But hand-over-heart I can tell you that the oils I have been ordering for the past 10 months have made a great contribution to my family's quality of life. Coming from a scientific background and having a fascination with plant medicine (Bach remedies, Ayahuasca, etc.) I have greatly enjoyed studying the origins and effects of these oils, plus the stream of different lovely fragrances around my home has been a huge added bonus. So I will share here a few of my favorite oils/concoctions/product, and I will also share some of the products which I found disappointing. There are still many products I plan on trying, so stay tuned for future posts on this matter.
1) My #1 choice of essential oil- Copaiba. Copaiba has been used by healers in the Amazon for many years, and has an interesting scent in addition to many healing properties. Rubbing Copaiba on my toddler's aching gums (be sure to check the age specification) has helped his teething pains when no other remedy was effective. This reason alone makes it a treasure for moms. In addition, I used it on my own gums following a root canal and have felt the pain-relief first hand. 2) Thieves oil blend. Thieves is a combination of Clove, Lemon, Cinnamon bark, Eucalyptus Radiata, and Rosemary. It is highly anti-microbial, and is called Thieves due to the fact that 15th century thieves rubbed it on themselves while robbing the belongings of people who had just dies from the plague, in order to avoid contracting the illness themselves. I found that diffusing it or wearing it topically has kept my family members healthy, even around sick people or around large crowds in enclosed spaces. I'm a fan! 3) Insect repellent (includes ticks, ants, mosquitos, and more). I follow a recipe from my Essential Oil Facebook group and make my own Insect repellent. I use a 15ml Cobalt Blue spray bottle (I buy them in bulk on Amazon), I add purified water (3 parts), Witch Hazel (1 part), and 10 drops of each: Lavender, Peppermint, Citronella, and Purification blend. It is possible to use a spray with only the peppermint oil added for repelling ants (this worked wonder in my house when we had an ant invasion). Most importantly, it isn't toxic so it's great to use around kids (for pet safety check the specifications of each oil). 4) For sleeping assistance I found that the following blends help my toddler sleep more soundly: *Diffusing the Gentle baby blend- it smells amazing as it contains Jasmine, Geranium, and Rose, among other flowers. *Applying topically the Peace and calming 2 blend mixed into a carrier oil. I place 4 drops in a 10ml Amber glass roller bottle, mixed with Sesame oil (but many other oils can be used). I apply the oil behind his ears and on this wrists, and he loves to sniff his wrists and exclaim "oil! Ahhhhh" with a huge smile on his face. *Diffusing a mix of Lavender and Cedarwood. Cedarwood smells awful on its own, just a heads up. *Diffusing the Kids blend SleepyIze, which contains Lavender, Roman Chamomile, and Tangerine, among other flowers. It smells lovely and creates a peaceful ambiance. 5) For enhancing my Hypnotherapy sessions and workshops I love to use the Envision blend. It contains Black Spruce, Geranium, Orange, Lavender, Sage, and Rose. It stimulates intuitive abilities, creativity, and focus, while assisting in overcoming fears and blocks. Products I wasn't a huge fan of include the Mirah hair oil (didn't see much of an effect) and following the recipe for DIY laundry detergent using the Thieves all purpose cleaner. To be fair, I have yet to find a good, natural DIY laundry detergent recipe, and also to be fair, I love the Thieves all purpose cleaner for all other purposes. This concludes my mini-review of some of the Young Living Essential Oil products, but please feel free to write with any questions. Also, please contact me if you wish to order the starter kit or even just one or two products. Blessings and good vibes from me to you, Sharon
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Abraham-Hicks says it is as easy to manifest a castle, as it is a button. It might not appear that way since the secret to manifesting is having no resistance, and we usually tend to have a lot of resistance when it comes to what we see as our “big dreams”. Very often our thoughts and resulting feelings regarding what we want are accompanied by contradicting thoughts and feelings. Henry Ford had said that "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't- you are right". He was someone who understood the Law of Attraction. This resistance to fulfilling our desires is equated by Abraham-Hicks to hooking up engines on opposite sides of a train, therefore canceling out any forward movement. A thought such as “I want a lot of money so that I can buy a big house, travel extensively, and not worry about being able to pay my bills” is usually followed by “I don’t deserve abundance, life is a struggle, I can only achieve a goal over time with hard work and sacrifice” etc. We weren't taught to believe that our dreams can easily manifest and that the world is abundant. We have the misconception that there is a shortage in resources and that our “piece of the pie” will come at the expense of the finite pie remaining for our fellow humans. There is so much more to the subject of manifestation than I could possibly write about in one blog post. I will come back to this topic in the future and I also suggest attending one of my Manifestation workshops and listening to YouTube videos by Abraham-Hicks on the topic.
