I love the strength and beauty of essential oils for what they do for my body, but also what they do for my spirit.

It is our tendency as humans to stuff down our emotions. Many times our bodies aren’t strong enough or healthy enough to process in a healthy way what we are trying so hard to ignore. This is where essential oils become supportive; Oils can strengthen our bodies in a physical way so that our unresolved emotions are now safe to surface and we can choose to address the pain and or trauma of the past. Your body knows what you need.

I have found muscle testing (a.k.a applied kinesiology) to be a easy and wonderful way to identify oils that are supportive to your emotional needs.

Come join our open FB group to learn more about essential oils from one another: Lightsome Living w/ doTERRA EO’s

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How many of us get so caught up in all our creative possibilities, but never actually follow through? Citrus Bliss is a doTERRA blend that creates action in our lives. This unique blend of Wild Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit, Manderin, Bergamot, Tangerine and Clementine invigorate you to grasp life and LIVE it, as well as calms you midst the stress of chaos and adversity. 

Each of us carries an innate ability to create and citrus oils reminds us of our ideas and creative senses but likewise motivates us to take action. The majority of these oils come from fruit rinds that have colors of orange and yellow. These are also related to the power of the 2nd and 3rd chakras. The places of creation and action.

It takes courage to create something and put it out there to see how it might be received. What’s beautiful about Citrus Bliss? It can invite you to release your former beliefs and fears and embrace life, living it in a way that is a true expression of your unique beauty and abilities.

A powerful place to rub in this oil topically is over your navel, helping to feel confidence in yourself and in all that you create in this world. It smells like a Orangesicle Ice Cream but has no calories and is way better for your body systems. Apply it like one of your new favorite perfumes and you will soon be surprised at the attention your new smell brings you

Also is a wonderful oil for cleaning your home as nearly all citrus oils have powerful anti-bacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal properties.

To learn about your purchasing options, read more here: http://thelightsomelife.com/how-to-purchase-doterra-products

Reference: Emotions & Essential Oils: A Modern Resource for Healing. Published by Enlighten Alternative Healing, LLC

I love the strength and beauty of essential oils for what they do for my body, but also what they do for my spirit.

It is our tendency as humans to stuff down our emotions. Many times our bodies aren’t strong enough or healthy enough to process in a healthy way what we are trying so hard to ignore. This is where essential oils become supportive; Oils can strengthen our bodies in a physical way so that our unresolved emotions are now safe to surface and we can choose to address the pain and or trauma of the past. Your body knows what you need.

I have found muscle testing (a.k.a applied kinesiology) to be a easy and wonderful way to identify oils that are supportive to your emotional needs.

Come join our open FB group to learn more about essential oils from one another: Lightsome Living w/ doTERRA EO’s

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Change is something I see us as humans fight against all the time. We want to get to a comfortable place in life and never have to deal with changes again! But when it comes to healing and improving the health of our body, our mind or our spirit, change is something that should be embraced and accepted as a regular occurrence.

Lemongrass is known as the oil of cleansing and assists you in entering a state of healing and clearing away old beliefs, negative thoughts and energy. It encourages you to move forward without hesitation and release all that is no longer needed. It is also a wonderful aroma for clearing stagnant and negative energy in living spaces and the aroma is encouraging for creating more order by simply removing the clutter.

It has a natural calming affect on the central nervous system, particularly to help regulate the para-sympethetic nervous system. It also opens and clears negative energy that is carried in your 6th chakra or brow chakra. The 6th chakra’s energy affects parts of the brain that include the pineal gland and the pituitary gland.

Emotions carried in these glands often have to do with refusing to receive understanding or enlightenment, using your power of faith towards focusing on worry vs. creating more good.  Continually picturing illness, feeling you are always getting the short end of the stick, having bad luck and not able to see the good in life.

Some of the simplest ways to use this oil for emotional healing would include diffusing it in your home, smelling it directly from the bottle at regular intervals, put some in a glass spray bottle with water and mist it around the room. To use it topically, put a drop on your forehead, or 3-5 drops on the soles of the feet, liver or kidneys and dilute with a carrier oil if you feel it irritates your skin.  I have noticed in my use of it that the oil can leave a yellow-ish  residue to the skin. Nothing to be concerned about though, it is natural coloring from the Lemongrass plant.

