Giveaway

Comment on this post for your opportunity to win three Vitality essential oils of your choice. Maybe you’d like to share your favorite uses for Vitality essential oils!

Giveaway rules:

• To enter, simply comment on this post.
• Contest ends at 11:59 p.m., MT, on Monday, February 8.
• One randomly selected winner will be chosen randomly and announced on the blog on Tuesday, February 9.
• Click here for official rules.

Article source: https://www.youngliving.com/blog/how-well-do-you-know-the-vitality-dietary-essential-oils/

Valentine’s Day is almost here and we want to show our members a little love! This month, we’ve put together a bundle of essential oils and other rewards for qualifying orders that can be a great Valentine’s gift for the people close to you—or for yourself!

Learn more about how your order can qualify for these romantic rewards—including our promotion-exclusive I ❤ Oils collection—or shop now for these amazing essential oils. Be sure to make the most of these valuable rewards with these easy and fun ideas:

Wintergreen

• Dilute several drops of Wintergreen in V-6 Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex and apply after working out to help you cool down. Add a drop or two of Copaiba for a relaxing aroma that’s perfect for wrapping up your workout.
• Diffuse Wintergreen at home or in the office for an uplifting, invigorating aroma.

Patchouli

• Getting ready for a Valentine’s date? Add several drops of Patchouli to your cosmetic products to help your hair and skin look their best.

• Diffuse Patchouli essential oil for a calming, relaxing, peaceful fragrance.

• Apply a drop or two of Patchouli to your wrists and neck before meditation to enhance your spiritual connection.

Copaiba

• Combine Copaiba with Wintergreen and V-6 Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex for an invigorating massage after a workout.

I ❤ Oils collection

Joy ™

• Joy’s pleasant blend of Bergamot, Ylang Ylang, Jasmine, Tangerine, Rose, and other essential oils give it a sweet, appealing aroma that makes it perfect to wear as a signature fragrance.
• Diffuse Joy for an aromatic environment that inspires feelings of peace and romance.

Ylang Ylang

• Sweet and floral, Ylang Ylang pairs beautifully with citrus essential oils like Tangerine, Jade Lemon™, and Bergamot when diffused.
• Add scent and shine to your hair by dropping 1–2 drops of Ylang Ylang into palms, rubbing them together, and lightly brushing your hands over wet or dry hair.

Grapefruit Vitality™

• Sweet, juicy, and bursting with ripe citrus flavor, a few drops of Grapefruit Vitality can transform a Valentine’s dessert. Add it to meringues, cakes, whipped toppings, and more!

How will you use the oils in this rewards bundle? Let us know in the comments!

Article source: https://www.youngliving.com/blog/get-your-very-own-i-love-oils-collection/

Wrinkles are not the only sign of aging that visibly add years to our face; sagging skin, age spots, and dull skin tone also reveal the passage of time. And when we rush through our routines, skipping the steps necessary for caring for our skin, we can end up with unhealthy-looking skin.

Maintaining a cleaning regimen that removes makeup and dirt from skin can help keep the look of healthy skin long past youth. This year, renew your efforts to care for your skin’s natural beauty and keep it looking timeless with this simple cleanse!

Skin Care Boost

Essential oils can be great for gently cleansing the skin, whatever your skin type!

 

Cleanse Recipe:

1. Start with a good cleansing base oil and pour ¼ cup into a clean glass bowl. We suggest:

2. Add 1–3 drops of one or more of the essential oils listed below:

Instructions:

1. Open pores by rinsing your face with warm water.
2. With upward rotations, massage oil mixture all over face for 1–2 minutes.
3. Leave mixture on face for 1 minute.
4. Saturate a clean washcloth with warm water.
5. Place towel on face and leave for 15–30 seconds.
6. Slowly and gently wipe off oil.
7. Repeat steps 5–7 until your face feels clean.

Your skin will love an oil cleanse anywhere from twice a day to once a week, depending on how your skin responds.

If your skin still needs a little extra care—maybe a toner, moisturizer, or serum—we recommend any of the products from our ART® line. This skin care line is a great way to maintain your natural beauty.

Which essential oils  will you be using on your skin this year? Let us know in the comments!

—Gloria Russo, Young Living International and Portfolio Brand Manager, Personal Care

Article source: https://www.youngliving.com/blog/an-oil-cleanse-to-keep-your-skin-timeless-looking/

The new year is a time of reflection and introspection, inviting you to contemplate what you would like to create in your life in the upcoming year. Whatever your goals or resolutions may be—from expanding your social network, enriching relationships, or creating a deeper spiritual connection—using essential oils can help support your success in 2016 and every year.

Clarity™ has an aroma that invites a sense of clarity and alertness, making it a wonderful choice to diffuse when writing your resolutions.

How to use it:

• Diffuse in the morning during sacred time or meditation, using this time and the grounding aroma to open up your sense of intuition and allow your day’s plans to become shaped by your dreams for the future.
• Use Clarity’s relaxing aroma in a massage or reflexology treatment. Add 10–15 drops to V-6™ Vegetable Oil Complex for use during the session.
• Apply to your temples, wrists, or neck when you’re seeking an aroma that inspires a sense of clarity and perceptiveness throughout the day.

