This simple elderberry syrup recipe is enhanced with immune supporting essential oils and makes a great addition to your winter wellness routine. I know it is time for me to make a batch of this elderberry syrup when the leaves start to fall and frost covers my windows.  Elderberries are packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals to support a healthy i...

This Pistachio Cranberry Bark with Cardamom essential oil is one of my favorite holiday desserts. It's both delicious and simple to make! It pairs wonderfully with a holiday dinner and it's also a favorite gift to bring to the foodies in my life. Plus, it would probably give you some good karma if you made some for your co-workers to share some Christmas c...

The holiday season is filled with giving, and these adorable handmade essential oil diffuser ornaments are the perfect DIY gift for any of your loved ones! Not only are they cute as ornaments, but they can also be used as gift tags on any gift!  Keep reading below to learn how to make your own DIY essential oil diffuser ornaments at home! DIY Christmas Ornam...

I love carrying my essential oils with me when I travel; there's an oil for any situation that you could possibly be in. Plus, I like using Balance and Lavender when I'm traveling over long-distances to help keep both me and those around me relaxed. I also like to travel with my doTERRA On Guard oil blend to keep my immunity up when I'm traveling somewhere. ...

Looking for a simple way to get started with essential oils but don't know where to begin? Today, I will walk you through the benefits of these 8 beginner oils in doTERRA's "Aromatouch Diffused Kit."  Although I am an advocate for the topical and digestive uses of essential oils (check out my blog for  DIY Peppermint Lip Sugar Scrub   if you are too!), I als...

My favorite essential oil at the moment is doTERRA Yarrow Pom oil. This essential oil is actually a combination of pomegranate seed oil and yarrow essential oils and is the perfect oil for anti-aging, vitality, wellness, and a healthy glow from the inside-out. I personally use Yarrow Pom oil every day. I apply the 2-3 drops of the oil after cleansing my skin...

Essential oils have long been a part of human history. They have been used since ancient times as natural and effective perfumes, treatments, and disinfectants. One of the oldest used essential oils, think Biblical times, would be  cedarwood oil . Although cedarwood isn't the most popular oil in use today, it has many benefits that make it worth adding to yo...

I've received a lot of positive feedback on my recent green tea sugar scrub recipe   which inspired my newest post! Sugar scrubs are such an easy and inexpensive way to nourish your skin at home but their benefits aren't limited to your arms and legs. Did you know you can also make a sugar scrub for your lips? Lip sugar scrubs help gently exfoliate your lip...

Are you ready for your skin to glow and to feel like a goddess? If so, you are going to LOVE this sugar scrub recipe made with green tea and 2 of my all time favorite essential oils, rose and sandalwood. Sugar scrubs are economical to make at home and will gently exfoliate and moisturize your skin. Sugar scrubs are simple to make and have endless modificatio...

Now that we're fully into the summer season, I wanted to share a super easy after sun skin soothing spray with you all that you can make at home! This skin soothing spray is great to use after a day out in the sun, for nicks and scrapes from hikes, and even an after shave spray and lotion! I use this all the time during the summer when I'm out with my  famil...

Essential oils are everywhere: in the office, in the home, and even in edible recipes. The use of essential oils has found it's way into the mainstream health and wellness industry as the many benefits of oils have come into popular interest. If you are even slightly interested in the natural wellness industry, then it's highly likely that you own at least o...

In the modern, fast-paced world that we live in today, it can be easy to forget how important our soul and spiritual health is. We tend to focus on the physical symptoms of illness without considering that some of that illness can come from our inner selves being off-balanced and out of control. When you're constantly trying to stay on top of everything that...

From Clorox Wipes to Dove soap, American mom's have become obsessed with cleanliness. For good reason: over all of human history, a majority of our death toll comes from infections, diseases, viruses, and bacteria. It's only natural that as mother's we want to do everything in our power to protect our children from these ailments. We wipe and scrub and clea...

Are you looking for some simple and creative holiday gift ideas that people will actually WANT to receive? If so, this post is for you! I’m a big fan of practical and useful gifts. Here are three of my favorite DIY gift recipes for the holiday season plus 2 lightning fast treat recipes to serve at parties.  To make your gifting life easier, I’ve included lab...

Both meditation and essential oils have been used as wellness tools for thousands of years. Recently, they have been recognized more and more for their long-lasting, life-changing benefits.  Essential oils are powerful! Today, I’m going to share with you how to use them for meditation and its associated benefits. First, let’s talk about what meditation reall...

What is Copaiba essential oil and why you will want to have it in your essential oil collection immediately!  If you follow me, you already know I am an essential oil junkie.  I have been using essential oils since I was a child and use at least a dozen a day in our home for everyday wellness , diffusing , cleaning , and even cooking. Not a single day goe...

Being an Occupational Therapist taught me many things about health. In our mainstream culture, we associate health as it relates to the body. If we’re ill or experiencing pain, it’s because the body has become broken or deficient in one or more areas.  More and more studies are being done that suggest the emotions we feel affect our health, particularly feel...

My friend and I had a picnic day with our toddlers over the weekend and as we lay down our blankets, I noticed the runny snots coming out of my friend and her toddler. Itchy eyes, tissue after tissue sneezes... it was distracting to our conversation! She kept apologizing and I told her I used to experience the seasonal discomforts until I made my own remedy ...

When my daughter was born, I wanted to continue cooking healthy breakfasts but wanted to be able to do it in a fraction of the time. After a quick search online, I learned about the Instant Pot and found that I could continue to create nutrient-dense foods, but in less time! Perfect! I created this recipe one morning when I had an infant wrapped around my ch...

One of the first things I did as soon as I got my first essential oil kit was throw out my Windex and make a toxin-free, chemical-free glass & surface cleaner myself.  I knew this was a priority for me because according to research by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the air inside our homes has been found to be 5x’s more polluted than the air outs...