Now coming back to Vision boards, though they are simple to create, the creation of effective ones requires thought and strategy. Here’s a little step-by-step guide to creating your Vision Board: 1) Make a list of what you want to manifest in the coming year and that you haven’t manifested as of yet. Leave for subsequent years whatever is not part of your immediate plans. For example, if you have the goal of going on a coast-to-coast two-month-long road- trip this year, I would leave the European two-month-long road- trip for next year. 2) Have faith that all is possible and that you are worthy of great joy and abundance, while you list the major desires you wish to manifest this year. You don’t have to settle on a small house, simple car, local trip, etc. Allow yourself to include in your list your dream house, your dream car, your dream travel destination, etc. 3) Once you listed your major desires, add your “smaller” wishes, such as a spa visit, going to a show, and purchasing something small which you had your eyes on. Throughout the year you will gain more confidence in your abilities to manifest as you witness the manifestation of smaller desires, and then bigger ones. 4) Add to your list things you have manifested and want more of, such as a spending time with family and going out with friends. Don’t forget to appreciate and include things you might take for granted, such as your health (you will match this with an image of healthy foods and/or exercise), nature (an image of animals/hiking trails/ your own backyard, and rest and relaxation (an image of your bath-tub surrounded by candles and petals/ your pool/ the sea). Another key to manifesting your desires is a sense of gratitude. The feeling of gratitude attracts into your experience more manifestations to be grateful for. Gratitude has a very different vibration than a feeling of longing for what we don’t have, or frustration over needs unfulfilled, or all other unsatisfying emotions. The Law of Attraction according to Abraham-Hicks states that whatever you focus on expands, the good along with the bad. So focus on the good in order to create more of it, and feel gratitude and joy over your desires that are yet to manifest, in order to attract those manifestations into your experience. 5) Once you have listed everything you want to put on your board, find the images that most closely resemble your desired outcomes. It is of course possible to use images from magazines, drawings, etc., but my personal preferred sources for images are images found on-line combined with prints of my own photographs. The amplitude of on-line images allows you to be extremely specific in your choice of images, and using your own images allows you to manifest more of what already exists in your own life. If using on-line images that have people representing you and your loved ones, try to find people who resemble you and them. For example, if you are a dark-haired woman and you want an image of yourself on a beautiful beach, pick one of a dark-haired woman from afar, from the back, etc. Be as specific as you can be, and witness how over the years you attract into your experience the exact manifestation you were focusing on. If you want something more abstract, such as a loving relationship, it is fine to use a less detailed image, such as an image of a couple in the distance holding hands and watching a sunset. Re-evaluate and add forgotten items during the days preceding the date you set as a goal, though you can always make a change during the year if something major shifts in your life. 6) Glue your images to a large board, writing the year on the top of the board, and leaving some space under it for adding images as the year goes by. Once you have created your Vision Board, hang it in a prominent yet private location, such as your bedroom. Make sure to look at its images frequently, feeling gratitude for the manifested desires, and joyful anticipation for the about-to-be-manifested desires. If you feel incredulous when looking at a specific image, or fear attached to the manifestation, explore those sentiments and if necessary remove those images from your board for the time being. When you look at the image, truly visualize yourself as having the experience or owning the desired belonging. Visualize the process of obtaining that goal as well as the outcome, simply daydream a scenario where you are able to purchase the car, get the raise, go on the trip, etc. With details! Many times such scenarios have happened to me in the exact way I imagined them happening. Other times the process was a surprise, but the desired outcome was