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A ROSE IS A ROSE IS A ROSE

by David Stewart, Ph.D., R.A.  

from The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple, God's Love Manifest in Molecules 

 

Most men and women enjoy perfumes, whether they be colognes, aftershave lotions, sachets, or costly potions to titillate emotions.  

There are perfumes for the morning, for the working day, for occasions of entertainment, for the evening, and for the night.  Some people wear different fragrances according the occasion and the time of day. People usually wear fragrances for a purpose.  Flowers do the same. If you have a rose garden, you may have sampled their perfumes individually by putting your nose right into the bloom. If you haven’t done this, I recommend it. The first thing you will notice is that every variety of rose has its own distinct signature of scent.  

People are like that, too. They pick perfumes that suit their personalities, which is an individual thing for each person. We express our personalities through our choices of the scents we choose to wear. Roses do the same. From an individual rose’s point of view, they want to be a rose that stands out, one that is different from the rest of the bushes and even from every other rose on the same bush. Try smelling several roses on the same bush and you will learn that there is not just one scent associated with that variety, but a suite of scents. While each rose flower shares the common characteristics of its family, it  expresses a unique individuality as well.  

Another thing you will notice about roses is that they also change their perfumes with the time of day. What they wear in the morning won’t be the same as in the afternoon or night. Jasmine, for example, attracts certain night flying insects. Hence, its strongest fragrance is released after midnight, before sunrise. Since the primary purpose of a flower’s odor is to attract pollinating insects, adjusting scents throughout the day actually attracts different insects at different times, just as different insects come out at different times from early morning, to late afternoon, to evening, and through the dark of night.  

Flower fragrances also change with the aging of the bloom. You will notice in smelling your rose blossoms closely and individually, is that what they waft as a new partially opened bud is not the same as in the mature blossom. Scents are normally not strong in the bud because at that time, the petals are not yet open and ready for pollinating visitors. It is when they are newly and fully opened that their perfume is the strongest. When a flower ages and its pollination is complete, it loses its scent, its purpose having been fulfilled. All of this is something you can experience in your own rose garden (or someone else's). 

 

Gertrude Stein, has aptly said in her poetry, “A rose is a rose is a rose,” (Sacred Emily, 1913). It was her attempt to express the unexpressable— the singular beauty, touch, and fragrance of a rose. Rose oil is probably the most expensive of all essential oils and has the highest electromagnetic frequency (320 MHz). Thousands of pounds of petals are required to distill even one pound of precious oil. It’s aroma is physically, mentally, and spiritually elevating. Many eye witnesses to miracles, visions, and spiritual manifestations have reported the scent of roses lingering about the site of the experience. 

 

Most people cannot afford to purchase rose oil, but you don’t have to wait until you buy it to experience it? It is available at no cost to everyone. Just find a blooming rose bush and start inhaling. What you will receive is true, pure, unadulterated rose oil directly from the flower, itself. You will also enjoy the visual beauty of its appearance at the same time. By caressing the flowers gently with your fingers and by letting your nose come into contact with the velvet surface of the petals, you will experience the rose with three senses, not just one—sight, smell, and touch. Some people even eat rose petals, thus engaging the sense of taste, taking traces of the oil internally.

 This is the way God originally meant for us to enjoy essential oils, by inhaling and contacting them directly from nature the way Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden. (Genesis 2:8) In our busy lives, we mustn’t forget to stop once and a while to “smell the roses.”  

 

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From August 1 to August 31, when you place an order of 350 PV or more, you'll receive a FREE 5ml bottle of rose oil. That's a $179.75 value!

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All about Frankincense, & quest for the world's best

With this post I share with you pieces of Frankincense wisdom,
 Including, notes on Gary Young's exploration of Africa to find the world's best Frankincense.

http://www.youngliving.us/pdfs/PIP_Frankincense.pdf

Spain and England are the only places that Frankincense is distilled.
Oman has the best Frankincense in the world and it has been almost
impossible to get lately. It contains 72% alphapinenes, the highest in
the world. In past centuries the Frankincense Trail originated in Oman.

Frankincense was common and popular in ancient times because it was
so effective. It cured "every disease from gout to broken head". It cures
everything today from arthritis to cancer.

The brownish resin is the most common, the purest is white is called Hojary.
They steam distill the oil from the crystal resin. Frankincense was
referred to as manna, believed to sustain life and believed to drive away
evil deities of disease (we call it immune function). It stimulates the
pituitary, which produces Human Growth Hormone (HGH), which stimulates
the immune system. It is now being looked at by several universities. Primary
area for acquiring Frankincense today: Somalia.

Frankincense is one of the most powerful and broad-ranging of the oils. Its
anti-tumoral properties support our immunological systems, making it an
important element in virtually all of the oil recipes for fighting cancer,
while it's high sesquiterpene content enables it to pass through the blood
brain barrier, where it may effectively oxygenate the pineal and pituitary
glands and thus, may alleviate "brain fog". This has far-reaching
implications for diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Lou Gerhig's Disease
and Alzheimer's Disease. Further, this biblical holy oil has a high
vibrational rate, which may increase spiritual awareness and meditation.

