August 2022 – Concentration and Learning

In August we will be talking about concentration and learning.  I love the quote “Never stop learning because life never stops teaching.”

As we prepare for another school year it is a perfect time to study natural things that will aid in concentration, and improve the learning experience.  Our discussion will include oils, herbs, minerals, and blessed waters.  We will cover a wide range of topics including ADHD, memory aids, confidence, and fear of failure.  Please see the index at the bottom for a more complete list of topics.

In This Issue

New DreamCatcher Kit
New BT Glycerin Tincture
Manganese Liquid Mineral
Hand Sanitizer
Essential Oil Inhalers
August’s Six Oils
Meridian Blessed Waters
Butterfly Bookshelf
The Featured Blend – LeDeliverance
The Featured Single – Grapefruit Pink
Carrier Oil Combination
3 Oil Kit – LeCrystal Clear, LeFocus, LeIQ

New DreamCatcher Kit for Learning and Concentration

DreamCatcher Kit

This kit is perfect for students, teachers, athletes, or anyone needing a mental and emotional boost. Whether you are going to school, sending your kids to school, working, raising a family, teaching home school, going through a change in your life, or struggling with the changing of the seasons, this kit can help you and your family.

This is an amazing kit for anxiety, helping you deal with pressure, and boosting your ambition. It will help you reach your goals. These oils help us to be healthy, stay focused, and allow us to learn easier, making school fun, safe, and the best it can be for every student. It comes with sample bottles making it convenient to send oils to school with your kids, or keep them in your purse or pocket.  My favorite thing about the sample bottles is that I don’t have to worry about my kids losing the whole bottle.

Included in Kit:

Lavender is a gentle, but effective, sedative and nervine.  It can bring relief from anxiety, panic, hysteria, emotional and mental fatigue, headaches and migraines, and insomnia.

LeAmbition is a great stress-relieving oil and can be used for headaches, mental fatigue, and revitalizing a weary mind.  It energizes the mind and opens communication between body systems as well as our communication with others.

LeAssurance is an especially good choice when there is a need to overcome feelings of anxiety, fear, or apathy that leads to procrastination.  It helps to sort out the reasons for the reluctance we are experiencing about working toward or achieving our goals.  It provides the enthusiasm to tackle the tasks necessary to achieve our goals.

LeMillenia helps us find the courage to move forward with confidence and faith.  One of my favorite uses for LeMillenia is in working with ADHD and hyperactivity.  Applying LeMillenia to the feet at least once a day can make a profound difference in a child’s ability to sit still and concentrate.  The feet are an excellent place to draw essential oils into the body.

LeTranquility can help us develop inner strength, patience, understanding, and confidence.  Promotes relaxation and relieves anxiety, stress, tension, and depression.  The number one essential oil blend for panic attacks.  It is also useful for crowd-induced anxiety.

LeVictory is excellent for children who have a difficult time moving from the left (logical) side of the brain to the right (creative).  It helps connect thought patterns and electrical activity across the corpus callosum.  For the child who sometimes has a hard time separating fantasy and reality.  Very calming and can bring each of us to a place where we can accept what is and who we are without fear of failure or rejection.


New BT Tincture (formerly Brain Therapy)

BT Glycerin Tincture

BT was formulated to help kids and adults with ADHD and anxiety. It contains herbs known to improve overall brain health.

This tincture is useful for promoting circulation, oxygen, and blood flow to the brain. BT is excellent for helping to maintain focus, boost memory and increase alertness. It will help to balance the brain and improve your mood. BT helps to reduce fatigue, stimulates the immune system, and eases depression.

Several of the herbs in this formula are noted for their ability to help reduce stress, calm nervous tension, and help ease anxiety-making it excellent for stressful times such as tests or exams. BT will gently nourish the nerves and reduce the pain associated with headaches. Taking BT regularly will help to prevent headaches from occurring.

This tincture is appropriate as a daily long-term supplement, as it helps to strengthen the tiny vessels and capillaries in brain tissue. Several of the herbs contained in this blend are excellent at extending mental clarity into old age. Unlike some traditional ADHD treatments, BT will not cause afternoon energy crashes, stomach aches, or sleep disruptions. BT is sugar-free and caffeine-free.

