May – Emotional Support & Resilience
I have had several rather personal experiences of late that have shown me just how important it is to focus on EMOTIONAL SUPPORT and RESILIENCE to be better prepared for the trials that this life will inevitably throw at us. I am super excited to announce the two new essential oil blends with this very focus in mind. The Resilience has become one that sits on my desk and is used daily. Many of the other things we will talk about on this blog are long-time favorites of mine. I am so grateful for these herbs, oils, and blessed waters.
See the full list of topics.
In This Issue
New Essential Oils
15 Flower Formula
May Essential Oils
Hormone Collection
Featured Blessed Waters
Blends of the Month
Singles of the Month
Lotions
Kits
LeResilience
LeResilience is an excellent blend to use during times of emotional transition. It has a strong affinity for the heart chakra which will, of course, allow us to be more connected with our inner selves as it achieves balance and strength. An open heart always brings more peace, love, and appreciation into our lives. This delightful blend can increase energy and clean out old emotions. LeResilience can help alleviate anxiety about the future. In addition, this well-balanced blend soothes grief and helps us release anger.
LeResilience can reduce stress during times of physical transition such as after surgery, trauma, illness, or when someone is dying. It can help reduce pain, fear, and anxiety. LeResilience is good for any condition that is caused or worsened by nervous tension and emotional trauma.
LeResilience has an affinity for the digestive system and can be used during times of digestive upsets. This is particularly true if the digestive upset has roots in the emotions. LeResilience is excellent for aiding circulation, calming the nerves, and eliminating pain. LeResilience can be of benefit if there is a need to recover from difficulties and regain resilience.
The word Resilience means the capacity to withstand, or to recover quickly from, difficulties or the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape. Everyday life is full of adversity that we must sort, process, and hopefully grow from. LeResilience essential oil blend allows us to adapt and persevere but also to thrive as well. It is a very calming essential oil blend that will stabilize and soothe. It does this by recharging all the body systems.
LeUplift
LeUplift should be used whenever one feels that they are not centered. This can be emotionally or physically. It helps us feel stronger and have a better attitude. LeUplift relieves feelings of bitterness and aligns us with our personal power. This is an excellent blend for mental exhaustion. LeUplift is emotionally calming and renews our passions in life.
LeUplift is excellent for physical tension, anxiety, and stress. This oil is useful after an illness, trauma, or injury. LeUplift increases circulation and benefits overworked or tired muscles. It can lessen the pain of headaches, quiet nerves, and relieve insomnia.
LeUplift is strongly anti-inflammatory and contains essential oils that are very soothing and useful for easing pain, allowing the body and spirit to rest. It boosts the immune system and releases negative energies that may be trapped in the physical body. It is a joyous and positive blend that has an affinity for those who suffer from depression.
This blend should be used for addictions and when trying to give up things we know are not good for us. LeUplift helps us moderate impulsive behavior and allows us to be more grounded so we can make better choices. It is excellent for use in coping with drug/alcohol withdrawals and for use in substance abuse treatment plans.
15 Flower Formula
This remedy was formulated to help combat depression, stabilize emotions, and help us recover from setbacks and traumas. Flower Essences work on emotional levels by emphasizing the positive instead of the negative emotions and situations in our lives. Each flower essence in this formula was carefully selected to help us be more confident, peaceful, and joyous. This is a great remedy to grab when you or someone you love is going through a difficult time or enduring emotional stress.
The best way to understand this remedy is to study the ingredients. It is made from the following 15 bach flowers
Aspen, Cherry Plum, Clematis, Elm, Gentian, Heather, Hornbeam, Impatiens, Larch, Mustard, Olive, Pine, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem, and White Chestnut
The ingredients of this formula are Bach Flower Remedies which are discussed later in this blog.
These May specials are some of my favorites for Emotional Support and Resilience.
LeFaith is very much a blend specific to the emotional healing of many kinds of issues. It brings us self-awareness and clarity about our strengths and weaknesses without burying us in negativity or guilt concerning past mistakes.
