Updates from Cecilia Bruce-Okrzesik

YL 14 Day Reset challenge with New Ningxia Red kit! Trauma? Power of Inner Defense for wellness!

YL 14 Day Reset challenge with New Ningxia Red kit!  Trauma?  Power of Inner Defense for wellness!
You are receiving this email because you are part of our Young Living organization.  This is for educational purposes only, this is not a solicitation.  

January is here and the hustle and bustle of the Holidays are over.  We have some great things coming up in the New Year!  Positives to help you get back to feeling good, say goodbye to brain fog, hello to energy, welcome to good sleep!  

Keep reading below to check out our local class line up in Salem Wi and Antioch IL.  We have a Lucy Libido class on January 25th and we would love to see you there.  Its a lot of fun and you will take home some fun oily concoctions to try out with your spouse to spice up romance right before Valentines Day!!  Class Schedule and Registration below!

Young Living is very generous with their free products every month but this month you get a treasure trunk of beautiful products to help you stay healthy, look younger (our collagen) to stay hydrated while you travel about with our Electrolyte Vitality drops, Respiratory health with Thieves chest rub, Sinus, stomach and discomfort support with Peppermint oil and immune support with our Vitamin C!  Did you know Young Living doesn't use sugar in their supplements or chewables?  You can confidently use everything from our cough drops, vitality drops, immu-gummies and chewable tablets knowing there is no processed sugar in any of it.  We also don't use artificial sweeteners that negatively affect your brain health.  Stevia is the natural sweetener of choice and so you know you can give our products to your children, or yourself and know that you will not have to deal with inflammation from processed sugars.  

Recently while traveling I needed cough drops.  I swear by Young Living cough drops and I also cannot have any processed sugars, BUT even I was unprepared and didn't have them with me.  So I tried to go to a local organic health food store and they had all kinds of cough drops but they ranged from 11 grams of sugar (seriously?) to 4 grams of sugar per cough drop!  I just couldn't believe my eyes.  You might say, 4 grams, that is not too bad but it was per cough drop and if your coughing, you use more than several a day, and guess what does NOT promote healing and depresses your immune system?  SUGAR.  So 4 grams is actually a lot and when I looked at the ingredients of those 4 grams, it was corn syrup.  NO THANK YOU.  We need to be label readers, and alert at all time because these cough drops were touted as all natural.  I will stick with Young Living cough drops with just stevia in them and I will make sure to pack them next time!  Young Living cough drops come out to .66 cents a piece and are worth every single penny in their effectiveness against coughs and sore throats.  Redeem your Loyalty points for two bags and NEVER leave home without them! 


Do you need a 14 Day Reset to get over the slump?  Young Living just came out with a 14 Day Reset kit that you can do and wow, the results are in and people are loving this new kit!  You will have 14 days to see improvement in sleep, immune health, cognitive health and increased energy.  And if you want to share the goodness with a friend, connect with me and I can show you how you can get a thank you check from YL from sharing the goodness of the Reset kit and your friends will get 20% off their first order!  

This kit is ready to go and has all the instructions to get you started.  There is also a Facebook group that will be running monthly to help you along the way and of course you can reach out to me to help you with questions too.  


If you have never read the book about Ningxia Wolfberry, you need to grab it to see the power that this little berry holds.  It is different than the wolfberry you buy in the store, because it is grown in the run offs of the Himalayan mountains so it is packed with nutrients, protein, minerals, fiber, vitamins.  The area where our Ningxia Wolfberry is sold, has the Ningxia Wolfberry as one of their staple foods and has the highest number of centurions in Asia.  (people who live over 100)


Jump on board and grab your kit on Shop order OR Loyalty orders.  Its available starting today!  If you want to be added to our 14 Day Reset Facebook group, please message me and I will make sure you are added!  

Have you had the current thing that is going around?  One that makes you sleep, feel unwell and keeps you home from work and school?  We just experienced it and I can honestly say it was not fun BUT with the right tools, you can get through it and get through it faster than most.  The key oils I suggest having on hand to start at the first sign of feeling under the weather, is Oregano, Thyme, RC, Thieves, Cedarwood and Lavender.  I could name so many more but I have to keep the list easy to remember.   Thyme is especially great for the lungs (I was putting it in some homemade elderberry syrup and making my husband drink it from a shot glass, he didn't especially like it but it was a necessary tool for wellness)  For myself, I put it in a capsule along with Thieves, Lavender, Oregano and Tsuga.  

When your sinus' are stuffed up and you don't have a netty pot handy, use this tried and true method for clearing out your sinus' fast!  Boil water, put 2 drops of RC or Eucalyptus oil in the water and immediately cover your head and the bowl to make a little dome and breathe slowly.  (not recommended for young kids as they may spill the hot water on themselves)  The oils will make you cough at first, but thats good because you need to cough out the mucus.  Have your tissues ready because you will be clearing out your sinus' with this cheap and easy technique.  And it is safe to do as many times a day as you need to, and you can do it in a hotel room, in your home or a home of the host where you are staying.  

When you have small kids, or even babies, I suggest always traveling with a nebulizer.  In our home we use Colloidal Silver or Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide, but please check with your doctor to see what they recommend for your babies.  We use this one and will not longer travel without it.  It is great for adults and kids and is small and easy to carry when traveling and it feels good to be prepared if something comes up when you are not at home.  Here is an Amazon link to the one we currently have.  It is best to have one with a compressor to have the power needed so it works efficiently!  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6G6WF9X?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details


The wellness tool we use the most when we are down for the count is Inner Defense.  It has been a powerhouse for our family in times of need for the last 13 years.  We don't use this daily, we only take it after surgeries, or when we are really down for the count.  My husband was sicker than I was and he had so much mucus in his lungs so we had to tackle it and tackle it early .  