Build Your Dream™ has a scent that inspires feelings of empowerment to help you find the way to achieve your dreams. It lends itself perfectly to use while pondering and developing the goals you’d like to accomplish for 2016.

How to use it:

• When formulating your resolutions, diffuse Build Your Dream to create an atmosphere of peace, awareness, and confidence.
• Inhale directly from the bottle or add an AromaGlide™ roller fitment and carry it with you to apply topically when seeking an aroma that promotes a sense of confidence and clarity.
• Add a drop to Young Living’s ART® Light Moisturizer to support beautiful, glowing, youthful-looking skin and to enjoy an aroma that inspires self-confidence throughout the day.

Envision™ contains scents that stimulate feelings of creativity and resourcefulness, encouraging renewed faith in the future and the inner strength necessary to achieve your dreams.

How to use it:

• Dilute with V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex and massage into your hands or feet in the evening or morning to enjoy an aroma that inspires creativity.
• Apply 2 drops on your wrists or temples in the morning before you start your day.
• Add to warm bath water with Young Living Bath Shower Gel Base before bed to set the tone for the night.

When diffused, Motivation™ has an aroma that may promote feelings of action and accomplishment.

How to use it:

• Inhale directly or add an AromaGlide roller fitment and apply to the temples, ears, back of neck, or wrists for an extra aromatic boost at your desk.
• Add a few drops to a cotton ball and put it in the vents in your car while you travel to work.

Highest Potential™ harnesses the uplifting and inspiring power of Blue Cypress and other pure essential oil scents for an ideal aromatic experience while going about your day.

How to use it:

• Put 2–4 drops on the edge of your ears or on your wrists, neck, or temples for an inspiring fragrance.
• Add 2–4 drops to warm bath water for a grounding, calming, and empowering aromatic experience.

The aroma of our Magnify Your Purpose™ essential oil blend may invite feelings of creativity, desire, and motivation, encouraging you to seize initiative.

How to use it:

• Put a few drops in your palm, rub your hands together, cup hands over your mouth and nose, and inhale.
• Add 10–15 drops to Young Living Bath Shower Gel Base and use in your morning shower to help start your day.

What oils do you use to help support achieving your goals? Leave your thoughts below!

— Heidi Jeanfreau, Young Living International and Portfolio Brand Manager

Article source: https://www.youngliving.com/blog/jump-start-the-new-year-using-essential-oils/

We’re thrilled to introduce our Vitality^™ line, which includes some of our best-loved essential oils now labeled for culinary and dietary use! To help kick off this exciting new line, we’re making one of our favorite dips of all time and having a fun giveaway. Enjoy this delicious guacamole and get ready to discover Vitality—for food, for family, for life!

Ingredients

• 2 avocados
• 2 drops Citrus Fresh^™ Vitality
• 1 drop Lime Vitality
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped red onion
• 1–2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• Pinch salt
• Pinch black pepper

Directions

1. Remove the pit from the avocados and scoop the flesh into a bowl, mashing roughly with a fork.
2. Add all other ingredients and stir until mixed.
3. Garnish with cilantro.
4. Enjoy with tortilla chips or with your favorite Mexican-inspired dishes!

Giveaway

To celebrate our new Vitality line, we’re giving away a 15-ml bottle of Citrus Fresh Vitality and Lime Vitality to three randomly selected people. Just comment on this post for your opportunity to win!

Giveaway rules:

• To enter, simply comment on this post.
• Contest ends at 11:59 p.m., MT, on Tuesday, January 26.
• Winners will be chosen randomly and announced on the blog on Wednesday, January 27.
• Click here for official rules.

Article source: https://www.youngliving.com/blog/holy-guacamole/

James Lawrence—who goes by the moniker “the Iron Cowboy”—recently completed 50 Ironman triathlon courses in 50 states in just 50 days, setting a world record along the way. A Young Living brand ambassador, Lawrence shared some pointers for making the most of your cardio workout in the new year. 

Maybe your goal is to run a race. Perhaps you just want to run around with the kids. Whatever your goal, turning up the intensity using interval training this year will help you meet that goal.

Interval cardio is when you change the intensities throughout your workout session. The purpose of this type of cardio session is to boost your heart rate and recover it several times during your session, ensuring you are making the best use of your time while at the gym. While there are no special rules for performing cardio at the gym or at home besides properly warming up beforehand, here are James’s five quick tips to get you started with your cardio training:

1. Limit interval length to two minutes.

   If you’re doing one of your intense intervals and you can go longer than two minutes, then you probably aren’t exercising hard enough to generate a significant post-exercise calorie-burning effect.

2. Go at least 10 seconds per interval.

   You can make efforts as short as 10 seconds, but remember that the shorter the intervals, the more sets you’ll need to complete. For example, one interval routine I use with my clients while biking is 10 repeats of 10 seconds of hard pedaling with 20-second rests, then 8 repeats of 20 seconds with 40-second rests, and finally, 6 repeats of 30 seconds with 60-second rests.