To learn about your purchasing options, read more here: http://thelightsomelife.com/how-to-purchase-doterra-products

Reference: Emotions & Essential Oils: A Modern Resource for Healing. Published by Enlighten Alternative Healing, LLC

I don’t mean to be disrespectful of the power of gratitude. I KNOW it is powerful, but as I was pondering this morning on the idea of receiving all things with a thankful heart, I realized there can be a disconnect here.

I can think of many things I am thankful for, I can speak them and I can write them down, but if I don’t FEEL them… I don’t think gratitude is having the effect it is intended to have.

Which brings me back to the question – how can I receive all things with a thankful heart? How do I take the thoughts of gratitude in my mind and let them expand in my heart?

I think I have found a solution. This works for me, maybe it will work for you.

THE EXPERIMENT

Do this with me. Think of something or a person or experience you are thankful for.

Take a deep breath in as you hold this thought in your mind. Make sure to close your eyes as you breath in and out, so you can focus on how you will feel as I invite you to take this next step.

Keeping this thought of gratitude in your mind, I want you to simply SMILE.

Curve the corners of your mouth upwards, maybe show such a big smile that your pearly whites blind everyone. As you smile, pay attention to the feeling and connection between your mind and heart.

Did you feel that? I sure did!

I kept trying it will all my other thoughts of gratitude and every time, I felt my heart be more full and connected to what I was thinking of and wanting to be grateful for.

Do you see how powerful this could be for your life? Gratitude is one of the highest vibrations and emotions we can carry. It naturally releases all negativity we hold on to and gently invites more goodness and light into our lives.

So as you go about your day, think grateful thoughts with a smile and notice how your heart will open to the goodness in your life.

I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences on this “experiment” so feel free to comment below.

“I smile from my heart.”

“I choose to receive life with a grateful heart.”

“I mind and heart are connected by the power of my smile.”

We are all so busy as mothers, that to get out of the house to one more event in the evening hours is like pulling teeth, unless you like pulling teeth I guess…

So, I am here to make it simple for you!

I will be teaching Weekly Virtual Classes to help you and your loved ones learn all about the health benefits of essential oils.

I want to make these weekly events FUN and personal to your needs and questions. Which is why I will host a weekly giveaway for multiple winners every week. I will also be available to answer your questions LIVE after the 60 min class. I know you will have personal questions and in order for you to feel good about moving forward using these amazing “gifts of the earth”, I want to help you feel confident and safe about making some changes to your lifestyle.

Because I am headed to a Family Reunion this week, I won’t be doing a LIVE class. BUT here are some of the recordings for the last few weeks that you might find interesting.

The classes will always be FREE!

All you need to do to attend is REGISTER!

Simply follow this link and enter your name and email address and you will receive a confirmation and additional reminders for the next upcoming class.

No Class this week

(New Registration links will be posted each Monday for the coming Thursday class.

You must register every time to attend or to receive the link to the 48 hour replay recording)

I suggest you join my email list to receive weekly reminders on the upcoming classes with their topics/focus/guests. I don’t spam people and your email is totally safe with me, so I encourage you to sign up here: http://eepurl.com/uRJkn

These classes, will ALWAYS be held on Thursdays @ 2pm MST. (This is because it is truly the best time to give you my undivided attention; I am a homeschooling mother of 4 children and my family is my #1 priority, as I am sure it is yours also. Thank you for understanding.)

If you can’t make the class time live, please STILL register. I will email you the link to the recording that will be available for 48 hours only. That gives you some time to watch and learn while in your jammies during the wee hours of the morning, if needed.

If you would like to participate in the weekly giveaways, make sure to check out your options below on how to earn your entries.

I am excited to meet you!

See you soon!

~Tamarah

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I love the strength and beauty of essential oils for what they do for my body, but also what they do for my spirit.

It is our tendency as humans to stuff down our emotions. Many times our bodies aren’t strong enough or healthy enough to process in a healthy way what we are trying so hard to ignore. This is where essential oils become supportive; Oils can strengthen our bodies in a physical way so that our unresolved emotions are now safe to surface and we can choose to address the pain and or trauma of the past. Your body knows what you need.