The physical applications for this oil run the gamut from A to almost Z, and
include: Aging, Allergies, Bites (insect and snake), Bronchitis, Cancer,
Carbuncles, Catarrh, Colds, Coughs, Diarrhea, Diphtheria, Eye-Sight,
Gonorrhea, Headaches, Healing, Hemorrhaging, Herpes, High Blood Pressure,
Inflammation, Jaundice, Laryngitis, Meningitis, Nervous Conditions,
Prostate, Problems, Pneumonia, Respiratory Problems, Scarring (Prevents),
Sciatic Pain, Sores, Spiritual Awareness, Staph, Strep, Stress, Syphilis,
Tuberculosis, Tension, Tonsillitis, Typhoid, Wounds and Warts.

One of the oldest and most revered essential oils, Frankincense is
considered the "holy anointing oil" in the Middle East and has been used to
treat every conceivable ill known to man. In ancient times, Frankincense
was valued more than gold and only those with wealth and abundance possessed
it. This oil was well known during the time of Christ and was one of the
gifts given to him at birth. Today, Frankincense is used therapeutically in
European and American hospitals and is the subject of substantial research.
A sweet, warm, balsamic aroma, Frankincense stimulates the mind and elevates
the spirit.

by Joy Linsley
April 22, 2009

(Business leader, Joy Linsley, is Editor of Joyous News, from which this article is taken, and is a Young Living Gold Distributor)

Last night (April 13, 2009) Gary Young made a conference call from Poland to Young Living Distributors, to which I was privileged to be a listener.

Over the past 13 years as a Member of Young Living, I have continually found reasons to be proud to a be part of this organization. Gary's call last night gave us many reasons to add to our already extensive list. It is difficult to take comprehensive notes when listening to a conference call, but I can give you the highlights, and some of my thoughts about the call.

Gary's latest venture consisted of taking a team to the Arabian Peninsula - going to Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, and Israel. He had a multiple-item agenda: (1) To locate the very finest, most effective species of Frankincense; (2) To make arrangements with the locals to export it to Young Living; (3) To determine if anyone else is buying and exporting this Frankincense (they are not); (4) to gather film, records, and materials to make a movie about this historical area and the sacred trails; and (5) to write a book on the subject.

The Rigors of Frankincense Country

The journey was rigorous (which isn't too surprising to anyone who knows Gary!), climbing rugged mountains in intense heat, getting little sleep as they traveled from place to place, and even having some real adventures - like having their camera equipment taken. It felt like I was listening to a real Indiana Jones adventure! Of the team he took with him - Marc Schreuder, Karen Boren, Mary Lou Jacobson, Jeff Osler, and John Witten (I am guessing at the spelling of a couple of those last names) - all of them were available except Marc to comment on the call about the trip. They were all deeply moved by the experience.

Mary Lou said they were in Oman for the third harvest, filled gunnysacks with resin, and filmed it. On the border of Oman and Yemen they saw Frankincense trees in bloom - a rare sight. They have already shipped and received the resin in the warehouse and are distilling. They got contracts to ship once a month, and they learned no one else is getting Frankincense out of Oman. [Note - this is contrary to the claims of some other oil companies.]

Jeff shared that they spoke with professors, doctors, commercial people, everyone available in order to research the facts about the area and the frankincense.

John said in Yemen, when they lost their cameras, their focus shifted. Instead of doing the pre-planned things, they did raw research, which turned out to be a blessing. He said the Bedouins in Jordan were very helpful, and set up a caravan for filming.

The Bedouins' Daily Uses for Frankincense

Speaking of Bedouins, Gary mentioned later that they drink water with drops of frankincense resin in it each morning for their stomachs. The natives also chew the resin for their gums. They have a tradition of burning the resin to fumigate. Also, because they have little water for washing clothes, they put their clothes on a rack with frankincense incense burning underneath to clean & freshen the clothing. 

He mentioned that his favorite oil is Frankincense; next was a toss-up between Lavender and Dorado Azul, followed closely by hundreds of others. There are between 17 and 21 difference species of Frankincense grown around the world. Seven are grown on the Yemeni island of Sokotra. The terrain there was made up of steep mountains, VERY rugged and rough - but Gary climbed them. He said being in that area felt like he was back to 3000 BC.

Each of the team members carried a Koran and a Bible and read about the areas where they traveled, and about the Frankincense and Myrrh trade. At some point, we will have access to the filming of the trip, and the documentation/research. Gary said he wants to know that when he puts his name on an oil, it is the REAL thing!

Organically Grown Oils Require Vigilence

Gary Young addressed the issue again of "organically grown" oils. He said some of our oils are marked Certified Organic. The others are definitely grown organically, without chemicals, because he has visited the farms to be certain. This first-hand verification is necessary on the part of Young Living because oil-producing plants are often grown in countries where organic certification is unknown.


