Shantistar blog

As the old adage says YOU are what you eat...or should it now say YOU are what you ABSORB! The importance on food, health and the gut has never been so spotlighted as it is now, with us personally leaning in to more conscious eating, choosing organic when we can, and knowing what foods to avoid, or to eat more of. If our gut is out, we tend to not actually a...

We're catching up on watching the dōTERRA convention replay and are excited to see how natural health and dōTERRA are becoming part of the treatment in oncology with a new 10-year agreement for research between a Kentucky oncology centre and dōTERRA. Part of what they are working on together is treating the person and lifestyle during and after treatment. Th...

There is something profound about healing and forgiving oneself, the mother, the father, the masculine and the feminine within. This beautiful blend tonight consisting of 6 drops of FORGIVE BLEND, 3 FRANKINCENSE, 1 GERANIUM, 2 MYRRH , is filing this space with such a delicious and powerful aroma! Forgive Blend works to assist in letting go of all that has be...

Simply these two together!! 🦋 Diffusing 5 drops Balance and 3 Wild Orange. ⭐️ Balance is a grounding blend with oils like Frankincense, Blue Tansy, Spruce, Ho Wood and Osmanthus and well Wild Orange is just pure deliciousness in a bottle from the Dominican Republic. 😍 Current feels! - smiling, breathing deeply into the day, random moments of silliness and ...

🦋 So......looking at today's list of things that are needed to get done and in what order!!! 💧 This blend I chose today is calming, balancing, is allowing my mind to just chill and focus, keeping everything in a nice space of gratitude. 🌲 Easy Air/Breathe - Usually a respiratory system support blend of oils, but I also use it to promote clarity and for th...

What are you dreaming of today? Remember we are moving away from the paradigm of cause and effect, to causing an effect! Anything is possible and make it big! 😁 🌏 💓 🦋 ⭐️ ♥️

⭐️ CHANGE that word we all don't like that much! But it isn't that bad really...is it? 💜 What is it that we are resisting when it comes to the thought of change? is it the familiarity, the known, the safe? Or that something quite profound may happen that scares us into retreat and safety? ⭐️ Lately there has been so much change that I've just accepted and s...

🌈 Sweet Fennel Oil - The Digestive wonder!! 🌸 Just last week Sue Lawton was discussing in her class the many benefits of this perhaps less used and known oil. ⭐️ And to me it was like YES, my body and system just tuned in and said this is for ME! 💜 So I have been taking it twice a day (2 drops under my tongue) morning and night, and so many things have im...

It’s like your mum used to say maybe, that she was saving the good China for that special occasion, or saving the vase, or cutlery......we hear it sometimes with people and their oils too! Melissa is too precious, Rose and Jasmine, or Birch and Sandalwood, Helichrysum....I’m saving those up? For what? Use these gifts and share them with other beautiful souls...

🧖🏻‍♀️ Any combinations of these essential oils can stimulate the scalp and encourage healthy hair growth. 💙 Add a teaspoon of fractionated coconut oil too when making up the spray too for scalp nourishment. 🌸 So choose a few or put them all together in a spray bottle (150ml spray bottle add 4 drops of each and FCO and add water) 💙 Shake well, then spray...

🙌🏻 I again was reminded yesterday about the importance of touch. We greet every person who enters our home with a hug, and same when they leave, it’s just a normal thing for us...sometimes though some aren’t used to this contact or touch, but they open their arms to receive & give a hug anyway, because they feel safe.  Both guys and girls! 😍 This tribe of...

We are pleased to also share with you dōTERRA's newly launched Copaiba Softgels!!! Copaiba oil has traditionally been used in Western Herbal medicine to support general health & wellbeing, urinary tract health and to relieve  burning sensation upon urination associated with medically diagnosed cystitis .  It is also used in traditional Western herbal med...

🙌🏻 Psychic protection with these two potent essential oil blends. 🌞 Although they are used commonly for Immunity and an insect repellant, combined they make an awesome CHAKRA SHIELD!! 💧💧 Apply two drops of each in the palm of your hands and rub particularly over the area just above and just below your belly button, these areas link right to your second ...

Meet some of our crystal friends! 💜 😍 We’ve been collecting stones, minerals and crystals for over 35 years we reckon, and so much so that we have a table just overflowing with different ones. ⭐️ Some from different countries we have travelled to, others from friends, sales, stores and wholesalers. 😍 We use them each day to assist us in Meditation along w...

😍 These two together bring such a quick sense of the here and now! 💙 The blend of Align from the Yoga collection with oils of Rose, Jasmine, Marjoram, Geranium, Bergamot, Coriander, Peppermint and Basil, mixed already with Fractionated coconut oil, blend together so beautifully. 💧 And Balance Blend with Frankincense, Osmanthus, Blue Tansy, Spruce and Ho w...

⭐️ Cuts, scrapes and owies....having this easy to make spray bottle around at times like these is awesome and so effective. ⭐️ Plus super cheap to make, no nasty chemicals or toxic concoctions, and you only need a little spray. Enjoy

Today is all about bringing it back to basics! 🌸 We all LOVE toxic free right? This simple hand sanitiser comes with us on the road to use when we need to, after pumping petrol, shopping trolleys!!! 😱 before we eat.... ⭐️ It’s so easy and is literally so cheap and affordable and it really works. 🌸 Those horrid hand sanitiser gels have been confirmed to di...

The Home Essential Kit - The ultimate starter kit ❤️ ⭐️ We are always recommending this kit as a perfect way to start your essential oil journey, mainly because it has just so many practical uses and applications. It’s really like having your own natural first aid kit right at your fingertips. 10 potent, healing and very incredible essential oils. So a quick...

Sleep is the most discussed topic in the classes we run, if we aren't getting enough sleep, our functionality throughout our days and lives is limited and can make us feel out of sorts, tired and grumpy! Here are some of our most recommended oils for good sleep! 🌙 Vetiver - is our NUMBER ONE potent oil for deep sleep, relaxation and calm, we nickname him "H...

<3 We love these 4, they are called the Mood Management oils, because they do just that! <3 Elevation, Serenity (also called Lavender Peace), Citrus Bliss, and Balance Blends are all carefully crafted and blended to uplift, chill, relax or ground, depending on your mood. <3 Enjoy playing with these blends, and let us know what you think of "THE FORCE" Blend!...