I have found muscle testing (a.k.a applied kinesiology) to be a easy and wonderful way to identify oils that are supportive to your emotional needs.

Come join our open FB group to learn more about essential oils from one another: Lightsome Living w/ doTERRA EO’s

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With the amount of tension and stress that each of us are experiencing on a daily basis, it is my opinion that all of should receive a massage DAILY Since that isn’t realistic, I think this oil blend is a great second option.

AromaTouch is a beautiful blend of basil, grapefruit, cypress, marjoram, lavender and peppermint. It is the oils of Relaxation for good reason. When we are tense in body, often times, we are also tense in mind. Think of how much harder it is to move when muscles are stiff. Now, apply that to your life. We all want life to flow and to move through it more easily. When we are relaxed not only does our heart pump the blood through our body better, but we can live life in a more open-hearted way.

To introduce a greater feeling of harmony within the body, an open mind and open heart, soothing from the emotions of grief and sorrow, and greater flexibility in body, mind and spirit, try using this blend aromatically and topically. I am gonna go put a couple drops directly on my shoulder muscles, which is where I keep a lot of tension and maybe, just for good measure, a couple more drops on my hamstrings before my yoga practice.

If you are interested in learning more about the AromaTouch Technique Massage click here for a post I wrote a while back. You can learn this technique and use it in your home. Contact me for more information.

To learn about your purchasing options, read more here: http://thelightsomelife.com/how-to-purchase-doterra-products

Reference: Emotions & Essential Oils: A Modern Resource for Healing. Published by Enlighten Alternative Healing, LLC

I love the strength and beauty of essential oils for what they do for my body, but also what they do for my spirit.

It is our tendency as humans to stuff down our emotions. Many times our bodies aren’t strong enough or healthy enough to process in a healthy way what we are trying so hard to ignore. This is where essential oils become supportive; Oils can strengthen our bodies in a physical way so that our unresolved emotions are now safe to surface and we can choose to address the pain and or trauma of the past. Your body knows what you need.

I have found muscle testing (a.k.a applied kinesiology) to be a easy and wonderful way to identify oils that are supportive to your emotional needs.

Come join our open FB group to learn more about essential oils from one another: Lightsome Living w/ doTERRA EO’s

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Have you ever felt “Information Overload”? It might surprise you how often our emotional overload also appears as “emotional indigestion & constipation”. I don’t mean to kid too much, but I think we all have had moments where we have taken on more than we can handle and feel we are trying to do too much at once. With so much to do, so much to information to sort and process our spirit becomes overfed, yet undernourished.

These feelings of overwhelm and over stimulated can lead to behaviors that express our apathy for life, for the physical world, even for food and life in general. We start to ignore the very basic needs of our body. This blend of oils is a combination of ginger, peppermint, terragon, fennel, caraway, coriander, and anise is wonderful in its support to both the body and spirit in digesting all that we are trying to assimilate. 

Whether it is new information, new people and relationships, new experiences or simply opening ourselves to new opportunities and experiences, DigestZen will support you in this experience in a very effective way.

To learn about your purchasing options, read more here: http://thelightsomelife.com/how-to-purchase-doterra-products

Reference: Emotions & Essential Oils: A Modern Resource for Healing. Published by Enlighten Alternative Healing, LLC

I thought some of you might like knowing which oils I end up using on a daily basis during a family vacation.

First, I packed as many oils as I could in my handy traveling oils case I picked up from Aroma Tools for about $50. I’m hoping I like it enough to make it worth the price. I’ll give it a better review for you after the my trip.

The first day and a half of vacation included some traveling and playing at Grandma and Grandpa’s. We always feel so spoiled when we get to spend time with them. I surprised myself with how often I pulled out my oils today and also how much I needed my supplements. So glad I packed them all too!

I don’t know if you experience this, but the stress of preparing for vacation and getting all the details together has totally worn my body down. (and i still forgot to pack a handful of things!) I am recovering from mastitis, getting a baby used to sleeping in a new bed in the grandparents house and he still wakes up nearly every 3 hours to nurse. Then today my upper and lower lips and my gums all start breaking out in cold sores! I am guessing I need this vacation more than I even knew!

