“Spirituality plays an important role that is often overlooked in one’s healing process. Your “Spirituality” is an aspect of who you are. “Healing” is ridding the body of disease, either mental or physical, to bring about wellness, the results of which can be readily seen….    Spirituality has many facets, including awareness of the world that surrounds you; a sense of wonder, love, and gratitude; a practice of loving-kindness towards yourself and others; listening to your intuition and trusting your heart. Spiritual health is evidenced by people demonstrating the ability to be authentic, face their fears, let go of the past, and develop insight, forgiveness, peace, compassion, and love. ” Excerpted from “Spirituality and Healing” Article by Nicki Riddell Tiffany in the American Holistic Health Association Newsletter.

Letting go of things from our past, and fears in our present life is easier said by others than doing it within ourselves, when we realize the work that we must do, sometimes we fight back and hang on to those old familiar knotty feelings.  Maybe we have not told enough people what a martyr we have been, maybe we still need to be “Right”, or responsible for another, or maybe we have not forgiven ourselves for decisions we have made that did not turn out the way we had hoped.

Whatever the thing we are gripping so tightly, we can let it go.  The techniques described in the full article above are some of the ways to help us let go.

Young Living Essential Oils produces a “Feelings Kit” containing oils and audio guide to self-work on releasing pent up emotions.  The oils used in these blends are uplifting, grounding, stimulating, cleansing and many other aspects.  Historically, the oils in used in these blends have been used in spiritual practices.  The sense of smell is the sense most closely wired to the brain center, the seat of the emotions and when we look at the physiology of the head, we can see why the oils are a beneficial aid to emotional and spiritual work.

We also learn Emotional Release techniques using affirmations, prayer/meditation, and the essential oils in the C.A.R.E. Intensives.  Look under the Training tab on this site to register for the Dallas February program.  Check  http://www.raindroptraining.com/calendar/calendar.htm to find classes in other locations and dates.

I will leave those detailed disputes to micro-biologists because it seems a no-brainer to me that toxic build up in our body’s systems can be at least as devastating to our health as crud in the fuel, oil or air filters is to our cars.

So what are our choices?   There are many.  Dedication and education is needed to more fully understand.

We Change our Air Filters and our Oil Filters!

There are different cleanses needed for different of our organ systems…  Just like we have a fuel filter, an oil filter and air filter on our cars.  Make sense?

Most of us have a lot of undigested food in our intestinal tract.  Reports indicate that even the prep tests prior to a colonoscopy can be inadequate to clear the mucus from the walls to allow a clear picture of the whole tract.

So, my vote is to start with the gut.  A good intestinal cleanse will clear the colon so that when you begin a cleanse of otehr areas, the liver, gall bladder, etc, the toxins released by those areas can be easily eliminated.  This one is often also the most powerful for increasing energy and flexibility for people.   (For this I like the Cleansing Trio or the 5 Day Nutritive Cleanse from Young Living . )

I also like the Raindrop Technique…. because therapeutic quality essential oils are also natural solvents, they can loosen stuck molecules from our receptor sites so that they can be released and float away on the water going through our system.   (When you find a Raindrop Practitioner, be sure that they are using Young Living essential oils, these are the only American produced oils that are both pure AND tested for therapeutic quality.)  Raindrop can also enhance other cleansing modalities like colon hydro-therapy or ion footbaths.

Lack of water is one of the reasons we get a build up of toxins in the first place.   Think about it,  you would not canoe in a dried up creek – would you?   We need water to deliver nutrients into cells, to fill the cell itself and to take waste products out of the cell.  Normal intake of water (NOT Coffee, soda or juice- these increase our need for water to process them) is 2 oz for each 1 pound of body weight.  If you are sick, detoxing, exercising, working icrease that amount.  AND here in Texas adn the Southwest we should drink nearly twice the reccommended amount simply because of the temperatures.

• We add to our toxin load with the foods we eat… antibiotics in our feed animals, chemicals on the plants, then there are presevatives and artificial flavors and MSG. 
• Stress creates an acid environment in our bodies- an added toxicity level and great home for germs.
• Waste products are manufactured in each cell as it conducts metabolic processes to make energy from the food molecules.  This stuff has to get out somehow. 

Even with an absolutely organic diet, even in clean mountain air, our bodies still produce toxins- by-products of living- that must be eliminated.  We have limited ways to do this… urine, feces, breath, sweat…. all require water and all can use some additional help.  Therapeutic Quality essential oils can assist us – after- all that is what they do within the plant and they will perform the same function within our bodies.

Each of us has a different background, genetic make up and habits,  so each has a different toxin combination and each will need a slightly different set of cleanses to be free of them.  Again, my vote for starters is a good intestinal cleanse, and building a healthy digestive system with enzymes and probiotics. 

You’re invited to join Young Living as we cross the country for our Simply Essentials: Oils for Everyday Living tour! Bring a friend to this free event and learn how to transform your everyday routine with pure, chemical-free essential oils. We’ll share the secrets of how to use the Everyday Oils collection for a simpler, healthier lifestyle. Don’t miss this fun, interactive event coming to a city near you.

Plus, the first twenty-five people in each city will receive a free essential oil! Here are a few more reasons to stop by:

• Sign up for a Start Living with Everyday Oils kit and get a 15 percent discount.
• Existing distributors can purchase the Everyday Oils collection at 10 percent off.

No registration is required, and you can check our Event Page online for more information: www.youngliving.us.

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