Young Living Balsam Fir Harvest

2009 Balsam Fir Harvest: Once again our Founder and President, Gary Young, was on the front lines to ensure Young Living essential oils are the purest and most potent available—he recently wrapped up a successful balsam fir harvest in northern Idaho!

There he employed the help of many Young Living employees and distributors, and his commitment to the Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ standard was evident as he oversaw every step of the harvest. We've created a short video for you to enjoy that highlights some of the action:

Those who participated in this rare opportunity commented on the importance of Gary's hands-on involvement in the oil-sourcing process. General Manager of the Americas, Mike McLean, was thrilled to be a part of the hard work and dedication that Gary demands for his oils:

"Gary made sure that everyone got to be personally involved in each step of the harvesting process," says Mike. "From cutting trees to loading trucks, we all got to experience everything that goes into a batch of balsam fir oil."

Most important to Mike was the positive teamwork that surrounded the event: "It was amazing to feel the spirit of teamwork as distributors, corporate employees, and farm employees worked long hours in cold, tough conditions, never once complaining or losing steam."

The harvest took place on Young Living's Balsam Farm in northern Idaho, just a few miles south of the Canadian border. Sustainable growing practices are of utmost importance to Gary, and he resolves that nature be left in better shape than when the harvest began. That's why he insists on replanting the harvested area with optimal spacing between trees to protect against forest fires and ground erosion.

The fir tree—commonly known as the Christmas tree—is renowned for its benefits to the respiratory system, as well as its ability to soothe over-worked muscles and joints. The balsam fir essential oil recently harvested is exclusive to Young Living and contains optimal levels of four important constituents: alpha pineane, beta pineane, camphene, and limonene, which give it many of its soothing characteristics.

Balsam fir lends its soothing qualities to a variety of Young Living products, such as:
Balsam Fir Essential Oil ~ Item No. 3314 5 ml

Balsam Fir Essential Oil ~ Item No. 3316 15 ml

Believe™ Essential Oil Blend ~ Item No. 3310 10 ml

BLM™ ~ Item No. 3234

En-R-Gee™ Essential Oil Blend ~ Item No. 3336 15 ml

Gratitude™ Essential Oil Blend ~ Item No. 3346 5 ml

Legacy™ Essential Oil Blend ~ Item No. 3577 15 ml

Deep Relief™ Roll-On ~ Item No. 3534

Sacred Mountain™ Bar Soap ~ Item No. 3671

The balsam fir essential oil harvested at this event has already been tested, bottled, and we are happy to announce that products containing balsam fir are back online and in stock!

Gary's hands-on approach during this and other harvests in Ecuador, France, and Utah is what sets Young Living apart from everyone else. Not only do we ensure that the purest, most potent essential oils are harvested and distilled on our own farms, but our sourcing specialists also routinely visit our suppliers to share their expert knowledge. This continued commitment to quality ensures Young Living’s status as the world leader in essential oils.


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Young Living September 2009 Specials

~ SPECIALS ~

Limited Time Offer ~ 25% Discount on The Feelings Kit! ~ August 26–September 9 Only!

The Feelings Kit—Essential Oils Collection features six essential oil blends formulated by D. Gary Young to promote emotional clearance and self renewal. This collection includes Valor essential oil, Harmony essential oil, Forgiveness essential oil, Inner Child essential oil, Release essential oil, and Present Time eassential oil.

Harmony—an exquisite blend that promotes physical and emotional well-being by bringing harmonic balance to the energy centers of the body.

Forgiveness—may enhance the ability to release hurtful memories and move beyond emotional barriers.

Inner Child—the sweet fragrance of this blend may stimulate memory response and help reconnect with the authentic self.

Present Time—has an empowering fragrance that heightens the sense of being “in the moment.”

Release—combines uplifting, calming oils to create a sense of peace and emotional well-being.

Valor—works with both the physical and spiritual aspects of the body to increase feelings of strength, courage, and self-esteem.
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Item No. 3125
Distributor Price: $108.56 (Regularly $144.75) / Preferred Customer Price: $125.70 (Regularly $167.61) / Customer Price: $142.85 (Regularly $190.46)

Rules and Restrictions

Offer valid on all orders. No limit per customer.

Offer available to Young Living distributors, retail and preferred customers—US, Canada, and NFR markets only.

Valid on phone, Essential Rewards, and web orders only.

Offer does not apply to Automated Phone System orders or point redemption orders.

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Free Abundance Essential Oil Blend!

Get Your FREE Abundance™ Essential Oil Blend!

From September 1 to 30, place an order of 170 personal volume (PV) or more and receive a free 15 ml bottle of Abundance™ essential oil blend. That's a retail savings of $47.78!

