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Welcome to February. It seems that my son in Florida received more snow than we did here in Wisconsin. Y’all know I am a sucker for a good snowstorm. I’m loosing hope that I will get my wish in 2026!
“The time is always right to do what is right and courage is contagious”
Have you ever made a Raspberry Cheesecake? We have raspberries in our garden each summer and so for Valentines Day I always make my husband either homemade ice cream (so I can control the ingredients) or a cheesecake. Key lime is our favorite but last year I made a raspberry cheesecake with our garden berries from the freezer and it was definitely the second best one I have ever made. Key lime still being the first! Have you ever made a cheesecake? Once you do, you will NEVER buy one again. They are SOOO easy! So for this month, I will share my recipe and I hope you enjoy it with someone you love!
Have you seen the free oils for this month? Blue Tansy, I just can’t contain myself. It has so many beautiful uses and this oil is $108.75 wholesale price but this month it’s FREE for qualifying orders. So order your supplements, your Balance and Burn, your Thieves Home Cleaning kit or your skin care products and get your freebie oils and enjoy their amazing properties.
Blue Tansy is known for skin and hair, it’s also anti-inflammatory, anesthetic, antifungal, anti-itching, a relaxant and hormone like! It’s in so many of our most powerful blends and is amazing to add a couple drops to your skin care roller to make it stretch. You’re going to not only love the results but you will love the smell too!
It’s great for emotions, hair (put it in your shampoo) and for your aching back discomfort.
Here is a quick fun fact:
Despite what its name and hue may imply, blue tansy flowers are actually a bright shade of yellow! During the steam-distillation process, the compound chamazulene is formed, giving Blue Tansy its intense blue hue.
It may also stain clothing (but our Thieves Spray takes it right out, ask me how) but is phenomenal when adding a few drops to your evening body lotion for dark spots. Will take some time and be sure you wear your YL sunscreen, but they will lighten. It is believed by many in the natural wellness arena that dark spots may also be a result of a congested liver so adding JuvaTone caps to your supplement routine is also a good idea.
Gentle Baby is not just for babies. It is wonderful during pregnancy and helps reduce stretch marks and scar tissue, improves skin elasticity and reduces wrinkles! Add it to your favorite carrier oil for an inexpensive moisturizer or your favorite lotion for beautiful skin.
Its also great for diaper rash and calming for little ones emotions.
Patchouli, either you love it or hate it but I can guarantee that Young Living Patchouli does not smell like the cheap kind you smell at a hippie store! I love to diffuse it with Tea Tree or Lime oil. It smells so good and is so good for your emotions and purifying the air.
You can take YL Patchouli internally to help with digestion, nausea and irritated bowels. It’s great for deep skin issues and inflammation. Did you know it relieves itching and is a natural bug repellant? It’s got these uses and so many more.
A favorite nighttime blend of mine, one of many; 4 drops Orange Oil and 4 drops Patchouli! Tell me you don’t love it after you try it!!
Because we are focusing so much on skin supporting oils this month, have you tried our new
Sandalwood Boswellia Firming Cream? Mother’s Day is coming up……just sayin!
Sandalwood Boswellia Firming Cream is 15% off when you add it to your February Loyalty Order! It’s the perfect time to add this luxurious finishing step for firmer-looking, deeply nourished skin to your regular skincare routine.
I get asked consistently how we use so many oils in our home. Well, we just use them. We don’t purchase cold medicine, pain killers, chest rubs, antibacterial ointments, antibiotics, prescriptions, wound ointments, heartburn medication or pills and so much more that most people spend money on because I have been using Young Living for going on 15 years and our oils do all that and more. They are great for wellness, sickness, skin care, wound care, internal support, cellular support, emergency care, cleaning your home, purifying the air, focus and memory, gut support and pain management. All in these tiny little bottles when you know how to use them.
Before 2020 we had classes weekly, and we gathered in each others homes and at bank halls and church’s and we listened and learned and smelled and shared and laughed and cried together all while learning how to care for our families naturally without harm and side effects.
It has always been the model of Young Living. We are not sold in stores because we are a relationship based business and our oils need explanation. You can buy a cheap bottle of Frankincense in the health food store and there is no education on how to use it or that it contains chemicals that they use to extract a higher yield so the company makes more of a profit on a lesser quality oil.
With Young Living we share about our farms all over the world and how you can visit them, to see for yourself how we enrich the soil, plant the seeds, (you can be part of that too) harvest the plants and even watch them distill your oils. It’s a beautiful thing.
Education is a beautiful thing.
Sharing your knowledge is a beautiful thing.
Gathering with friends is a beautiful thing.
Teaching your family the gift of health is a beautiful thing.
So break open a bottle of oil that you have set aside on the shelf and if you don’t have a desk reference to tell you how to use it, call me or just start applying it three times a day to your wrists and let your body tell you how amazing it is. It will wake up your cells and raise your frequency and you will love every single tingle that your cells give off!
