Happy Halloween!

Wishing you all a fun and safe Halloween weekend!

Enjoy this Witch's Brew recipe from Young Living's blog

Ingredients:
2 quarts fresh apple cider
1 orange, unpeeled and cut into slices
3 drops Lemon essential oil
1 drop Cinnamon Bark essential oil
1 drop Clove essential oil
1 drop Nutmeg essential oil
Cinnamon sticks, for stirring

Directions:
Combine apple cider, orange slices, and essential oils in a large pot
and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes or more.
Discard orange slices.
Serve warm.
Add 1–2 cinnamon sticks to individual cups when serving.

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Essential Families

It's Friday(!) and today is our last day of our Learn and Share, October style!

Thanks so much for following along!

I hope you've learned a little bit more about essential oils,

and how you can incorporate them into your everyday life!

Our team, Essential Families, would *love* to help you learn more!

By purchasing a Premium Starter Kit through me, you will have access to:

• our private Facebook group for products

• our private Facebook group for business

• weekly Monday night online continuing education classes

 • continuing education webinars 

• our resourceful website

• a community of oil lovers, ready to help

Our biggest passion is relationships...
you won't be left to figure it all out on your own.
We will help educate you and get you the resources you need.
It's a big deal when choosing who you will sign up with!

  Email me at jill.meulenberg@gmail.com to get started!

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Premium Starter Kit

It's Day 21 of my October Learn and Share, and today let's talk about

the Premium Starter Kit.

If you’re considering getting started with essential oils,

this really is your best value.

For $160 you receive the following:
Dewdrop Diffuser (picture shows the Home Diffuser)
Frankincense Essential Oil
Lemon Essential Oil
Peppermint Essential Oil
Thieves Essential Oil
RC Essential Oil
DiGize Essential Oil
Copaiba Essential Oil
Lavender Essential Oil
Purification Essential Oil
PanAway Essential Oil
Stress Away Essential Oil
Samples
Catalog
Roll-on attachment and more!

Purchasing a Premium Starter Kit now will ensure you will have
an army of oils to help get you through this season!

Ready to get started?
Visit Young Living's Sign Up page here
Check the Member box
Enter #1752406 in both the Sponsor ID and Enroller ID fields
Fill out your information to create your account
(your social security number will only be used for tax purposes should you sell oils)
Select the Premium Starter Kit
Submit!

I’ll be in contact with you regarding a few resource materials
+
some gifts I have for you to help you get started!

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Cinnamon Rolls with Orange Icing

We’ve made it to Day 20 of Learn & Share!

Today is our last yummy recipe post (sad)

but we we *might* have saved the best for last:

CINNAMON ROLLS.

Bake them anyway you’d like, from scratch or pre-made.

Because really, the best part is the ICING, right??

Try adding a couple drops of Young Living's Orange Essential Oil

to the icing and DELICIOUS.

It’s like this cinnamony-orangey sweet treat--

you might not be able to eat just one

(no judgement here, seriously)

Enjoy!

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ImmuPower Essential Oil

Day 19 of Learn and Share!

This is an awesome immunity support oil. 

ImmuPower combines 8 essential oils into one powerhouse blend.

Hyssop, Mountain Savory, Cistus, Camphor, Frankincense,

Oregano, Clove and Dorado Azul are the oils in this blend.

Simply by looking up the benefits of Frankincense alone,

will make you want to try this oil out!

Add this to an immunity support blend roll-on,

diffuse throughout your house, or apply topically with a carrier oil

to experience the support it can bring to your immune system this season! 

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Pumpkin Spice Cake

 How about a Pumpkin Spice Cake recipe to kick off this Monday morning?

This recipe uses Nutmeg, Ginger and Cinnamon Bark essential oils---

I just love how you can incorporate these oils into baking and cooking!

Ingredients:
-1 1/4 cups butter
-2 eggs, beaten
-1 cup packed brown sugar
-1 1/4 cups white sugar
-1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
-3 cups all-purpose flour
-2 teaspoons baking soda
-1 teaspoon salt
-3 drops Cinnamon Bark essential oil
-1 drop Nutmeg essential oil
-1 drop Ginger essential oil
-1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour your pan(s).
Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, eggs, brown sugar, white sugar,
Cinnamon Bark, Nutmeg and Ginger essential oils until light and fluffy.
Beat in the pumpkin puree.
Beat in the flour mixture. Add pecans if desired.
Pour batter into prepared pan(s).

Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes,
or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
For extra yumminess, add a cream cheese frosting to this cake!

And as always, email me at jill.meulenberg@gmail.com with any questions you might have either about this post, or about Young Living essential oils.

Thanks!

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RC Essential Oil

It's Day 17 and even more importantly, it's FRIDAY! We made it!

Have you tried Young Living's RC for extra respiratory system support?

It's one of the oils included in the Premium Starter Kit.

RC Essential Oil Blend is a unique combination of Cypress, Spruce,

and three types of Eucalyptus (E. Globulus, E. Radiata, and E. Citriodora) oils,

and includes the naturally occurring constituent limonene.

This is a great one to apply topically to the chest area with a carrier oil.