In times of need, let Inner Defense work overtime to support your body! Inner Defense is the perfect supplement to support your immune system during the winter months. This supplement is filled with powerful essential oils which help reinforce systemic defenses, create an environment that is unfriendly to yeast and fungus, and promote healthy respiratory function.  
Inner Defense contains potent essential oils such as Oregano, Thyme, Lemongrass, and Thieves. These oils are rich in thymol, carvacrol, and eugenol for immune support and work together to support you overall health and wellness in times of need. This supplement is packed with potent essential oils and we suggest taking it with food or something fatty like almond milk or almond butter. Essential oils are fat soluble and taking it with something fatty will make it sit better in sensitive stomachs. 
Take 1 softgel daily for prevention or  3–5 times daily (1 every few hours with a full meal) until the bottle is empty, when your body is below the wellness line.  I have never had to use a second bottle, but if needed, you can do another round.  For my family, by the second day of using them 4x a day, we feel better but we continue to use up the bottle until its empty to make sure we have taken care of what needs to be tackled.  If you have a sensative stomach, take this with a full meal and if needed Yogurt or dairy for the fat to slow down the absorption.  If you have children that need support, that are too young to take them internally, you can break open the capsule and rub the capsule contents over the course of a day on their feet only.  Its a great way to keep your family feeling good quickly.  


We were traveling when we started to not feel well so we used our traveling nebulizer with colloidal silver for relief while we were gone, and oils we had on hand but once we got home, we both started 4 Inner Defense daily, one every few hours with a small meal. Within days we were feeling more like ourselves and back to wanting to engage in life.  

There have been many that have been through so much pain and loss this year.  Myself included with the loss of my sister in law and my 94 year old mother just recently.  Do you know that the reason I signed up with Young Living was to work through the trauma of loss for one of my teens?  We had lost her older sister and was struggling big time with emotions and wasn't processing them well.  
We started with a bottle of Joy with amazing success which led me to ultimately make this my career in helping people recover from physical and emotional issues, BUT after studying the oils for so many years, I would have absolutely wanted to look into this gem of an oil, Release!  

Release helps the liver cleanse and release toxins and helps one work through stored emotions from hard situations in life. It’s a must have oil!!!

I once had a friend and something happened and she’s no longer my friend… every now and then I’ll see a photo in my memories, a shirt she gave me or find a letter she wrote me when I am cleaning… and instead of being bitter at the friendship being gone, I’ll lift a little prayer and be thankful for all the good.

Maybe you aren’t there yet and you are feeling a little hurt or betrayed, I want you to know, you can get here too. I think so many times, we don’t let ourselves look back and be grateful, once we aren’t angry, we just move on….

Release is an oil I love to use with Epsom salts and a hot bath at the end of the night and when the tears come, and the loss is intense,  it can be cleansing and when the prayers come, it can be healing.


If you live within an hour of Northern IL or Southern Wi, please take the time to come join us for the first half of 2024 classes!  
Since many things have gone on-line since 2020, customers are missing an important component of their Young Living essential oils that everyone invested in.  Education.  Our Young Living classes have been a key aspect of the relationships that we build with our customers and how we educate on how powerful these little bottles of liquid Gold are.  There is a reason that Young Living is not sold in stores.  Gary and Mary Young knew that these hidden gems needed explanation, and our Seed to Seal guarantee is one of the main things we love to educate on because that is what has set us apart as an oil company for the last 30 years.  We grow our own plants on our land, we use old world soil regeneration, we weed our farms by hand or by goat, we use no pesticides, herbicides, we distill on each farm so plant material isn't sitting on trucks rolling across the USA loosing valuable constituents.  We only distill in stainless steal distillers, and our oils only touch glass or stainless steal.  If we loose a crop, we do not sell that oil until we have another successful crop.  We do not buy from other sources, but grow every plant oil we sell.  If we need to be out of stock for two years to ensure purity, thats what we do.  We have third party testing, and when our oils don't have all the constituents present, they get put back in the ground, they never get sold to another company.  

Do you know that 90% of start up companies fail within 5 years, yet Young Living started with Gary building his own distillers, harvesting, bottling and labeling the few oils himself that Young Living started with over 30 years ago.  Gary also wanted to empower families to grow and be successful, so instead of putting the advertising money in the pockets of big corporations, you are supporting your neighbor, your friend, myself and my family when you use your essential oils, and not a big corporation.  You are helping entrepreneurs thrive.  Word of mouth and your testimonies is how Young Living is successful.

So grab a friend and come out and join our classes where you will gain a wealth of information that you will not find online, and you will always go home with goodies to try and you will continue to engage in community that wants and strives to put their wellness first!  


January 25th, Salem WI - Lucy Libido, There is an oil for that! Make and Take -  We will be making some products and learning why essential oils are so good in the bedroom and good for your marriage.  Its a great class to bring your hubby too, or grab a girlfriend and make it a ladies night.  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lucy-libido-there-is-an-oil-for-that-make-and-take-tickets-771799913317?aff=oddtdtcreator

February 24th - Healthy Happy Home Make and Take - We will be making healthy home cleaning products for you to take home to enjoy the power of Thieves cleaner and how easy it is to have a safe and clean home for your family and pets.  

April 11th - Spring Health! Go Ask Mom! - Where do you turn when you have questions about how to keep your family healthy when all the spring grasses are growing and the sniffles and sneezes start, the bees are buzzing a little too close and the sun is kissing your skin a little too much.  We will go back to some age old wisdom and tips on how to make it through Spring and Summer with confidence.  

May 4th - Spring Spa Event!!! Antioch, IL - Grab a couple girlfriends and come and sample all of the Young Living skin care, pamper yourself with hot scented towels, beauty-masks and some fun girly drinks and treats.    We have not hosted this fun and information class since 2019, so we are so excited to have you come join us and get spoiled for the afternoon.  

Would you like to share Young Living for a side business?  Full time income replacement?  Grocery money?  We will travel and come and hold classes for your friends and family in your home (virtual or in person)  and help you achieve the goals that you desire, or need to take care of your family.  With one on one mentor-ship, we can walk you through how to share Young Living with confidence.  