 
Frankincense Compresses and/or Ginger Compresses.
Application for Oils - Choose either Ginger or Frankincense. You can use
both, but only do one at a time. You need 1 hot wet towel, 1 dry towel and
3-6 drops Frankincense or Ginger. Apply oil directly to area where tumors
are located. In this particular case, put over the bladder. Place the wet
hot towel over the oil. Place the dry towel over the wet towel. Relax or
meditate for 15 minutes. Remove compress and reheat the wet hot towel
(microwave is perfect for this). Reapply oil if needed. Apply towels for
another 15 minutes. Keep doing this for as long as you like. I shrunk a 6
cm bowel tumor to 4 cm in 4 weeks using Frankincense compresses every day
for 2 hours. Yes, I said CENTImeter - about the size of a baseball. It
also saved me from a colostomy bag, thanks YLEO.


Frankincense repairs DNA and prevents breakdown of it, aging is NOT a
requirement for death.

Frankincense is the great oil for cancer. It alleviates depression. One can
put it with any oil that exists and it will make that oil more powerful.
Gary Young


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BEAT THE HEAT OF SUMMER

By Debra Raybern, N.D. & YLEO Platinum

 

All the essential oils are Young Living’s Essential Oils.

DO NOT use other brands; they will not give the same results.

 

Ah summer… Boating, gardening, swimming, having fun can lead to some nasty health

challenges – sunburns, bug bites, cooking burns, cuts, scrapes and more. So before you head to

the lake, pool, backyard or campground, now is the time to think about protecting yourself and

family.

 

Temperature can soar during summer months. Right now in the south, record temperatures

and little to no rain are being felt in many cities. You don’t have to outside to feel the heat.

Here are some ways to beat the heat and its health challenges.

 

Indoors ceiling fans, boxed fans even a small desk or table fan can keep air circulating and

make the home temperature a bit cooler. When bathing use a peppermint infused soap which

makes the skin feel cool (YL Peppermint & Cedarwood bar soap and Morning Start

shower gel). Wearing natural fiber clothing that breathes also helps one stay cooler.

 

Lakes and rivers (fresh water) - While you may not encounter lots of chlorine, you could

certainly encounter many other hazardous chemicals and bacteria found in our many lakes

and rivers. Make sure swimmers and water skiers fortify their immune system and use

essential oils known to combat bacteria and fungus before and after swimming. Thieves and

Melrose are great choices - a few drops of each on the bottom of the feet the morning of

swimming and that evening. Carry NingXia Red sample packets with you in an ice cooler for

an energy recharge during the day and replace essential nutrients lost thru sweating.

 

Electrolyte Drink - Mix together in bottle to take with you in the cooler. Sip on these rather

than dehydrating soft drinks and alcohol.

Two ounces Ningxia Red

16 ounces purified water

20 drops Mineral Essence

1 drop lemon oil

1 drop peppermint oil

One teaspoon Blue Agave

 

Oceans (salt water) - Much the same as fresh water as far as not too many chemical

contaminants (depends really on where you pick to swim), you may concern yourself more with

dry skin, cuts from small shells and critters in the water.

 

Cuts and Boo-Boos

Rinse with purified water, apply a few drops of Melrose (antiseptic), RC*, lavender

(soothing) and/or tsuga (helps control bleeding). Bandage if needed and to protect. * While

attending a Young Living Grand Convention we saw slides showing the power of RC to guard

against staph or MRSA which is found in many lakes, rivers and streams. It can enter the

body through a blister or small scrape – any opening of the skin. We apply RC to all skin

abrasions.

 

Bug Bites

Purification, basil, peppermint and Idaho Balsam fir are all oils people find helpful for

insect bites.

 

Pools - It could be a pool in your backyard or the local recreation center, but one thing is for

sure - you are probably swimming in chlorinated water. Knowing that our skin absorbs water

like a sponge we need to take precautions when swimming in a chlorinated pool to minimize

the absorption of chlorine into our body. Chlorine can cause problems with the thyroid gland.

More immediate problems can be nausea and vomiting, let alone the lingering chlorine smell.

There are skin protectant products on the market which really do work, BUT - they work by

using chemicals that temporarily bond to the surface of the skin and act as a barrier

preventing the chlorine or other petrochemicals from entering the bloodstream. So is there a

more natural approach to this problem? Yes.

 

The solution is really threefold.

 

1. Use a product that helps to prevent the chlorine from entering the pores on the skin.

Recently Young Living Crown Diamond Marcella Vonn Harting stayed with Sharon and I for a

few days and this subject actually came up. She said that years ago she spoke with Gary

Young about the problems and his suggestion was - Young Living's Cel-Lite Magic. Use Cel-

Lite Magic massage oil as you would a body lotion and apply all over the body - only a small

amount is needed - you do not have to be "greasy" to be protected. A quick water rinse before

entering a pool (which is usually required) will not wash off the product.

 

2. Take a charcoal or pectin based product that absorb toxins in the body, this would be Young

Living's ICP powder or Balance Complete - both of which absorb many times their weight in

toxins.

