Essential Oil should not be confused or used interchangeably with Clove Leaf (<em>Eugenia carophyllata</em>) Essential Oil, as they contain different chemical profiles. <em>Eugenia carophyllata</em> Bud Essential Oil contains primarialy phenols including Eugenol (50-95%), Isoeugenol, Methylchavicol and Methyleugenol; as well as esters, sesquiterpenes, oxides, ketones and montoerpenols.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">This chemical profile allow this Essential Oil to be useful when we feel discouraged, apathetic, hopeless, have low self-esteem or poor self-confidence, when we have low motivation or will power, when we feel vulnerable, helpless or oversensitive. It helps when we have physical and mental fatigue, and are debilitated (I don't know about you, but that totally sounds like me when I'm sick!)</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Using this Essential Oil can help us feel more motivation, self-confidence, gain security, and stability. It is widely used to help the body when it is weakened, and when it is cold - the circulatory system is stressed, and is only keeping the core hot, while the extremities can feel cold or even numb. It's properties help restore the thyroid and return normal metabolic function. It also stimulates the adrenals to increase stamina and decrease hypertension. It too helps with the lower GI tract helping our food move along through the intestines and colon to decrease constipation.</span></p><p><br></p><p><em><span style="font-size:17px;">Eugenia carophyllata</span></em><span style="font-size:17px;"> Bud Essential Oil is a strong spasmolytic, which means it stops muscle spasms which disrupt the GI system from its normal function, and helps also with acute muscle spasms and aches and pains often felt while we're &quot;under the weather.&quot; It is used as a broad-spectrum anti-infective agent that stimulates the immune system and the lymphatic system to move fluids through the body and detox the body from infected cells and microbes. It is a strong antiviral, broad spectrum antibiotic, and anti-fungal.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Clove Bud Essential Oil is rarely used by itself, and should never be used topically without adequate dilution, Tisserand &amp; Young in <em>Essential Oil Safety&nbsp;</em>recommend a topical strength of no more than .5% based on the higher range of Eugenol content in order to avoid skin sensitivity.</span></p></div></div></div></div><p></p></div>
</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_GSuXor2UodrWn4wR6RUErQ" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_GSuXor2UodrWn4wR6RUErQ"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width: 391px !important ; height: 297px !important ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_GSuXor2UodrWn4wR6RUErQ"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:391px ; height:297px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_GSuXor2UodrWn4wR6RUErQ"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:391px ; height:297px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_GSuXor2UodrWn4wR6RUErQ"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Thyme.png" width="391" height="297" loading="lazy" size="original" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><h5>&nbsp;Thyme ct. Thujanol</h5><div><br></div><div><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Thyme ct thujanol (<em>Thymus vulgaris&nbsp;</em>ct. thujanol) has a chemical profile that roughly half monoterpenols including trans-thujanol, and monoterpenes including myrcene. &nbsp;It does not contain phenols so it should not be confused with other chemotypes of thyme. This chemotype of thyme essential oil works in synergy with the Lemon Eucalyptus in order to provide a synergistic effect.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Thyme essential oils in general also helps us with feelings of rage, anger, bitterness, resentfulness, emotional bondage and unforgiveness.&nbsp; </span><br></p></div></div></div></div><p></p></div>
</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_xLp8KVJSXCFoz60NKcUR6g" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_xLp8KVJSXCFoz60NKcUR6g"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width: 357px !important ; height: 293px !important ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_xLp8KVJSXCFoz60NKcUR6g"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:357px ; height:293px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_xLp8KVJSXCFoz60NKcUR6g"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:357px ; height:293px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_xLp8KVJSXCFoz60NKcUR6g"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Rosemary.png" width="357" height="293" loading="lazy" size="original" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><h5>Rosemary ct. Cineole</h5><div><br></div><div><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Rosemary ct. cineole (<em>Rosmarinus officinalis</em> ct. cineole) is made up of a large combination of chemical families including oxides with the largest component being 1.8 cineole which can make up over half of this essential oil, it also contains monoterpenes with up to 1 third of the essential oil containing alpha and beta -pinenes, monoterpenones with up to a fifth of the essential oil containing camphor, sesquiterpenes including beta-caryophyllene, terpenoid esters, alcohols. &nbsp;This chemical make up allows Rosemary ct. cineole essential oil to be ideal to use in situations where we want to stimulate our nervous system and our circulatory systems. &nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">When we’re dealing with respiratory distress as it is a great expectorant, decongestant and how it clears mucus from the system. These effects are boosted by its antimicrobial properties, and its ability to move fluids through the system to reduce inflammation and calm the nerves. Rosemary essential oils like Thyme have multiple chemotypes, so it’s important that when you’re using this oil by itself, or when it’s used in a blend or formulation you know which chemotype you have as they each have different primary chemical constituents which can have a much different effect on the body (and some are safer to use than others.)