New AromaConnect diffuser giveaway! The best oils to use on kids and how to have healthy lungs!

New AromaConnect diffuser giveaway!  The best oils to use on kids and how to have healthy lungs!
You are receiving this email because you are part of our Young Living organization.  This is for education purposes only, this is not a solicitation.  

Can you believe August is here?  Fall is upon us and focusing on how to prepare for winter health is key.  We will be going over some tips and suggestions on what to have on hand for the winter months ahead to keep you and your family healthy.  

Come join our Healthy Living Social on August 22nd in Antioch IL. We have been getting together since the month of May kickoff and it’s been a wonderful place to share ideas, touch on a topic of health and meet others who are wanting to take their health seriously while enjoying appetizers and drinks. Bring a friend, cost is always free! August we have Kathy Welsh come and talk about womens health for our health topic of the month!!! Join us, even if you find out last minute you can come, you’re welcome to just show up!!!
If your able to bring a small appetizer to share we would be grateful but if you cannot, please just come and enjoy the gathering.

To kick off August, we will be having a diffuser GIVEAWAY!  Raise your hand if you like giveaways!!!!!!  Have you seen Young Livings two new diffusers?   We will be giving away the new AromaConnect Lunamist   What a great way to start the Fall season.  As with all my giveaways, all you need to do is answer one question to get your name entered for a chance to win this new beauty!  Tell me how you use your Young Living oils in your home, for the smell?  or to support your health? or both? That's it, your name is entered and we will pick a winner on August 31st and announce it on September 1st.  It will be sent via snail mail!  


If you have been around Young Living for any amount of time, you have heard us talk about a desk reference.  It is like the encyclopedia for Young Living oils.  A three letter agency does not let us tell you exactly all the things that these beautiful oils do, we can only speak of them in very general and simple terms.  So we cannot say that Oregano is a natural anti-biotic, but that it just helps support your body and is calming and refreshing.  We have been using desk references for years and years to truly know how to support our health conditions with specific information that the references have.  They are not written by Young Living, so they can say more than what the Young Living website says about what each oil does for the body.  LSP was the largest publisher of desk references and sadly went out of business in 2021.  Now we have another resource for those who want to use the oils to address their health concerns at a cellular level with more information at their fingertips.  


Seeds of Thyme App
The Seeds of Thyme app is the go-to destination for essential oil education. As the official publisher of the Essential Oil Reference Guide, this app offers exclusive and in-depth knowledge from this treasured resource. For just 99¢ per month or $8.99 USD per year, you can access thousands of essential oil solutions for common health conditions, including usage tips, step-by-step recipes, and so much more.
Plus, you can try it risk-free with a 7-Day Trial Period!



Fall is upon us and we want to be prepared for all the things.  My two favorite respiratory support oils to take internally for tough respiratory things are Red Cedar Bliss, formulated for supporting your lungs and immune system and Laurus Nobilis.  4-5 drops a day in a gelatin capsule will do your lungs a lot of good.  If you cannot swallow capsules, you can put the drops in a tsp of raw honey. These are must haves in my home to keep our lungs healthy and breathing easy.  Red Cedar Bliss has Laurus Nobilis in the combination of oils in the blend, so if you can't afford both, Red Cedar Bliss should be on your list.  It is not only good to take internally for lungs, but it also just smells devine. 

What is in your Fall wellness kit?  I say all the time, to order one or two oils per month on Loyalty to build your wellness kit to keep the cost economical and to be prepared when things strike at home.  Did you know that Young Living oils do not expire?  If you do not use that full bottle of Lavender this year, or the next or even in 10 years, it is still just as potent and valuable for your health issues ten years down the line.  You can throw them in your diaper bag and forget about them until they are needed, you can put them in a bug-out bag for that emergency that you hope never comes, or maybe you just use Peppermint daily but one day your skin gets sun-kissed, your baby gets diaper rash, you can't sleep or your sinus' are angry, you can go grab that bottle of Lavender that has been sitting on your shelf or in your drawer and it will still work!  Its a beautiful thing.  Our oils do not expire like over the counter items.  

For the last few months I have been ordering a couple of items a month on Loyalty to prepare my winter wellness kit.   I am going to share my list with you, to give you some insight as to what might be of help to you as you build yours.  If you have questions about what is on my list, please reach out.  I would love to help you feel your best and keep you and your family healthy!  

