When you think back to your past holiday gatherings, what do you remember most?
I've been thinking about that a lot lately. The gatherings we remember aren't usually the ones with the most elaborate food. They're the ones where someone we loved was really present. Really there. Calm, warm, happy to be in the room.
That's what I want for myself this November, and honestly, it's what I want for you too. Not just to host well or cook well or manage everything well, but to actually enjoy it. To feel good enough to be present.
I’m offering you a chance to remove all the pressure that comes with this time of year. The lists, the prep, the cooking, the hosting, the showing up for everyone else.
This month's featured class, Gather 'Round the Table, isn't just about what you put on the table. It's about what you bring to it.
Featured E-Class: Gather 'Round the Table
This class is for you if you want this season to feel meaningful instead of just managed. If you've ever made it through the holidays and thought, 'I was so busy I barely remember it,' take a few minutes to look at this one. Great holiday recipes for food, drink and how to keep kids busy!
(If you're new here and still figuring out how essential oils fit into daily life, this class is also a great place to start, because it meets you exactly where you are.)
Gather 'Round the Table covers:
- How to use Vitality oils in holiday cooking and baking for flavor and seasonal wellness support, think Cinnamon Bark in your desserts, Orange in your drinks, Rosemary on your roasted vegetables
- Simple ways to create a welcoming atmosphere in your home using the diffuser blends and room-setting rituals that actually make guests feel something when they walk in
- How to support your own energy, mood, and nervous system through the chaos of the season so you're not running on empty by the time the people you love arrive
- Digestive support tips for the time of year when we eat more, stress more, and sleep less, and which products help your body handle all of it
- Gratitude rituals and simple practices that use oils to anchor moments of real connection around the table, not just between courses
- Product combinations that make meaningful, useful gifts for the people on your list
I love this class because it doesn't try to make the holidays perfect. It just makes them better. More intentional, more supported, and a little more you. Take an idea or two from this class. Lots of yummy recipes!
What It Actually Means to Show Up Well
You can't pour from an empty cup, and you definitely can't be present when you're overwhelmed. Here are three things I'm doing this November to make sure I'm actually there, not just physically in the room, but genuinely present for the people around me.
1. Start the day with something that's just for me
Before the lists and the prep and the requests start coming in, I'm doing something small that's entirely for me. A two-ounce shot of NingXia Red, a few minutes with my diffuser running something grounding like Frankincense or Cedarwood, and a few deep breaths before the day takes over. It sounds simple (and that’s the point). But those ten (simple) minutes set a completely different tone than rolling straight into the chaos.
2. Diffuse during the work, not just for the guests
We tend to think of diffusing as something we do when company arrives. But I've started diffusing during the cooking and cleaning too, the part that nobody sees and honestly is the most stressful. Stress Away while I'm doing dishes. Orange while I'm baking. Lavender when I need to slow down. The house smells incredible by the time anyone walks in, and I've already been reaping the benefits for hours.
3. Giving myself a real transition moment before guests arrive
In the 15 minutes before people show up, I stop doing anything task-related and give myself a reset. A quick roller blend on the wrists and neck, a change of clothes, and a few minutes sitting with my diffuser instead of running around. It sounds almost silly until you try it and realize how different you feel walking to the door to greet someone when you're actually calm versus when you've been sprinting until the second the bell rings.
Upcoming Events and Classes
Black Friday Sale coming November 18-28. They had some awesome deals last year and they do go fast!
Keep your eye on the Young Living events page as they host both virtual and in-person events throughout the year.
Oils'R'Us November In-Person Classes
Please RSVP to Lana by noon the day of class in case there are handouts, and in case of schedule or location changes (970) 270-6577. Thank you!
Oil Jam/Q & A
The first Saturday of every month we get together to visit, trade info, and have some refreshments. Feel free to come and go as you please during the 2-hour window and you are always welcome to bring guests.
Saturday, November 7th
2:00-4:00 pm @ Lana’s house
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Winter Wellness Toolkit
What do you have in your Winter Wellness Toolkit?