Right now when you sign someone up with Young Living, you get a thank you check, and your friends and family can now enjoy 20% off their first order by using SHAREYL at the checkout code with your member number through the end of January.  Its a great way to help your friends and family jump on board with the 14 Day Reset or products that will help improve their families life and health.  


Please reach out if you have any questions about shipping, product education, signing up friends, or if you just need prayer during these difficult times.  We always look forward to serving you!  

Cecilia Bruce-Okrzesik
Young Living Gold Leader
224-610-9703













Holiday Specials, Winter Wellness tips, December Giveaway, Knee Health Recipe

Holiday Specials, Winter Wellness tips, December Giveaway, Knee Health Recipe


You are receiving this email because you are part of our Young Living group and have been signed up by one of our members.  This is for educational purposes, this is not a solicitation.  

As Christmas is quickly approaching don’t forget to add your favorite items to your order so you can gift health and wellness to your friends and family this season.  We are also doing our December giveaway!  Our Thieves Chest Rub is a beautiful, easy to use product for kids and adults alike.  Great for respiratory support.  No purchase necessary to enter your name.  Send me an email with your favorite Christmas memory and your name will get entered into the December giveaway.  One name will be picked on December 31st and winner will receive their product via snail mail.

If you are local in Southern Wisconsin, or Northern Illinois, please grab a friend and come out and join us for our Annual Holiday Ancient Oils of Scripture gathering.  We will be sending you home with a sample of our Queen Esther DIY Beauty Serum and Soothing Bath Salts.  We will enjoy Ningxia Wassail, Healthy Holiday Cookies, and beautiful teaching on how to use the oils from the Ancient Scripture kit.  Registration below, guests welcome!  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ancient-oils-of-the-bible-tickets-753598462287?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

In January we will also be hosting our Lucy Libido, There is an oil for that, Make and Take!   Just in time to prepare for Valentines Day!  Grab a girlfriend and join us for a night of fun and learning about how to spice up your marriage.  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lucy-libido-there-is-an-oil-for-that-make-and-take-tickets-771799913317?aff=oddtdtcreator

If your not part of our Abundantly Wise Living education group on Facebook, please reach out so we can add you.  If you are not local, we have classes and daily product education in our group!  We would love to add you to help you learn how to use and enjoy the products you invest in.  

Enjoy this Holiday bundle while supplies lasts.  If you have been around for a while, you know that purchasing a kit is always, at minimum, half the price of the individual items purchased separately.  Take advantage of these beautiful kits while they are in stock.


Do you think wellness is expensive?  Sickness is more expensive and limits how active we can be in life.  I know when I signed up for Loyalty Rewards 13 years ago, I didn't have any extra cash as a single mama raising 5 kids, but I put aside our vitamin budget and transferred it to Young Living supplements.  Every month you get free product with qualifying purchase amounts and that is how I started building my wellness arsenal.  I never bought anything I didn't use and it kept us out of the doctors offices.  If your not sure what to use for the issues you have going on with your health, reach out.  We would love to help you learn!  We will work one on one with you for free to help you use your products to their fullest potential and see what a difference they can make in your life.  When you make qualifying purchases, either on Loyalty or not, you get free products offered monthly.  (Loyalty just gets a few more freebies)  This month is a great way to get a Free bottle of 15ml Frankincense, 15ml Copaiba and those two alone work wonders in a capsule for inflammation and cellular integrity in the body as well as emotional trauma which many of us are going through.  Jump on Loyalty and not only get these items for free, but get up to 25% back in dollar for dollar points to redeem for more free product.  Also, when you jump on Loyalty and enjoy it for two months, you get a free diffuser.  I have searched high and low for other companies that offer as much free product and cash back as Young Living and I have yet to find it.  Move over 2% on Discover, you've got nothing on Young Living.


Do you want a sneak peak to just one of my wellness cabinets at my home?  When I grew up there was a medicine cabinet, but my mama in her infinite wisdom taught us how to stay healthy naturally.  So now I have chosen to have a wellness cabinet to work preventatively to keep my family healthy.  We save on co-pays and time off school and work because we work hard at keeping our health above the wellness line.  Below is just one of 3 wellness cabinets in our home!  Every one of these oils here bring about restoration and health to every organ in our body from our eyes to our nerves, kidneys, heart, skin and even emotions.  Whats in your wellness cabinet? 


Check out our gift list below of gifts that are $50 or less to share the gift of health with your family and friends.  

Before we get to the gift ideas I want to share some health tips for the coming winter months.  


RC - Respiratory and Congestion 

R.C. is a wonderful choice with a soothing Eucalyptus aroma for daily wear in public spaces or for children (diluted).
But, many are unaware of an even greater use for R.C. that often goes unmentioned.
Have you ever used R.C. to soothe a sore muscle, stiff joint, irritated bone or even.... a bone spur?
How about soothing irritating emotions?

