Essential Oil Tips
I began sharing dōTERRA Essential Oils during my yoga classes and in the studio as a way to deepen and enhance the practice. Peppermint helped to bring more energy and uplift to morning classes, while douglas fir and lavender helped to calm and ground clients during Svasana. I quickly discovered that they could be used for profound emotional shifts and healing and I love sharing Essential Oils. Let me know how I can help you! ~Leah
What are Essential Oils?
Essential oils are the protective and immune strengthening properties of plants—the plants' defense system from disease, predators and weather. When we use essential oils we are literally using the plants defense system for our benefit. Essential oils are nutrients that our body recognizes because they come from plants unlike synthetic medications and fragrances made in a lab. Learn more of the science of what an essential oil is here. They have long been used in healthcare practices all over the world and across cultures.
How Can They be Used?
Essential oils can be diffused in the air, applied directly to the skin or ingested depending on the oil and desired outcome. They are used for a wide range of emotional and physical health & wellness outcomes. My favorite way to use essential oils is for emotional and energetic shifts and healing. Here is a sampling of how I recommend using the top ten essential oils for physical and emotional benefit.
2 Minute Essential Oil Videos
Why dōTERRA? What about other essential oils?
I use dōTERRA Essential Oils because they are consistent in their quality and in their results. They are the only essential oil I have used that has given me consisten results! I also like how transparent they are and how committed they are to the quality of their essential oils and the lives of the people who harvest them. Their oils are not cut with any other ingredients and they guarantee the same high-quality potency in every single bottle.
Even with pure essential oils the composition of the oil can vary depending on the time of day, season, geographic location, method and duration of distillation, year grown, and the weather, making every step of the production process a critical determinant of the overall quality of the essential oil product.
Each dōTERRA essential oil is carefully and thoroughly tested using the strict CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® quality protocol and if the oil doesn't meet the standards of potency and purity they are not sold as dōTERRA oils. Experienced essential oil users will immediately recognize the superior quality standard for naturally safe, purely effective therapeutic-grade dōTERRA essential oils.
Sourcing & Social Mission:
dōTERRA essential oils are gently and carefully distilled from plants that have been patiently harvested at the perfect moment by experienced growers from around the world for ideal extract composition and efficacy. Learn more here.
dōTERRA works to improve lives and communities throughout the world. Many of the essential oils offered by dōTERRA are sourced in developing countries, where the growers and distillers are often at the mercy of third parties. dōTERRA Co-Impact Sourcing helps create coalitions of growers and distillers that ensure local communities receive fair and timely payments to support their families and communities. dōTERRA works with these coalitions to provide the resources, tools, and training necessary to ensure a long-lasting partnership. Learn more about their mission here.