 

3. Adults - Protect the thyroid from harmful contaminants, such as chlorine with Young

Living's Thyromin. Take one capsule at bedtime or upon rising before and after the days of

swimming. Many adults have found Thyromin to be a great product for increasing energy

and balancing the endocrine system.

Ordering Essential Oils: www.Essentials4Wellness.com

Making chocolate truffles with YLEO's

Morning!
I wanted to tell everyone, I tried the truffles this week! Two
words...
Messy (to roll *laugh* )
YUM!!

I did peppermint and dipped them in crushed peppermint candy and I did orange, lemon, tangerine. I had intended orange, but didn't
have enough oil so I added a few drops of the lemon and tangerine just to bring out the orange I had. Worked beautifully!!! :)

YUM!!
Deb

I've been a huge fan of Chocolate for years now, and routinely
make homemade chocolate truffles for my friends and family for things like birthdays, anniversaries, holiday parties, etc. Its a
very basic recipe, and I got to thinking after looking at the
Brownie Recipe and listening to the training CD about Cooking with
YLEOs about using some of them as flavorings for truffles. So I
tried some. The flavor combinations you can come up with are
limited only by your imagination and the number of GRAS (generally
regarded as safe - the oils that are safe as dietary supplements)
essential oils or flavoring extracts you have available to you.
I've personally done up small batches using Lavender, Peppermint, and
Thieves blend - and they were all fantastic. Once my Orange and
Lemongrass oils get in, I'm going to start using the Orange EO
rather than orange extract for my Dark Chocolate Orange truffles!
These take about 20 minutes of actual WORK time to prepare -
although that time is split up into chunks because of needing to allow
the chocolate to set.

1 pk (12 oz) Semi-Sweet chocolate
1/4 to 1/2 cup Bittersweet chocolate (I actually use about 1
handful of bittersweet to a package of semi-sweet)
2/3 to 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream 5 tablespoons unsalted sweet cream butter,

softened to room temperature.
25 to 30 drops of your favorite dietary safe essential oil, or 1
teaspoon flavoring extract (this amount can be adjusted to taste by
adding part, tasting, and then adding more if it doesn't
taste "strong enough" to you. Some oils, like Lavender, require
less than others. It only took me 20 drops of Lavender to flavor a
batch, where it took me 30 drops of Peppermint or 25 drops of
Thieves.)

1/4 cup sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, melted milk chocolate etc
to suit your taste to finish truffles.

Place semi-sweet and bittersweet chocolate chips together into a
high sided mixing bowl and set aside.

Heat heavy whipping cream almost to boiling, but do not allow to
go to a full boil.
When the cream is heated, pour it slowly over chocolate chips,
and allow to set for 3 or 4 minutes to soften the chocolate and melt
it. Once the chocolate is melted, stir together until uniform and
well blended.
 
Whip 5T unsalted butter and desired essential oil or flavoring
extract until incorporated together well. Add this mixture to the
chocolate/cream mixture, and beat on medium with electric hand mixer
until smooth and creamy. Taste - and if you feel that more EO or
extract is needed, add it at this point and mix on medium again
until incorporated. Set bowl in refrigerator for about 45 minutes,
to allow chocolate to firm up.
 
Once chocolate is firm, remove from fridge and form into balls
using either a small teaspoon or a melon baller, and place the balls
on wax paper lined baking sheets. After you've finished portioning out all of the chocolate, form each portion into a ball by rolling
it lightly for a moment between your palms. To finish the truffles, take each shaped ball and roll it lightly in your sugar, cocoa
powder, cinnamon, or whatever else happens to strike your fancy to coat it with - even another type of chocolate which has been melted by itself over a double boiler and allowed to cool just a bit. If you are coating with other chocolate (dark chocolate or milk
chocolate work really well for this!) - once truffle is coated, place back onto wax paper and allow to cool completely so the extra
chocolate coating will harden - this process can be sped up by placing the tray of truffles into the freezer for about 10 to 15
minutes. This recipe makes about 25 to 40 truffles, depending
on the size you make each ball.

 I personally used Cake Decorator's Crystalized Sugar to coat the
Lavender (purple decorator sugar) and Peppermint (red decorator
sugar) truffles, and rolled the Thieves truffles in powdered
cinnamon - it was very complimentary as a flavor since Cinnamon is
one of the ingredients of the Thieves.
 Renee Williams

Cooking with Essential Oils

Replace your prepackaged seasonings with essential oils—order the Summer Essentials Cooking Bundle today!

The Summer Essentials Cooking Bundle includes your favorite summertime flavors like dill, lemon, and grapefruit, and for a limited time can save 20%.

Summer Essentials Cooking Bundle (Item No. 4960) includes:

• 5 ml Dill
• 5 ml Lemon
• 5 ml Ginger
• 15 ml Grapefruit
• 8 oz Blue Agave

This offer is available July 14–16 only. Order today and season your food naturally.