Young living has many tools to choose from to support our immune systems and deal with the seasonal bugs that try to get us down. You can taste, smell and take a sample home with you to try for yourself. Bring a friend who may need an immune boost!
Saturday, November 14
2:00-3:00 pm @ Hands On School of Massage
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Master Cellular Nutrition Video Class
I plan to watch this 2-hour video class and would love to have you join me! The first hour goes over the anti-aging and anti-inflammatory part (super interesting). Second hour is devoted to vitamin, mineral and bone support. Popcorn will be served! Come for either hour or both and learn why this is such a powerhouse supplement, the science behind it, and what other supplements it can replace.
Saturday, November 21
2:00-4:00 pm @ Lana’s house
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING! See you December 5th for Oil Jam!
These classes are FREE unless otherwise noted. Bring a friend to any of our classes!
Featured E-Book Class
There are some recipes on the printable!
Cinnamon Bark and Orange are wonderful to diffuse together (I use more Orange than Cinnamon to save money). Both oils are great for your winter toolkit! See recipes at bottom for a tasty punch and diffuser blend using these oils!
I use the Sandalwood Boswellia Firming cream to minimize crepey skin on arms and decolletage. Call or text if you have questions!
CLICK HERE to check out this month's gifts with purchase!
Please read all the details on the above free shipping during the Black Friday sale HERE. New enrollees and reactivations, as well as Brand Partners & Customers can receive the free shipping but you must order 100 PV on autoship November 1-14.
Check out all the current offers HERE!
November Wellness Box Ideas: Good / Better / Best
These products aren’t just holiday-themed picks, they're the things that help me show up better every single day, which matters even more when the days get busier and the stakes feel higher.
Good: Essential Foundation
A solid starting point for energy, mood, and daily resilience heading into the season:
- NingXia Red (2 pk.): the daily antioxidant shot that genuinely changes how I feel by mid-morning, less sluggish, more steady
- Stress Away essential oil blend (15ml): exactly what it says on the bottle, roll it on or diffuse it when the to-do list gets loud
Combined total: approximately 116 PV
Better: Kitchen & Home Support – Note that Cinnamon & Orange are Gifts with Purchase this month so you can sub something else in if you like.
Add these to your Good order to bring the kitchen and the home into the picture:
- Cinnamon Bark Vitality (5ml): the holiday baking oil, a drop in apple cider, desserts, or oatmeal is genuinely transformative
- Orange Vitality (15ml): bright and versatile in drinks, recipes, or just a drop in your water in the morning
- Rosemary Vitality (5ml): the savory counterpart to Cinnamon Bark, beautiful in roasted vegetables, stuffing, and anything that comes out of the oven this time of year
- Copaiba Vitality (5ml): one I've been reaching for more lately, it supports the body systemically and pairs well with other Vitality oils in drinks and recipes
- Thieves Household Cleaner: because a clean home before guests arrive shouldn't cost you your peace of mind, one bottle does everything
Combined total with Good: approximately 204 PV
Best: Full Seasonal Wellness
Add these to your Better order to round out the full host and wellness picture:
- Frankincense (15ml): grounding, settling, and the one I reach for when I need to feel like myself again, beautiful in the diffuser or applied topically before a big day
- Lavender (15ml): for diffusing at the end of the night when the house finally gets quiet and you actually get to exhale
- DiGize Vitality (5ml): digestive support for the season when we eat more than usual, I keep this one close from Thanksgiving through New Year's
Combined total with Good and Better: approximately 332 PV
Note: PV values above are approximate and based on previously confirmed or estimated figures.
Make sure to log in and set up your monthly wellness box through Loyalty Rewards to earn even more! Not sure what the Loyalty Rewards program is all about? CLICK HERE to learn more.
Two Recipes for the Season
Both recipes can become part of your November rotation. One for the kitchen, one for the diffuser.
November is a good reminder that presence doesn't just happen, you have to prepare for it. And when you do, it makes a world of difference.
I hope this month brings you more of what matters and less of what doesn't.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Lana Ross
Website 970-270-6577
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Please note that October in-person class schedule had to be changed!