Have you tried our Candy Hearts blend? Oh my, it’s worth every drop in your diffuser! And you can purchase it already blended if you don’t have these oils on hand.
REMEMBER…..this Candy Heart Blend may smell like childhood candies but it’s working at a cellular level when you’re inhaling it. These oils not only help with inflammation but they are powerhouses when it comes to anxiety and stress! Feel your troubles melt away and there is no harm to your liver and brain like there would be with candles.
Have you heard the studies with memory and focus and essential oils? These three oils are known for energy, focus and memory! Use them individually or together topically, internally or aromatically for all of the above benefits and more. I love to use Lemon and peppermint when I am driving with my car diffuser especially on long road trips when I need to stay awake.
Rosemary is in our DIY hair tonic spray for luscious hair and also memory retention and respiratory function. Apply a drop to your pituitary gland daily if you’re struggling with memory.
Diffuse during homework time, morning breakfast to get everyone moving with a good attitude or at your next home gathering. Just NEVER at night when you want to sleep!
So much is going on in the world that it’s hard to focus on each other but when you do, the oils are a perfect addition to spice up the love life!
Our Lucy Libido class has been one of our favorite classes and for obvious reasons, the most fun!
Does your man need a boost of natural testosterone? This is the blend for him and you will reap all the benefits!!! Really!!!!
How we used our oils this weekend was for emergency care. Yep, this is why it’s so nice that our oils don’t expire. We keep Frankincense and Helichrysum in hand for special uses and not everyday use. They are more expensive but cheaper than a doctors visit and prescriptions and benefit our bodies and restore tissue when other options don’t do that.
I was working in my office on Sunday night when my husband flew into the room holding his bloody hand and told me he was going to the emergency room. I quickly got off the phone and walked through a path of bloody drops down the hall leading to the front door where he was getting into the car. He was having trouble opening a panel with a knife and it slipped and sliced his hand pretty deep. He works with tools and knives every day at his job so this was quite the surprise.
He was able to get it cleaned quickly and wrapped before we went to the ER. For smaller cuts we would use oils to close them up and heal them quickly but this definitely needed stitches.
For pain management he is taking our forever loved blend of oils in a capsule so we protect his liver and keep the pain at bay. 5 drops each of Copaiba, Frankincense, Idaho Grand Fir and 3 drops Clove. Every 4 hours. Yes, it works!!! Taking NSAIDs often take a toll on your liver, joints and heart. So we choose to stay away from them.
We have a roller ball of Frankincense and Helichrysum with apricot seed oil to roll on his incision as soon as the stitches are out. We roll oils on his forearm now but if we use oils on the incision now, it will heal so quickly that they will not be able to remove the stitches so we wait to add that oily goodness. If they were dissolving stitches you could use all the oils right away.
We received Wintergreen oil for free a few months ago and the Wintergreen plant is what aspirin was originally made from many decades ago so we are using that to apply to his arm just for added comfort.
The oils help restore the cells and tissue so they are doing double duty for pain management and restoration.
We have used this routine for after surgery care, torn ligaments and tendons with great success!
Many of you are trying out our new Balance and Burn and have had questions about the timing of the packets. I hope this helps!
I am loving the energy I am experiencing with this and the loss of inches! It’s a beautiful thing. I can’t wait to hear your experiences as we go forward.
Here's something interesting about B and B and our body. (Courtesy of Suzanne VanOver)
Behind-the-scenes science moment
Here's an interesting thought about urine smelling stronger or different when using Balance & Burn.
That question actually tells me something important:�Our bodies are responding
Here’s the physiology behind it:
When the body begins to shift how it uses fuel, several things can happen at once:
• Fat mobilization�Stored fat doesn’t just hold energy, it also stores metabolic waste and environmental toxins. When fat is broken down and used for energy, those byproducts are released and filtered through the kidneys.
• Metabolic fuel switching�Ingredients like berberine, polyphenols, and plant compounds are known to support insulin sensitivity and healthier blood sugar signaling. When the body becomes more efficient at using glucose and fat, waste byproducts can temporarily change urine odor.
• Gut microbiome changes�Supporting beneficial bacteria (like Akkermansia-related pathways) shifts fermentation, short-chain fatty acid production, and detox signaling. As the gut adapts, elimination patterns can change, including urine.
• Botanicals + essential oils�Certain plant compounds and essential oil constituents are volatile. They’re metabolized by the liver and excreted by the kidneys, which can absolutely affect urine smell.
What helps?� Adequate hydration� Mineral support with Celtic Sea Salt or Mineral Essence� Giving the body time to adapt.
This isn’t something to fear or be embarrassed about, it’s something to understand.�Movement doesn’t always look pretty, but it’s often a sign the body is finally doing what it’s designed to do.
Education builds confidence and confidence keeps us from quitting too soon before seeing results.
I hope you enjoyed this months education. If you need further information on product usage, or would like to host a gathering of friends and family in your home to have us come educate either in person or virtually, please reach out.
Live in peace, love much and oil up daily!
Cecilia Bruce-Okrzesik
Young Living Gold Leader
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