HOW TO USE YOUR NEW OILS

Choosing a Recipe

Essential oils come in various brands, sizes, varieties and aromas.  It is sometimes difficult for someone new to oils to work up the courage to actually open a bottle.  Your oils are for your pleasure, healing and experimentation. I thought that since I have had so many people ask me how to use their new oils, that I would give a couple of quick recipes here that are easy, fun and beneficial.

How Do I Choose?

Choosing which essential oil to use first is easy!  Do you want calm, peace and sleep?  Or do you want energy, stamina, and some get-up-and-go?  I thought that I would give a couple recipes for either of these 2 scenarios so that you can make one for the morning and one for night.  These recipes contain the most common of essential oils to make this process easier for you.

Basic Equipment

All that you really need is some type of small container with a lid on it so that you can store it in a cool, dry area.  There are so many essential oil tools on the market today, but you can take your time in selecting what you will need for the future.  Some of my favorite tools are my roll-on bottles and my measuring cups.  You will learn what to shop for after you make a few recipes to even know what you are lacking.

Morning Energy Boost
This recipe has energy boosting components as well as anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, tonic, immune boosting, analgesic, antiseptic, anti infectious, antispasmodic and many more therapeutic properties.  So you not only get an energy boost, you also get tons of daily protection from this recipe.  I like to put this in a spray bottle.  So if you have some type of spray bottle, or even one you can empty out, just clean it very well and add the following ingredients (if not, then a small jar with a lid will work and you can just dab it where you want to):
10 drops peppermint oil
10 drops lemon oil
1/2 teaspoon witch hazle
4 ounces water
Shake the ingredients together once they are added to the bottle and spray on yourself, your room, your office, in your car, where ever you need to get that added boost.  Keep the bottle in a cool, dark area for up to 3 months. Have fun!

Nighttime Calmer
This recipe contains analgesic, antibiotic, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, sedative, tranquilizing and nervine therapeutic properties.  It will relax you and help you get a really good night's sleep.  Just put this into a small container with a lid and keep it in a dark, dry area for up to 3 months.
5 drops chamomile oil
5 drops lavender oil
1 tablespoon carrier oil (olive oil, sesame oil, grape seed oil, or any oil you like)
Mix the ingredients together in a small jar and apply a couple of drops to temples, back of neck, soles of feet, or where ever you feel comfortable dabbing it on.  This is enough to last for several repeated applications.

Enjoy Your Oils and Preparations

Your essential oils belong to you.  As long as you heed warnings, keep out of reach of children and learn to gain the knowledge you need along the way, you should do great as an aromatherapist.  I love playing with, working with, learning about, reading about, and purchasing essential oils.  This journey in aromatherapy is one of the greatest paths I have chosen for my life.  It has brought me so much healing and joy.  I pray that you will open your bottle today and begin your own journey.
much healing to you,
thyme to work on my book,
vannoy

BALLS OF ENERGY

ENERGY BALLS
I love making these quick little treats.  They are packed full of healing and healthy tidbits and no baking required!

Easy Recipe
The main part of this recipe requires only 3 ingredients:
2 - cups quick oats
1 - cup peanut butter
1/2 - cup honey or agave nectar

You can then add whatever little deliciousness resides in your fridge; dried fruit, nuts, seeds,  chocolate chips, etc.  I have made them differently every time….and loved them every time!  Just blend with a mixer, or a fork.

For these particular balls, I added a lot of extra powerful ingredients that I had.  All in all I must have put in an extra cup of good stuff, because I then had to add quite a bit more honey to get them to stick together.

Extras
A few of the limitless extras I added today were: coconut, dried cranberries, dates, almonds, pecans, chia seeds, flaxseed, flax meal, sunflower seeds, and finished it off with a pinch of salt.  I have one of those big mixers, so I didn't have to stir it all by hand, but I usually do stir by hand.