LeFaith helps us to let go of behavioral patterns that are tied to negative emotions about past experiences, promoting a healthy acceptance of the past and a desire to move forward into the future.
This blend is specific for dealing with fears concerning abandonment or of being left to cope with situations totally on one’s own. If you are prone to useless worrying, you may find this blend helpful. As its name implies, it generates feelings of faith and self-confidence within us.
LeRevitalize increases mental alertness and alleviates mental fatigue. It is a great blend for replenishing inner stores of strength and increasing stamina. LeRevitalize is especially effective for those who are worn out from chronic illness or who make a habit out of running faster than they have strength most of the time. This blend has proven useful in programs for anger management and in overcoming addictions.
LeRevitalize cleanses the liver but does so gently and steadily. It stabilizes energy levels and improves vitality. LeRevitalize is a good digestive aid, particularly in eliminating bloating, belching, and heartburn. It should be applied, and diluted with carrier oil over the abdomen. If parasites are suspected, this blend should be either massaged on or applied in a compress. A compress or direct application over the gallbladder or kidneys can relieve distress and pain in these areas. This is an excellent oil for lymphatic congestion and immune stimulation.
The aromatic influence of LeSego Lily is, in part, to bring a feeling of calmness during a crisis or when feeling anxious and out of sorts. LeSego Lily also promotes a feeling of being loved and appreciated. The pleasant calming aroma of this blend often inspires us to show love and appreciation to others. This is my favorite oil for taking a de-stressing bath.
Physically, LeSego Lily is a blend for skin care and health. It promotes skin elasticity and may slow the process of aging as it nourishes the skin and smooths out wrinkles.
LeSego Lily is used to bring relief from the itching of hives and allergic rashes. When used for this purpose, a more emollient carrier oil such as Jojoba, Apricot, or Rosehip Oil would be beneficial.
Geranium is a very potent and aromatic oil. It is a good oil for people whose negative patterns need to be swept away despite their desire to hang on to them. Geranium helps one to release negative memories. It is a good oil for nervous fatigue where the body is exhausted but the mind just won’t let the body sit and rest.
Geranium is a potent oil for those whose moods are up one minute and down the next. It is a good choice for people whose drive and ambition interfere with sensitivity and spontaneous joy.
Geranium discharges toxins from the liver and dilates the biliary ducts, aiding liver, gallbladder, and kidney function. This oil can bring relief from gastric ulcers, diarrhea, jaundice, and kidney stones.
Lime essential oil is a perfect choice for the very weary—those who are so weary of trials and troubles that they feel far older than their years on earth would indicate. The lively fragrance of Lime is stimulating and refreshing. It can help one overcome exhaustion, depression, apathy, and listlessness. This is a good oil for improving memory and concentration.
Lime is a good oil for digestive difficulties, particularly gallstones and gallbladder inflammation. This oil is recommended for liver deficiencies and liver cleansing in infants and children. Lime stimulates the immune system to increase the production of leukocytes that aid in fighting infections. Lime oil is also used to stabilize blood pressure fluctuations.
All citrus oils are known as oils of happiness and for lifting the mood. Lime is my favorite.
Palmarosa helps us to embrace change and let go. Since we live in an ever-changing world, there are many times when we must let go of the old way of doing and being to move forward and grow. If we are constantly “letting go and letting God” direct our lives for our good, we will not just be changing, we will be growing toward the best we can be. Our success and happiness will be inevitable and assured.
Palmarosa can help us enjoy being versatile and adaptable as we move through the changes that life always brings. This strength within oneself reduces stress and tension and eliminates the sort of nervous exhaustion that resisting life creates. If you have already exhausted yourself in the struggle against change, try Palmarosa—or blends containing it—to balance and strengthen yourself. The lovely aroma of this essential oil promotes recovery and strengthens resolve.
Hormone Collection
Hormones play an important part in a great many aspects of our lives and are crucial to supporting our emotions and building emotional resilience. If you suspect that hormones could be a factor for you or your loved ones please get to know the following oils, herbs, and blessed water. Another thing to consider when you know that your hormones are part of this issue is lymphatic health. You can learn more about this in the Hormones and Lymphatic Congestion blog.