HOW TO USE:
• diffuse to ease congestion
• dilute and apply to bridge of nose to loosen mucous
• inhale to soothe seasonal irritation while outdoors
• apply to chest to maintain endurance during exercise
• diffuse during yoga or meditation
• diffuse in steamy bathroom to help ease congestion and promote serene calm while managing cold, or flu symptoms
• dilute and apply topically to soothe sore muscles, joints, bones that are exhausted from daily activity
• apply directly to bone spur to ease discomfort
• dilute and apply to soothe lower back from discomfort during menstruation
NOW, FOR EMOTIONS, AND A SPECIAL NOTE FROM GARY YOUNG:
RESPIRATORY MEMORIES
Where emotions are held, an imprint will start to take over.
This imprint starts to affect the function of vital organs that are associated with our emotions.
1. LUNGS: GRIEF & SADNESS
2. LIVER: HATE & ANGER
3. GALLBLADDER: RESENTMENT & FRUSTRATION
4. KIDNEYS: FEAR
5. SPLEEN: WORRY
“R.C. was the first blend that I made in 1985. What do we use R.C. for today? To take care of all those emotional and respiratory memories of the past that you want to change into good memories and take to a higher level of wellness, purpose, and abundance. All you have to do to achieve that is breathe, breathe, breathe. These are precious and wonderful memories.”
– Gary Young
Sweet Ones, over the years, many of our blends have changed in formulation due to sourcing. Did you know, R.C. is one of the few that remains unchanged since it's debut in 1985.
PAIRS WELL WITH:
• Apply Raven on feet and RC on throat and chest, alternate morning and night.
• Enjoy an aromatic tent of adding the following to steaming water, and then enjoying the aromatic steam with a towel over your head to capture: Raven, RC & Wintergreen.
AROMATIC NOTE: An incredible blend of Eucalyptus that sits in a mix of winter woods with an every slight hint of lavender

Sleep anyone?  Who has trouble sleeping when our heads have a running list of to-do's for the holidays, or maybe if the Holidays do not bring good memories for some, a calming roll-on before bed is the perfect option to help your brain stop. 

The proprietary Tranquil roll-on contains Cedarwood, Lavender, and Roman Chamomile essential oils. Our lavender is sourced from sustainable and scalable operations, including Young Living lavender farms in Mona, Utah, USA; St. Maries, Idaho, USA; and Simiane-la-Rotonde, France. Roman Chamomile is sourced from our Balkan Botanical Farm in Bulgaria.

If you have experienced loss during this year and the Holidays will be difficult for you and your family, please reach out.  We would love to pray for you and help with a listening ear.  Having experienced many a traumatic loss, and having just lost my mom this year, we could all use a shoulder to help us get through the next couple months.  There are also many oils that help with trauma specifically and we would love to help you navigate that.  





My husband started feeling yucky last week.  Achy and sinus congestion.  We immediately started LOTS of powdered vitamin C multiple times a day and doing modified raindrops (I added Hyssop which is very purifying) 3x a day and then I started giving him 5 drops each of Thieves and Lemongrass and I usually add  oregano in a capsule 4x a day.  He started feeling better within 24 hours.  
I personally did LOTS of vitamin C and Thieves in a capsules preventatively for me so I didn't get it.  It worked amazing.  
I am so grateful for wellness care that doesn’t bring harm to our liver and has no side effects! ❤️❤️ Taking Young Living oils internally are not only safe but very effective especially when you are feeling under the weather. Here is the Amazon link for the bulk vitamin C.

With Christmas upon us, here are some gift ideas are $50 or less.  Your family and friends will love receiving a gift that will not only boost their immune system, smell wonderful but also soothe the mind and emotions.  Did you know that Young Living oils are the only pure oils that can work at a cellular level?  Oils that are not properly grown, harvested and distilled do not create a cellular change in the body.  With Young Livings Seed to Seal Guarantee, you can be guaranteed that the purity of our oils will work deep in our tissue and cells and can help your body restore back to homeostasis.  If you would like help with your wellness goals and how to use your products efficiently, please reach out.  


🎄Candy Cane Wishes or Cozy Chai Salt Scrub & Body Butter: Place this luxurious salt scrub and body butter in a small basket and pair with cozy socks or slippers.
🎄Sweet Maple Bath Bombs with cozy, fuzzy slippers or socks and a good book
🎄Frankincense essential oil and a gua sha facial tool: Perfect for someone who loves skincare and beauty products
🎄Candy Cane, Pink Champagne, or Winter Spa essential oil blends and a diffuser: Perfect for making a festive holiday and winter home
Citrus CBD Oil: This is a great gift for the athlete!
🎄Christmas Spirit Foaming Hand Soap, Thieves Household Cleaner, and a festive dish towel: Add everything to a cute basket and you're set. 

Did you know that many of our most inexpensive oils are the most powerful?  Lemon is $11.25 and not only effects our mood, but helps with our Lymphatic system, energy, focus, immune system and cellular function.   Lime is great for respiratory and immune, Orange is great for sleep, calming anxious emotions, and Cedarwood is so inexpensive (free this month too) and helps with deep sleep, clear skin, and healthy brain function.  There are many more options under $20, and if you have questions about what each of them do, please reach out.  We would love to help you stay on a budget and get great results too.  

Stocking Stuffers anyone? 
Many of you have asked over the last year what I have been doing for my knees since I had torn my miniscus.  I have learned the hard way how easy it is to tear your knee cushion when you move to fast, or pivot without thinking, but in the last 9 months I have been researching how to strengthen and hopefully prevent this from getting worse.  Supplements I have learned are critical are minerals, and not the cheap kind from Walmart because your body cannot absorb them and they can do more harm then good.  MSM for joint and cartilage health and a clean sulfur supplement for joint and detoxification health.  My daily mix now includes Young Living Mineral Essence, BLM capsules, and 2 tsp Sulfurzyme.  I also include a Knee Blend to topically apply to the knees several times a day, this blend includes Copaiba, Lemongrass and Palo Santo.  Palo Santo is specifically known and researched to help knees and it helps the discomfort too.  Along with the above, reducing inflammation is key, as where there is injury, inflammation is rampant.  Reducing or eliminating processed white sugar, reduce grains, and especially stay away from carbinated drinks which leach the calcium from your bones.  Lifestyle changes are always worth the hard work when the alternative is sickness and limitations and although it takes time to get used to, when you implement these changes for 21 days, it would be hard to go back to your old ways because your body will thank you.  I would love to help walk with you if you need to make these changes to restore your health.  I have had to eliminate a lot of comfort foods over the years and I have learned to replace them with satisfying alternatives.  I would love to help you with that too.  

We look forward to helping you have the health you desire.  Please reach out if you need help navigating your account, signing up friends or family, help with product usage or would like to host a gathering for friends and family.  