</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">In general, emotionally, rosemary essential oils help us to process through feelings of confusion, problems adjusting to transitions, and to help us when we have limited perspectives, and difficulty learning the lessons we’re walking through.</span></p></div></div></div></div><p></p></div>
</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_ztZWreINIzEMliP3pqRnZA" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_ztZWreINIzEMliP3pqRnZA"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width: 394px !important ; height: 342px !important ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_ztZWreINIzEMliP3pqRnZA"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:394px ; height:342px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_ztZWreINIzEMliP3pqRnZA"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:394px ; height:342px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_ztZWreINIzEMliP3pqRnZA"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Dalmation%20.png" width="394" height="342" loading="lazy" size="original" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><h5>Sage (Dalmatian Sage)</h5><div><br></div><div><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Sage syn Dalmatian Sage (<em>Salvia officinalis</em>) essential oil is made up heavily by ketones including alpha thujone, beta thujone and camphor, and alcohols like borneol and linalool with a small amount of monoterpenes, oxides and sesquiterpenes. &nbsp;This chemical profile allows Sage to be very effective at being antiviral and to protect healthy cells while the body is fighting off infection via viruses. It helps our liver function and to move mucous out of the body while supporting the respiratory system while relieving inflammation.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">This essential oil also helps us conquer feelings of depletion, fear, procrastination, and helps to eliminate brain fog and cloudiness of thought.</span></p></div></div></div></div><p></p></div>
</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_D382T345r1W9RKQKyaNQgg" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_D382T345r1W9RKQKyaNQgg"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width: 245px !important ; height: 322.28px !important ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_D382T345r1W9RKQKyaNQgg"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:245px ; height:322.28px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_D382T345r1W9RKQKyaNQgg"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:245px ; height:322.28px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_D382T345r1W9RKQKyaNQgg"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-custom zpimage-tablet-fallback-custom zpimage-mobile-fallback-custom hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Palmarosa.png" width="245" height="322.28" loading="lazy" size="custom" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><h5>Palmarosa</h5><div><br></div><div><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Palmarosa (<em>Cymbopogon martini</em>) essential oil contains a lot of alcohols with the vast majority being geraniol and small amounts of linalool, as well as esters like geranyl acetate which can be up to a quarter of the essential oil. &nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">This chemical profile allows Palmarosa to be suitable in times when we need a broad-spectrum bactericides that are anti-infectious and to stimulate and warm the skin and the circulatory system which is ideal in cases of long term illness, or when the body is dealing with multiple stressors at once as it’s balancing and soothing to the body as a general tonic which also offers pain relief and reduces inflammation.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Palmarosa essential oil helps us when we have feelings of being withdrawn, lapses in loyalty, isolation and stagnation, and overzealousness.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div>
</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_-2OYHb6QXmuHEKqM9tVLSg" data-element-type="imagetext" class="zpelement zpelem-imagetext "><style> @media (min-width: 992px) { [data-element-id="elm_-2OYHb6QXmuHEKqM9tVLSg"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width: 318px !important ; height: 209px !important ; } } @media (max-width: 991px) and (min-width: 768px) { [data-element-id="elm_-2OYHb6QXmuHEKqM9tVLSg"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:318px ; height:209px ; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { [data-element-id="elm_-2OYHb6QXmuHEKqM9tVLSg"] .zpimagetext-container figure img { width:318px ; height:209px ; } } [data-element-id="elm_-2OYHb6QXmuHEKqM9tVLSg"].zpelem-imagetext{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="left" data-tablet-image-separate="false" data-mobile-image-separate="false" class="zpimagetext-container zpimage-with-text-container zpimage-align-left zpimage-size-original zpimage-tablet-fallback-original zpimage-mobile-fallback-original hb-lightbox " data-lightbox-options="