Manganese Liquid Mineral

Manganese Liquid Mineral

Manganese is also called the “brain mineral,” aids memory and other brain and nerve faculties, such as balance. It aids in oxygen transfer from lungs to cells, promotes natural immune restoration functions, and strengthens tendons, tissue, ligaments, and linings in and outside of organs. It is the framework material with which calcium, magnesium, and other bone-building minerals are deposited. Manganese also supports the body’s production of superoxide dismutase (SOD), helps break down potentially harmful oxygen molecules in cells.  Symptoms of deficiency include infertility, deafness, nerve problems, depression, stuttering, seizures, tinnitus, elevated blood calcium levels, concentration problems, loss of libido, poor carbohydrate and fat metabolism, iron deficiency, anemia, gout, muscles tremors, skin rashes, nausea, vomiting, poor hair and nails, poor cognitive processing, menstrual cramps, and PMS.


Essential Oil Inhalers

Essential Oil Inhalers

An aromatherapy inhaler is a way for you to take essential oils with you on the go. You can’t carry a diffuser everywhere, but an aromatherapy inhaler fits in your pocket, a bag, a desk drawer, or the car. They’re great for the office because co-workers might not appreciate essential oils diffused in a shared space.

They are also a great way to send oils to school with your children.  If your children are like mine and lose things it is a great way to avoid losing a whole bottle at a time.  They are also good if your kids are worried about smelling like oils and the other kids making fun of them.  Your kids can enjoy the benefits of essential oils without having to put them on.

Austyn Essential Oil

LeAustyn is great for people who are trying to overcome the fear of failure or the fear of making decisions. It is wonderful for the person who is fearful of the changes that they are facing and encourages them to be willing to go outside of their usual boundaries.

Each of the essential oils contained in LeAustyn has emotionally supportive characteristics. This blend is especially suited to teenagers as they begin to transition from childhood to adulthood. Teenagers face making decisions on their own that, sometimes, they do not feel equipped to make. This blend can help anyone stay grounded in their beliefs, soothe nervousness, calm anxiety, and help them be more emotionally stable.

LeAustyn is helpful for regulating and maintaining the thyroid, hypothalamus, and nervous system. It brings circulation, increased blood flow, and oxygen to the cells. It contains essential oils that are known for being gently stimulating, raising energy levels, and encouraging lymphatic drainage.

Stimulate Essential Oil

LeStimulate is wonderful for stimulating our minds and is helpful for overcoming exhaustion, depression, apathy, and listlessness. This blend can create and sustain a positive outlook and attitude.

It is wonderful for nourishing the nervous system and may be helpful to the vagus nerve by gently stimulating it. Gentle stimulation of the vagus nerve results in greater detoxification, which benefits all aspects of the body. LeStimulate contains clove which has an astounding amount of antioxidants and helps to add missing nutrients to the body.

This blend improves memory and alleviates mental and physical exhaustion. This is a good oil to diffuse when studying. It is helpful when you are feeling run down, depressed, or just need a boost of vitality.

 

Victory Essential Oil

LeVictory is especially useful for those with ADHD, OCD, autism, or neurological disorders. Each step forward when working with learning disabilities or any type of neurological malfunction is a victory and a celebration.

The ingredients of  LeVictory are so well-balanced and synergistically combined that they act as catalysts for the re-building of nerve tissues, and yet are soothing to the nervous system and the emotions at the same time.

LeVictory is an excellent oil for children who have a difficult time moving from the left (logical) side of the brain to the right (creative) side of the brain. It helps connect thought patterns and electrical activity across the corpus callosum. This blend is a perfect choice for the child who sometimes has a hard time separating fantasy and reality. For adults, this blend is very calming and can bring each of us to a place where we can accept what is and who we are without fear of failure or rejection.

Katrafay Essential Oil

The remarkable quality of Katrafayis its high percentage of sesquiterpenes (about 67.5%). Sesquiterpene molecules readily cross the blood/brain barrier. They bring increased amounts of oxygen and healing properties to the central nervous system.  This can be very important when studying hard or preparing for a test.

