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Hello, My Friends, We are living in a time of great challenge, demanding self-care and deep introspection into oneself. It’s time to look at our beliefs and desires and analyze what works; and if things aren’t working, then we need to make changes. What a fabulous time for new understanding and growth for ourselves, our families, our communities, and our world. One of the most critical things we can do is to pay attention to how we are taking care of ourselves. What are we eating and how are we nourishing our bodies?
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Gary said it very clearly: “You can’t nourish your body while feeding it dead food. You can’t have strong body systems drinking soda pop; eating foods with sugar, salt, preservatives, strange chemicals, and white flour; and eating foods that have been genetically engineered. You can't live on hot dogs, french fries, donuts, chocolate brownies, ice cream, cake, etc., and expect to be strong and able to fight on the front lines of defense. There is no healthful support from dead food.” It’s time to start cleaning up. Gary took the middle syllable of rejuvenate to name his Juva supplements and blends relating to cleansing the liver: JuvaPower®, JuvaTone®, JuvaFlex®, JuvaFlex Vitality™, JuvaCleanse®, and JuvaCleanse Vitality™. The liver performs hundreds of bodily functions daily, and one of them is to cleanse the blood. The blood carries oxygen and nutrients to every cell of the body. If the liver is plugged up with the residue of dead food, how can it do what it’s supposed to do? What do you want circulating throughout your body? Now is the time for you to begin to rejuvenate and strengthen your bodies. Make sure you add ICP™, which is like your intestinal scrubber, and ComforTone™, which is to help support a “moving experience.” Remember to use DiGize™. That blend really knows how to work in the digestive system. Have you heard of the terrain theory by Antoine Béchamp? Béchamp proposed that a weak body
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could not defend itself. Gary started teaching the terrain theory as early as 1982, which became his foundation for educating about health and wellness. Béchamp believed that the pH of the body is important and that an acidic pH will attract germs, while an alkaline pH will repel them. Does that give you any ideas? Do the research yourself. It’s fascinating (cacaustin.com/the-terrain-is-everything). We have to have good water, clean air, daily exercise, and nutritious—LIVE—food in order to build a strong body. The added benefit is that we are blessed to have God-given, pure essential oils and oil-infused supplements. Keep diffusing, rubbing, spraying, ingesting, and using our precious oils and supplements. With this knowledge, as Gary said, “We give ourselves the opportunity to have a long, productive life.” This is an exciting, although challenging, time for us to help and uplift each other with hope, reassurance, and belief in anticipation of a new future filled with joy and success. With love to all,
FOUNDATION FOCUS: EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING NEWS
New programs offer new rewards
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Did you know that there are new rewards for ranking up? You may have heard that two new programs— Silver Bound and Bridge to Gold—have replaced Elite Express and Rising Star. Both Elite Express and Rising Star offered many perks and benefits, but feedback from many of you led us to design a new, simplified program that is better designed to help early builders succeed. Silver Bound If you want to build your business and currently rank as a distributor, Star, Senior Star, or Executive, you can now receive a one-time cash payout when you meet the leg and Organization Group Volume (OGV) requirements within a certain amount of time. To qualify for a $50, $250, $500, or $1,500 USD special payout and achieve Silver Bound at any of the qualifying ranks, you need to focus on three areas: • Reach the rank in the timeframe shown on the graphic above (measured as the number of calendar months from first-time qualification of your previous rank).