Winter must haves: 
Inner Defense - I always keep two bottles on hand, when we are struggling with something intense, we will take 4x daily, each with a meal, and finish the bottle in a week.  Always feeling better within a day but continue it until the bottle is gone.  Its an amazing supplement that we only use when our body is struggling.  
RC, Eucalyptus Globulous is our topical respiratory oils
DiGize and Peppermint for all the holiday foods that upset your stomach and daily bloating
Thieves cough drops, we keep two packages on hand, we redeem our Loyalty points for them so we never pay for them, they work and they work and they work for the worst coughs and scratchy itchy throats and they have no sugar added.  
Thieves, Cassia, Clove and Lemon oil for immune support
Lemon, Lime, Orange, Clove as the most inexpensive oils for diffusing for immune support 
Oregano, Thyme, for sinus and immune support
Copaiba to help your bodies natural response to inflammation
Frankincense for all the issues that are hard to tackle and for healthy cellular function
PanAway for all the hard muscle and nerve issues we experience
Raindrop Kit for when your body is hurting, in every which way, just follow the directions and give your family a raindrop to help them feel better quickly.  
 
Do you have babies?  Do you know that oils are so good for kids and parents alike?  We personally use all the regular oils on grandbabies and kids we are privileged to oil up, but if you are a new parent or new to oils and are not sure what to use, Young Living has a kids line that are pre-diluted so there is no question about how to dilute and which ones to use.  Each oil name gives you insight on what to use it for, so you can apply with no stress!  

💥KIDPOWER💥 (FREE this month of August with qualifying purchase)
Bravery in a bottle for the littles… or bigs! Roll on wrists or spine, or take a big whiff! This one smells just like a creamsicle in the woods. 
🎓GENEYUS🎓
Hard to focus and concentrate? Trouble staying on task? This one is for you! Roll it on and get to work! 
🌱SNIFFLEEASE🌱
Full of powerful oils like Eucalyptus blue, Palo santo, Lavender, Dorado azul, Ravintsara, Myrtle, Eucalyptus Globulous, Marjoram, Pine, Eucalyptus Citradora, Cypress, Eucalyptus Radiata, Black spruce and Peppermint oils, this blend is a year round staple! 
😊TUMMYGIZE😊 
A blend of Spearmint, Peppermint, Tangerine, Fennel, Anise, Ginger, and Cardamom, TummyGize is the perfect relaxing blend for massaging onto little — or big — unhappy tummies.
🩹OWIE 🩹
Booboos don’t stand a chance! Created with Tea Tree, Elemi, and other gentle oils, this one is perfect for anything skin… even those imaginary booboos that need a little love and attention!



To add to the goodness for your little ones, Young Living is giving away Feather the Owl diffuser this month with qualifying purchase. This diffuser is not only adorable, but it has been drop tested over 300 times so that it can handle little hands that might be a little rough with it.  Feather also has a sound machine option and you can turn the light off if you only want the diffuser option.  I know it was developed for kids but I purchased one for myself years ago after he came out and he is a great addition to my diffuser collection. Its great when the grandkids come over for nap-time.  


If you would like more information on product usage, hosting a gathering to educate your friends and family, shipping, or just need prayer, please reach out.  We would love to assist you and help you feel your best.  

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




Misconceptions about essential oil use, YL July Giveaway, oils for plants, pets and people!

Misconceptions about essential oil use, YL July Giveaway, oils for plants, pets and people!
Happy Summer, Its July!  

You are receiving this email because you are part of our Young Living group, this is for educational purposes only, this is not a solicitation.  

What does the number 62 mean to me?  Please read through to the bottom to find out the answer AND to enter our July Giveaway, a bottle of Abundance oil blend!  We want to hear from you!  Congratulations to J Hicks on winning the 3 pack of Vitality drops for the June giveaway!  It will be coming to you snail mail!  

Summer is in full swing in most parts of the world and in the USA school is right around the corner.  I know we don't like to think about that as we are enjoying the fun moments of summer but its good to be prepared for keeping your kids healthy during the fall, as well as stocking up on pencils and folders and college dorm furniture.  Keeping your family healthy, naturally reaps benefits that last a lifetime!  

Who else is gardening with oils?  Protect your plants and yourself from all the little critters that bite!  
Do you know Young Living does NOT use any pesticides or chemicals on ANY of our land?  None.  They hand weed (that takes a boat load of time) but they do it so your oils are pure and unadulterated!!! That’s why we can rub them on our belly and put them in our drinks and diffuse them without harm. 