Did you know that little bottle of Lemon oil on your shelf isn't just a diffuser oil. The Thieves Household Cleaner under your sink isn't just a cleaner. And Lavender isn't just for sleep.
October is the month of costumes and disguises, things wearing a different face than usual, and nothing being quite what it seems.
These products have a whole secret life you might not know about yet, and this month's class is going to pull back the curtain.
This is one of my favorite classes to share because it changes how people think about the products they already own. Once you know these hacks, you start seeing possibilities everywhere.
Featured Class: 30 Days of Oily Hacks
This class is all about the unexpected. It takes the products you already have or are thinking about ordering and shows you how far they can actually stretch, room by room, problem by problem, day by day.
(If you feel like you’re still figuring out how to use what you have, this class was made for you.)
30 Days of Oily Hacks covers:
- Cleaning hacks using Thieves Household Cleaner that go way beyond wiping down counters, including an oven cleaner paste, a grout cleaner, a jewelry soak, and a DIY toilet bowl cleaner
- How to use a simple felt pad and a few drops of oil to make stick-on air fresheners for cars, trash cans, closets, and anywhere a diffuser won’t fit
- The Thieves Laundry Soap hack that stretches one bottle into three and saves you real money every single month
- How to chop onions completely tear-free with one open bottle of Thieves sitting next to your cutting board
- A DIY dry shampoo made with arrowroot powder and a couple of drops of Lavender or Tea Tree
- Simple ways to freshen bathrooms, tissue boxes, and small spaces without a diffuser or a single synthetic ingredient
- A natural stain remover spray and a stain stick hack using Thieves Cleansing Soap or Household Cleaner
There are 32 hacks in total and this class will have you looking at your product collection completely differently by the end.
5 Hacks to Try This Week
You don’t need to wait until you’ve gone through the whole class. Here are five hacks that you can try right now with products you might already have. Save this graphic for quick reference so you can come back to it!
Keep your eye on the Young Living events page as they host both virtual and in-person events throughout the year.
OCTOBER IN-PERSON CLASSES OFFERED
Oil Jam/Q & A/YL Day
We can have a look at Young Living's new skin care collection! There will be some products to sample and our lively conversations are always informative. We will also learn a Tai Chi warm-up to "lubricate the joints" promptly at 2:30-2:45 pm.
Come anytime during the time slot and leave when you need to. I also don't mind helping folks later.
Please RSVP so I can plan seating and refreshments :) 970-270-6577
Guests are always welcome.
Come anytime during the time slot and leave when you need to. I also don't mind helping folks later.
Please RSVP so I can plan seating and refreshments :) 970-270-6577
Guests are always welcome.
Saturday, October 10th
2:00-4:00 pm @ Lana’s house (970-270-6577 to RSVP/get directions)
Trauma Quick Release
Trauma is stored with emotions that can get trapped in our bodies, causing issues in various tissues and organs. Adults have many layers of stored traumas (big and little) so we will be going through how to do 1 session. You will be testing for yourself (or you may test for a child or parent with their permission (if applicable). We test for the trapped emotions that the traumas are stored with and we may or may not know what the trauma is.
Prerequisite: knowing how to muscle test for yourself. If you don't know how, please call Lana to set up a time to learn before class day.
Saturday, October 17th
2:00-3:30 pm @ Hands On School of Massage 2456 Industrial Blvd., GJ
Raindrop Refresher/Demo
Come practice your Raindrop Technique skills or observe if you haven’t taken the Raindrop Training yet and you wonder what everyone is talking about. We will be working on one lucky recipient!
Saturday, October 24th
2:00-3:30 pm @ Hands On School of Massage 2456 Industrial Blvd., GJ
Aromatic Balance Technique for Colon & Lungs
This technique uses several modalities that bring the colon and lungs into balance to keep our immune systems effective: Oils, Vita Flex, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and more.