expected. When the year is over, don't just "update" the board into a new one, but store it away and create a brand-new one. You can re-visit your old boards as time goes by and feel delighted as to all that you have manifested! I have witnessed the effectiveness of Vision Boards first- hand, as I look back at my older boards and see the exact photo of my dream car which is now parked in my garage, a cartoon of a little smiley baby, similar but not as cute as the smiley baby now napping besides me, images of many local destinations which I have visited since choosing them for my boards, and many more similar examples. So go ahead and get ready for Manifestation Galore! And if you are determined to manifest your best life, and soon, contact me regarding my Signature "Your Dream Life Through Hypnosis" Program! Blessings and good vibes from me to you, Sharon
As someone with a powerful imagination, it was hard at first to believe all the strange sights I was seeing in my mind’s eye. Quickly I understood what the Hypnotherapist explained prior to the session, that if I were making it up I wouldn’t have strong emotions and sensations as a result of the scenes. There was definitely no denying it, I was feeling with my entire body intense joy, then anxiety, followed by grief, and subsequent relief and release, as the scenes unfolded. I visited a lifetime which took place in the eighteen hundreds in North America, a little-house-on-the-prairie style lifetime. In that life, I was a young lady whose decision to not marry my then suitor resulted in his travelling to another land where he was violently killed. That suitor was of course the person I was currently trying to let go of, unsurprising since I told the Hypnotherapist in our intake conversation that I wanted him to lead me to a life with that person.
I was shocked at how responsible, guilty, and ashamed I had felt back then upon learning of his death. The Hypnotherapist then took me to the end of that lifetime, where I witnessed the “death scene” of my former body. The body of a lady in her 30s, which I knew to be “me” was lying still as a husband and two teenage children were saying their goodbyes. I was aghast at how a body I once inhabited was laying lifeless on a bed while my soul, my true self that is but consciousness, was witnessing this scene. I felt no sorrow at the sight of the dead body as I realized that the vessel expired and was dropped, but that my essence, which is pure energy, is eternal. I had already gained this knowledge in my Ayauasca journeys, but the vivid visit to my previous materialization on this earth caused me to further assimilate this knowledge. Once the death scene was over the Hypnotherapist deployed a technique where he brought me back to the moment of my decision to not marry the suitor, and instructed me to make a different choice this time around. Since in the vibrational plain, unlike in the material plain, thoughts manifest as objects/events immediately, I was able to do as he instructed and recreate a different path. Back in that critical scene, I said yes to the suitor. He didn’t leave our land, he wasn’t killed, and we both lived an un-eventful life together in our hometown. Once at the new “death-scene” I saw myself slightly older than in the previous death scene, my suitor-turned-husband had already died from an accident on the field, and I had three children bidding me farewell this time. “Wow!” I exclaimed out-loud to the Hypnotherapist, “It doesn’t matter! Nothing really matters!” and with this conclusion he brought me back to present time and place. On my drive back home, with my conscious mind alert once again, I processed my experience. Well, nothing matters because there is no death. We are immortal souls who come back again and again with members of our soul-group, and we get a chance to have all kinds of experiences together. Living a few more or a few less years, marrying this person instead of that person, in the big picture makes no difference! I realized the only meaning of these lifetimes was the energetic impressions they were making on my current vibration, until I chose to clear those impressions. I was able to immediately release the heavy feelings regarding my current relationship-turned-friendship and that friendship has been healthy, light, and satisfying ever since. So much more was revealed to me as a result of that session, and it had launched into motion a series of events that led to my certification as a Hypnotherapist, but that too is for another Blog post. Blessings and good vibes from me to you, Sharon |
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