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Lavender.png" width="318" height="209" loading="lazy" size="original" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><h5>Lavender</h5><div><br></div><div><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Lavender (<em>Lavandula angustifolia</em>) essential oil has a chemical profile of almost half esters with mostly linalyl acetate, and almost half alcohols with the majority of those being linalool, as well as small amounts of sesquiterpenes and monoterpenes, oxides, ketones and aldehydes. This makes lavender essential oil a very balancing essential oil which can stimulate as well as calm the body, with a broad spectrum anti-microbial effect. <br></span></p><p><br></p><span style="font-size:17px;">Lavender essential oil helps us to over come feelings of rejection, tension; as well as sensations of being unheard, unloved, unseen with fear of self-disclosure and being emotionally dishonest. </span></div></div></div></div></div>
</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_GAprc7ufsPq6jIY2DAiR2Q" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_GAprc7ufsPq6jIY2DAiR2Q"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><p>Powerhouse is a potent blend of essential oils that allow us to really address illnesses that debilitate us, or illnesses that we encounter while we are already recovering from another illness, a surgery or acute injury. It helps us move strong feelings of exhaustion, depression, stagnation, and asks us to be emotional transparent with ourselves and others.</p><p><br></p><h5>How to Use</h5><div><br></div>
<p>Lotus Garden Botanicals has formulated this blend so that for most people they can use 1-2 drops of Powerhouse without dilution on the bottoms of their feet 3-4 times a day for up to 10 days, for those who have sensitive skin, and for use past the initial 10 days, this Essential Oil blend should be diluted down to a 3% strength in an appropriate carrier oil, that is 24 drops to 1oz of a carrier oil. This diluted formulation can be applied up to every hour as needed until symptoms are alleviated and unless you have extremely sensitive skin, this formulation should be safe to use on the bottoms of your feet, back of ear lobes, and along your neck and pulse points. (Note, if you have sensitive skin, do not apply this oil straight or &quot;neat&quot; to your skin, always dilute to 5% in a carrier oil and do a patch skin test to the insides of your wrists or crease of your elbow if no irritation appears in 15 min you can apply as described)<br></p></div>
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            theme:dark"><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><span class="zpimage-anchor" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-label="Open Lightbox" style="cursor:pointer;"><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src="/Personal%20Inhaler.png" width="336" height="359" loading="lazy" size="original" data-lightbox="true"/></picture></span></figure><div class="zpimage-text zpimage-text-align-left " data-editor="true"><div style="color:inherit;"><div style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:17px;">You can also use this essential oil in a diffuser or in a personal inhaler this is most useful if your illness constricts the breath or is causing a lot of mucus congestion. &nbsp;To diffuse, add up to 6 drops of Powerhouse in your diffuser and sit within six feet of the diffuser inhaling the aroma for at least ten minutes. &nbsp;To use in a personal inhaler, drop 30 drops of Powerhouse in a bowl, and allow the cotton wick of the inhaler to absorb the drops. &nbsp;Using a tweezer place the cotton wick into the glass jar of the inhaler, and screw on the metal lid. &nbsp;Then place the inhaler into its case. &nbsp;Un-cap the inhaler and breath in the aromatics for 3-5 minutes every hour as needed until symptoms resolve.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Please note, some of the essential oils within this blend have contraindications if you're on certain medication or have certain medical conditions.&nbsp; Please schedule a consultation prior to using to ensure your safety.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">If you'd like to see if Lotus Garden Botanical’s Powerhouse blend can help you, or if you have questions regarding how to best use it for yourself, please schedule a consultation.<br></span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">I'll be showcasing <a href="https://www.aromatics.com/collections/essential-oil-blends/products/lil-sniffles-blend?_pos=2&amp;_fid=12269400a&amp;_ss=c" target="_blank">Aromatic's International's Lil Sniffle's blend</a> as our seasons continue to turn, as well as looking at the traditional Thieves blend which has been used in traditional medicine prior to the discovery of penicillin for centuries as a ward against illness.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">We are all part of the body of God, and are called to support one another through our suffering. &nbsp;I pray that this information can help decrease the amount of time you or your loved one is afflicted by the next cold that comes through your home. Especially if one of you are already going through a another highly stressful situation.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">&nbsp; <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:17px;">Have a blessed day and oil away!</span></p></div>
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