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January 5, 2025

Happy Sunday, Reader!

Do you know what sense affects over 75% of our emotions every single day?

You're RIGHT!

It's your sense of smell.

Most of us don't realize how vital this sense is to our well-being, enjoyment and function (and even safety) in life. Science has demonstrated over and over that the fastest way to reach the emotional part of our brain (the limbic system) is through our sense of smell!

Think about these scents and what they evoke for you:

• Coffee
• Fresh roses
• Christmas trees
• The ocean
• Freshly baked oatmeal or chocolate chip cookies (pick your favorite)
• Freshly mowed grass
• Laundry dried in the sun
• Orange peels

SO many scents in our environment influence our emotions....and our emotions influence our behaviors!

Aromatherapy is a natural, healthy, and safe (if you know what you're doing) way to affect the environment around you, (even at when you're at work) with personalized options to create better moods and better results for yourself and others.

Did you know that within 200 to 250 milliseconds of an odor molecule (aroma) hitting the nose, your brain waves jump into action and coordinate a response in your mind-body?

Instantly, we recognize it (even subconsciously), and it has an immediate impact on our feelings and actions. Much of this happens subconsciously, too, and it's very fast.

This is why stress responses, angry feelings, depressed mood, worry, etc. can actually dissipate in just moments, or at least improve significantly with the skilled use of essential oils.

Lavender essential oil, simple as it is, is a great example. This essential oil has been studied extensively and has over and over been found by numerous scientific studies to influence study participants from hospital settings, mental health wards, caregivers under duress, children, pregnant women in labor, students under stress, emotional disturbances, and more.

Consistently these studies prove that lavender essential oil helps people to relax more, have decreased anxiety, less pain, better focus and comprehension, and of course, improved mood!

Lavender isn't the only essential oil that works this way, either. There are hundreds more!

Yesterday, I wrote to you about essential oils and different types of pains so you could start working with some of these. And...I shared a special pain relief formulation for a salve you can make right in that note, too. If you missed it, be sure to check your inbox or click the link above!

Today, here's another little challenge for you:

1) Pay attention to your feelings throughout the day. Could an aroma of some type be responsible? Can you play around with the scents that make you feel good to positively manipulate your mood and others' too?

2) Intentionally turn to those essential oils that make you feel good. Keep your favorite blend or single in an inhaler, a roller bottle, or just the stock blend right in your purse or bag...ready to go when you need it.

I personally carry around five to eight options with me at all times!

One of these is my Calm Heart Blend. It's amazing, and you can find the formulation/recipe in that orange link!

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Celebration Day Sale Count Down!

Someone once told me I don't celebrate enough. I've been working on this, and since I just finished our Aromatherapy Specialist Certification course, which was a HUGE undertaking, I AM celebrating!

Creating this course was a labor of love, and what an amazing experience!

As part of this celebration, I've added TWO more bonuses to the course! One is an excellent program (videos and two texts) on mental wellness and stress management, and it's super fun to go through. The other is a skincare workshop with formulations for a complete skincare routine!

These are in addition to the big certification course (220 lessons, videos, textbook, student community, your own personal case study manager, and access to ME in the live chats which include replays too)!

We're celebrating it's completion and birth into the world with a SALE.

I'm offering this amazing course and all the bonuses and sections at the BETA (first run) pricing for just two more days! Today and tomorrow.

Monday night at midnight the sale goes away, and it will be its normal price of $997. It's a great time to save a few hundred dollars and begin your aromatherapy journey and finally learn to work with your essential oils!

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Regarding YouTube, Facebook, the Website, and Other Socials

Oh, boy.

I have to admit....I do not like social media. At all. I've opted out more than once. I'm rarely on Facebook, ever, even though I have a private group for herbs and oils. (I do have wonderful helpers who help me run it, though). I have to force myself to do anything on Instagram. And I haven't made a full YouTube video since last July (I've been VERY busy with the Aroma course!)