We hope you have a wonderful Holiday season!  

Cecilia Bruce-Okrzesik
Young Living Gold Leader


Black Friday Sale starting Nov. 14th-18th, 25%-50% off your favorite YL wellness products!!!

Black Friday Sale starting Nov. 14th-18th, 25%-50% off your favorite YL wellness products!!!
You are receiving this email because you are part of our Young Living organization, this is for educational purposes only, this is not a solicitation.  

The time is here for the biggest sale of the year and its coming to you early!!!!  Check out the images below with the sales and prices of our favorite wellness products!   When you log in to purchase products, you will be placed in a que (so our website doesn't crash) so be patient and enjoy shopping!  

Are you inactive?  Did you know that with your Young Living account is a lifetime account?  When you do not make a purchase for one year, basically your lights go out and your account just goes to sleep.  Here are some directions on how to reactivate to enjoy these holiday benefits.  You can also call me with questions if you need help!  Cell number below!!  


Enjoy this wonderful sale and please reach out if you have questions!  



Let the Holiday savings begin so you can stock up on your family wellness!  Please reach out if you have questions about the sale, product usage or issues with your account.  It is our pleasure to serve you.

Cecilia Bruce-Okrzesik
Young Living Gold Leader
224-610-9703


My story of changing our health on a budget! Sleep tips and tricks, Young Living local class in WI

My story of changing our health on a budget! Sleep tips and tricks, Young Living local class in WI
You are receiving this email because you are part of our Young Living group, this is for educational purposes, this is not a solicitation.  

Let the festive months begin!  Welcome to our November newsletter!!!!  For many of us around the world, these next few months include holiday get togethers with family and friends eating more than we normally would, and enjoying lots more sugar and treats than we should.  Make sure to have your digestive tools on hand to tackle the discomfort and inflammation before it starts or when it begins.  Having had digestive issues myself the last 14 years, my favorites that I know work, and work well are Essentialzyme-4 (the best digestive enzymes you will ever buy), Peppermint to rub on that bloated belly or better yet to put 5 drops in a capsule and take internally, 4-5 drops of DiGize to put in capsules after a meal that makes your stomach hurt, (good for little ones too), 5 drops of Ginger oil in a capsule after  a meal (great for knee pain and inflammation too)  Multigreens for smooth moves in the morning and Comfortone to help cleanse the digestive tract.  These are always must haves in my home!  

If you live near Northern IL, and Southern WI, please come out and join us for two upcoming classes starting next week.  Guests are welcome and we look forward to seeing you.  
Come join us November 7th at my home for a Raindrop gathering.  You will get to see and smell all the goodness that a Raindrop has for chronic health issues, sleep, emotions, discomfort, and wellness.  We have an attendee that will receive the Raindrop during the class while we talk about its benefits.  Join us and take home a rollerball of goodness.  Guests are welcome, just shoot them the sign up link so we know how much space to save!  I look forward to seeing you! 

I will also be hosting a daytime Sip and Scan where I will be talking about all the benefits of Ningxia Red, having you taste a fun sparkly Ningxia/Zing drinks and giving each attendee a wellness scan to see imbalances in the body.  The scan is used widely in the sports medicine field and will show you what YL products will help bring your body back into balance.  This is a daytime gathering and children are welcome (no ticket needed for kids, just message me that they are coming so I can have a fun snack for them)  Guests are welcome and I look forward to seeing you!  

Have you thought of creating a side income with sharing the Young Living products you love the most?  If you have any questions, please join us for an informative zoom call with our Royal Crown Diamond Debra Rayburn to have your questions and curiosity answered!  Topic: The Read Deal  Time: Nov 16, 2023 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/93872063852 Meeting ID: 938 7206 3852 Passcode: 480939


So, here is the deal......
Are you working toward creating a non-toxic home?  I mean, with cancer and chronic pain and illness at every turn, are you ready to make a change?  Take your health seriously?  Again, get on Netflix or Amazon video and watch Stink!  Food Inc!  Truth about Cancer!  These documentaries will change your world!  
Kick the Starbucks and cable and start making your health number 1?

We all get to this at some point.  We get sick and tired of being sick and tired! Anyone here every get to that breaking point?  

I know I did around 13 years ago when I was having major health issues because of stress.  The doc told me I had MS. To go home and prepare for all the tests.   My “I’m done “ moment came then.  
I had no health insurance and couldn’t afford all those tests and really felt deep down that I didn’t have MS, but that my life was just a ball of stress ready to take me down!  (I don’t have MS, sugar and grains were  just wreaking havoc on my stressed out, adrenal depleted body). I didn’t want to go down without a fight.  

So I took processed sugar and grains out of my diet.  BAM, after three weeks of a deep detox, my body was like “I like you again”!  ❤️

But there was still that emotional part of all the stress that I just couldn’t let go of and my kids couldn’t either.  So I started with Young Living.  My story is recorded on our group Facebook education page.  I didn’t have any extra money.  Like none, zip, nada, zero!!! 😳😳😳 💴 💰 

So what’s a girl to do, I saw so many results with these products, but I couldn’t afford monthly oils when I didn’t even know what they were for, so I took our vitamin budget and I started buying YL vitamins from my own account instead of another reputable online company. (Never buy vitamins from the grocery store or Costco......they are filled with synthetics and subquality ingredients that your body many times cannot even absorb so your money goes down the toilet, literally!   You see, vitamins were always a priority, so I had them in my budget but now I was just getting them from an even better source that would pay me for ordering them. (on Loyalty Rewards, for every 100 I spend, I get 25 in points that are used as cash, dollar for dollar.  I know crazy right??? 😜

So I joined Loyalty Rewards and bought my vitamins and one oil a month.  And you see when you do that, Young Living Rewards you for being a loyal customer.  Hence the name, Loyalty Rewards!  👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