Promotional Details:

• Offer valid from July 14–16, 2009, only.
• Offer available to Young Living distributors, customers, and preferred customers in US, Canada, and NFR markets only.
• Valid on phone, Essential Rewards, and web orders only.
• Offer does not apply to Automated Phone System orders or Essential Rewards point orders.
• 50 PV earned on Summer Essentials Cooking Bundle.
• To order: www.Essentials4Wellness.com

Some Great Recipes Using the Summer Essentials Cooking Bundle

 Refreshing Cherry Lemonade

• 2/3 c Blue Agave
• 4 drops lemon essential oil
• 4 large lemons
• 1 bottle sparkling cherry soda
• Filtered water

In a gallon pitcher, combine agave, lemon essential oil, juice of lemons and sparkling cherry soda. Mix well and add filtered water to fill pitcher. Chill in refrigerator and serve over ice. Garnish with sprig of mint or lemon wedge. Makes 8 16-ounce servings.

 Tomato Cucumber Summer Salad

• 1/2 c cider vinegar
• 1 t Blue Agave
• 1 t salt
• 1 drop dill essential oil
• 1 drop black pepper essential oil
• 4 T vegetable oil
• 4 cucumbers, sliced
• 2 c red onion, chopped
• 4 ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges

In a large bowl, mix vinegar, sugar, salt, dill essential oil, black pepper essential oil, and vegetable oil. Add cucumbers, onion, and tomatoes. Toss and chill in refrigerator at least thirty minutes before serving.

Ginger Cinnamon Glazed Peaches

• 1/4 c. Blue Agave
• 3 drops ginger essential oil
• 3 drops cinnamon bark oil
• 1 T. butter
• 4 peaches quartered

Stir agave and essential oils together and set aside. Slightly butter a frying pan and heat on medium. Once hot, add peaches. Gently cook peaches 1 to 2 minutes. Brush agave and essential oil glaze on each side of the peaches. Allow glaze to slightly caramelize on each side. Once peaches are hot, remove and plate. Drizzle leftover glaze on top of peaches and serve. Makes 4 to 8 servings.

Papaya Daydream Smoothie

• 4 dried papaya spears
• 1 c water
• 4 bananas
• 2 c apple juice
• 4 drops grapefruit essential oil

Soak papaya in water overnight. Blend papaya and soaking water with apple juice and chopped bananas untill smooth. Stir in grapefruit essential oil. Enjoy! Makes 4 cups.

For more recipes using essential oils, purchase one of our Young Living cookbooks!

• Young Living Cookbook, Volume 1 (Item No. 3947)
• Healthy Cooking for the Body, Mind, + Soul, Volume 2 (Item No. 4369)
   

What makes Young Living's Essential Oils and Health Care Superior

 

1. Young Living owns 4 Farms located in

 Mona, UT

St. Maries, ID

France

Ecuador

 2. Young Living provides cutting edge research into the ability of new oils to treat disease.

3. Young Living has a CEO off in another country slogging through the bush looking for new oils?

4. Young Living has two, fifty foot mass spectrometers to make sure none of
the oils they buy on the open market are adulterated or of low quality?

Remember it is not only purity that is important it is also quality.
There are so many reasons to choose Young Living. These are just
a few.

Copaiba Essential Oil –

        A Recap from the Copaiba Conference Call July 7, 2009
with Marc Schreuder, Director of Product Formulation for Young Living Essential Oils

Last night's conference call from Young Living about the newest essential oil Copaiba was very informative. I hope more you will set aside time to be on these calls and increase your learning of how to best use our essential oils. Below is a recap of my notes from the call. Check the Young Living Product Blog website to hear the call for yourself and read more about this amazing oil. Our family has already seen firsthand how powerful it can be. Order your bottle of copaiba this month and don't forget about
the FREE NingXia Red (2 bottles with 225pv purchase) promotion in the month of July.

From the heart of the Amazon jungles of Brazil, copaiba oleo resin is tapped directly from the tree. A hole is drilled into the trunk of the 50 to 80- feet tall tree and out will pour this liquid resin. The resin is then vacuum distilled, using no water, no heat, only vacuum pressure to separate off the precious essential aromatic oil. Brazilian tribal natives harvest and process the copaiba sold through Young Living.

Sold in Amazonian pharmacies and used for nearly 800 years in folk medicine,copaiba was also listed in the US Pharmacopeia from 1820 to 1910 for topical and oral uses and is still on the FDA GRAS list (Generally Regarded as Safe). Some of the historic uses are digestive complaints including stomach aches, stomach infections, gastritis, antiseptic, arthritis, cellular mutations, tumors, Fibromyalgia, and pain.

Copaiba is the highest in beta-caryophyllene which is an anti-inflammatory compound. A 1996 study showed beta-caryophyllene to be effective in treating stress induced ulcers. Beta-caryophyllene is also found in helichrysum at between 8 and 12%, while copaiba contains 50% beta-car. Clove oil contains 6-8% beta-caryophyllene in
comparison.