*Sigh*

It's time to get back to brass tacks. It's time I start doing what I can again, as I know many of you rely on my free content for help with your needs. So, here's what's going on in each arena:

​Facebook: I am currently locked out of my personal and business pages. I've had people on the phone from Facebook, and they don't know what to do either. I had to start a new personal page so I could get into some of my business groups for work. I'm SO glad I made the decision back in 2020 to get my precious student groups OFF Facebook. We have our own private platform "for the kids." 🥰 I'm telling you this so you know why I'm not posting or responding there. **Sometimes I can post from my phone for some reason, if I remember, which I rarely do.

​YouTube: Truly, I do enjoy YouTube. The people there and our community are amazing. I LOVE the interactions. Therefore, I'm getting back on the horse, and I'm committing to one new video a week on various natural, traditional living topics, preparedness, etc. I would LOVE if you would hit "reply" and let me know what you'd like to see more of! New videos will come out on Wednesdays again beginning next week!

​Instagram: I'm going to try SUPER hard to learn this. I used to love it when it was all beautiful pictures....now it's all about reels (short little videos). So, I'll do my best! If you're an Instagram fan, would you consider supporting me in this endeavor by following me there and tuning in when you remember?

​Website: We have SO many (literally hundreds) of articles and remedies there! From my older homesteading and traditional living posts to learning herbalism and aromatherapy for various ailments, it's quite a rich site. In the "Get to Know Us" tab, there's a SEARCH INDEX where you can find videos and articles! There are so many, I'm constantly trying to update the older ones, while still adding an occasional new article.

Don't be a stranger! Please follow, like, comment, and share. Doing these things tells those algorithms that you like what you see! And it helps me out tremendously. I appreciate you! 🥰

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Encouragement and Inspiration

Sometimes God removes people from our lives. Sometimes He doesn't.

We just had a(nother) cancer scare in our family, and once again, it brought home to me that I must turn all anxieties and worries (and other bad feelings) over to God, to my Father in Heaven.

One of my sons bought me a necklace a few months ago that simply says, "Give it to God." I love this so much.

I remember then to pray not for my will, but for God's will. In this way, I'm asking Him to align my life with His perfect plan for me. This sometimes means letting go of relationships and other situations I may not be happy about and just being ok with it. It may mean that I'm going to struggle or have to work through something.

And I embrace it. Even if it hurts.

It's all good.

Pray for His will, and trust in the changes He's making. After all, His plan is ALWAYS way better than ours is....and so is His timing!

"'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." ---Jeremiah 29:11

I hope you have the most beautiful and lovely day today!

Remember to go out there and smell something GOOD! 🥰

Hugs, Health, and Herbs,

Heidi

P.S. Don't forget to check out the Aromatherapy Specialist Certification course to see if it's a good fit for you. It's the best time to get started!

P.P.S. Also...did you get the new FREE gift I made for you the other day? It's "Essential Oils that Blend Well with Each Other" and this will help you get started making blends for your diffuser that smell amazing! (Use the same email address so you don't get doubles, and PLEASE share with friends who might like this by forwarding this note along.)

P.P.P.S. I feel like I've been neglecting my herbal sharings. Don't worry! More are coming!

In the meantime.....

Enjoy my Calm Heart Blend---This blend has been clinically proven to support healthier blood pressure.

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This note is sponsored by:

​Aromatherapy Specialist Certification​

Join us in learning about using essential oils skillfully, safely, with confidence, and how to communicate solid information with others about them. Learn to use these little bottles of lovely liquid for some amazing therapies, and become healthier!

Click the logo to find out more!

The photo below is of the hard copy of the textbook for the course. One of our students just received hers the other day and shared this photo in the student community.

She says it's about two inches thick at least and HEAVY. I can hardly wait to get ours! It comes in a hardcover choice like below or two separate spiral bound volumes (It's too thick for just one of these.)

Truly....a labor of love.