My pictures here may not be Instagram worthy, but they tell a story of how I believe my kids and I are worthy of investment!  Investing in our future health affects our now and our later!  You may think healthier products are too expensive, yet how much will you be paying for if later in poor health? Also, when you break down the cost per serving of most of our products, they are actually cheaper than you think.  Ask us, lets chat and we can do the math together to help you afford what you know your family needs and we can even help you find a way to pay for it!  🤛

See, I experienced how incredible Young Living products were, they are so potent and concentrated and high quality, that I can cut them in half, hack them to make them last longer for my household and still have an incredibly potent product.  And I started saving all the FREE products and oils that Young Living sent me in this box here.  It fills up and then I use some and then it goes down.  It’s a constant flow of taking and receiving!! 🙌

The picture below is all the products we use in our home that are NOT oil related.  I mean, they have oils in them, but they are not bottles of oils. These are all products that I would be buying at target or a health food store, and they definitely don’t pay me in free product for shopping  with them.  And they don’t ship it to my house for half off either.  These products are safe, have no toxic load to them and bring health to my cells and are safe for our babies, our toddlers, our teens, our husbands, our moms and grandparents. 😂😂



And this picture of oily goodness below  is my stash of freebies!   I love my stash because it represents my commitment to change my health, to be proactive, to use them daily so I can prevent things from happening in my body and keep my body in the best shape possible emotionally and physically, especially as I age.  I mean I have grandkids now and I need to keep up with them!! 👶 👶 



So what are your monthly needs?  Bone and joint support?  (Agilease)  Cardiovascular support? (Cardiogize).  Emotional support?  (Hope, Stress Away, Frankincense, Orange). Clean beauty products?  (Beauty boost, toxic free toothpaste, mouthwash, shampoo, lotions, massage oils and  body wash ).  We have every product you would buy at target, except for toilet paper, diapers and paper towels.   I buy ALL my products from YL and don’t give Target my dollars anymore unless it’s a cute outfit or toy  for my grand babies!!! 🧴 🧴 

Check out our Loyalty Rewards program and start making the switch.  Pay yourself in free products like these, instead of paying the big box stores for chemical laiden products that bring harm to your health instead of harmony to your body like pure essential oils!  🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Choose health today, tell us what are you giving up!  Anyone who emails me one item that they are giving up or switching out, will get their name entered to win a free bottle of Christmas Spirit for our November giveaway!!!!!!!!👇👇👇👇👇


Do you need better sleep? I think we all do!
How much sleep do I need?
Most adults need 7 to 8 hours of good quality sleep on a regular schedule each night. Implementing changes to your daily routine and adding essential oils was a game changer for me.
Getting enough sleep isn’t only about total hours of sleep. It’s also important to get good quality sleep on a regular schedule so you feel rested when you wake up.
Why is getting enough sleep important?
Getting enough sleep has many benefits. It can help you:
•Get sick less often
•Reduce stress and improve your mood
•Think more clearer
•Be happier ☀️
Here are three rollers that are big contributors to a better nights rest for my family.
RUTAVALA
For ALL the sleep support. RutaVaLa Roll-On utilizes a proprietary blend of Ruta, Valerian, and Lavender essential oils. This blend creates a relaxing and calming feeling that is perfect to use during your evening routine to help you wind down after a long day. Although Lavender and Valerian essential oils are well known, this blend includes the less recognized yet efficacious Ruta oil.
TRANQUIL
The perfect Friday night wind-down companion. Tranquil is like a hug in a bottle! The elegant roll-on combines the familiar, comforting aroma of Cedarwood, Lavender, and Roman Chamomile into a blend that is easy to use and even easier to enjoy. This one is probably my favorite!
KIDSCENTS SLEEPYIZE
Don’t let the kids label fool you. This roller packs a punch and will have you sleeping like a baby. The exclusive and carefully formulated blend of Lavender, Geranium, Roman Chamomile, and Bergamot essential oils in SleepyIze helps set the scene for a calm nighttime routine.
How to use these rollers: roll on the bottoms of your feet, nape, behind the ears or on your chest before bedtime.



We hope you have a beautiful month. Watch out for our Black Friday Sales!!!!!!   Please reach out if you need prayer, product support, shipping or account information or would like to discuss hosting a gathering in your home to receive a thank you check from Young Living.  

Blessings, 

Cecilia Bruce-Okrzesik
Young Living Gold Leader







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YL Holiday Launch, Recipes, October Giveaway, Loosing my mom and processing grief.

YL Holiday Launch, Recipes, October Giveaway, Loosing my mom and processing grief.
You are receiving this email because you are part of our Young Living group, this is for education purposes only, this is not a solicitation.  

October is upon us!  Can you believe that 3/4 of the year has gone by and we are so close to the Holidays?  Its the season of pumpkins, spice and everything nice!  

This months education will focus on showcasing the new Holiday products that are launching this Saturday, October 7th and processing through grief and difficult emotions with essential oils and the dangers of synthetics.  Having just lost my mom last week, this topic is near and dear to my heart and helping people walk through the same is something I would love to do to help others find calm and healing naturally. 

Congratulations to Deb M. for winning our September giveaway of a bottle of Eucalyptus oil.  This will be wonderful to have on hand during the winter months to support everything respiratory.  I love to use a drop daily on my chest for prevention and several drops on the spine or chest daily, several times a day when distress sets in.  

Enter to win a bottle of Gingersnap blend by Jacob and Kate  for our October giveway.  Just email me your favorite fall activity that you enjoy and one lucky winner will be chosen on October 31st.  I personally love apple picking.  I just went with my husband and we canned apple sauce and apple pie filling made with coconut sugar for winter.  Its one of my favorite things to do in the Fall. 