I hope you are all using your bug deterrent oils on yourself and your pets that go outdoors  We not only use them on ourselves, and our dog, but also our chickens.  We all want to stay bug free this summer! 


Below is a YouTube video that I prepared on the cost saving Premium Starter kit and how to use it to effectively keep your family healthier at all times of the year but especially during the start of the school season and  Fall/Winter months.  Did you know that even if you are already a Young Living member you can purchase another starter kit?  And now you can even put it on your Loyalty Rewards and get your cash back points for it too!  Its a win, win!  I have a diffuser in every room in my home and that is a result of purchasing a new starter kit multiple times.  Instead of spending $70 on just a diffuser, I am able to grab a diffuser, 12 powerful oils and all the extras that come in the Premium Starter kit for $165.00.  It is available for Shop and Loyalty orders!  I hope you enjoy the video, please like, subscribe and share as we are starting to use this vehicle for teaching our members all around the world.

For those who are local in Northern Illinois and South Eastern Wisconsin, we are having two classes for the month of July, the sign up links will be sent to your email by the end of the week so you can grab a friend and come and enjoy learning about our supplements, sipping on coolers while on Silver Lake Beach as  the sun sets and enjoy learning the Raindrop Technique in a local home! Keep your eyes peeled for those class links!

Speaking of back to school, are you enjoying the free promotions from Young Living this month?  Did you know that every month everyone has the opportunity to get hundreds of dollars worth of free product from Young Living and Loyalty rewards members not only get the free product but they also get 10-25% back in dollar for dollar points to redeem for even more free product!  Young Living is by far the most generous company that I have ever purchased from.  Where else can you get 25% cash back on your orders?  If you have not jumped on Loyalty Rewards and would like to learn more, respond to this email and I can help answer all your questions.  I have been on Loyalty for more than 10 years and I get 25% back on all of my monthly orders from small ones to large ones and every month I redeem those points for even more products that I love to support my family and their health.  There is never an obligation but its always a bonus even if you just order Lemon, Lavender, and Peppermint monthly to keep those seasonal itchy, sneezy, scratchy issues at bay naturally with no harmful effects.  

Young Living is giving us products that will help prepare us for back to school and if you don't have kids, you can still enjoy the taste of the Mighty Vites Vitamins, the calming effects of Peace and Calming oil blend, the functional room spritzer and the bliss of the Lavender Bath Bombs after a hot summers day!  If you place your Loyalty order by July 5th, you will also receive $10 extra Loyalty Reward points and get your orders in before the rush of Convention orders later this month!  


Have you heard of Regenolone lotion? Not only is this not your average lotion, it is incredible for balancing hormones, joint discomfort and support and beautiful skin.  After I had knee surgery, many long time Young Living members encouraged me to use it on my knee!  I was confused at first but so many encouraged me to try it that I figured I would do it for a month and see what happens.  I just started using it daily about a month ago and I cannot imagine a day without it now!  I would love to hear your experiences! Try it out on that joint that is forever bothering you, or use it daily on your face and tummy for extra hormone support and beautiful skin for just a month and see what your results are.   


 
Rose Oil, what's the hype? 

Rose essential oil - did you know it takes 60 thousand rose blossoms to provide only one ounce of rose oil. One of the main reasons it is one of our most expensive oils. 🌹
I bought this bottle “years” ago - remember our oils do not expire- and I just add it to other mixes in small quantities to make it last!  This is one oil that I never share🌹
After you open rose oil, the next time you go to use it the bottle will look empty, but don’t freak out like I did, just roll the bottle between your warm hands and it will turn back to liquid. It’s natural occurring with rose oil. It will harden like glass and then return to its liquid state when rolled in your palms. Cool isn’t it??? 🌹
According to the 6th edition desk reference, Rose has been used for the skin for thousands of years. The Arab physician Avicenna, was responsible for first distilling rose oil, eventually authoring an entire book on the healing attributes of the rose water services from the distillation of rose. 🌹
It’s beautiful fragrance is intoxicating and aphrodisiac-like. It helps bring balance and harmony helping us to overcome feelings of insecurity. 🌹
It helps our cells be strong and fight. 🌹
It helps create a hostile environment to virus’ 🌹
It helps support a healthy cardiovascular system 🌹
It helps us ladies and men age gracefully from the inside out. 🌹
It helps soothe troubled skin. Rose 🌹
It helps the bodies natural response to inflammation. 🌹
Check it out in your desk reference, it has many more ways it helps our body!!! 🙌🙌 🌹