Essential Oils
LeBalance is a great oil for supporting the endocrine system and for balancing the hormones in both men and women. For men, LeBalance helps balance male energy, regulate prostate function, and reduce congestion and enlargement of the prostate which often reestablishes proper urinary function. For women, LeBalance has been used successfully many times to reduce or eliminate hot flashes and headaches for those who are approaching or going through menopause.
LeWoman Wise was created to help balance the hormones of younger women. It also brings a lot of relief from pre-menstrual and menstrual cramps and headaches. LeWoman Wise blend should be used all month long, not just when the PMS symptoms are at their worst. Doing this will often keep the symptoms from occurring.
Clary Sage moderates excessive estrogen and yin energy. It is very effective for PMS, menstrual problems and cramping, infertility, frigidity and impotence, and some of the difficulties experienced during menopause. An excess of estrogen is linked to several types of women’s cancers.
Ylang-Ylang balances the male-female energies and hormones in the body by stimulating the adrenals and thymus glands. This can balance sexual energy and bring joy, harmony, and passion to relationships. The hormonal support properties of Ylang Ylang make it useful for the symptoms of PMS and many other hormone-related complaints. Ylang Ylang is also a uterine tonic.
Herbs
KNA is a wonderful formula that is very popular for increasing nutrition intake because it contains 3 amazing herbs that are loaded with vitamins and minerals.
MIN contains these three herbs along with additional herbs for hormone balance, calming the nerves, strengthening the pancreas, and supporting the kidneys. This herbal combination makes an excellent daily mineral supplement.
MW is a formula for women past childbearing age who are experiencing symptoms of hormone imbalance such as hot flashes, night sweats, tissue dryness, or headaches. After menopause, estrogen still needs to be produced by the body, but this production no longer occurs in the ovaries. The MW formula provides the nutrients needed for the changeover to occur smoothly and symptom-free.
YW This formula is meant for women in their childbearing years and the years preceding menopause. It will often if taken for a month or two, straighten out irregular periods, heavy clotting, profuse flow, menstrual cramping, premenstrual headaches, and premenstrual tension. Many times, once the underlying hormone issues that are causing the above symptoms have cleared up, infertility issues also disappear.
Wild Yam is a useful ingredient in glandular and hormone-balancing formulas as well as for the treatment of nausea in pregnant women. It has been used with success in the prevention of miscarriage, and for uterine cramping during the later weeks of pregnancy (Braxton Hicks contractions). Wild Yam is sometimes used as a remedy for painful menstruation, ovarian pain at mid-cycle, and labor pains.
Blessed Water
Hormone Balancer Out-of-balance hormones so often result in glandular dysfunction and fatigue with accompanying fogginess of mind. This remedy, containing only two very powerful homeopathic remedies addresses these issues and helps a person endure, and even thrive, when under prolonged stress or needing to perform heavy physical labor.
Bach Flowers
These are very low-potency remedies that address issues of emotional well-being, the development of character and spirituality, and mind/body health.
The removal of emotional responses to certain triggers, the recognition that some ways of responding to certain situations are more appropriate and healthier than others, and the changing of negative attitudes such as fear to faith and anxiety to peace, can have profound effects on both mental and physical health.
Dr. Edward Bach, an English physician and the creator of the original 36 Bach Flower Remedies, wrote in the early 1930s, “Behind all disease lies our fears, our anxieties, our greeds, our likes, and dislikes. True healing involves treating the very basis of the cause of the suffering. Therefore, no effort directed to the body alone can do more than superficially repair the damage. Treat people for their emotional unhappiness, allow them to be happy, and they will become well. While the idea of emotional underpinnings to physical ailments is finding acceptance today, this was truly revolutionary thinking in Dr. Bach’s day.
Flower Essences address our emotions. Flower essence literature contains no reference to physical ailments at all. The descriptions of the states that the remedies address concern themselves completely with emotional and mental health. Please check them out here.