Do you know that statistics have shown that Proctor and Gamble  use twice as much essential oil as is produced in the entire world?  We have to ask, where are these essential oils coming from?  There is more Lavender sold than there is grown, again, this can only point to synthetics bombarding the market.  Why is this important?  Adulterated oils mixed with synthetic extenders can be very detrimental , causing rashes, burns and skin irritations.  Common additives such a propylene glycol, DEP or DOP (solvents that have no smell and increase the volume) can cause allergic reactions, besides being devoid of any therapeutic effects.  (EODR 1st Edition)

When you are assured you have a pure essential oil, you can know that the oils you have in your home are safe for your family from babies, teens, adults and even our pets.  Young Living has been the industry leader in essential oils for more than 30 years and being a relationship focused business, you know you can get the education you need when you buy your kit, just by reaching out to those who helped you get started.  We all purchased our kits because we desired a change in our life, our health, our home.  When you use your oils daily, even just a drop or two, the changes in your body will be evident because pure essential oils bring harmony to the cells, invigorate them, and strengthen them. (please visit YL Seed to Seal - Seed to Seal Standards – What Sets Us Apart


Here is an excerpt from the EODR - The Powerful influence of Aromas on mind and body.
The fragrance of an essential oil can directly affect everything from your emotional state to your lifespan.  When a fragrance is inhaled, the odor molecules travel up the nose where they are trapped by olfactory membranes well protected by the lining inside the nose.  Each odor molecule fits like a little puzzle piece into specific receptor cells lining a membrane known as the olfactory epithelium.  Each on these hundreds of millions of nerve cells triggers electrical impulses to the olfactory bulb, which then transmits the impulses to the gustatory center (where the sensation of taste is perceived), the amygdala (where emotional memories are stored)  and other parts of the the limbic system of the brain.  Because the limbic system is directly connected to those parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels, and hormone balance, essential oils can have some very profound physiological and psychological effects.  

The sense of smell is only one of the five senses directly linked to the limbic lobe of the brain, the emotional control center.  Anxiety, depression, fear, anger, and joy all emanate from this region.  This is why the scent of a special fragrance can evoke memories and emotions even before we are even consciously aware of it.  Where smells are concerned, we react first and think later.  In contrast, all other senses (touch, taste, hearing, and sight) are routed through the thalamus, which acts as the switchboard for the brain, passing stimuli onto the cerebral cortex and other parts of the brain.  

The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain, acting as our hormonal control center.  It releases chemical messengers that can affect everything from our sex drive to energy levels.  The production of growth hormones, sex hormones, thyroid hormones, and neurotransmitters, like serotonin, are all governed by the hypothalamus.  The limbic lobe activates the hypothalamus.  

In studies conducted at Vienna and Berlin Universities, researchers found that sesquiterpenes in the essential oils of sandalwood and frankincense can increase levels of oxygen in the brain by up to 28%.  Such an increase in the brain oxygen may lead to a heightened level of activity in the hypothalamus and limbic systems of the brain, which can have dramatic effects of not only on emotions, learning and attitude, but also on many physical processes of the body, such as immune function, hormone balance, and energy levels.  High levels of sesquiterpenes also occur in melissa, myrrh and clove oil.  (EODR - 1st edition)


The reason I got started with Young Living 13 years ago was because of emotional trauma in our family.  It worked then to create dramatic changes in our home, and it has worked the last few days after laying my mom to rest and during the 5 months I helped care for my mom in hospice.  The days and especially nights were difficult to care for her but with Cortisop to help lower my cortisol naturally and the use of the oils for sleep, stress, anxiousness, and clarity of thought when she had me up all night were life changing.  I don't think I could have done it without them.   The loss of my mom, at age 94, has been difficult to say the least.  I know so many of you have lost people you love too, grieving is a part of life, not a pleasant part, but something we all have to go through.  I am so grateful for not only my faith, but Young Living oils because they have calmed my nervous system down when its overstimulated, they have relaxed my muscles and relieved tension, helped me sleep, woken me up through many stages of exhaustion, and comforted me through helping my brain with calming scents.  (Christmas Spirit not only helps boost your immune system but also evokes a sense of security and calm to your brain when diffused or smelled straight from the bottle)  Christmas Spirit is one of my top blends when I need to feel comforted and secure any time of the year, not just during the holidays.  If you have undealt with emotions, check out our Feelings kit.  The protocol that comes with it has been literally life changing for so many people in Young Living that have carried around emotions they have been stuck or that they did not want to process for years.  I highly recommend you looking into using the kit for 30 days to see what life changing results you have.  

I got started with Young Living because of my feelings and the emotions of my kids. I had just lost my oldest daughter tragically and all the “feelings” in our house were pretty negative to say the least. The days were long and hard with being a single widowed mama and now left with 4 kids grieving the loss of their sister, it was not always joyous! 
We’re ready to move when we are tired of where we have been stuck, and I was tired of seeing my kids hurting and feeling like there was no solution. I wasn’t willing to use medications but didn’t know what the other options were until my friend invited me to a class where they talked about the power that’s in our plants and how it could positively affect our emotions and deep down feelings about life and circumstances beyond our control. “No way” I thought can liquid in a bottle do that but when your tired of being stuck where your at and ready to move and change, your up for anything! And so our journey began! Being a homeschool mama I like to test things out and see results for myself and boy did I see results and see many of them quickly. I saw Joy in the face of one child, calm in the countenance of another and for myself, I felt less out of control when I applied these gems daily. I was sold, invested and quickly became passionate about helping others experience the same!

Thirteen years and thousands of members later, I am still passionate about how these sweet little bottles can have life changing results when applied by people who are ready to make a change!