• Meet the leg requirements that correspond to the Silver Bound rank you’re trying to hit. These are above and beyond any leg requirements needed to hit each rank the standard way. • Reach the overall OGV needed to qualify for the next rank up: 500 for Star; 2,000 for Senior Star;
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4,000 for Executive; or 10,000 for Silver. How you go about reaching those goals is up to you. You may want to read the Leadership Corner in past editions of The Essential Edge for advice from other successful business builders. And if you’ve got questions about how Silver Bound works, don’t worry! Go to bit.ly/3bfb3Pu or bit.ly/3bfb3Pu for all the specifics. What if you’re already at Silver? Let’s help you get to Gold! Bridge to Gold Qualifying Silvers all around the world can now work toward a free Premier Aroma collection! It’s the ultimate reward: a kit full of 120 of our essential oils and worth approximately $2,800 USD. Each collection
The work of The D. Gary Young, Young Living Foundation would not be possible without the contributions of our members, and as the world is going virtual amid COVID-19, your involvement is more important than ever. No matter what you’re looking to do, plenty of great opportunities to support the Young Living Foundation. Enact change from the comfort of your home. We need passionate people to spread awareness online and use their voices to inspire others. For the most up-to-date stories of impact, follow @younglivingfoundation on social media! If you’re sharing about us and need some images or videos, check out the shareable tools at YoungLivingFoundation.org. Remember to tag us when you post for an opportunity to be featured on our channels! Show your support by fundraising for the Foundation. You can set up a fundraiser on our
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features essential oils curated by your local Young Living market. Here’s everything you need to know to get started with Bridge to Gold! To earn this reward, you need to: • Build two new legs of 1,000 OGV each, in addition to the legs required for Silver. • Reach at least 22,500 OGV or earn halfway between the volume required for Silver (10,000 OGV) and Gold (35,000 OGV). • Achieve the first two requirements in the same month and within six months of reaching Silver for the first time. Bridge to Gold is an incentive outside of regularly paid commissions and is not required in order to be recognized for any standard rank achievements (e.g., Gold). Likewise, achieving the Silver Bound bonus at Silver is not a prerequisite to earning the Premier Aroma collection, although doing so may help distributors be better positioned to achieve Bridge to Gold.
April, if you’ve ever achieved Silver , you now also have the unique opportunity to participate in a one-time reset for Bridge to Gold. This means that no matter how long you’ve been with Young Living, you have the opportunity to earn a Premier Aroma collection! You’ll have six months from April 1 to meet the program’s leg and OGV requirements. Both Silver Bound and Bridge to Gold are great ways to get rewarded for the purchases that customers and members in your sales organization make. If you want to strategically build your business, move to the next level, and get not only compensated but rewarded as you grow, take advantage of these programs. Find answers to all your questions at bit.ly/3bfb3Pu. Good luck! *
*Exclusions apply. Some distributors will not be eligible for the Bridge to Gold reset, including: • Distributors who as of April 1, 2020, have previously achieved the rank of Gold. • Distributors who as of April 1, 2020, have reached 22,500 OGV and built two additional legs of at least 1,000 OGV each, beyond the legs required for Silver rank.
VIRTUAL OFFICE PASSWORD DOS AND DON’TS As a business builder, your Virtual Office (VO) account is more than a normal e-commerce account. Commissions, private information about your downline, and your order information could all be vulnerable to fraudsters. We care about the security of your VO account as much as we care about your wellness! Maintain your password health with these simple tips:
Password Dos • Do use a different password for each account. • Do use acronyms and pass phrases to create passwords, e.g., My brother Thor reads Grapes of Wrath all. the. time. = MbTrGoWa.t.t. Password Don’ts • Don’t use simple passwords. • Don’t share your password with others. • Don’t use common words like names of oils, seasons, or months.
MONTHLY LEADERSHIP CORNER Meet Jessica Gianelloni
There might not be anything more inviting than the sense of community that comes with being a Young Living member. Royal Crown Diamond (RCD) member Jessica Gianelloni thinks the community is maybe the only thing better than the products themselves. Once she got her toddler to settle down in the evenings with the sweet scent of Peace & Calming®, she was hooked on all things YL. She simply shared about her experiences using the oils, and an accidental business was born. But as she attended events and met other members, it was that strong sense of community that has kept her passionate. “It can be intimidating building a business alone,” Jessica says. She tells other members just getting started with YL to link arms with others, even if it’s just one person in the beginning. “Build a community,” she says. Her sisters and mother are all Platinums, Diamonds, or RCDs; and they all work together, which helps.
website at any time. You can also choose the Young Living Foundation as your choice of nonprofit the next time you host a Facebook fundraiser or shop AmazonSmile. Serve in your own backyard or abroad! Visit our blog for examples of how you may be able to lend your hands and heart to great causes around the world. Keep an eye on our social media channels for opportunities to serve and learn more about our service trips at YoungLivingFoundation. org/service-trips. Finally, the most direct way to get involved and support the Foundation is to donate. Become a Freedom Builder by setting up a recurring monthly donation of as little as $1 USD or make a one-time contribution at YoungLivingFoundation.org/donate. For more information on all the ways to support the Foundation, visit YoungLivingFoundation.org/get-involved today. Also, for those joining us for this year’s virtual International Grand Convention, look for ways to get involved and tune in for exciting new updates from the Foundation!
