I ordered my Starter Kit and wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I opened it up. I did not expect to immerse myself so quickly, so wholly, so completely. And I certainly did not expect to be teaching a class within the first month! Why am I teaching classes? Because I can’t stop talking about Young Living!
I was not prepared to open up my Starter Kit, twist off the top of my Raven, and fall in love. Just like that. The relationship started with that Immune Booster bottle, but then we were just dating. When I smelled Raven, that was the wedding! Even now, every time I get a whiff, it gives me a little thrill. Raven is a Young Living blend that contains oils like Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Lemon, and Wintergreen. One of the very first roller bottles that I mixed was simply Raven and Lavender.
I think it’s fitting, therefore, that the moment that truly showed me what essential oils can do, the moment that opened my eyes and made me lifer, would include Raven. The kids had been in bed for about 2 hours and my husband and I were watching a show together when we heard my son start coughing. He didn’t have any other symptoms, no fever, no drainage, and the cough wasn’t enough to wake him up. Just a dry hacking cough that broke our hearts every time it came blasting through the monitor. We listened for a while, both of us hoping that it was just a tickle in his throat that would pass. But 10 minutes, then 20 minutes went by, and it wasn’t a tickle and it didn’t pass.
I was still pretty unsure of myself, but even my lack of confidence felt that the respiratory benefits of Raven, plus the soothing powers of Lavender, would probably be just the ticket. I took my roller bottle upstairs and applied it to his chest and wrists. And? He didn’t cough again for the rest of the night! There is nothing bunk about that.
And I am hooked.