Formulated from the basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Through our blends, you will be able to:
Learn about potent acupressure points on your body and how to utilize this ancient mind-body wisdom.
Get motivated to start new habits and daily rituals that will help you feel grounded and relaxed.
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The Essential Oil Blends
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Beauty Blend
$23.00
10ml
With every purchase you get:
Essential oil blend + Acupressure card + Daily ritual calendar
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A companion to see your inner and outer beauty and worth
In Western culture we tend to focus on superficial standards of beauty, which create unrealistic beliefs about appearance. Real and unfading beauty, however, does not fit this mold. Beauty Blend is a road map toward accessing more positive self-image and feelings of self-worth. It is a portal that helps us connect with our radiant spirit and focus less on insecurities. When we see a true reflection of ourselves physically and emotionally, we have a redefined outlook. Smelling the floral notes instantly lifts the spirit and helps us to feel comfortable in our skin. Like the uniqueness of each flower, the world is calling upon each of us to blossom into our own beauty.
The Oils: Lavender, Chamomile, Ylang ylang, Mei gui hua, Grapeseed
Floral scents naturally lift the spirit and the mood. They quite literally help us stop and appreciate the small and beautiful things in life. Each flower contributes something a little bit different. Ylang ylang is glamorous and euphoric. It is likened to the Marilyn Monroe of floral oils. It can help someone bring balance to being too focused on vanity or conversely help someone to easily be able to recognize their unique, beautiful qualities. Lavender and Chamomile are soothing to the shen (emotions) and can ease our stress, helping us relax into ourselves and feel comfortable in our body. Mei gui hua (Rose) has a deep affinity to the heart. It enlivens our spirit, helps us connect deeply to our beauty and frees our expression of ourselves. It connects us to a gentle, self-compassion that only the heart can bring.
Smells like...being bathed in elegant flowers reserved for high priestesses on a tropical island.
DAILY RITUAL: Apply 1-2 times daily to suggested points for 1 month and inhale throughout the day for added reminder and support. Best used within 3 months of opening.
For extra potency... Hold each point for at least 10 seconds after applying the oil to fully enjoy the point and blend combination.
Refinement Blend
$23.00
10ml
With each purchase you get:
Essential oil blend + Acupressure card + Daily ritual calendar
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A companion when releasing guilt, shame, and regret
Human beings are imperfect. A criticism said years ago that we still carry in our heart or a haunting memory of something we did can silently live within us. Refinement Blend helps us transform the hurtful experiences we have accumulated over our lifetime. Guilt, shame, and regret call for our attention and seek forgiveness. Our spirit naturally wants to be lighter and transform the burdens we have carried, to live a fuller life. Like buffing dull silver that becomes restored again to its original shine, with Refinement Blend we can wipe away the layers of emotions and experiences that weigh us down. Underneath we find our true selves that have been there all along, sparkling like silver and gold.
The Oils: Peppermint, Rosemary, Holy Basil, Ginger, Grapeseed
Spices like rosemary, peppermint, ginger and basil clear the dampness or phlegm that clogs the sensory portals of our head (ears, eyes, nose). When manifesting physically dampness makes thinking cloudy and memory foggy and digestion sluggish. When manifesting emotionally it might seem like we are always viewing our lives through the lens of the past. In Chinese medicine we say the past is the dampness we carry in our body. As we clear the dampness in our senses (vision, hearing, smelling) with these oils, we clear the past and very literally change the perception of our present. Holy basil is one of the most sacred herbs of the East, bringing to this blend a connection with our spirit.
Smells like...a soothing blend of sacred spices that invoke a feeling of home.
DAILY RITUAL: Apply 1-2 times daily to suggested points for 1 month and inhale throughout the day for added reminder and support. Best used within 3 months of opening.
For extra potency...Hold each point for at least 10 seconds after applying the oil to fully enjoy the point and blend combination.
Initiation Blend
$23.00
10ml
With every purchase you get:
Essential oil blend + Acupressure card + Daily ritual calendar
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A companion in times of quietude, grief, trauma, and integration
There are periods in life that bring us to our knees - a sudden loss of a loved one, a seasonal depression, processing a trauma. It is an initiation into a period of change we did not ask for. It is a journey that turns us inward. Initiation Blend brings us the light of a torch to navigate darkness and the warm company of a friend. Initiation Blend encourages quiet reflection and guides us through growth. When we return to the external world, we hold within us a deeper understanding of all aspects of ourselves and the rhythms of life. Like winter turning into spring, we come back more hopeful, stronger, and with greater insights on how to integrate the changes life has given us.
The Oils: Spruce, Pine, Rou gui, Jiang xiang, Grapeseed
Rou Gui (cinnamon bark) warms our Kidney yang energies (meaning our vital life force and root) helping us feel supported in the midst of the inner journey. It's like jumpstarting the car battery, giving us life again. In Chinese medicine we say that trauma or depression can stagnate the blood or put a cold blanket on our fire. Rou gui moves the blood circulation and keeps areas full or warmth and qi, so experiences can be integrated without becoming stuck. Jiang Xiang (Heart wood), native only to Hinan Island, is also a blood mover and used in traumatic injury of all types, it can even stop bleeding. Spruce and Pine help us feel anchored and safe by also connecting to that Kidney energy. They bring a deep, quiet wisdom and perspective as Pine trees can live from 100-4,600 years old.
Smells like...a mixture of the ocean and a warm hug from a cinnamon tree.
DAILY RITUAL: Apply 1-2 times daily to suggested points for 1 month and inhale throughout the day for added reminder and support. Best used within 3 months of opening.
For extra potency...Hold each point for at least 10 seconds after applying the oil to fully enjoy the point and blend combination.