Marc Schreuder said on the conference call – that copaiba was helicchrysum on steroids. He has been studying copaiba for eight years and says it is his number one favorite oil with frankincense coming in at number 2. He also says that combining copaiba and frankincense would give you the highest spiritual and emotional oil blend.  Just like sandalwood is considered an excellent emotional supportive oil, copaiba is six times better and Marc calls copaiba sandalwood on steroids due to its high sesquiterpene content. He also likes copaiba mixed with a little peppermint for
pain applied topically.

For oral consumption, traditional uses are as much as ½ teaspoon twice daily. Four to six drops per day in a capsule should show benefit. It is not really a diffusing oil and this aromatic treasure is currently found in Young Living's Deep Relief and Breathe Again Roll-On's.

Marc also pointed out that much of the copaiba oil marketed is adulterated with soy bean oil or kerosene to extend the yield. Young Living's is not.

Debra Raybern, ND, MH, CNC, ICA
Sharing Great Health, Inc.

Young Living Therapeutic Oils to the Rescue!

 I am very excited to pass along a wonderful testimonial of my own making!

We have a delightful 9 year old granddaughter who was diagnosed as an infant
with Neurofibromatosis (NF-1). For those unfamiliar with this horrific
genetic disease, it causes tumors to grow on nerves anywhere in the body.
There are other associated issues, one of which is scoliosis of the spine.
Our granddaughter was evaluated in February, 2009 and was shown to
have a lateral curvature of about 15 degrees. We began weekly Raindrops
for 5 wks. Then every other week for 6 wks. and then monthly. She was
re-radiographed last week and the doctor is totally flumoxed! She shows
ZERO curvature!! Her parents also have enrolled her in horseback riding
lessons, which help to strengthen those muscles as well and will continue
with monthly RD's. I do have the before and after radiographs and if our
moderator will be so kind as to explain how I can upload them for you to
see, I will gladly, promptly and effusively do so!

Sue Olmos

Neuro-Auricular Technique

Introduction to Neuro-Auricular Technique
                                             with a few testimonials


Gary Young has developed a procedure specifically to address Parkinson's
disease. It is called Neuro Auricular Technique (NAT). He has taught several
variations of NAT, some for emotional releasing and not particularly for
Parkinson's. The Parkinson's version is described below. It is a simple
technique, much simpler than Raindrop Technique. The oils used are
Frankincense, Valerian, Vetiver, Roman Chamomile, Cedarwood, and
Sandalwood. I have applied it to Parkinson's people and have seen
improvements immediately, such a significant reductions in tremors, etc.
Following the instructions below, anyone can learn to do the technique.

David Stewart, ND, President of CARE Seminars (Raindrop Trainings)
Note: At the end of the NAT instructions below, you will find
a link to a chart that connects vertebra to organs in the body.  Really
helpful in learning and sharing this wonderful modality.

The Neuro-Auricular Technique (NAT)
                  explained by Dr. David Stewart

The so called "Neuro-Auricular Technique" (NAT) was originated by D. Gary Young. Contrary to the implications of its name, it has nothing to do with the ears, as the word "auricular" would suggest. It does employ an "auricular" probe, a little glass rod with a tapered, blunted tip, about the size and shape of a ball-point pen, whose original purpose was to place oils precisely on the reflex points of the ear.

Gary has done several variations of Neuro-Auricular Technique. Their common denominators include use of an auricular probe to apply oils along the occipital ridge (base of the skull) and cervical vertebrae of the spine (back of neck).

The version presented here is the one Gary originally used for Parkinsons Disease and is the one that has been done regularly in the Nova Vita Clinic in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It can be done with an auricular probe or a glass medicine dropper. Young Living does not sell the glass probes since they are considered to be medical devices. Glass medicine droppers can be purchased at any drug store and work just as well. They use medicine droppers, rather than the probes, at the Nova Vita Clinic and it was an eye dropper that Gary used at the YLEO Seminar in Guayaquil, Ecuador, February 23-29, 2008, when he demonstrated NAT to a group of Young Living Distributors. However, the version Gary demonstrated and taught at the Guayaquil Seminar is not the version presented here. (See additional comments near the end of this article.)

Outline of the Technique

Using the six oils in the sequence given below, the following seven-step procedure is done with each one. When the term, probe is used, it refers either to a glass medicine dropper or an auricular probe:

Oil Sequence: 1. Frankincense, 2. Valerian, 3. Vetiver, 4. Roman Chamomile, 5. Cedarwood, 6. Sandalwood

The client needs to be lying face down, preferably with a head cradle on a massage table. You as the facilitator will be sitting in a chair at the head. This technique can also be done with a client sitting backwards on a chair leaning forward on the back of the chair while the facilitator sits behind them or stands in front.

* 1. Apply oil (Starting with Frankincense) liberally across the occipital ridge (base of the skull) by dripping it from the bottle and rubbing it with your finger across entire occiput, making sure to include the oils at the center point, which is called the "locus ceruleus" or "medulla".

* 2. Place tip of probe on the locus ceruleus. While keeping the tip of the probe on the same spot, make clockwise circles a few times with gentle pressure. Ask the receiver if the pressure is comfortable or not. If not, then lighten up.