Jessica also hosts a lot of events as a way of linking arms with people every month. She even started kid rallies, where all the participants are kids—hosted by kids, presentations by kids, panels of kids talking about their favorite products, kids hosting children. “I want my kids to grow up understanding how Young Living is a lifestyle, and such a blessing and that they are empowered to take their health and wellness into their own hands,” she adds. More importantly, though, Jessica is propelled not only by people and passion but also by purpose. About a private dinner with Gary Young a few years back, she says, “Gary did not ask us about our business or numbers. He asked us what we were passionate about.” That simple question became the cornerstone in how Jessica built her business. Jessica builds her community by building those within her community. Because as we build up others, we naturally create a bond and community based on the most important element in life: service to others. Consider focusing yourself on Young Living’s purpose—empowering the world with nature’s living energy—and outline one specific way you can do that or one specific person you can talk to about that this month. Who knows? Maybe one day, you’ll stand among the ranks of RCDs like Jessica, all because you focused on growing with others!
ESSENTIALLY YOURS Milestone memories
In March’s Essential Edge, we asked, “What's your experience participating with The D. Gary Young, Young Living Foundation?” We truly love that you have such cherished memories and hope to be able to provide them to many more of you in the future! Here are a few: “Magic! That's how I sum up working with the Foundation. My husband and I had the privilege of being picked to help build a home in Ecuador on a service trip. We fell head over heels in love with the Young Living Academy, the people, and the land. It’s magic there. We traveled back to graduation to support a student, Kelly, whom we just adore. I feel so grateful to be a part of a company whose heart beats for such a deep purpose. When you become a part of something way bigger than yourself, you change in unimaginable ways. That's what the Foundation gave me. It gave me a gratitude and understanding of life in ways I never imagined.” —Chelsea H. “My experience participating with The D. Gary Young, Young Living Foundation has been rounding up all my orders for as long as I can remember. Also, at the International Grand Convention, my husband and I always walk the Foundation 5K on Saturday morning. It is early, but it’s great fun and wonderful to see so many participating in a great walk for a great cause.” —Rose E. G. “When I got into YL oils and went to my first convention, Gary talked about the Foundation and then presented all of the organizations that the Foundation supported. When he talked about them and how much the members have helped make a difference in people’s lives, it touched my heart deeply. I knew I had to get involved somehow. I got the opportunity to work alongside the amazing staff and workers of Sole Hope to remove jiggers, educate people, and give them shoes. I got to experience the hope that Sole Hope gives to people, especially children. The experience changed my life forever. When you give of yourself, it changes you. It makes you less materialistic, and you then appreciate what you have and see how blessed you really are." —Holly M. PAG E 2
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Our recognition retreats immerse our members in an unforgettable Young Living adventure. Members who consistently strive and achieve Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Diamond—for at least three consecutive months—are rewarded with a trip to one of our flagship farms, where they experience portions of the Seed to Seal® quality commitment firsthand in addition to dynamic leadership development. P L AT I NU M R E T R E AT
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Get to know Deep Relief Roll-On What things do you wish you could get deep relief from? The challenges of keeping up with your busy day? The tension in your neck after a stressful task? The burn after a long workout? Deep Relief™ Roll-On’s aroma is refreshing and relaxing—a crisp, invigorating scent that just might provide all the relaxation and emotional support you need to keep moving. During May, it’s free with a 250 PV order! Here are a few ways we suggest using Deep Relief Roll-On: • Apply it to your wrists and inhale deeply while taking in the day’s news. Staying informed is important, but that doesn’t mean you need to stay stressed!
• Apply it to your chest before a workout for a crisp aroma that helps you stay motivated to chase those gains! • Rub a few drops onto joints made sore by being on your feet, running errands, or chasing little ones all day. • Roll a little on your temples and take a second to relax and refocus when you have a lot on your mind. • Keep it close by for a breath of fresh air while you’re clearing out stale rooms and dusty corners. Spring cleaning is here, after all! Purchase 250 PV in May to receive Deep Relief for free!