Or even diffuse while sleeping. Just last night we heard our daughter

started to cough a bit as she was falling asleep,

so we filled up her bedside diffuser with some Lavender + RC.

This blend (along with Raven which I posted about back on Day 5

are ones that we always have in the winter time. Stock up today!

And as always, email me at jill.meulenberg@gmail.com

with your essential oil-related questions!

And have a great weekend!

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Mulled Spiced Wine

Here's a yummy Mulled Spiced Wine recipe for you!

You may want to adjust the sugar amount, depending on your preferences.

3 herbal tea bags of your favorite Fall blend
One bottle of red wine
¼ cup sugar
5 drops Thieves
5 drops Orange

Add to a crock pot and let simmer to desired temperature.

Serve each glass with a stir stick, and recommend they stir before drinking.

ENJOY!

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Peppermint Brownies

 

Day 15 of Learn and Share!

Who doesn’t love brownies??

How about adding a little Peppermint to those brownies?

YUM!

This is the most simple thing ever.

Bake your brownies however you like (use a box, start from scratch, etc.)

At the end, add 3 drops Peppermint

(learn from my mistakes, I once over-added the Peppermint, and once it's in,

you can't take it back out : enter a larger brownie batch!)

Serve these at your next family gathering and be prepared to share your oily secret.
Enjoy!

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Thieves Household Cleaner

 It's day 14 of Learn & Share and let's talk about cleaners today.

Our respiratory systems take a beating during the Fall and Winter months,

even more so when we are using harsh chemicals to clean our homes.

Try switching over to Young Living's Thieves Household Cleaner.

From toilets to countertops to windows + mirrors, this cleaner can cover it all.

I made the switch to this cleaner a few months back and LOVE it.

I can clean without needing to change into my grubby clothes first,

and I can spray it near my family without being concerned about what I'm exposing them to.

This cleaner is highly concentrated (mix 1 part cleaner to 60 parts water

for light degreasing and 1 part cleaner to 30 parts water for medium degreasing)

meaning one bottle will last you a long time!

As always, email me at jill.meulenberg@gmail.com with any questions

about this or any other Young Living product!

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

 Heyyy Monday, it's Day 13 of our Learn and Share!

Let's talk Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies, shall we??

This recipe is perfect for this season,

and good-luck not eating all of the egg-free dough

before you actually bake them too!

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
1 (15 ounce) can Pumpkin
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 drop Nutmeg
2 drops Cinnamon Bark
Chocolate chips

Directions:

Cream sugar, butter, pumpkin, vanilla + essential oils together.
In a separate bowl, mix together flour and baking soda.
Slowly start adding flour to pumpkin mixture.
Mix well, then stir in chocolate chips.
Drop heaping spoonfuls onto baking sheet.
Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes.

ENJOY!

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Fall Room Spray

It's Friday!

Today, let's try a Fall room spray in our homes,

to help achieve that “I-just-baked-pumpkin-bread-but-not-really” smell.

These handy sprays are good for the bathroom, or other small rooms as well.

You can purchase a glass spray bottle at any bottle store online.

My go-to sources are Abundant Health + Amazon.

This recipe uses a 4 ounce size bottle. Add a pinch of salt to the bottle first,

then 5 drops each of Clove, Cinnamon Bark, Nutmeg and Orange.

Finish off with distilled water and spray until your heart is happy

and your house smells amazing!

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Breathe Again Roll-On

Day 11 of Learn & Share and today I'm talking about Breathe Again Roll-On.

When the leaves start falling, our respiratory systems

tend to need all the support they can get.

Combining four powerful varieties of Eucalyptus, plus Rose hip, Peppermint,

Copaiba, Blue Cypress and Myrtle essential oils,

Breathe Again Roll-On has an invigorating and awakening aroma.

It's convenient and portable roll-on applicator makes it easy to apply

to the head, neck, chest, or under the nose to enjoy its aroma anytime, anywhere.

As always, comment or email me at

jill.meulenberg@gmail.com with any questions, I'm happy to help!

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Ningxia Red

Day 10 of Learn & Share and today I'm talking about Ningxia Red.

Have you tried the red drink yet?

(If you've ordered a Premium Starter Kit, you have samples of it!)

Drinking this daily is one of the easiest ways you can energize,

fortify and revitalize the body PLUS support overall health and wellness from head to toe.

 It’s a juice that’s safe for the whole family to drink!

Ningxia Red combines the wolfberry superfruit with pure essential oils such as

Orange, Lemon, Yuzu and Tangerine.

Add in blueberry, aronia, cherry, pomegranate and plum juices

to deliver a whole-body nutrient infusion.

Add it to your next order to give it a try this season,

 and support your healthy immune system!

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Hot Apple Cider

 

Day 9 of Learn & Share and nothing screams FALL,

like a warm and toasty mug of apple cider!

Spruce it up this year by adding essential oils to the brew,

they will not only make it extra tasty, but will support your immune system too!

In a crockpot, add apple cider plus some cinnamon sticks.

Warm over low heat.