3. Beat boredom.

   Mix things up during your cardio routine. You may do three hard efforts on the bike, then go over to the treadmill for three more, then move on to the elliptical trainer or rowing machine. Using the random setting on most machines is another easy way to add variety. You can also keep yourself engaged by just changing which type of cardio you do each day.

4. Combine cardio with weight training for big benefits.

   During your next weight lifting circuit, combine hard cardio efforts between weight training exercises. This can be as simple as jumping rope as hard as you can for 30 seconds between each weight training set. No jump rope? Just do jumping jacks or burpees instead.

5. Recover.

   Remember, the purpose of cardio intervals is to allow you to go very hard during your intense intervals. If you don’t recover properly, you won’t be able to do cardio intervals properly. I recommend at least a 1:2 interval-to-rest ratio and up to a 1:4 interval-to-rest ratio. For example, a 1:2 interval-to-rest ratio would involve hard 60-second efforts followed by easy, 2-minute recovery periods. Don’t forget to cool down and drop your heart rate back down before ending your cardio session.

Now that you know how to do high cardio interval training, it’s time to hit the gym!

Bonus tip from James:

As part of my fitness strategy, every morning I use Pure Protein Complete™ in my smoothie and chase it with a shot of NingXia Nitro™ and a can of NingXia Zyng™. I also love using R.C.™, PanAway^®, and Cool Azul™ essential oils topically.

– Brand Ambassador James Lawrence

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• Facebook: Iron Cowboy
• Twitter: @IronCowboyJames

Which cardio training tip from James will you incorporate into your workout? Let us know in the comments!

Article source: https://www.youngliving.com/blog/5-cardio-training-tips-for-the-new-year/

Click here to read Part I of this series.

In our conclusion to this two-part look into the life of Young Living founder D. Gary Young, we’ll examine more closely how Gary was able to share his love of essential oils with the world. By taking a hands-on approach and championing Young Living’s proprietary Seed to Seal^® process, Gary has dedicated his life to making Young Living the world leader in essential oils.

Even with all the pictures and stories in these posts, we’ve barely scratched the surface!

All pictures and original content for this post were adapted from Mary Young’s book, D. Gary Young: The World Leader in Essential Oils. With more than 300 pages and 700 photographs, this book will give you a behind-the-scenes look into Gary’s world, where you’ll learn about his many trials and triumphs.

What did you learn about Gary that you didn’t know before? Let us know in the comments!

Article source: https://www.youngliving.com/blog/how-gary-young-became-the-world-leader-in-essential-oils-part-ii/

It’s no secret that D. Gary Young is the modern-day father of essential oils, but few people know the details of his life and what led him to unlocking the pure power of plants. Over the course of more than 30 years, Gary Young has dedicated his life to researching the traditional methods of distilling botanicals and pioneering Young Living’s proprietary Seed to Seal^® process.

Join us today as we explore Gary’s life in the first of two posts dedicated to the life and times of the modern-day father of essential oils.

Stay tuned for part two of the series as we look further into Gary’s life and his journey in creating the essential oils movement that we know and love today.

All pictures and original content for this post were adapted from Mary Young’s book, D. Gary Young: The World Leader in Essential Oils. With more than 300 pages and 700 photographs, this book will give you a behind-the-scenes look into Gary’s world, where you’ll learn about his many trials and triumphs.

What impressed you most about Gary’s essential oil journey? Let us know in the comments!

Article source: https://www.youngliving.com/blog/how-gary-young-became-the-world-leader-in-essential-oils-part-i/

Get ready to get cooking! Watch as Jared Turner and Travis Ogden square off in our test kitchen to introduce our fun YL Einkorn Cook-Off contest.

Send us your submission by January 31 for your shot at winning big in the YL Einkorn Cook-Off! Many submissions will be featured in our updated Young Living Cookbook. The top three winners will be awarded with $100 in product credit, an autographed edition of the official Young Living Cookbook, and a commemorative apron!

To help you get inspired, here are two inventive recipes to try out: New York Style Einkorn Pizza Crust and Agave-Glazed Whole-Grain Wolfberry Muffins.

Be sure to read our full submission guidelines below—and get ready to get cooking!

What’s your favorite way to use Gary’s True Grit™ einkorn products? 

Full Submission Guidelines

Our Executive team will taste-test five recipes and select the first-, second-, and third-place winners. The three winners will be awarded the prize of an exclusive YL Top Chef apron, $100 in product credit, and a copy of the cookbook autographed by the Young Living Executive team! The two runners up will receive a YL Top Chef apron.

Submit your recipe by email to recipes@youngliving.com with “YL Einkorn Cook-Off Recipe” as the subject. Each submission must include an introduction to the recipe, a full ingredient list, the recipe, a photo that features the finished product, and the Young Living products used in the recipe.

Submissions will be accepted until 11:59 p.m., MT, January 31, 2016. The top five participants will be notified by February 28, 2016, that their recipe was selected, and cook-off winners will be notified prior to March 1, 2016.

See the full rules here.

Article source: https://www.youngliving.com/blog/get-cooking-introducing-the-yl-einkorn-cook-off/

Article source: https://www.youngliving.com/blog/new-york-style-einkorn-pizza-crust/