STRESS ANYONE? 
Some of my favorites to help me Stress Less:
🌿Evening Peace Bath Gel: a calming blend of oils such coriander, bergamot, ylang ylang and geranium to invoke feelings of serenity and relaxation. Works great for bubble baths.
🌿Gratitude oil: When we concentrate on the things we are grateful for instead of the things that we are stressed about, then we are able to enjoy the present moment more.
🌿Cedarwood: a great oil to use alone or in blends to ease anxious feelings that come with stress.
🌿Eucalyptus Globulus, V6 oil and Olive Wood Massage tool: To help promote health, well-being, and healing. Pair together using the massage tool to relieve stress induced tension.


62? What does this number mean to me?
I have been thinking about all the years I have been doing YL. It will be almost 13 years in February...10 years since I started making it a priority to do it to earn a paycheck.
62.............
When I started Young Living, I just needed to make enough to pay for my order and give me a couple extra hundred dollars a month as a supplement to my widows pay (SS) after loosing my husband. It was very important to me to stay home with my children and not work so I decided to live on the Social Security that I was receiving after my husband died. I did have to supplement a little to have healthy food and supplements in our diet so I started cleaning houses. I didn't have health insurance and the best way to keep us healthy was to live healthy, so cutting out the healthy diet and supplements was not an option. Its cheaper to be well, then to be sick. I was making $15 dollars an hour cleaning houses and I took my kids with me to do their school work at the table of the houses I was cleaning. NOT FUN, very stressful, but I made it work. If something is important, you will find a way.
In comes YL. I didn't have the extra money to spend on Young Living products when I first signed up. Literally not an extra dime, but I did have a 100 a month budget for supplements, as vitamins had always been part of our life. So in order to get free Essential Rewards cash so I could buy some oils, I transferred my vitamin budget to YL vitamins. With doing that $100 a month, I could also earn a thank you check from YL as well for sharing the oils. SCORE>>>>
Do you know YL only requires $100 a month on products YOU get to use in YOUR home to gain a paycheck? Never any more, even when you are Royal Crown Status and making over 100,000+ a MONTH....Yes that is a real figure for real people, like stay at home moms who love to share what they love. 
I had no intention of doing it as a business, but I just wanted my oils paid for and wanted the ER points to redeem for oils since I didn't have the money to pay for them myself.
Then the products were so good I had to tell people I knew about them because I wanted them to have the same amazing results. When your life is changed, you want to help your friends too.
Sometimes over the years it seemed like I worked for free, since I spent time posting and reaching out to members, answering calls and sending texts. Is it really worth it I asked? I'm not a fast enroller so it seemed i was working for nothing..... If your a fast enroller, you can reach each rank even faster, some make it to Royal Crown Diamond in two years. That is not my story, but it could be yours!
Remember I was cleaning houses, not being present with my children and away from my home, doing lots of physical labor for $15 dollars an hour....minus gas, minus freedom, minus time with my kids,......and so on.
But every conference I went to and every personal development video I watched, reiterated that entrepreneur's sometimes work for free on the front side but have to do less work on the backside. All of the YL Diamonds said that too... The higher up you rank, the number of hours you need to work is less. BONUS
So every time I wanted to quit, I called my upline and talked with her. She talked me off the ledge MANY a time....Before each rank up that I achieved, inevitably I wanted to quit, but calling for support is key....Its worth it she would say, stay the course, be in it for the long haul.....its worth it. Residual income is a thing, creating an income that will pay you when you are on vacation is a thing....creating an income that will pay you when we have a pandemic and the outside world is shut down is a thing....its a beautiful thing...
So I kept plugging away, ranking up slowly, but surely....Doing all the things...
When I graduated High School I worked downtown Chicago, making $26,000 a year as an executive secretary. Not bad for an 18 year old but you definitely cannot raise a family on this. I worked 40 hours a week and had to take a 90 minute train ride TWICE a day, walk a mile once I got into the city to my office, I had to buy business attire, shoes, lunches, AND a monthly train pass. Oh Yeah, I had to live on the rest after taxes.....
Todays average salary for what I was doing almost 30 years ago is ONLY $31,421 a year according to Glassdoor. : ( Minus all the above monthly expenses to boot.
I am a couple thousand away from Platinum rank with YL. Its been 10 years and although that sounds like a LONNNNNNG time, (it has felt like it sometimes) (the average salary MONTHLY for a Platinum is $9,929.00. It could be more, or a 1-2,000 less depending on how many you have in your organization at that level. But, Yes, that is monthly....Working 20 hours a week. So is waiting 10 years (7 years to hit GOLD) worth it? Absolutely! Again many grow faster than me, but I had my kids to raise alone and with homeschooling, I grew at the pace that my family needed. It worked well for us.
So what is the number 62? That is what I calculated if I were to be making an hourly wage at my current GOLD rank. I took my monthly average salary and divided it by 80, as I generally work about 20 hours a week, from my home, with no travel expenses unless I choose that, and I am with my family, and have lots of write offs, and this is what I make an hour. $62 dollars an hour for working part time....And did I mention I can work from anywhere? So when I go visit my kids in Cali and Indiana I can still work at night when all are asleep, or if I travel to teach classes I can still work and keep my business going...In January last year I was  working from the beach, its a beautiful thing.
Did I tell you that Young Living income is willable, so you can pass down your account to a child, a spouse, a grandchild and they can continue your business at your rank, receiving your paycheck that you worked so hard for! It doesn't go away when you die like most sources of income. And you can sign up your aging mother, or your children and build under them helping them to create a residual income for themselves too as they grow! Its a wonderful perk of sharing Young Living.
So I am celebrating 62 because I would not be able to make $62 dollars an hour, especially working part time, if I were doing the job that I was trained for right out of college. I don't know of any job that I personally could do that would reap me an hourly wage like this that I would not only be qualified to do after staying home for 30 years with my children, but also that I love as passionately as I do working with Young Living and all my members. I love what I do and I wake up daily excited to do it again!
Is 62 worth it for you to keep going? For you to stay the course? For you to start afresh? For you to change someone's world and yours?