If you like warm woody sweet spicy aromas you will love Katrafay.  It is very very nice diffused.

Katrafay is made from a tree found in the western part of Madagascar. This plant is one of the most commonly used in Madagascar in traditional medicine.

This essential oil is indicated for mental fatigue, headaches, sciatica, and muscle pains.  It is a very good oil for arthritis. It is also traditionally used in Madagascar after childbirth.

Peppermint Piperita Essential Oil

Peppermint is like a rush of fresh energy into the system. It allows us to relax instead of letting anxiety build up in our body or mind. Peppermintt oil is specific for people who move between highs and lows, sadness and happiness until the ever-widening mood swings settle into lethargy, intolerance, and frustration. Just as Peppermint strengthens digestion and aids the absorption of nutrients on a physical level, it enhances our ability to “digest” new ideas and impressions.

Dr. Dembar of the University of Cincinnati discovered in a research study that inhaling Peppermint oil increased the mental accuracy of the students tested by up to 28%. Peppermint oil can also be used for headaches and nerve regeneration.

Peppermint is often used when studying and will help us stay awake and alert.

Spruce Essential Oil

Spruce (and other conifers) create the symbolic effect of an umbrella that protects the earth and brings energy in from the universe. At night the animals of the forest lie down under a conifer tree for the protection and rejuvenation that the tree will provide for them.

Spruce grounds the solar plexus and stimulates the thymus, creating the emotional balance necessary to be gracious at both giving and receiving. Spruce can help us push through emotional blocks to further healing.

The aroma of Canadian Spruce is that of a forest of conifer trees, but with a strong balsamy vanilla undertone, which is very comforting to the emotions. The aroma of Canadian Spruce is also calming to the nervous system. It encourages communication, both the speaking and listening aspects.

August Oils

Meridian Blessed Waters

Meridian Blessed Waters

Over 5,000 years ago, the ancient Chinese discovered an entire system of subtle energy in the body that is only now able to be “read” by our modern diagnostic and imaging tools. Energy disturbances in these subtle systems precede the manifestation of abnormal patterns of cellular organization and growth.

There is a primary energetic substance of which everything in the universe is composed. Physical matter and energy are two different manifestations of this primary substance. Matter, which vibrates at a very slow frequency, relatively speaking, is referred to as physical matter. Matter which vibrates at speeds exceeding the velocity of light is know as subtle matter. Subtle matter is just as real as the more dense form of matter.

The Chinese have mapped out twelve meridians, or pathways, along which this energy travels in the human body. These meridians were named for the life function associated with them. To the majority of scientists in the western hemisphere, these meridians seem like imaginary structures because there are no published anatomical studies of them in orthodox medical journals to substantiate their existence. The medical community does admit, however, that there is much about “energy” in the human body that cannot be explained in terms of circulation, nerves, or by the electrical impulses that they can trace.

Communication

Meridians are the pathways of communication between the various parts of the human body/mind/soul complex. Through these meridians pass an invisible nutritive energy known to the Chinese as ch’i. The ch’i energy enters the body through specific points and flows to deeper organ structures, bringing life-giving nourishment of a subtle energetic nature.

Acupuncture Points

The meridians, and specific acupuncture points along them, have been mapped by modern technological methods—electronically, thematically, and radioactively. Normal energy over one of these points, when healthy and vibrant, is approximately 100,000 ohms. With practice and awareness this energy can be felt and located by the human hand, with micro-electrical voltage meters, and with muscle testing. It is often easier to feel a point with your hand when the point is not functioning correctly.

Energy Flow

A strong and balanced flow of energy through the body’s meridians is important to optimal health. Blocked meridians create imbalanced energy flow to organs which contributes to disease states within the body. There are emotional and mental characteristics associated with each pair of meridians. In fact, some of what we call personality is dictated by the way the energy is flowing through our meridians.
Energy flow through the meridians can be slowed or entirely blocked by a number of factors, including traumatic injury, emotional trauma, chronic illnesses, parasite infestations, and chemical toxicity. Impaired flow in a meridian is often responsible for slow healing of wounds and injuries, as well as slow response to herbal, chiropractic, or homeopathic treatment.

