How are our bodies affected by stress while we sleep?
How are our bodies affected by stress while we sleep? Do you have trouble not sleeping well, and not feeling the greatest during the day? I am talking about ailments not necessarily caused by taking too long to fall asleep or waking up in the middle of the night but...
Nutritional Approaches to Stress and Anxiety
Have you been struggling to cope with life’s pressures and are exhausted all of the time? Are you not sleeping well? Stress affects us in many different ways. The good news is that we are not meant to handle all the heavy information thrown at us daily, so feeling...
The Lost Art of Breathing: Why Have we Forgotten?
Did that title leave you scratching your head, clicking through to read because you just had to know what on earth I was talking about? Do you breathe properly? Do you facilitate your own anxiety? Pain? Are there hallmark signs in your breathing that are telling you...
Can Mindfulness and Meditation Practices Help to Manage Anxiety?
I have heard all the rebuttals about how hard it is to meditate. Many people give up before they even really give it a valiant effort. My response to the struggle is typically there is a reason for the difficulty, your mind is thinking about too many things. Yes, I do...
Astragalus Root for Immune System Support and Respiratory Ailments
My essential oil education fueled my passion for the botanical world…and has blossomed over the last decade into honoring and utilizing the entire plant, not just the volatile oil. Herbs are much more sustainable than the oil itself, contain more therapeutic...
Differences Between Plants and Their Essential Oil
It goes without saying that essential oils come from plants, but this does not necessarily mean that the therapeutic benefits or uses from the plant to essential oil is the same. In many cases, this does not hold true. What are the differences between plants and their...
How to Find Balance Together During the Covid Pandemic
Ahh 2020….the year of great challenges both in our government, in our community, in our circles, and in our hearts. This proposes a very important question...How to find balance during the Covid pandemic? Some may feel that compassion and understanding have...
What is the Science Behind Essential Oils for our Emotional Health
What is the science behind essential oils for our emotional health? These beautiful healing catalysts? Are they in fact magical? Or are they only a placebo? Do they work? There are articles floating around the Internet that state that essential oils do not work...
The connection between our vagus nerve and our central nervous system
Dealing with intense emotions leaves our central nervous system on high alert leaving our vagus nerve weak and unbalanced. What is the connection between our vagus nerve and our central nervous system? Life has brought more than the typical challenges over the...