It’s the Monday after remembrance day. We decorated our house for Christmas this past weekend and couldn’t be more excited about the holidays. I am all about creating memories for our young family and anchoring them in with essential oils. Did you know we can anchor memories with scents? That’s why essential oils are such a huge part of how I’m making holiday memories.
Memories are made in a part of the brain called the hippocampus. Memories that are accompanied by external stimuli such as emotions or scents are typically easier to recall. That’s why certain scents can instantly conjure memories and even help you recall additional details.
We ordered Christmas cards to send to our friends and family and I’ll be using this recipe before sending them out.
Should I use Holiday Peace or Holiday Joy?
Holiday Playlists
I’ve created three playlists you can enjoy with your family as well. We played the first one when we were decorating the house for Christmas. I’ll play the next one on Christmas Day when we wake up and open presents around the tree. I’ll play the last one during dinner time with our families in our house.
Recipes
I can’t wait to bake with the babes. It’s definitely a bit of a mess but so worth the cleanup. Here’s an AIP-friendly gingerbread recipe you can use. I would substitute ginger, cinnamon, and vanilla extract for ginger, cinnamon bark, and vanilla absolute essential oil.
I’ll be making the cranberry lime spritzer for Christmas Day lunch. And Apple Cider for Mike and our parents to enjoy after dinner.
Diffuser Blends
Here are three holiday diffuser blends that you can use to create scent memories in your home. I diffused the Holiday diffuser blend while we decorated our tree and home for the holidays. I’ll diffuse Christmas Eve on its day, and the Merry & Bright diffuser blend on Christmas Day.
DIY Recipes
Here are three DIY room spray recipes you can make. You can use these on curtains, couches, towels, pillows, and sheets to create amazing scented memories.
Kid Crafts
Here are three crafts that I can’t wait to make with our twins or organize so our nanny can create some magic with our babes 🙂
I wish you the best this holiday season. I wish you nothing but beautiful memories and having a hand in creating rooms full of love and essential oils 😉
I’m so excited to announce that dōTERRA is launching in India in 2022. As someone, who lives in Canada I’ve never gotten involved in another country’s launch before. But there is something about this launch that has me wanting to go all in. I want to help new wellness advocates set themselves up to grow a direct selling business in India.
What’s The Opportunity?
This opportunity is for someone who believes in the power of a healthy lifestyle and the beauty of natural products. You may already love essential oils but you have yet to experience the power behind the dōTERRA name and the exceptional products they produce.
dōTERRA essential oils are unmatched by purity and potency. And finally, this company truly has a heart of gold and works to empower everyone who touches their company. From the farmers and the harvesters to the distillers to the wellness advocates and the customers!
The business opportunity exists to build a residual income with dōTERRA in India. This opportunity can lead to financial and time freedom for just the right person who’s willing and ready to put in the hard work it takes to create a business that you’ll love.
READY TO GET STARTED?
This opportunity is for you if…
You have the time and energy to dedicate to this opportunity
You are curious about the direct selling model and eager to learn more
I have been building my essential oil business since 2016. I am a twin mother, an essential oil educator, a yoga teacher, and a marketing leader. I discovered essential oils in 2015 after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I’ve shifted my life around to take care of myself holistically from my nutrition to supplements to sleep to stress management to reducing my toxic load to essential oils. I am passionate about helping other women take care of themselves before they ever have to deal with a health scare. And I’m passionate about diversifying one’s income to include the amazing benefits of a direct selling income model.
How Can I Support You?
I have been a part of a Canadian Founder’s team since I got started with this business. Our team (which you’d be a part of) has built their business from in-person classes, reaching out one-on-one with potential customers and online. We have a robust training system for new builders and a great support system for our customers. You can take the systems in place and adapt them for the people in India.
Support Tools
Email Marketing Automation
Intro to Essential Oil Class Templates
Onboarding New Customer Class Templates
Continuning Education Class Templates
Online Classes to Invite Potential Customers To
Getting Started Guides
Business Launch Programs
Essential Oil eBooks (from diffuser guides to green cleaning and more)
One-On-One Mentorship
Product Education
dōTERRA is going to be offering free product education to anyone that wants to join. When the market officially opens they want to ensure their Wellness Advocates are well set up to teach about our essential oils.
Starting Thursday, April 21, Gina Truman (US Founder & Presidential Diamond) will be offering product education training. The first call is at 9:00 am Mountain Time which translates to 8:30 pm India Standard Time. Please send me an email at robynpineault @ gmail . com if you’d like to join.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here is a document from dōTERRA that explains everything about enrollment options, compensation structures, how commissions will be paid out, etc.
What’s really exciting about launching in a new market is that positions in a country’s founder’s club become available. Here are the details for the India market:
There will be 40 positions.
Achieve and maintain the rank of Gold or above for at least 3 consecutive months. You then must hit the qualifying rank for 10 out of 12 months for each of the following calendar years to maintain a founder’s club position.
Be personally engaged in the business in the market.
90% of qualifying volume must come from India.
50% of qualifying volume must come from Wellness Advocates who are actively participating in the Loyalty Rewards Program.