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CBD AND MARIJUANA Why you can feel confident using CBD
A lot of people are apprehensive about using CBD products because they think they’re the same thing as marijuana. If that’s you, we have good news: Our Nature’s Ultra CBD is sourced from hemp, not marijuana. Let’s talk about how the two plants are different! Hemp and marijuana are both varieties of the cannabis plant, but they differ in the amount of THC and CBD they contain. THC is the intoxicating compound in cannabis that causes the euphoric side effects commonly associated with marijuana. On the other hand, CBD is not intoxicating and does not cause euphoria. Marijuana contains high amounts of THC and low amounts of CBD, while hemp contains higher amounts of CBD and low amounts of THC. That’s why CBD products that are sourced from hemp and contain less than 0.3 percent THC are legal in most places, while products that are sourced from marijuana and contain 0.3 percent THC or more are not. To create our Nature’s Ultra products, we source our pure, potent CBD from high-quality hemp. We isolate it from the plant using a proprietary extraction method, and we test it rigorously to ensure that it contains 0.0 percent THC. Best of all, every Nature’s Ultra CBD product meets our Seed to Seal® quality commitment. You can rest easy knowing that you’re using the highest quality CBD on the market! Visit Nature’s Ultra under the Products tab at YoungLiving.com to learn more.
ESSENTIAL EDGE ENHANCEMENT IS ON THE WAY
The Essential Edge is going quarterly! Our Finca Botanica Farm in Ecuador operates year-round to bring you the best exotic Ecuadorian oils available, particularly Ylang Ylang! Building this farm and its state-of-the-art distillery started as one of Founder D. Gary Young’s passion projects. Today Ecuador’s tropical climate helps nurture Young Living’s 1,075 acres of rich soil, year-round harvests, and lush botanical life. Learn the details of how rare botanicals are harvested at this farm and become a Seed to Seal® guru! Ylang Ylang Ylang Ylang essential oil comes from flowering trees. Harvesting the trees’ aromatic yellow flowers, which bloom year-round, must be done manually by an average of 35–40 people. The workers look for three red dots coming out of the center of the flowers to know when they are ready. One kilogram of ylang ylang flowers is used to produce almost 15 ml of Ylang Ylang essential oil. Ocotea Ocotea essential oil is harvested and distilled from the handpicked leaves of wild ocotea trees in a nearby rainforest 2–3 times a month. We harvested 2,756 tons of ocotea leaves in 2019, with a yield of about
6 ml of Ocotea essential oil from each of those kilograms. Because of high demand, we also started the Mera Ocotea Farm in 2019. There we planted 35 acres of ocotea, which will be ready for first harvest in 2023 or 2024. Ruta Ruta essential oil is harvested and distilled weekly from all parts of the ruta bush and is available only as part of our RutaVaLa™ blend. Forty pounds of ruta plant material—roughly the weight of 32 basketballs—are needed to make 15 ml of oil. Not only does Young Living’s Finca Botanica Farm provide these memberfavorite oils, but it also provides steady employment for its workers. They’re all paid over the market average and on time, plus they receive free food, transportation, and uniforms. Finca Botanica is a key member of our family of corporate farms, partner farms, and Seed to Seal-certified suppliers that are dedicated to bringing you nature’s living energy. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to learn more about our Seed to Seal quality commitment in action.
For many years, The Essential Edge has arrived every month filled with important Young Living updates, educational articles, and insightful messages from our founder and president, D. Gary Young, and for the past two years from our co-founder and CEO, Mary Young. Starting in July, we’re going to make some enhancements to The Essential Edge to better support our 5×5 Pledge zero-waste initiative. Each quarterly issue in January, April, July, and October will still give you: • Supportive and uplifting messages from Mary • Helpful Young Living product information • Important announcements about companywide initiatives • Recognition opportunities • Business-building ideas • Delicious recipes • And much more All that, but with two thirds less waste! We encourage you to also explore the digital side of The Essential Edge by visiting Issuu.com/youngliving for a paperless, more convenient Essential Edge experience. Join us in making The Essential Edge a more integral part of our pledge to not only achieve zero waste in five years but to also: • Empower five times more people through The D. Gary Young, Young Living Foundation • Develop five or more corporate-owned or partner farms each year • Open five or more new markets each year • Reach 1 million more households each year for five years or more As you know, our 5×5 Pledge is an extension of who we are: a company that helps people make their homes healthier and the world a better place to live. This quarterly Essential Edge is one more step toward achieving our goals. Thank you for your passion and support!
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