I am an artist and writer living in a small mountain town where artists, environmentalists and holistic healers abound.

Over the last 19 years, I have used many different essential oils to come back from various health challenges I have experienced.

There are so many ways to integrate Essential Oils into your healing path.

My friend and Craniosacral Therapist, Kathleen Morrow, has taught me many ways to use Essential Oils while I was recovering from a car accident, a huge blood clot in my leg and a concussion. Kathleen teaches aromatherapy and Raindrop Technique classes in Manitou Springs. Check it out if you are looking to learn a new healing technique at: http://www.sharinginnerhealth.org

I was in a bad car accident that gave me a “slight” concussion, a mental shift and many physical pains. I used essential oils to stimulate my brain in positive ways and help relieve painful muscles.

About 15 years ago, I had a minor surgery that gave me a major complication. Three doctors told me that I would have to live with the problem and they couldn’t help me. I could barely walk, my leg was hugely swollen and many “lovely” shades of purples.

A nurse described the problem as having a “killer” in my leg.

These doctors all wanted me to be on Coumadin for the rest of my life! But my body did not like Coumadin at all. It would flush it out or not use it in a way that showed up with the proper number for the blood samples for them to stabilize the dosage. The technician would order me to take a higher and higher dose each week, until it reached a level that even had him nervous.

I fired all those doctors and stopped the Coumandin after 6 months. I had only stayed on the Coumadin at the beginning because the blood clot was so huge and I wanted to feel certain it was stabilized before going to totally natural approaches.

The nurse in the hospital had given me the best understanding about what was going on in my leg and what I needed to be aware of before letting go of that dangerous drug.

The Doctor sent me home from my hospital stay with a very swollen leg, sayin could do anything I wanted; go back to work, drive, etc. He sent me home saying “You are not on bed rest any more.”

But when I tried to do those things, I was miserable and in much pain.

Three days after my release from the hospital I went to see my regular GP who had not been notified of my surgery or my return to the hospital. She was horrified at the sight of my leg. She offered to fax my office to say I wouldn’t be in to work until this swelling decreased.And was appalled I had driven myself to her office.

She measured my leg and it was 6 centimeters larger than my healthy leg.

I worked with my GP and a holistic healer the 6 months when I was on the Coumadin to pave the way to using totally natural approach to resolving this health challenge and begin my journey back to my optimum health.

Part of the journey included taking very short walks almost every day. Those walks would lengthen as I improved. Now I can hike for miles on weekends, or walk somewhere in my town every day. Four years after the diagnosis, I hiked 13 mountainous miles in 5 hours.

Over the years, I have reduced this major complication to a slight inconvenience.

Even my GP has been amazed at my progress. And she encouraged me every step of the way.

From the very beginning, I used many natural supplements, essential oils, craniosacral therapy, massage, acupuncture and simple exercises, including short walks, to get my life back to a semblance of normal.

Every night and morning I still massage my leg and feet with a variety of Young Living’s essential oils and blends, including AromaLife, Lavender, Geranium, Peppermint, Helichrysum, Pine and Valor.

I massage some of these essential oils onto my leg to help to keep the circulation in my leg healthy and others to help rebuild tissue and keep the bruised areas to a minimum.

Breathing the Young Livings Essential Oil Blends called Valor™ and StressAway™ help to keep my mood uplifted.

When I experience pain in various parts of my body I use a combination of single oils and oil blends to help relieve it.

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Take the first step on your path to safely regaining your optimum health by using essential oils.  

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