Making Those Balls
Then I just roll the balls into little balls, or big balls.  Depending what I am in the mood for.  If I roll them tiny, then I can have 3 or 4 a day instead of 1 or 2.  Everybody loves these, and they are so easy.  The best part besides the taste is that they can be frozen on a cookie sheet and then put into little snack baggies in the freezer.  They will keep for a week in the fridge, if you don't want to freeze them. Any time I know I am going to be away from home for more than a few hours, I grab a frozen bag and stick it in my purse. Viola! an easy healthy treat that tastes scrumptious and is surprisingly filling.  And I won't have that urge to stop and grab a taco!

They Won't Suspect
Kids love these, and have no idea how healthy they are.  The honey makes them so sweet and tasty.  The flaxseed and chia seeds have such beneficial results for the digestive system.  I hope you get a chance to make these and add your own little twist to them.  Energy balls for everyone!
Thyme to get mine out of the freezer for an experimental tasting.
vannoy

BALLS OF LOVE

BALLS OF LOVE

Easy Steps to Balancing Your Doshas With Oils

Vata, Pitta & Kapha
Your Doshas make up your constitution, health, happiness, personality and all physical and mental states.  There are 3 doshas: vata, pitta, and kappa.  Each dosha represents various physical and mental characteristics of each and every person on Earth.  Finding out which dosha primarily rules your emotions and health is the key to a lifetime of healing.

Eastern Medicine
In Ayerveda, discovering which dosha is out of balance is the first step to healing, physically and emotionally.  Doctors ask questions about your life, take not of your physical appearance, check your pulse, and determine which dosha you need to lessen, and which dosha needs to be increased.

Vata
Vatas are primarily slim, quick, leaders, flighty, and always seem to be working on a new project.  Vatas brains work fast, and they talk fast. Vatas have very dry skin and hair. Vatas seem to have incredibly high, highs, and low, lows. Vatas have increased anxiety, worry, and fear about of things in their life.  Nervous disorders are often associated with an over abundance of vata in your system.  If you want something done, ask a vata.

Pitta
Pittas are very driven, and often to excess.  Stress is the main culprit in dealing with too much pitta.  Heart disease is prevalent in pittas due to their unnecessary stress.  Pittas are often characterized as fiery,   a great leader, judgmental, angry and organized.  Pittas often feel that others know what they are thinking and should fall in line with them.  When things don't work out, they get angry, stressed and overwork their hearts. Pittas rule the world and everyone else just follows them.

Kaphas
Kaphas tend to be overweight, lethargic, take on complicated tasks, thick hair, pale skin, steady, consistent and reliable.  Kaphas often seem dull as they affect that demeanor to protect themselves from pain.  Kaphas are not overly emotional or excitable, and this gives them the appearance to others of reliability.  Someone you can count on.  Kaphas sleep deeply, speak slowly and move through the world slowly.  But when a kappa makes a decision, it is usually after a lot of thought and deliberation.  Kaphas often have joint, digestive and water issues.

Recipe for Balance
Essential oils have been used forever to help one to balance their doshas.  When an overabundance of a

particular dosha reigns, chaos and illness follow.  Having the best components of each dosha makes us happy, healthy, well rounded individuals.  Try this recipe in your home and bring your doshas under control.

Tri-Doshic Blend

3 - drops tea tree oil
3 - drops rosemary oil
3 - drops saffron oil
1 - ounce grape seed or sesame oil

Place the essential oils into a small container.  Pour into the container the amount of carrier oil (grape seed oil, sesame oil, or any oil good for the skin) wanted.  Swirl and use to massage lightly the area desired.  Keep away from open wounds or sensitive areas. This can be repeated as needed. 

Yield:  1-2 applications.  Store unused portion in a jar with a tight fitting lid, in a cool, dark area for up to one month.

Feeling Fine

Balancing our doshas is not a one time thing.  When you notice yourself getting angry too often, find out which dosha is out of balance.  If you are running your self to death with different projects, use an essential oil to help bring that vata under control.  Feeling too sluggish to complete a task?  Reign in that kappa with an essential oil bath or diet.  Knowing your doshas and learning how to balance them in your life will help you to achieve the most perfect you!