Be in good standing and adhere to the Founder’s Club policies.
So what will you receive in return?
Founders will receive a 1/40 share of 1% of the total annual country sales. In a country of almost 1.4 billion people, the growth in this market will be just as large as when the company launched in China.
I’ve become fascinated with Human Design over the past year. So fascinated that I asked Human Design guides to come on the Alpha Female Podcast to chat about different aspects of Human Design. And then as an essential oil educator, I couldn’t help but want to draw the connection between essential oils and how they can support the different Human Design energy types.
There 5 different Human Design energy types: Generators, Manifesting Generators, Manifestors, Projectors, and Reflectors. To understand how essential oils can support each energy type, I’ll do a quick overview of each energy type before sharing three essential oils for each energy type and how and when to use the oils.
I’m a Generator so I know this energy very well. Generators can have endless energy when they are doing something that they love and lights them up. It can create a workaholic type vibe though so they have to get really good at creating work/life harmony for themselves and knowing when to turn on and turn off.
Lavender is the perfectly oil to use to wind down from the day. You can use it in your bedroom diffuser before going to sleep or in an Epsom Salt bath to signal to the body that it’s time to relax and get ready for bed.
The next oil is Clove which is the Oil of Boundaries. Generators strategy in life is to respond so when someone invites us to participate in something we have the choice to say yes or no. And sometimes because of how we were raised or our life circumstances we may have said yes to things that don’t light us up. Clove assists in helping individuals to stand up for themselves. I would recommend using this in diffuser blends in your office environment. Here are a few blends to try:
Sunshine: 3 drops Clove, Cheer and Peppermint each
Freshly Fallen Snow: 3 drops Clove and 2 drops of Cardamom and Copaiba each
Last but not least, the Align blend from dōTERRA’s yoga collection is perfect as the Centering Blend. This blend allows individuals to focus on self-acceptance during quiet moments so they can move forward from a more conscious and clear space. This allows generators to get really clear on what lights them up in the world, what brings them joy so they can focus on this in their daily lives.
Essential Oils for Human Design Type – Manifesting Generators
I believe Manifesting Generators are around 32% of the population but would have been included in the 70% above. This energy type is meant to respond to life by initiating energy.
Manifesting Generators are meant to work creatively with their energy on projects that light them up so I included Tangerine and Citrus Bliss as they are the Oils of Spontaneity and Creativity, respectively. When looking for the inspiration for the next project, popping these in the diffuser could be exactly what they might need.
I wanted to balance out these oils with Lemon Eucalyptus, the Oil of Protected Space. When you are in the flow you need to feel self-contained and protected from external energies.
I would use this diffuser blend in a home office space before starting work on a new project:
Crystal Clear: 3 drops of Lemon Eucalyptus and 2 drops of Breathe (Easy Air in Canada) and Lime each
Essential Oils for Human Design Type – Projectors
Projectors are around 20% of the population. When they are invited in to be a guide they are at their best selves. They do not have the energy that generators posses.
Because Projectors are so focused on guiding others I thought it best that they get grounded in themselves first with Bergamot, the Oil of Self-Acceptance. This oil can help us move towards feelings of self-acceptance, optimism, confident, hopeful , lovable and good enough. I would use this oil in meditation and use as a purefume before meeting with others who have invited you in.
A Projector’s energy can become very focused so I thought Lemon, the Oil of Focus would be an amazing companion for a Projector. Popping this in the diffuser before starting a work day or putting a drop in your hands and taking a big inhale before sitting down for meditation.
Because Projector’s are not designed to keep up with Generator type energy they need a little boost at times. When they have accepted the right invitation they can access vast energy resources. I would only use Peppermint to boost your energy when you are aligned with a choice. Pop this in the diffuser or rub on your pulse points before a meeting.
Essential Oils for Human Design Type – Manifestors
Manifestors are 9% of the population. I should know more about this energy type as I’m married to a Manifestor but I feel like I’m just starting to understand this energy type. They are here to inform and they are constantly looking for peace in their world. They are constantly manifesting new ideas but lack the focus sometimes to execute on them.
I picked Motivate as an oil for diffusing when brainstorming or working on specific ideas so that they can follow their string of inspiration towards aligned action.
Because their strategy is to inform, I’ve also choosen Spearmint the Oil of Confident Speech for them. This oil will be particularly important for a Manifestor who hasn’t learned to trust their voice or doesn’t feel comfortable informing others. By literally applying this to the throat before a conversation could be game changing.
And last but not least, this energy type needs long periods of rest and what better way to mark the need for rest than by grabbing Peace and popping it in the diffuser in whatever room you are resting in.
Essential Oils for Human Design Type – Reflectors
Reflectors are extremely rare and only 1% of the population. I would really like to meet on! I like how they are explained as wise observers to life. They must wait full moon circles before making decisions to ensure they are their own and not absorbed by the ones around them. They are extremely adapt in understanding how communities work.