Homeopathy

The idea of using a homeopathic combination to improve flow along a meridian is a good one. There is one homeopathic combination for each meridian.  The information is listed in the link below. You should be able to draw a fairly accurate picture of the meridian’s out-of-balance state by these descriptions.
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The Butterfly bookshelf contains five books to help you further your education of essential oils, herbal remedies, and homeopathic remedies.

ESSENTIAL OILS Learn about all things essential oil. From schools of thought to the history of Essential oils. Learn about essential oil plant families, single oils as well as blended oils and how best to use them every day.

HERBAL REMEDIES Study nutrition and your body. Vitamin absorption and using herbs as nutrition. Learn to make your own remedies including tinctures, poultices, and salves. This book even includes a recipe section.

HOMEOPATHICS I Take a look at the basic principles of homeopathy and the types of remedies including cell salts. Learn to create a symptom picture. Learn about the dilution and potency of these amazing energetic remedies.

HOMEOPATHICS II This book coves using these remedies in everyday family life. There is an emphasis on women’s health, infant care, pregnancy and postpartum as well as headaches, chronic fatigue, and glandular support.

The fifth book EDUCATING is a memoir-a memoir that for several years now, I have known I would one day write. But let’s set the record straight right here. Part, but only part, of the impetus for writing my memoir at this time, is the publishing of our daughter’s book, Educated. I want to tell the story of my life as I really lived it and not in the dramatically fictionalized way others, based on my daughter’s book, are telling it for me. I want my grandchildren to know who their grandmother is and was, and I want to be a force for good in their lives. Also, I feel a compelling desire to shine a light on homeschooling, herbal medicine, and the living of a conservative and Christian way of life.

https://butterflyexpress.shop/collections/books


Deliverance Essential Oil

LeDeliverance Essential Oil

LeDeliverance is one of the most potent antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal combinations available. I always make a point of diffusing it a bit more in the fall and cleaning with it as we go into cold and flu season.

Frequent and consistent use of LeDeliverancestrengthens the immune system. LeDeliverance is an expectorant and helps the lymph system to drain. This is a very impressive oil. Everyone should have it on hand.

LeDeliverance can be used in so many ways, I am sure that I will not manage to list them all here.  Some common methods of use are to soak the family toothbrushes in LeDeliverance mixed with water. Add to water before washing clothes, dishes, or wiping down surfaces. Place on a cotton ball or in an inhaler and carry with you, inhaling frequently during the cold and flu season. Use to eliminate airborne bacteria and viruses.

Grapefruit Pink Essential Oil

Grapefruit Pink Essential Oil

Grapefruit is a very joyous and positive essential oil. It can be a ray of bright light guiding us out of darkness and depression. It is equally good for mental exhaustion and mental tension.

Grapefruit is uplifting to the mind and spirit. It is hard to be negative or anxious in the presence of this oil because it promotes feelings of joy, confidence, and spontaneity. It should be diffused or inhaled for performance stress or to cope with jet lag.

Grapefruit detoxifies the lymphatic system. This makes it a useful tonic for many-body systems. It is specific for water retention and the dissolving of cellulite. It aids with gallstones, water retention, and kidney and liver disorders. When diluted in water it can be used as an astringent face wash for acne. It can relieve a migraine headache and return the energy system to normal after long jet flights. Grapefruit is one of the best oils for premenstrual water retention and headache.


Miracle Salve. The best ever burn salve.

Carrier Oil

This is a blend of 8 different carrier oils (almond, apricot, avocado, grapeseed,  jojoba,  olive, rosehip, and sunflower.) As with essential oil blends, carrier oil blends are a wonderful way to utilize the properties of the different carrier oils. This carrier oil blend is very versatile and a good choice for any skin type. It is great for those of us who cannot decide which carrier oil we would like to use. This is a nice medium-weight oil that absorbs into the skin well.

Almond is rich in vitamins A, B, and E, all of which are beneficial nutrients for healthy skin. Almond oil is light enough to be used as a make-up remover. It opens the pores, ensuring that all makeup is easily removed. Almond is one of the most popular carrier oils today.