LeCherish Essential Oil Blend
Since so many of our physical ailments, especially the chronic ones, are driven by our emotions. High frequency blends such as LeCherish impact the physical body on every level as they stablilize and balance emotions. This is also an excellent blend for use in skin care because it promotes elasticity and tone in the tissues.
LeCherish is of equal value to both men and women as it helps us develop and emphasize inner courage, strength of character, and clarity of purpose, while at the same time, filling our souls with greater reserves of sensitivity and compassion. The aroma of this blend encourages us to set our feet on a path that will help us reach a higher plateau.
A very special aspect of LeCherish is utilized as this high frequency blend helps us rebuild our emotional balance and gain perspective in the aftermath of quarrels, traumatic events, the loss of a loved one, or the loss of a cherished hope or dream. This intense blend requires the use of only a drop or two at a time.
LeInner Peace Essential Oil Blend
This blend can aid us in staying focused and clear, particularly about the direction of our lives. It promotes harmony between ourselves and others and between ourselves and God. This blend helps us feel genuine compassion for others and aids us in forming rewarding relationships.
Much like LeBenediction, LeInner Peace protects the energies of our bodies and minds from attack and depletion by the energies of others. Though protected energetically, LeInner Peace leaves us open, compassionate, and willing to be of service if we desire. It can also be helpful if we fear or hate being alone.
LeInner Peace can help us with acceptance of ourselves and others and with the calm acceptance of the changes that life brings to us all.
LeInner Peace can enhance whatever state you are in. If you want to feel more gratitude or contentment, you must already be feeling some of those emotions—or at the very least, desiring with all your heart to feel them. You should use this blend with caution when angry or when caught up in negative emotions as this essential oil blend can act as an amplifier to those emotions, as well. It may amplify negative emotions as well as positive ones. It is sometimes necessary to diffuse LeSanctuary or another of your favorite uplifting emotional blends for a little while before using LeInner Peace.
Helichrysum Essential Oil
Helichrysum is often used in emotional healing. It helps us get in touch with unresolved emotions and gently restores memories that have been deeply buried in the subconscious mind. Helichrysum helps release defense mechanisms and offers comfort while we are processing difficult emotions. Helichrysum promotes a calm acceptance of the changes within ourselves that may result from the processing of emotions and memories. It also helps supply the needed self-confidence to make hard decisions.
Helichrysum has an affinity for the creative right side of the brain, which our culture and schooling often push into the background. Because Helichrysum stimulates this side of the brain, we are able to view our world and make our choices from a more balanced perspective.
Which Helichrysum Should I Choose
Helichrysum Italicum and Helichrysum Angustifolia have the same therapeutic properties. Italicum is a higher-frequency oil and has a more mellow, pleasant aroma. It is also quite a bit higher in cost. Angustifolia is very therapeutic and more practical for use in some applications as the cost is much lower.
Lotions
Essential oils can be a boost emotionally and, as women, we often need to pamper ourselves a bit. These natural homemade lotions are the perfect way to do both and are gentle enough for all skin types. They are paraben-free, and formaldehyde-free. They contain no petroleum products, no animal products, and no artificial fragrances or dyes.
INGREDIENTS: distilled water, veggie emulsifier, stearic acid, sunflower oil, aloe vera extract, vitamin E oil, sodium lactate, argan oil, shea butter oil, liquid silk, optiphen (a formaldehyde and paraben free preservative), benzoin essential oil, and different essential oils for fragrance and therapeutic properties depending on which lotion you choose.
Each of the plant-based oils in these lotions has exceptional healing properties for skin care. Here is a little bit on each of them.
Sunflower Oil restores proper moisture balance in the skin, whether the problem is dryness or excessive oiliness.
Vitamin E oil is known for its high level of antioxidant properties, making it great for damaged skin and preventing the skin from showing signs of aging.
Argan Oil helps fight lines, repairs imperfections minimizes scars and stretch marks, and restores texture, elasticity, and tone to the skin.
Shea butter Oil provides superb moisture and exceptional healing properties for the skin. Shea butter is rich in vitamin A.