We’ll see what tomorrow brings!

It is never fun to have a sick baby while one vacation. Sunday night our little guy started up with a fever. It has come and gone for 3 nights. We are so glad that it broke on day 4. I was like a crazy mom trying every oil I could think of and that he muscle tested for. I remember that Marjoram was the last oil I tested for him for his fever and it seems to have worked well with his body to end the fever.

The only thing we seem to have persistent problems with now is a small cough at times and his ears seem to have some discomfort.

We all got some nice sun so we really need to work on that with the oils. I know lavender is great, but I wonder if different oils might helps different body’s skin for different reasons.

I love the strength and beauty of essential oils for what they do for my body, but also what they do for my spirit.

It is our tendency as humans to stuff down our emotions. Many times our bodies aren’t strong enough or healthy enough to process in a healthy way what we are trying so hard to ignore. This is where essential oils become supportive; Oils can strengthen our bodies in a physical way so that our unresolved emotions are now safe to surface and we can choose to address the pain and or trauma of the past. Your body knows what you need.

I have found muscle testing (a.k.a applied kinesiology) to be a easy and wonderful way to identify oils that are supportive to your emotional needs.

Come join our open FB group to learn more about essential oils from one another: Lightsome Living w/ doTERRA EO’s

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DDR Prime is a unique blend of Essential oils that are designed to be used as a dietary supplement to support the cells and the cellular life cycle. It contains Frankincense, Wild Orange, Lemongrass, Thyme, Summer Savory, Clover and Niaouli.

It is our cells that combine to make the whole of our body. The average cell life span varies from a few hours for certain blood cells, 10 days for taste receptor cells, a month for skin cells, 15 years for muscle cells, and a lifetime for nerve cells.  This constant cycle within our body of life and death and transformation is part of WHO we are.

DDR Prime is a combination of oils that supports the continual need for transformation, of putting off the old and inviting a new experience. Being that our very cells respond to our emotional environment and even hold our emotions for us, the health of our cells can have a huge impact on our emotional health.  A cell can become sick or damaged or it will die or transform. It can also repair or renew itself. These are all similar states that we might find in our life experience too.

When we have carried negative family patterns that are embedded deep in our DNA, our cells can need support in changing theses patterns from the inside out. I am all for finding natural and safe ways to help relieve feelings of doubt, disbelief, despair and burden. It can teach us to reclaim our power and energy and know that use of that power and energy to enact change is possible. In fact, I think I need to go and take a capsule right now.

I have found it helpful to use it in all fashions: aromatically, topically and internally.

To learn about your purchasing options, read more here: http://thelightsomelife.com/how-to-purchase-doterra-products

Reference: Emotions & Essential Oils: A Modern Resource for Healing. Published by Enlighten Alternative Healing, LLC

You might be one of the many people who have heard about Essential Oils but have never really got a chance to try out what I feel is the absolute best and most pure oil in the industry.

Why can I say that? Why would I feel doTERRA oils are best?

Personal experience has proven this to me over and over. As well as knowing doTERRA’s commitment to raise industry standards (or shall I say, lack thereof, but that is another topic) with their trademark CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® Essential Oils. If you are looking for medicinal grade essential oils, you have come to the right place!

I won’t go into ALL the details here, but encourage you to read more HERE and HERE and decide for yourself.

In the meantime, why not participate in this FREE GIVEAWAY (enter below) and learn more with me by joining our Facebook Group to discuss and learn together about using doTERRA oils in our homes and with our families. Follow this link to join the Facebook Group “Lightsome Living with doTERRA”

Root to Tip Serum

for healthy hair and scalp

Retail Value $46.67

Part of doTERRA’s Salon Essentials product family, Root to Tip Serum is a combination of natural ingredients to protect and moisturized the hair and scalp while keeping the hair light-weight and free of oily residue.