Apricot

Apricot oil is readily absorbed by the skin and leaves very little greasy residue. It is generally non-irritating, making it appropriate for children and infants. There are reports of the benefits of apricot oil for treating mild sunburns. It is especially effective for sensitive, inflamed, dry, or prematurely aging areas.

Avocado

Avocado is rich in vitamins that are skin nourishing. It is excellent for use with dry skin, eczema, or psoriasis, and for sun or wind-damaged skin. Avocado oil is said to have a sufficiently high sterol content to be useful as a carrier when using essential oils for joint and muscle inflammation. It is quite light and absorbs reasonably quickly.

Grapeseed

Grapeseed can be used for hot oil hair treatments. It has astringent qualities that help to tighten and tone the skin. Grapeseed is emollient enough to be beneficial for the treatment of minor sunburns and rashes. Adding an essential oil or two greatly increases the benefits. Grapeseed oil absorbs a bit more slowly than say almond but does not need another carrier added to it.

Jojoba

Jojoba is traditionally categorized as vegetable oil, it is more properly labeled as a liquid wax. It absorbs deeply and reasonably quickly into the skin. Its properties closely resemble the natural sebum within human skin and helps to balance the skins natural moisturizers.

Olive

Olive attracts external moisture to the skin while still permitting the skin to release toxins through sweat. It is soothing to inflamed skin, encourages the shedding of dead skin cells, and releases sebum from the skin. It is however a heavier carrier oil that absorbs less readily into the skin.

Rosehip

Rosehip contains vitamins and anti-oxidants that are cytophylactic, meaning that they aid cell regeneration and the sloughing off of old dead cells and cellular waste products. They also brighten the skin and reduces or remove skin discoloration. It is a great natural anti-inflammatory. Rosehip oil is excellent for dry, chapped lips.

Sunflower

Sunflower restores proper moisture balance in skin, whether the problem is dryness or excessive oiliness while providing a protective barrier that resists infection, especially in premature infants. It is reported to be helpful for bruises and with leg ulcers. This oil is quite heavy and rarely used by itself.


Featured Kit

3 Oil Kit - Crystal Clear, Focus, IQ

3 Oil Kit – LeCrystal Clear, LeFocus, LeIQ

LeCrystal Clear diffused or inhaled clears and energizes the mind and increases mental alertness. Effective when studying or needing to remember difficult or complicated data. It helps to organize the thought processes, allowing more accurate recall later. Brings relief from headaches that are associated with hormone imbalances. LeCrystal Clear is one of the best essential oil blends for the treatment of impending shock.

LeFocus is great for times of study or when you need to be extra alert. Useful for long periods on the computer when you are having difficulty concentrating. LeFocus is useful in overcoming negative thought patterns and self-defeating behaviors. These patterns of behavior get in the way of our ability to take responsibility for ourselves. It can also keep us from accomplishing our goals. It helps us become aware of and change these patterns.

LeIQ alleviates mental fatigue and increases mental alertness, aids in concentration, and memory. It is useful when one is over-tired but must continue on until a project is completed. LeIQ contains frankincense, sandalwood, and helichrysum. These oils are high in sesquiterpenes and cross the blood/brain barrier to cleanse, nourish, and carry oxygen to the brain. Stimulating and helpful when feeling faint, shock, and jet lag.


List of Topics

Tip: Use the “find on page” or ctrl+f to quickly find where these topics are covered in this blog.

Accurate Recall
ADHD
Ambition
Anxiety
Autism
Blood/Brain Barrier
Blood Flow
Boost
Brain Health
Brain Mineral
Changing of the seasons
Circulation
Communication
Concentrate
Confidence
Depression
Emotional Boost
Enthusiasm
Exams
Exhaustion
Fear
Fear of Failure
Headaches
Hysteria
Insomnia
Jet Lag
Learning Disabilities
Memory Aid
Memory
Mental Clarity
Mental Fatigue / Tension / Exhaustion
Mood
Nerve Regeneration
Neurological Disorders
OCD
Over-Tired but Must Continue
Oxegen
Panic Attack
Performance Stress
Physical Exhaustion
Pressure
Procrastination
Run Down
Studying
Teenagers

About The Author

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