Aloe Vera extract increases the elasticity of the skin making it more flexible through collagen and elastin repair. It is an emollient and helps supply oxygen to the skin cells. It is great for soothing and healing sunburned skin.
Butterfly currently carries ten lotions. Eight of them have essential oils in them. The carrier lotion can be used to add your favorite emotional oil. The last one BHM is loaded with herbs that promote healing.
You can read more about each of the lotions here.
Health & Happiness Kit
This Health & Happiness Kit was formulated to help with all aspects of health, both emotional and physical. Some examples are dealing with respiratory trouble, pain, hormone balancing, digestion, anxiety, and insomnia. By improving your health with this wonderful kit your sense of peace and happiness will increase too.
LeAspire is used to bring relief from colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, respiratory congestion, allergy symptoms, deep pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, and flu that have settled in the lungs.
LeBalance supports the endocrine system and balances the hormones in both men and women. It reduces or eliminates hot flashes and headaches in women who are approaching or going through menopause.
LeDeeper contains penetrating, anti-inflammatory oils that aid in relieving pain that is deep in the tissues and nerves.
LeEndoRelief aids our emotional health. It strengthens and balances the whole endocrine system. As our bodies and minds begin to function better, we feel more secure in ourselves.
LeEternity has powerful antimicrobial properties. It enhances vitamin and mineral absorption for the overall improvement of health and vitality.
LeInsideOut improves the function of the digestive system and can be helpful in discovering and sorting through the emotions underlying digestive problems.
LeLife Force immediately raises the overall frequency of the body, improving outlook and response to stress and trauma.
The aroma of LeTranquility reduces or eliminates panic attacks and other anxiety-based disorders. It helps us develop inner strength, patience, understanding, and confidence.
LeWoman Wise balances the hormones of younger women. It brings relief from pre-menstrual and menstrual cramps and headaches.
Essentials Kit
Nine of the best-selling oils in one great kit. This kit helps with breathing, sleeping, fighting off viruses, relieving pain, dealing with bug bites, and aligning physical structures as well as electrical energies of the body. The Essentials Kit has so many more uses than those already listed. It also contains many great oils to diffuse or wear as a perfume for cleaning around the house. It’s an all-around great kit!
LeBreezey opens bronchial and sinus passages very effectively and has been successful in alleviating snoring. It’s an excellent respiratory tonic and immune stimulant.
LeDeliverance can be used, diluted or diffused, in the home as a cleaner and air purifier to fight viruses and airborne bacteria.
LeMelaPlus should be applied topically on insect bites and stings. Use as a massage oil, especially over the liver.
LeMillenia is a “Chiropractor in a bottle”. It aligns the physical structures, and electrical energies of the body, balances every meridian, and energizes every chakra.
LeSunburst promotes a sense of well-being and is an excellent remedy for insomnia. It promotes restful sleep from which you wake in the morning feeling energetic and refreshed
LePaine is a pain reliever. It promotes quicker healing by bringing oxygen to the injured area and increasing circulation. It is anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and calming to the nerves.
The aroma of LeTranquility reduces or eliminates panic attacks and other anxiety-based disorders. It helps us develop inner strength, patience, understanding, and confidence.
Lavender gives us the feeling of total and unchanging support around us. Lavender promotes faith, even in hard times. It can help us move from judgment to kindness and generosity
Peppermint stimulates the mind, increasing the ability to focus and concentrate. When inhaled, it restores the sense of taste by stimulating the trigeminal nerve
List of Topics
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acceptance,
adaptable,
addiction,
ambition,
anger,
anxiety,
appreciation,
attitude,
balance,
blessed waters,
calming,
change,
cherish,
compassion,
confidence,
courage,
dying,
emotional,
essential oils,
exhaustion,
faith,
focus,
grief,
harmony,
heart,
herbs,
hormones,
impulsive,
insomnia,
Laree,
love,
loved,
nervous,
overworked,
peace,
resilience,
soothe,
strength,
stress,
support,
tinctures,
transition,
trauma,
uplift,
well-being,
worrying
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