I remember the first time I used this product, I put on just a tiny bit directly on my scalp and massaged it in. Oh Heaven! The refreshing tingle and smell was amazing. I love the feel and smell of it through my hair. Only thing I didn’t like was that I tipped over the bottle once and lost nearly the entire thing!   It does last a long time though. Even with losing more than half, I just finished up my bottle and it has been nearly 6 months since I got it. Now, I should just try to get the Hubs to use it and see if it might have any impact on graying hair (I really do love my Man’s distinguished head of gray!)

Ingredients: (I don’t know how to say all these words, but I think it is still important to understand what their purpose is and why it might benefit our body)

Cyclopentasiloxane (CPS): This is a natural silicone that is not harmful to humans… you can read more here: http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/09/27/what-is-cyclopentasiloxane/

Dimethicone – a silicone product that coats the hair to reduce tangles.

Lavender essential oil – nourish scalp and hair follicles and helps to prevent hair loss

Peppermint essential oil – invigorating and improves overall scalp and hair

Cedarwood essential oil – purifying and beneficial to healthy scalp and hair growth

Lavandin essential oil – helps soothe itching and skin discomfort with the scalp because of its anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties

Marjoram essential oil – an antiseptic and helps soothe the skin

Argan Oil (argania spinosa) kernel oil – light weight oil with high antioxidant capacity, helps keep skin and hair moisturized and protected. Rich in polyphenols and coenzyme Q10

Plukenetia volubilis Seed Oil – Antioxidant, emollient and skin and hair smoothing properties http://www.agroindustriasosho.com/sachainchiseed.html

Meadowfoam seed oil – moisturizing and adds shine to hair

niaouli – (melaleuca quinquenervia) – antifungal and anti-inflammatory and may help protect against UV damage

rosemary essential oil – help alleviate dandruff and promote healthy hair growth

eucalyptus essential oil – stimulating to tissue and helps purify

sunflower seed oil – nourish hair and prevent breakage http://www.livestrong.com/article/90229-benefits-sunflower-oil-hair/

tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate – oil-soluble form of Vitamin C that penetrates deeper into the hair and skin: http://www.truthinaging.com/ingredients/tetrahexyldecyl-ascorbate

tocopherol – fat-soluble vitamin E used to stimulate the scalp, strengthening the hair roots and prevent hair fall: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/vitamin-e-for-hair-growth.html

rosemary leaf extract – to help regrow hair http://www.sundrops.com/2012/rosemary-extract-new-research-says-it-might-regrow-hair

On to the Giveaway!

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I love the strength and beauty of essential oils for what they do for my body, but also what they do for my spirit.

It is our tendency as humans to stuff down our emotions. Many times our bodies aren’t strong enough or healthy enough to process in a healthy way what we are trying so hard to ignore. This is where essential oils become supportive; Oils can strengthen our bodies in a physical way so that our unresolved emotions are now safe to surface and we can choose to address the pain and or trauma of the past. Your body knows what you need.

I have found muscle testing (a.k.a applied kinesiology) to be a easy and wonderful way to identify oils that are supportive to your emotional needs.

Come join our open FB group to learn more about essential oils from one another: Lightsome Living w/ doTERRA EO’s

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Sweet Fennel is distilled from the seeds of the plant. Anciently, garlands of fennel were given to victorious warriors for their strength and courage.

For those who feel overwhelmed by life and completely defeated by circumstances, feeling no desire to even try to improve the situation, fennel can help re-ignite that passion. Fennel encourages living with integrity, teaching that in the end, you are responsible for yourself, despite the judgements of those around you. If you feel that fear and shame hold you back, fennel gets you moving again and helps reconnect you to the power of your physical body to accomplish what you desire.

If you feel somewhat disconnected to the messages of your body, fennel is also supportive in these instances. Such as the disconnection that comes with emotional eating, severe dieting, eating disorders or drug abuse. It helps you connect body and spirit again to hear and act on the needs of huger, thirst, satiation, tiredness and exhaustion.

Apply 1-3 drops topically to the stomach after meals or inhale directly from the bottle.

To learn about your purchasing options, read more here: http://thelightsomelife.com/how-to-purchase-doterra-products

Reference: Emotions & Essential Oils: A Modern Resource for Healing. Published by Enlighten Alternative Healing, LLC