Saturday, October 31st
2:00-3:15 pm @ Lana’s house (970-270-6577 to RSVP/get directions)
Oil Jam/Q & A
The first Saturday every month, we get together at Lana’s house for open conversation, snacks and some other surprises 😊
Saturday, November 7th
2:00-4:00 pm @ Lana’s house 970-270-6577 to RSVP & get directions
ONLINE LEARNING
Please call, text or reply to this email if you would like a link to our resource site for e-book style classes and other helpful health information.
October’s gifts with purchase fit nicely with beauty and skin care routines! Young Living launches their new skin care products October 3rd!
With qualifying orders, you can earn:
Cedarwood essential oil free with 100+ PV Loyalty order: a warm, woody, grounding aroma that’s perfect for chilly fall nights
Vanilla oleoresin free with 200+ PV order: a creamy, cozy oil that also helps moisturize and condition hair and skin
Sulfurzyme® Powder free with 300+ PV order which supports hair, skin, and nail health with dietary sulfur and antioxidant-packed wolfberries.*
Plus, if you place a loyalty (monthly) order, you can save 15 percent on Inner Beauty™ Collagen while supplies last. It’s formulated with bioavailable Type I marine collagen to support healthy hair and nails, youthful-looking skin, and visible results in as little as three weeks!*
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
CLICK HERE to check out this month’s gifts with purchase!
October Wellness Box Ideas: Good / Better / Best DIY Oily Hacks Starter Kit
The products in this month’s wellness box ideas are specifically chosen because they show up in hack after hack in the class.
Good: 100+ PV Clean Home Starter
Four foundational products that together cover cleaning, freshening, and DIY hacks all over the house.
- Thieves Household Cleaner: the most versatile product in the YL lineup, and the star of more hacks in this class than any other product
- Lemon essential oil (15ml): your go-to for stain removers, grout cleaners, jewelry soaks, and anywhere you want a fresh, bright scent
- Lavender essential oil (15ml): the backbone of the DIY dry shampoo, the fresh bathroom trick, and a dozen other personal care hacks
- Purification essential oil (15ml): the odor-neutralizing oil that makes the best stick-on air fresheners and trash can fresheners in the class
Combined total: approximately 100.50 PV
Better: Expand the Hack Kit
Add these to your Good order to bring in the Thieves cleaning family and a few more oils that show up throughout the hacks:
- Thieves essential oil blend (15ml): opens a whole new set of hacks from the chop-onions trick to the tissue box diffuser
- Thieves Laundry Soap: the product at the center of the laundry stretch hack that turns one bottle into three
- Eucalyptus Globulus essential oil (15ml): perfect for the tissue box diffuser, stick-on air fresheners, and trash can fresheners
- Peppermint essential oil (15ml): a fresh bathroom trick staple and one of the most versatile oils to add to your collection
Combined total with Good: approximately 207 PV
Best: The Full Collection
Add these to your Better order to round out the full Thieves product suite and bring in the last few oils that complete the hack collection:
- Thieves Dish Soap: works with the laundry soap hack and makes a great all-purpose kitchen cleaner on its own
- Tea Tree essential oil (15ml): the secret ingredient in the DIY oven cleaner and dry shampoo, and one of the most useful single oils to have on hand
- Thieves Foaming Hand Soap: an easy everyday swap that doubles as a gentle surface cleaner in a pinch
- Thieves AromaBright Toothpaste: one of the most surprising personal care swaps in the class, people always ask about this one
- Pine essential oil (15ml): the key ingredient in the natural oven cleaner and DIY toilet bowl cleaner recipes from the class
Combined total with Good and Better: approximately 300.25 PV
Make sure to login and set up your monthly wellness box through Loyalty Rewards to earn even more! Not sure what the Loyalty Rewards program is all about? CLICK HERE to learn more.
Two Hack-Inspired Recipes to Try This Month
Both of these come straight from the class and are ones I actually use. Simple ingredients, no toxic anything, and genuinely effective.
Your product collection is more capable than you probably realize. October is a great month to start finding out.
Pull up the Hacks site , pick one hack you’ve never tried, and see what happens. I think you’ll be surprised.
Happy October!
Lana Ross
(970)270-6577
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