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NEWS OF THE WORLD LEADER IN ESSENTIAL OILS
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Founder’s message I spent much of February travelling across the United States spreading a message I believe in deeply: Young Living offers tools and products for those who choose to be transformed.
Imagine a life elevated by these four virtues! Imagine the good you could do, the inspiration to others you could become. That is what life with Young Living is all about. The choice is yours. As we move forward with the Slique Experience, some individuals will lose sight of what this campaign is all about. To be clear, this campaign is not about weight loss. Weight loss is simply the measuring tool we use to calculate the healthy changes that will take place within your body and mind. What the Slique Experience is all about is making a choice to be changed, to transform your life, and to accept what Young Living can offer. I have never been more anxious to see the life-enhancing results that I know will occur as you live the Slique Experience. Take advantage of this amazing opportunity that is before you. As you do, I promise you will look back with gratitude for the real and lasting changes that have come into your life. Choose to be transformed. Essentially yours,
Every spring, distributors and volunteers converge on Young Living’s farms to seed and plant lavender and melissa. This year, participants will be planting a variety of trees and plants at St. Maries and Highland Flats farms, Whispering Springs in Mona, Utah, and the lavender farm in France.
Young Living Spring planting a time for revitalisation Spring has long been revered as a season of awakening and renewing. Rising from winter’s bitter days are blossoms and colours spurred to life by the sun’s warmth. Spring is the season of refreshment, regeneration, and transformation. Drawing on the season’s spirit of revitalisation, Young Living will return to its roots with a truly international spring planting event, beginning in the Intermountain West in April and spanning into the beautiful, enchanting French countryside during May. “The spring planting season is an opportunity for us to reengage with nature and realise the importance of planting trees and plants to replace those we harvest and distil every year,” says Cory Weaver, Young Living’s vice president of global farm operations. This year will present new challenges and experiences that have not been available for several years, as Young Living’s aggressive farm vision is leading to the great acreage expansion at the Young Living Essential Oil Farms in Mona, Utah; St. Maries and Naples, Idaho; and Simiane-la-Rotonde, France. The expansion in Utah will include 35 acres of lavender, 60 acres of peppermint, and 10 acres of oregano. Distributors who volunteer in Idaho will be planting more than 60 acres of lavender, melissa, and tansy—as well as more than 25,000
“It is a great experience to watch the expansion and see what we’re doing to meet the needs of Young Living.”
balsam fir, Western red cedar, and Douglas fir trees. “Our distributors will be able to come and participate in nature’s regeneration,” says Cory. “Hopefully, they will also see the parallel to their own lives and see that it is time to reenergise themselves. People, like plants, lie dormant during the winter, so this will be a great opportunity for them to get themselves reengaged with their own well-being.”
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Hearing this powerful message, our wonderful distributors packed meeting rooms in Idaho, Colorado, California, Oklahoma, and New York to be introduced to one of the most exciting and beneficial campaigns Young Living has ever unleashed—the Slique™ Experience. This life-changing program is geared to lead all participants to wellness, purpose, abundance, and vitality or, in short, to a transformed life.
There may not be a better place for Young Living distributors to spend a few weeks in May than in France. Although the lavender died off a few years ago in the region from where all of Young Living’s lavender seeds originate, the soil and time is now right for 10 acres of new lavender plants to dot the hillside. “The planting season allows distributors to get involved at the beginning of the Seed to Seal® process,” explains Cory. “They will actually be planting the seedlings; then in two to three years, the plants will be ready to harvest. It is a great experience to watch the expansion and see what we’re doing to meet the needs of Young Living.” To register for these events, visit www.youngliving.com/en_US/company/ farms/springplanting.html
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What’s new Farms Simiane-la-Rotonde, France The planting season for the new lavender will begin in May, preparing the way for the farm’s 20th anniversary celebration July 5–7. A new structure is also being built to house the farm office.
Guayaquil, Ecuador The clinic is complete and has been moved to the Finca Botanica farm. The region is currently in the rainy season, which allows farm workers to continue ylang ylang production.
Mona, Utah The Whispering Springs farm in Mona will planting lavender, oregano, and 60 acres of peppermint this spring and summer.
Young Living around the world Singapore
Young Living Singapore is introducing initiatives to support further growth in 2012. These plans include reaching out to more Singaporeans by creating bilingual marketing materials in English and Chinese. The market is also utilising social media and has created a Young Living Singapore Facebook page and Twitter account. Preparations are underway for the South East Asia Regional Conference, which is scheduled for March 23–24. Guest speakers will address the conference theme, Vitality: Live Today with Wellness, and include Cole Woolley, Carrie Donegan, and Elena Yordan. Leaders in the Singapore market are also thriving, with Frances Fuller achieving the rank of Diamond in November, December, and again in January!
the life-changing benefits of Slique™. The Canadian market is also happy to introduce Chance Lundgren as the new Canadian sales manager.