Scholarly Blend
$23.00
10ml
With each purchase you get:
Essential oil blend + Acupressure card + Daily ritual calendar
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A companion to bring confidence and inner knowing to the lifelong learner
Some of us are born with an insatiable appetite for knowledge. We complete a training and are already looking for the next one. Yet, we are never satisfied. Scholarly Blend helps us remember our own accomplishments and capabilities, and wash away self-judgment and fear of not being smart enough. Rather than being overwhelmed by new material, Scholarly Blend assists us in integrating everything we already know. It allows us to access our inner wisdom and stay focused. From there we accept what we do not know, and are able to learn with joy. We return to the naturally free and curious child within.
The Oils: Geranium, Bai zhi, Vetiver, Patchouli, Bai yu lan ye, Grapeseed
When we are learning we are constantly digesting information. In Chinese medicine the same energy that digests our food (the Spleen and Stomach) also digests the ideas we take in our mind. When this energy gets used a lot we get prone to overthinking and ruminating as well as mental fatigue and sluggishness. Patchouli strongly helps with overthinking and strengthens the ability to retain information. Vetiver is a very grounding oil that helps with our sense of belonging and fear of putting ourself in public view with our knowledge. Vetiver helps us be our own role model by encouraging a healthy egocentricity. Bai yu lan ye (magnolia flower) helps clear our thinking and lifts our spirits, so we don't take ourselves or the material too seriously. Bai Zhi (angelica root) also brings clarity to the mind, and is an ancient oil said to invoke angelic presence. Geranium aids us in processing our food and calms the shen (emotions) so we can let some of the stress of learning go. It also nourishes our yin (restorative energy), to help us feel soothed.
Smells like...opening a bag of earthy chinese medicinal herbs, foreign at first, quickly growing to love it.
DAILY RITUAL: Apply 1-2 times daily to suggested points for 1 month and inhale throughout the day for added reminder and support. Best used within 3 months of opening.
For extra potency...Hold each point for at least 10 seconds after applying the oil to fully enjoy the point and blend combination.
Grandiose Blend
$23.00
10ml
With every purchase you get:
Essential oil blend + Acupressure card + Daily ritual calendar
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A companion to tap into your greatness and renew inner strength
We see evergreen trees, retaining their tall stature and dark green leaves and needles, even through the blustering cold of winter, and we are reminded of their strength and greatness. They are rooted and yet rise straight up to meet the sky and the stars, without apology. Grandiose Blend gives us the courage to believe in our own greatness. When we have trouble getting out of our thoughts or feel depleted from overwork, Grandiose Blend helps us embody the strength and renewal that naturally lies within. Grandiose Blend brings us this ability to stay grounded and at the same time have the inner confidence to reach up for our potential, to feel our own power. From there we are resilient, renewed, and open to new strength.
The Oils: Fir, Cypress, Myrrh, Bai zi ren, Grapeseed
All evergreen oils bring with them a sense of greatness because they quickly bring extra support to our foundational energy. Fir, Cypress and Bai zi ren all nourish our inner resources when depleted after times of pushing ourselves beyond our normal daily limits. Out of all the evergreens Fir brings us most quickly into our bodies and the moment. It can stop fear in its tracks by helping us be present to "what is". Bai zi ren (Arborvitae Seed) opens the pineal gland to affect our bodies natural melatonin and improves sleep cycles and rhythm. This helps us be able to sleep deeper and longer, naturally restoring our energy. When we are deeply rested we often feel our best selves. Myrrh is an ancient and sacred oil that grounds us and helps us heal old wounds, physically and emotionally, bringing us strength.
Smells like...a restorative winter day standing bundled up in the middle of an evergreen forest.
DAILY RITUAL: Apply 1-2 times daily to suggested points for 1 month and inhale throughout the day for added reminder and support. Best used within 3 months of opening.
For extra potency...Hold each point for at least 10 seconds after applying the oil to fully enjoy the point and blend combination.
Completion Blend
$23.00
10ml
With each purchase you get:
Essential oil blend + Acupressure card + Daily ritual calendar
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A companion when moving from one chapter of life to the next
One thing in life we can count on is at certain points we will begin anew. Starting a job, moving houses, developing new habits, celebrating a birthday are new chapters in life. Completion Blend helps usher us into the new cycle, while helping us transition from the old. Saying goodbye to an addiction for a better life, exchanging a beloved house for a change of scenery are all part of these changes. Completion Blend moves our energy through the areas that might feel bittersweet. Like a hermit crab that has outgrown its shell, or a snake shedding its skin, this blend pushes us to grow into greater maturity and embrace new beginnings with a fresh, clean slate.
The Oils: Lemon, Qing Pi, Juniper, Cedarwood, Grapeseed
Citruses embody the concept of completion. A fruit comes to maturity and for a certain moment in time it is ripe and ready to harvest as it sheds its skin. Both lemon and qing pi (mandarin orange) are citruses that move qi (energy) through stuck places both physically and emotionally, flowing more easily into the new. Cedarwood connects with the energy of your spine, the Du mai, helping you prioritize and organize your life. It also helps empty the closets of the body (the pelvis) where you can clear out old junk and bring with you all only what you want to store in your next chapter. Juniper contains berries, fruits for the birds, bringing that sense of ripeness and also specifically moves you through any obstacle where you may feel victimized.
Smells like...the newness and awakening of opening a sweet and cleansing citrus fruit.
DAILY RITUAL: Apply 1-2 times daily to suggested points for 1 month and inhale throughout the day for added reminder and support. Best used within 3 months of opening.
For extra potency...Hold each point for at least 10 seconds after applying the oil to fully enjoy the point and blend combination.
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