The weather is starting to get cooler in many parts of the world, and not only do we have to actively choose to support our immune systems and emotions, we also get to prepare for the Holidays.  Young Living is launching its Holiday product line (Whimsical Winter) this weekend, Saturday, October 7th.  Some of your favorite Holiday products are back, Vanilla Mint lip balm, and Christmas Spirit oil and hand soap, and new products are making there debut and you will not be disappointed.  As you think of your holiday gift giving list for friends and family, remember what a gift it is to receive a quality product, that does not cause harm but support to not only the body but emotions.  Our products are not just a pretty scent, but are supportive in helping bring harmony to the body.  Cheap scented soaps and lotions from local stores have mile long ingredient lists many of which are on the list of products to stay away from if you are trying to transform your health.  Our skin is our largest organ and what we put on it matters at all stages of life.  Smaller, healthier life changing gifts are a wonderful way to tell someone you love them.  

Some of my personal thoughts on the gifts from the Holiday catalog are: 

Chai Tumeric with a beautiful personalized mug
Holiday Lip Balm kit for a stocking stuffer
Christmas Spirit hand soap with a beautiful hand towel 
Jacobs Simplified Kit divided up to three different family members, one bottle per person with a lip balm tied with a bow
Candy Cane or Cozy Chai Salt Scrub or body butter with a pretty dry brush for beautiful skin
Vanilla Whimsy Roll on and a favorite lip balm to the special person who loves all things vanilla
Sweet Maple bath bombs and a favorite book 
Sandalwood Boswellia Firming Cream for the women in your life who are aging gracefully
Chai Rose Wellness set to your favorite coffee buddy or teachers gift
Sip and Celebrate set to someone you love who is struggling with health issues
Travel diffuser and Simplified blend to someone who loves to travel


Here is the digital Sway link for the Holiday goodies!  Enjoy shopping for those you love! 


And if you have someone in your life that is looking to get a jump start on their health journey and see dramatic changes in their daily wellbeing, lets connect and I can help you share a personalized link and Young Living will give you a Thank you check for sharing the gift of health.   Enjoy the **Fast Start Bonus Potential **
Brand Partners are eligible for the Fast Start Bonus, which is 50% of their new enrollees' first month order PV. They also earn 25% on each new enrollees' months 2 & 3 order PV and commission on all orders in your organization monthly.  




Get ready for free shipping for NEW customers and brand partners! ��
This weekend we’re offering free economy shipping with all one-time 200+ PV purchases. For new enrolling Customers and Brand Partners, combined orders also qualify. Offer runs from Saturday, October 7, at 9 a.m., MT, to Sunday, October 8, at 11:59 p.m., MT.
Take advantage of this free shipping offer starting October 7!

🎄 Holiday Spiced Pecans (Soaked & Dehydrated)
🎄 Even though this recipe has sugar in it, the nuts themselves are much healthier because they have been soaked and dehydrated first. This eliminates the anti-nutrients in them, making them much easier on our digestion. This is similar to the reasons we soak and sprout our grains first, and/or ferment them. These “anti-nutrients”, or “enzyme-inhibitors”, are what makes them be able to be stored for long periods of time without spoiling. That’s great for storage, but not so great for our digestive systems! So we need to neutralize them first, and we do that by soaking and dehydrating. (See instructions below for “Crispy Nuts”)
🎄 Sugar can be substituted for healthy sugar-substitute alternatives, however caution is advised as some of these sugar-substitutes can cause digestive upset in certain individuals as well.
🎄 YL Vitality oils can be substituted for the spices (Experiment to your own taste! Start with 1-2 drops. Check for taste.)
🎄 Great gifts for anytime of year but especially Thanksgiving and Christmas!
🎄 Gift in holiday tins, mason jars, or antique containers of your choice and decorate with holiday ribbon and natural fibers. 
Soaked & Dehydrated Crispy Nuts 🥜 
🌱 4 cups raw nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, etc)
🌱 1 Tlbsp Sea Salt
🌱 Cover with filtered water
🌱 Soak 7 hours or overnight
🌱 Drain in colander
🌱 Dry - (spread nuts on a stainless steel baking pan and place in warm oven no more than 150 degrees for 12 to 24 hours, turning occasionally until completely dry and crisp.)(We use a dehydrator)
🍁 Holiday Spiced Pecans Recipe
3 cups soaked & dehydrated pecan halves
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1 T cinnamon
1/2 t ground cloves
1/2 t salt
1 1/2 t vanilla extract 
Heat oven to 275 degrees. Bake nuts for 10 minutes. In saucepan combine sugar, water, cinnamon, cloves, salt. Bring to a boil, cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and nuts. Spread out (quickly) on wax paper or foil. If using Vitality oils, add them when you remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla at the same time. 

If you have any questions about product usage, shipping, or if you would like to have your friends and family gather at your home while we educate on how to head on a path of great health, we would love to hear from you so we can make that happen!  We always look forward to serving you! 

Cecilia Bruce-Okrzesik
Young Living Gold Leader

From Brokenness to Joy!

 
Welcome!  It is my pleasure to share my story with you and welcome you to the incredible world of Young Living Essential Oils.  
My family consists of myself and my children some of whom have already started their own families.  We started our oily journey about 14 years ago at a time in our life when we desperately needed some calm and Joy!  Have you ever been there?    A friend of mine had invited me to a class to learn about these oils and I wasn't quite sure what to expect but I just knew that my biggest need at the time was to calm some hurting hearts after some major emotional upsets in our home and family life.  Lots of loss and trauma left us with many emotional scars.  The first oil I was introduced to was the oil of "Joy" and it truly just changed the temperature in our home.  Kids were smiling more, laughing more and loosening up!  As a mom, I loved seeing those changes so I continued to investigate and dug in deep to researching all I could about Young Living  oils and the amazing benefits that they could have on our physical, emotional and spiritual well being!  We have never looked back!  I started sharing how these products were so life changing with everyone I could tell, because I wanted my friends and family to have the same results that I was having!  Who doesn't want to share the greatest deal on the pair of shoes you just bought, or the best food at the restaurant that just opened down the street?  We love to help our friends enjoy the great finds that we encounter in life and this is why your here!  Now, not only has our emotional health been improved but our financial health has  had a transformation as well.   I am excited to welcome you to this great  find that has changed my family's life forever!  

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