What will you be doing this year to live the life you desire? Send me your answer and I will enter your name for our July GIVEAWAY, a bottle of Abundance oil blend..I would love to encourage you in living your dream! 
If you would like more information on growing a paycheck with YL, message me, let’s chat. ❤️

Have a great month, enjoy the dog days of summer, and please reach out if you would like help using your products, guidance on becoming a Brand Partner or if you are having difficulties navigating your account!  We are so grateful to have the opportunity to serve you! 




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Cecilia Bruce
Young Living Gold Leader




Join us for coffee, doughnuts and Essential oil infused playdough this week!

Join us for coffee, doughnuts and Essential oil infused playdough this week!
Thank you for being part of our Young Living organization!  We wanted to get  you the  information for our next two local classes   so you can prepare to get back to a schedule for Fall,  get your kids back into school with healthy hair and immune systems and keep your family healthy as the seasons get ready to change!  We will teach you what oils in your kit are best used for this!

Come out Wednesday, August 15th at 7 p.m. in Antioch IL, (5 minutes from the Wisconsin/Illinois border) for a back to School/Work class to prepare us to stay above the wellness line.  We will show you tips and tricks on how to keep healthy on a budget, send you home with a diffuser necklace for yourself or your kids and some Lavender  oil infused playdough to de-stress from the day or let your kids calm down as they get creative.    We will have some oily treats to enjoy and some good teaching to equip you!  Minimal fee for the diffuser necklace supplies.

Join us on August 20th at `10 a.m. at Cozzi Bakery in Salem, Wi for a short FREE hour class with coffee and doughnuts included,  how to use the oils in the starter kit and take your  questions and  give you answers to all your oily needs!  
 You purchased this amazing box of wellness and we want to teach you how to use each oil in the kit for all your needs at home to bring you the best health possible.   If your children can sit during the class, they are welcome.  Seating is limited. 

For all of our out of state and out of the country members, we want to invite you to a  video Zoom call on Fall Wellness on August 23rd at 8 p.m. CST.  Click on the link below to join the call and let us help you learn how to stay well from across the globe!   We look forward to meeting you face to face on this call so make a list of your oily questions and have them ready for us to answer!  We are so proud to be a part of a global company that is carrying the message of health around the world! 

Please contact myself or the person who signed you up if you have any questions or if you would like to join one of our  private Facebook groups to enjoy even more online teaching and education! 

Cecilia Bruce
Your Young Living Gold Leader