With Young Living's 2009 Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September is packed with ways to attract abundance into your life, and Abundance essential oil blend can help! Just ask Russell Louie, Young Living Senior Star:

"In January 2007, I decided I was tired of operating a no-profit company. I took out my bottle of Abundance and started putting a dot of oil on every package I mailed out. By January 2008, I tripled the amount of new monthly customers, almost doubled the total number of monthly sales, more than doubled our monthly income, and our website traffic increased significantly."

Abundance is just around the corner—let it find you with this exciting offer! More about Abundance™...

Item No.: 3300 ~ 15 ml
Wholesale Price: $31.75 / Preferred Customer Price: $36.76 / Customer Price: $41.78

Promotion Details:


Offer valid September 1, 12:00 a.m. MT to 11:59 p.m. MT September 30, 2009.

Offer valid on all orders of 170 PV or more. No limit on qualifying orders.

Limit one free Abundance essential oil per order.

Offer available to Young Living distributors, customers, and preferred customers.

Valid on phone, Essential Rewards, and web orders only.

Offer not available on Automated Phone System orders or Essential Rewards orders.

PV not earned for free product.

Customer responsible for shipping costs of free product.

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Ylang Ylang Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil

10% Off Ylang Ylang Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil!

From September 1 through September 30, enjoy Ylang Ylang Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil at a 10% discount!

Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata) has a sweet, soft, flowery fragrance that has made it a romantic favorite. In Indonesia, the petals are often strewn across a marriage bed. Ylang ylang is effective for calming and bringing about a sense of relaxation, and it may help with releasing feelings of anger, tension, and nervous irritability. It has a long history in skin and hair care products, particularly in Asia, where it is used to promote luxuriant hair. Ylang Ylang has an approximate oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) of 1,300,478 (TE/L). TE/L is expressed as micromole Trolox equivalent per liter. More about Ylang Ylang...


Offer Details:

Offer valid from 12:00 a.m. MT September 1, 2009, through 11:59 p.m. MT September 30, 2009.

Offer available on regular orders, order made through the Automated Phone System, and on Essential Rewards autoship orders processed on or before 11:59 p.m. MT on September 30, 2009.

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Last Week for FREE Rose Oil from Young Living

LAST Week to get your FREE Rose Oil, an essential oil that's Simply Amazing, no wonder it's $180/Bottle! Check Out this earlier post on my Blog: Click Here

The NingXia Red Difference

In a market flooded with nearly 100 functional drinks, it is important to understand what makes NingXia Red® unique and how this product can enhance your life and the lives of others.

Let’s start with NingXia Red’s natural infusion of orange and lemon oils. These Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ essential oils include d-limonene, a powerful antioxidant—and NingXia Red is the only essential oil-infused supplement on the market!

NingXia Red also contains only the finest wolfberries from the Ningxia Province in China. Combined with other powerful antioxidant ingredients—such as blueberries, pomegranates, raspberries, and red grapes—these wolfberries contribute to NingXia Red’s incredible antioxidant protection from harmful free radicals.

This synergistic blend of NingXia Red is formulated to give you that extra boost of energy that you need during the day. In addition to natural, sustainable energy, NingXia Red also replenishes the valuable nutrients that your body needs to maintain health.

If you have experienced the wonderful benefits of NingXia Red, it’s time to share this information with friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors—everyone can benefit from this natural approach to health and energy! Commit yourself to sharing NingXia Red with someone new each day. Not a day goes by that I don’t speak with someone about NingXia Red and I challenge you to do the same! Challenge each person with whom you speak to the “NingXia Red Three-Month Challenge.” Have them take NingXia Red for three months and we promise that they’ll feel the NingXia Red difference. I’m profoundly certain they’ll thank you for it! Learn More about Ningxia Red at: www.LiveScents.com

Scott OBrien
Natural Healing
716-537-2526

P.S. "1 Ounce of Ningxia Red a Day will keep the Doctor Away"

Summer Recipes w/Young Living Essential Oils

Planning on a picnic this weekend? Summer is the perfect time to incorporate essential oils into your activities and your food. And since no one wants to spend time in the hot kitchen, here are some quick and easy recipes that you can whip up and enjoy anytime. You’ll get a tasty summer treat, plus the benefits of Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ essential oils.

Refreshing Cherry Lemonade

2/3 c. Blue Agave
4 drops lemon essential oil
4 large lemons
1 bottle sparkling cherry soda
Filtered water
In a gallon pitcher, combine agave, lemon essential oil, juice of lemons, and sparkling cherry soda. Mix well and add filtered water to fill pitcher. Chill in refrigerator and serve over ice. Garnish with sprig of mint or lemon wedge. Makes eight 16-ounce servings.

Tomato Cucumber Summer Salad

1/2 c. cider vinegar
1 tsp. Blue Agave
1 tsp. salt
1 drop dill essential oil
1 drop black pepper essential oil
4 Tbsp. vegetable oil
4 cucumbers sliced
2 c. red onion chopped
4 ripe tomatoes cut into wedges
In a large bowl, mix vinegar, sugar, salt, dill essential oil, black pepper essential oil, and vegetable oil. Add cucumbers, onion, and tomatoes. Toss and chill in refrigerator at least 30 minutes before serving.