Serve in individual mugs adding 2 drops Thieves to each cup,

plus a cinnamon stick to stir with.

Encourage your guests to stir before drinking.

If Thieves is too spicy, try Orange Essential Oil instead.

Happy Fall sipping, y'all!

If you have any questions,

comment below or email me at jill.meulenberg@gmail.com, 

I'm happy to help!

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Walk in the Woods Blend

It’s Day 8 of Learn & Share and today I'm sharing a yummy Fall diffuser blend

called "Walk in the Woods"

If you don’t have some of the oils listed,

I’ve shared a few more that will help achieve the same scent below!

Try any of these scents for the men in your life too,

they make great "cologne" replacements!

3 drops White Fir
3 drops Sandalwood
3 drops Cypress

(Good replacement oils to achieve same scent:
Idaho Balsam Fir, Copaiba, Idaho Blue Spruce or Idaho Tansy)

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Thieves

Thieves!

It’s only fitting that we share this oil during our Learn & Share challenge,

considering this is one of our best immunity supporting blends.

Thieves essential oil blend was inspired by the legend of

four 15th-century French thieves who formulated a special aromatic combination

composed of clove, rosemary, and other botanicals

they used while robbing the dead and dying.

Young Living’s one-of-a-kind Thieves blend,

crafted in the spirit of that legendary combination,

can be found in all of our Thieves products.

When used, Thieves supports healthy immune function,

and it includes Eucalyptus Radiata essential oil,

which may help maintain a healthy respiratory system.

When taken as a dietary supplement,

Thieves is an ideal complement to a daily wellness regimen.

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Pumpkin Bread

 It's Day 6 of our Learn & Share!

Go ahead and invite some friends and family over to enjoy this yummy Pumpkin bread recipe

(and just think about how amazing your house will smell!) 

 Can be modified however you see fit

1 box of your favorite regular or gluten-free muffin mix

(follow directions on box and use add-ins below):

¼ cup pumpkin
1 cup dried cranberries
½ cup pumpkin seeds
3 drops Nutmeg oil
Optional - 2 drops Cinnamon Bark oil

Mix and bake in loaf pans according to instructions on the muffin mix box.

ENJOY!

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Raven

Day 5 of Learn & Share!

Let’s talk about an oil blend that is a fall/winter favorite: Raven.

This blend combines Ravensara, Lemon, Wintergreen, Peppermint and Eucalyptus Radiata. These oils are a combination of deeply soothing essential oils that will provide comfort when applied topically to the chest, the throat or diffused.

Visit Young Living's Raven product page here.

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Fall Outdoor Spray

Day 4 of our October Learn & Share!

Fall is the perfect time to be outdoors and enjoying the changing weather!

Let's enjoy it "annoyance" free.

Here's an outdoor spray you can use in a 4 ounce glass spray bottle:

- 10 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
- 20 drops Purification Essential Oil
- 10 drops Citronella Essential Oil (optional)
- Pinch of salt
- Distilled water

Add all ingredients and shake before use!

Having a get together outside?
Use an extension cord to plug a diffuser in at the table and diffuse this same mixture
(cut down the amounts to 5 drops Peppermint, 5 drops Purification, 5 drops Citronella)

Enjoy the outdoors!

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Fall Diffuser Blend

Our October learn and share posts continue!

Did you know that store bought candles are full of toxins and chemicals?? They make our home smell yummy, but they aren’t doing anything good for our bodies.

Instead of candles this season, try diffusing some Fall blends, to help your home get that pumpkin-nutmeg-cinnamon smell that most of us love! AND, the bonus is that the aromatherapy from the oils will be benefiting our families, not harming them.

Here’s a diffuser blend to try :

3 drops Clove
3 drops Orange
3 drops Nutmeg
3 drops Cinnamon Bark

Enjoy!

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Longevity & Inner Defense

 With all of the germs that are floating around during this season,

it’s important to help boost our immune system.

Washing hands, getting plenty of Vitamin D,

sleeping well & eating healthy are just

a few ways to help support our immune system.

Try also adding in Young Living’s supplements to your wellness routine.

Longevity & Inner Defense are both soft gels,

that combine a powerhouse of essential oils such as

Frankincense, Clove, Orange & more. 

Read all about Longevity here.

Read all about Inner Defense here.

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Tomato Soup

Nothing like starting the Fall season off with a creamy, warm bowl of Tomato Soup!

Enjoy this recipe, and use your Basil & Thyme oils to help enhance the flavor!

 
Ingredients:

 
· 28 ounce can of Muir Glen Organic Fire Roasted diced tomatoes
· 4 leeks, white part only, thinly sliced
· 6 cloves of garlic, minced
· 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, melted
· 1 cup of chicken broth
· 8.5 ounce Aroy-D coconut milk
· 1 drop Thyme EO
· 2 drops Basil EO
· Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

 
Combine all ingredients and heat up slowly until desired temperature.

Enjoy!

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October Essential Oils Learn & Share

Hello, October!

Today here in Michigan it actually *feels* like Fall, and I love it!

For the entire month of October, I'll be posting a little essential oils tip,

trick or recipe every day, each with a FALL theme!

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