* 3. Place tip of probe on right occipital bone and move probe side to side (parallel with ridge) working slowly toward the locus ceruleus. Then repeat starting on left occipital bone working, again, toward the center of the base of the skull, ending both times at the locus ceruleus with circular motions.

* 4. Apply same oil liberally on spine from about T3 or T4 (upper thoracic, exact starting point not important as long as it is in the upper thoracic) up the cervical vertebra to the atlas (top vertebra of spine next to skull) and locus ceruleus. Drip the oil from the bottle and smooth with your fingers to distribute the oil.

* 5. Starting with the lowest vertebra you have chosen in the upper thoracic place probe centered between a pair of vertebrae. Keeping the tip of the probe on the same spot, wave the probe up and down parallel with the spine a few times. Then move up the spine to the next vertebra probing the same way, then up to the next, and the next, until you get to the locus ceruleus (medulla) where you make a few clockwise circles. Make sure your pressure is comfortable to the receiver.

* 6. Then return to your upper thoracic starting point and place the tip of the probe on one side of the starting vertebra and rock the probe back and forth perpendicular to the spine a few times and then repeat on the other side of the same vertebra. The probe should be placed adjacent to the vertebral bone itself, not at the gap where the nerve root exits from the spine. It does not matter which side you start on first. Then after doing both sides at one location, move up to the next vertebra and do the same. Repeat this process on each vertebra through all of the cervical vertebrae until you get to the locus ceruleus where you do a few clockwise circles.

* 7. Hooking tips of the fingers along the occipital ridge, pull headward gently several times. If the client is sitting backwards on a chair, you will have to stand behind the chair, at the head, and pull upwards.

Upon completion of Step 7 above, go back to Step One with the next oil and repeat everything. Continue repeating the 7 steps above with each oil until all six oils have been applied, ending with Sandalwood. (Valerian comes after Frankincense, etc.) When you get to Vetiver (the third oil) it is too thick to readily drop from the bottle. Remove the dropper cap and administer by pouring from the bottle. There is no specific number of drops or amount of oil to be applied in this technique. None of these are hot oils. Just be sure there is enough to cover the portions of the spine involved and the base of the skull, including the locus ceruleus.

When you have completed the above seven-step procedure with each of the six oils in the order given, from Frankincense to Sandalwood, you are through. That is all there is to NAT.

Theory and Purpose of NAT

The purpose of the Neuro-Auricular Technique (NAT) is to jump-start and reconnect all of the synapses of the brain and upper spine, particularly in the locus ceruleus and vagal ganglia. The technique is applied along the occipital ridge, particularly focusing on the medullar area (center depression at base of skull) and along each vertebra of the cervical spine (the 7 vertebrae between the skull and shoulders that comprise the neck).

There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves. These are nerves that emanate directly from the brain and not from the spinal chord. The first 8 pairs go to the eyes and tear ducts, ears, nose, tongue, facial and chewing muscles, lips, mouth, teeth, and salivary glands. There are 4 pairs that extend from the brain to the throat, larynx, lungs, heart, liver, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, and shoulders that extend down and out between the top four cervical vertebrae which comprises the vagal complex. The fact that there is a pair of cranial nerves directly from the brain to the muscles of the shoulders explains why tense shoulders can lead to headaches while stress in the brain (worry, anxiety, fear, etc.) can cause tense shoulders.

Notice the chemistry of the oils Gary has chosen for NAT. Frankincense is mostly monoterpenes (for balancing and reprogramming). Valerian, Vetiver, Cedarwood, and Sandalwood are all mostly sesquiterpenes (for oxygenation of the brain and ganglia and for deleting misinformation at the level of cellular DNA). Roman Chamomile is mostly esters (for emotional releasing).

The locus ceruleus is a mass of more than 1000 nerves at the base of the brain, highly pigmented as a bluish bundle of nerves. Hence, its name: "Locus" means " location." "Ceruleus" means "sky blue." The locus ceruleus is the central switching station of the body. Every nerve impulse controlling our voluntary muscles as well as our organs passes through this master control station. A principal purpose of NAT is to make sure this vital nerve junction is fully functioning along with the rest of the brain.

The locus ceruleus or medulla is the only part of the brain that cannot be operated on surgically. It is the portal through which our vital life energy flows into the body maintaining physical life. If this energy flow is interrupted even for a split second by a surgeons knife, or by anything else, our spirits are immediately disconnected from the body and jump into the next world, which is spiritual, not physical. In other words, physical death is instant.

The vagus nerve originates from four areas of the brain and exits through the vagal ganglion at the center of the base of the skull in the vicinity of the locus ceruleus (medulla). The vagus nerve has thirteen branches that go to all the vital organs of the body including the esophagus, larynx, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, large and small intestines, spleen, and kidneys. It is through the vagus nerve that the vital functions can still be maintained in a person even though they be quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down.

The vagus nerve is the largest of the twelve cranial nerves. It's name, "vagus," means "wanderer" because it wanders throughout the organs of the throat, chest, and abdomen as a direct wire to the brain in addition to the spinal nerves that also serve these body parts.

