Whether you’re trying to get away from work on a rare vacation, or to work during your regular commute, or even just running errands around town, travel hardly ever seems to be easy, quick or safe. Travel can put you on edge and even compromise your well being. When weather threatens your journey, when construction interferes with your timing, or crowds close in to jostle and breathe on you, you need ways to ease the apprehension, quell the road rage, and boost your spirits. A travel kit of easy-to-use essential oil applications is the natural answer to ease your travel.

Start with easy inhalations of bottled pure essential oils for any situation that arises. Just take a whiff of:

• Lavender during any stressful event

• Peppermint when you are tired

• Eucalyptus when you are surrounded by sniffling and sneezing people

A simple dilution of essential oils and pure water in a small spray bottle can be customized for more specific applications. Mix the oils and water, shake the bottle and apply 3 to 4 sprays.

• Relax: To help put you in a relaxed, restful state during a long red-eye flight, combine 12 drops lavender, 6 drops Roman chamomile and 6 drops sweet marjoram with 4 ounces of water.

• Revive: If a long drive with little sleep has you dangerously close to dozing off, combine 12 drops peppermint and 12 drops grapefruit with 4 ounces of water.

• Protect: If everyone around you seems to be ill, or if you find yourself in less than clean public transportation, use a blend of 12 drops tea tree, 6 drops lemon and 6 drops lavender with 4 ounces of water. Use as a purifying air and hand spray.

Essential oils have the power to calm, refresh and shield us from the effects of travel. Whether you are going across town or across country, pack a little protection with Aura Cacia pure essential oils.

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Aura Cacia will be at the San Franciso Yoga Journal Conference on January 12th-16th.

Charlynn Avery, Aura Cacia Aromatherapist and Educator will share a fun and interactive class that joins yoga with aromatherapy on the Saturday from 2:00pm - 3:00pm. Learn how essential oils can help bring balance to the chakras, the importance of purity and sustainability, and practical recipes to add to your yoga practice. She will also incorporate a guided aroma-meditation for the group. The first 50 people will receive a goody bag filled with Aura Cacia products.

DECEMBER FREE GIVEAWAY

Aura Cacia Frosty Pine Aromatherapy Set FREE with every online order (while supply lasts)! Click here for details.

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ESSENTIAL OIL OF THE MONTH

PEPPERMINT

One of the most popular essential oils, peppermint's key aromatherapy benefits are that it's awakening, refreshing and reviving. And who doesn’t need a little lift now and then?

Peppermint oil is steam-distilled from the leaves and tops of the Mentha X piperita plant and is one of the few essential oils produced in America. Most peppermint oil is distilled a second time to remove all but the menthol constituent, which is used in peppermint flavorings and in over-the-counter oral care products like toothpaste and mouthwash. The finest oil for aromatherapy purposes has not gone through this refinement process and therefore contains all of the active properties of the plant. You'll notice that Aura Cacia’s pure, non-redistilled peppermint oil has a unique creamy, buttery texture and mint aroma.

Apply peppermint as a cooling, refreshing compress to revive you on hot, hectic days:
Add 7 to 10 drops of peppermint essential oil to a quart of cool water. Swish a washcloth in the water, ring out excess and drape on forehead or back of neck.

Create a soothing, penetrating muscle and joint massage:
Add 12 drops peppermint essential oil and 12 drops lavender essential oil to 4 ounces of sweet almond oil. Smooth over body and massage into muscles.

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ESSENTIAL OIL WEBINAR

Join us for a webinar on Essential Oils for the Winter Season with our own Tim Blakley on January 12th. Learn more.

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