Ginger Cinnamon Glazed Peaches

1/4 c. Blue Agave
3 drops ginger essential oil
3 drops cinnamon bark essential oil
1 Tbsp. butter
4 peaches quartered
Stir agave and essential oils together and set aside. Add butter to frying pan. Heat on medium. Add peaches once butter has melted. Gently cook peaches 1–2 minutes. Brush agave mixture on each side of peaches. Allow glaze to caramelize on each side. Once peaches are caramelized on each side remove from heat and plate. Drizzle remaining glaze on peaches and serve. Makes 4–8 servings.

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Scott OBrien

Natural Healing
716-537-2526

Rose Oil Suggestion and Reminder

I just read a fascinating suggestion on how to use the precious rose oil. Rose Oil is getting more attention than usual this month because of the amazing offer from Young Living where you can get a bottle free ($180 Value). Let me tell ya that is one very valuable offer.

Take a few minutes and read this idea for Rose Oil. I love it and think you will too. I just received my bottle of rose oil and will be trying this idea in the next couple of days as soon as I have the proper container.

Rose Oil is Complely Intoxicating

I noticed this post from a person in the essential oils group I belong and felt it important to share. Rose Oil distilled by Young Living Essential Oils is fairly rare and some use the word expensive.... but this method of using this remarkable oil has it lasting about a year. Why pay attention? Rose oil has the highest frequencies of all oils. We are all energy. Learn about frequencies.

Young Living has an amazing offer for the month of August 2009, where you can receive a bottle of rose oil free with an order of $350 or more. Not bad when you consider a bottle of Rose Oil is $180!

Here's the Suggestion for Rose Oil:

I wanted to share my most favorite way to use the rose oil which i have shared with many people in my group and have done so myself for years.

Warning Completely intoxicating!

I use an empty Ningxia Red juice glass bottle. (Comment: what is important about this is the size of the bottle and that it is glass. The size is 32oz.) I add 2 drops of Rose oil and fill it up with good clean water and swish it around and sip it slowly.

I personally experience that it moves me quickly and easily into this state of self love and this sweet opened hearted place that is obvious, tangible and lasts! Before I run out of it, I fill it up again with water. I can usually fill it up 5 or 6 times before it runs out and it will still be potent and effective. I hardly ever use it topically and this also makes my rose oils last and last for a very long time!

DELICIOUS!!!!

Try it, its the best of the best! Great to drink for both people on a romantic evening, great to drink during a meditation retreat, great to drink if you need to have a challenging dialogue and just plain great to drink.

Rose Oil Is One Amazing and Exclusive Product

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To Your Health!
Scott OBrien
716-537-2526

What are Essential Oils?

An essential oil is a liquid that is generally distilled (most frequently by steam or water) from the leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots, or other elements of a plant. Essential oils, contrary to the use of the word "oil" are not really oily-feeling at all. Most essential oils are clear, but some oils such as patchouli, orange and lemongrass are amber or yellow in color.

Essential oils contain the true essence of the plant it was derived from. Essential oils are highly concentrated and a little goes a long way.

Essential oils are not the same as perfume or fragrance oils. Where essential oils are derived from the true plants, perfume oils are artificially created fragrances or contain artificial substances and do not offer the therapeutic benefits that essential oils offer. See the What are Fragrance Oils? article for more information on fragrance oils and why they are not used in aromatherapy.

The chemical composition and aroma of essential oils can provide valuable psychological and physical therapeutic benefits. These benefits are usually achieved through methods including inhalation and application of the diluted oil to the skin.

For detailed profiles on over 100 oils, see the Essential Oil Profiles area.

Essential oils are often used by diluting them with a carrier oil (sweet almond oil, apricot kernel oil, grapeseed oil) and then applying this blend to the skin for absorption. See the Carrier Oil Profile section for more detailed information about carrier oils.

Careful inhalation of the oils can also provide therapeutic benefit as the oil molecules enter the lungs and are absorbed into the bloodstream.

Essential Oils are usually sold for individual use in very small bottles. See the Storing Your Oils page for information on how to store your oils and to view pictures of essential oil bottles.

Essential oils can very greatly in quality and price. Various factors that can affect the quality and price of the oil include the rarity of the plant, country and conditions that the plant was grown, quality standards of the distiller, and how much oil is produced by the plant.

Essential oils can often be purchased as blends of several essential oils. The advantage if it is a blend of pure essential oils is that you can save from having to buy every essential oil individually. The disadvantage is that you have no control over the blend by not mixing it yourself nor can you reliably mix the blend with other oils.

To Learn more about Essential Oils and Natural Healing

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