The vagus nerve is principally involved with parasympathetic activity, which is largely involuntary and often emotional. It regulates heartbeat, is involved with the release of tears in crying, controls digestion and peristalsis of the esophagus and intestines, production of many hormones, including insulin, control of sphincter muscles, ovarian and uterine function, prostate function, and sexual responsiveness. It is the parasympathetic system that functions during healing and is mainly involved with protection, conservation, and restoration of body resources and functions.

The purpose of NAT is to fully awaken and restore full capacity to the locus ceruleus and vagal ganglion at the base of the brain and to connect all of the synapses of the brain and upper spinal cord, thus creating an environment that facilitates optimal health, healing, and bodily function.

NAT can also be used for emotional release by using oils such as Rutavala and others, as Gary did in Ecuador at the February 2008 Seminar. In this instance, Gary focused mainly on probing the locus ceruleus and vagal ganglionic areas and also on the cervical vertebrae. However, depending on information received by the facilitator (Gary) from these probings, Gary would move to other areas of the spine with different oils, including the sacrum and lower lumbar regions, according to where he felt led by the clients issues. The parasympathetic nerves of the body include, not only those originating in the brain such as the vagus nerve, but also the ganglionic centers of the sacrum.

According to Gary, the version of NAT given in these notes has been effective in correcting Parkinsons disease. In this application, Gary has also added Melissa Oil after Sandalwood as a seventh oil to apply with the probe in the same prescribed protocol.

The version presented here with the six oils is the protocol done routinely in the Nova Vita Clinic in Guayaquil, Ecuador. As a client there in February, 2008, I received NAT every other day while there. I also observed it several times when it was performed on others and took notes, which is the basis from which this article is derived.

The reason this technique could work for Parkinson's disease is because Parkinson's is due to failure of the locus ceruleus to properly process neural messages and of the vagal ganglion to properly transmit its electrical signals. Since NAT is designed to restore normal vagus nerve function as well as that of the locus ceruleus, the symptoms of Parkinson's could reasonably be expected to be reduced or disappear altogether when these two neural organs regain their healthy normal function.

At this time, medical authorities refer to Parkinson's as idiopathic, which is the medical term for cause unknown.

 Doctors understand why compromise of the vagal ganglion and locus ceruleus regions would result in the classic symptoms of Parkinson's: viz. uncontrollable tremors, stiffness of limbs, spinal rigidity, emotional instability, drooling, and the stooped postures of a typical Parkinson's victim, but dont know the root causes of why these nerve centers, themselves, stop functioning properly.

As for proximal causes, Parkinson's disease can follow bouts of acute encephalitis, carbon monoxide exposure, or metallic poisoning, as well as a consequence of some prescriptions, especially Reserpine and phenothiazine drugs. However, while knowing a proximal cause can lead to measures of prevention, such knowledge becomes less important if you know a cure. In fact, knowing a cure can reveal, not only a proximal cause, but a deeper root of the problem.

In addition to possible benefits for Parkinson's suffers, the nature of NAT also suggests that there may be benefits for any condition or malady due to malfunctions in the nerve centers of the locus ceruleus and vagal ganglion. Many neurological disorders originating from these centers could potentially benefit from NAT.

NAT is currently under development by Gary Young, its creator. He may ultimately refine and modify it considerably from what we have presented here. Gary taught NAT to a group of 340 Young Living distributors in Guayaquil, Ecuador, the last week of February 2008. I was there and assisted him in the training. What he did there was significantly different, using different oils and with a different purpose, mainly for emotional release. The only similarity in what is presented here and what he did there was in the use of the auricular probe or medicine dropper along the occipital ridge and upper spine. However, in that version he used completely different oils and probed other areas of the spine from the sacrum up by which he was able to effect some emotional releasing.

The protocol given here is what they have been doing in Gary's clinic in Ecuador (Nova Vita) since its founding in 2007 and apparently is Gary's original version. I personally received this technique, as given in these notes, more than a dozen times administered by clinic staff. It was from them that I learned it. It was Gary Young that told us that this version is the one, in his experience, that had been effective with Parkinsons disease.


Spine Simulator/nerve Chart
In my search to find visual charts/links to help me apply the Neuro
Auricular technique to best of my abilities, I have run across this gem and
thought others would be interested.

In Ecuador, as Gary was demonstrating the NAT, he would go to a certain
vertebra (saying out loud) the number of the vertebra on the spine and what
body part this coincided with.....I know I was not the only one feeling the
learning curve on this one, as we were all asking for handouts; so we could
follow along. No handouts were given....

I tend to like the interactive charts, as they help me learn the best. So,
here is an interactive "spine" chart and how it relates to body parts.......
......
when you open it--it will give you guidelines. If you do not need them to
learn the chart, simply click in the frame to get rid of the help and start
exploring. It's cool................

http://www.chiromatrix.com/Chiropractic_Website_Spine_Simulator/nerve_chart/

Peace, Pen
C. "Pen" Halley-Coleman

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