Spending time walking on the beach, exploring the mountains and just clearing our minds in the forest is important to us - we always come home refreshed, happier and feeling positivity all around. Did you know that there are significant emotional and physical benefits gained by spending time in nature? Connecting with nature is especially important for our well-being as we age, which provides us benefits for both the body and mind.

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Living with chronic pain at any age can be a barrier to living a full and youthful life. As we age, we can expect to experience an increase in joint, muscle and nerve pain, especially if our lifestyle becomes less active – and it is hard to push through pain to maintain that activity!

We LOVE the sun, but being exposed to UV light for longer times can come with risks for your skin. So, it is really important to take care and protect your skin. We spend a lot of our time on and around the beach, in the warmth and sunlight is where we are most happy. Because of all this time in the sun and keeping our age in mind we have to be extra careful and are more sensitive to developing age spots.

An often-used expression is ‘trust your gut’ but what if our gut is struggling? Does our gut support us to make the right decisions, or is it adding to our health challenges?

Read the Febuary Newsletter, full of tips and tricks on how to use essential oils to reduce your toxic load

A Youthful Bridge to Retirement
A significant challenge for many as they face retirement is the ‘all or nothing approach’ and the stark
reality of going from full-time employment to full-time retirement.
How about creating a ‘bridge to retirement’? After all, 60 is the new 40, and the fun has just begun!

Sharing our 2022 learnings with anyone who is planning a European road trip in an electric vehicle, with the knowledge that EV infrastructure will continue to improve over time as countries continue to move off fossil-fuel based transportation. This view is looking at Belgium, France and Spain. As we take other trips, we will update our learnings.  

Read the January Newsletter, full of tips and tricks on how to use essential oils for the nervous system

By creating a morning routine that soothes us, we set ourselves up for success throughout the day.

Lemon oil is one of the most popular essential oils, and you likely already have many products that smell like lemon in your home…there is a reason!

Known as ‘The King of essential oils’, Frankincense essential oil was highly valued by ancient civilizations and used for their most sacred of practices, such as incense and in balming Frankincense is thought to have been a truly royal possession in ancient biblical times due to its role in the Christian story of the nativity. So it must be really valuable, right?

Read the December Newsletter, full of tips and tricks on how to use essential oils during the holidays

Read the November Newsletter, full of tips and tricks on giving and receiving gratitude and how to use essential oils in that process

Read the October Newsletter, full of tips and tricks on how to use essential oils to support your immune system

Read the September Newsletter, full of tips and tricks on how to use essential oils for your emotions

Giving the Gift of Relaxation

With some of the limitations this past Christmas 2020, my mom and I embraced the opportunity to hand craft (it's super simple) some bath salts for friends and family.

This was by far one of the most popular gifts I have given - I ended up making several batches, and I found that it was not just our existing oil lovers that were drawn to these!

The female body goes through many stages during our reproductive cycle, and through each stage there are massive changes in our hormone levels. These changes create numerous physical and emotional challenges - many of which can create a reduced quality of life. Essential oils provide a natural, healthy way of balancing hormones.

Ditching Toxins from your life also means looking at the food you eat. Processed food is hard for your body to digest and stalls your ability to eliminate toxins, so nurture your body with good and delicious food.