I chose Siberian Fir for it’s properties around having perspective. Siberian Fir can support an individual looking to find meaning and purpose with each new chapter of life. I heard a Human Design guide describe this energy type as one that incredibly helpful to guide leaders because they can observe what’s going on around them and provide that perspective to others.
Next, I chose Cypress, the Oil of Motion & Flow, because I feel like that’s exactly what the energy type must do in this life. Be perfectly adaptable and or spontaneous. Cypress supports individuals in casting aside worries and enjoying the thrill that can come with being alive.
Last but not least, I included the Thinker roller bottle from the Kid’s Collection. I included this oil blend because it’s also described as an oil that helps individuals focus in a world of distractions and competiting priorities which could pull a Reflector in so many directions.
As always these can be used in a diffuser, in the pam of your hand for inhaling or in the case of the roller bottle, rolled across the pulse points or on the neck.
This is the invitation for a generator or a manifesting generator to dive in and acquire some of these beautiful oils for yourself you can get started with a shopping account here. If you want to learn more about the company first (this is for my manifestors, projectors and reflectors) you can learn more about dōTERRA and essentials oils first here.
One of my favourite times of the year is announcing the new dōTERRA products released at their annual convention. And this year is no different. While I’m watching the convention virtually this year, I couldn’t be more excited about the new product lineup! It’s definitely a high point to 2021.
Here is the quick synopsis. They launched 1 brand new oil (Madagascar Vanilla), 1 brand new oil blend (abōde), an oil that launched last year is now a permanent product (Tulsi – Holy Basil) and one oil is now in the roller bottle format (Copaiba Touch). In addition to that, they launched a brand new format for Deep Blue in a stick format with Copaiba in the formula, OnGuard+ chewable tablets, and a brand new home cleaning line under the abode blend which includes a surface cleaner, hand wash, hand lotion, dish soap, dishwasher pods, and laundry pods! So let’s get a little more in-depth into each product and how you can use them.
Tulsi
OnGuard Chewable Tablets
Copaiba Touch
Deep Blue Stick with Copaiba
Madagascar Vanilla
abode
abōde Cleaning Line
The most amazing part of the new cleaning line is sustainability. You can purchase the signature glass dispensers for the hand wash, hand lotion, surface cleaner and the dish soap and then when you need to refill the refills come in a concentrated formula in aluminum containers that are completely recyclable.
Limited Time Only – Available October 1st!
In addition to the new products, they launched 4 limited-time products which will also be available for purchase starting October 1st. This includes a sensitive skin carrier oil and a body carrier oil for diluting essentials oils, an Osmanthus Touch roller bottle, and the Hygge cozy blend.
These products are normally available during the convention (which happened Sept 9 – 11, 2021 as a kit for current customers or new customers to purchase. And before I could get this blog post published they were sold out. BUT don’t you fret, everything will be available again on October 1st. If you’d like to get started with a kit that contains all the new products, click HERE and scroll down for the collection.
Disclaimer: I personally use essential oils to support my body during pregnancy and after birth. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration or Health Canada. I’m sharing my personal experience with the oils. As always, please consult with your health care team when incorporating new products into your health care routine.
I get asked all the time which essential oils I used during pregnancy and which essential oils I’m using now that the twins are born. I did a round-up of oils that I used throughout the trimesters. You can read about the oils I used during my first trimester here, second trimester here, and third trimester here. And now to round out these posts here are the essential oils I used during the fourth trimester (or the first three months with the twins’ earthside!)
Essential Oils for Fourth Trimester
While each trimester was hard in it’s own right, NOTHING prepared me for how hard the fourth trimester would be.
Healing The Perineum: I put together a spray bottle with Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender, and Sandalwood. I used an empty 15ml and purchased spray tops for 15 ml bottles from Amazon. I packed this in my hospital bag in anticipation of a vaginal birth. Because of the episiotomy, (you can read my birth story here) I ended using the whole bottle while we were in the hospital for 2 weeks. I even made a second bottle when I got home. It helped immensely with healing and when I went to see my OB at 4 weeks post-birth she had great things to say about how I was healing!
DIY Padsicles: I made a batch of Padsicles to help heal my vagina should I be successful in giving birth vaginally and boy did I need them. I didn’t end up using all of them as I was in the hospital for 2 weeks and they gave me padsicles there. By the time we got home, Mike’s parents were at our house and I just didn’t think to go to the freezer and then back into the bathroom to put them on. I ended up gifting most of these to a new momma to be in town.
Stress: There is just no way around it. Having twins and taking care of them is stressful. There are some days when I really forget to take deep breaths. I have an Adaptive roller bottle in my bathroom. Everytime I go pee, I roll this onto my wrists and take a big inhale.
Milk Production: I made a roller during my third trimester to support milk production. I keep this by my bedside and roll it on before bed. It includes Clary Sage, Basil, Fennel, and Geranium essential oils.
Sleep: I have a diffuser beside the bed where I’m diffusing OnGuard and Easy Air to support my immune system. Other nights I will diffuse Serenity or Adaptiv so I can calm my mind and get as much sleep as possible in between feeds.
If you used oils in your fourth trimester what did you find helped?