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personnel, and sales management leaders. These team members are committed to a high level of customer service and are dedicated to creating lasting partnerships with our distributors.
Peru
Young Living Europe is now offering the From Seed to Abundance and Seed to Seal® DVDs in English, German, Swedish, Spanish, Polish, and Dutch. The availability of these multilingual DVDs reflects Young Living’s phenomenal growth throughout Europe.
Marc Schreuder’s five-day training tour in Japan was highly successful, with more than 1,100 people in attendance. During the trainings Marc shared the amazing benefits of Inner Defense™, which launched in Japan on February 1. Japanese distributors are very excited to use and share this wonderful product.
The Young Living Peru grand opening will be held June 8–9 at the Swissotel in Lima. During this two-day event, leaders of the new Peru market will host local distributors and Young Living family members from around the world for a unique celebration.
Ecuador
Canada
Excitement is filling the air in Canada as Young Living continues to grow. On April 20 the market will welcome Gary Young, who will visit Toronto to share
As Young Living Ecuador continues to grow, so does its in-country support. The local office has hired new customer service representatives, warehouse
Europe
Mexico As a result of Mexico’s continued growth over the past year, distributors were introduced to five new essential oil blends in February. Forgiveness™, Present Time™, Harmony™, Release™, and Inner Child™ are now available in the Mexico market. Young Living Mexico also held successful meetings with superb attendance and product sales in Mexico City and Morelia.
St. Maries, Idaho The Winter Harvest was a great success. Farm workers and volunteers distilled more than 200 gallons of pine and nearly 300 gallons of blue spruce essential oils. The farm staff is now chipping and distilling Western red cedar trees. Spring planting events will be held during the first week of April. Staff and volunteers will plant lavender, melissa, and tansy, along with 25,000 balsam fir, Western red cedar, and Douglas fir trees.
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Young Living’s Harvest Hall of Fame
Naples, Idaho Volunteers cut, chipped, and distilled more than 45 acres of trees at the Highland Flats tree farm in January. The ground is currently being prepared for April’s spring planting of 40,000 Douglas fir, Western red cedar, balsam fir, and blue spruce trees.
By the numbers The 2012 Winter Harvest
210 280
Gallons of pine distilled at St. Maries farm Gallons of blue spruce distilled at St. Maries farm
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Volunteers who helped make the 2012 Winter Harvest a great success
19,000
Approximate total volunteer hours spent harvesting and distilling
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Acres of trees harvested at Highland Flats tree farm
Eldon Knittle
Chip Kouwe
For many distributors, participating in a Young Living harvest is a once-in-alifetime opportunity that yields a lifetime of memories. But for a dedicated few, the cold Januarys and warm Augusts are annual beckoning calls to live the Seed to Seal® experience and display attitudes of gratitude for the privileges afforded by Young Living. For Eldon Knittle, Chip Kouwe, Jim Powell, Kathy and Dave Gardner, and Cheri Ross, each harvest—and there have been many—has been an opportunity to give whatever, however they can. Eldon Knittle admits he has lost count of the number of harvests he has worked. He does remember that he has harvested at the Young Living farms in France, Ecuador, Utah, and Idaho. Trying to remember how many years it has been, he pulls Gary Young aside and, after a laborious review, they decide that 2012 marks 13 years that Eldon has been involved in the harvests. “If it has wheels and tracks, I like to operate it as much as I can; that’s why I keep coming back,” Eldon jokes. He reminisces for a moment on those 13 years and focuses on one thing: his wife. Without Nancy, who he describes as lovely, wonderful, and beautiful, Eldon says it would have been impossible to
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Kathy & Dave Gardner
Jim Powell
“It’s like going to heaven once a year...it’s just indescribable to be part of making the oil.” - Kathy Gardner do what he has done and will continue to do. “Doing all the harvests, for me, is more than paying back Young Living or paying it forward; it is from my heart,” he says. “I just have such great respect for Gary and Mary, and I want to do what I can to support them and Young Living.” Among those who regularly participate in harvests, happily giving their time and efforts to a company that offers so much is a recurring theme. “I like to give back,” says Chip Kouwe, a Diamond distributor who has spent portions of three winters and four summers at the St. Maries farm. “Young Living has been so good to my wife and me, and I just want to give back.” Jim Powell recently completed his fourth Winter Harvest after working the excavator at the Highland Flats farm for four weeks. While gratitude is the driving motivator behind his volunteer efforts, Jim sees the opportunity to work with the machinery and play a role in producing the oils as the icing on the cake.
Cheri Ross
“I do this out of gratitude and to give back, because the lifestyle I enjoy that is provided by Young Living gives me the freedom to spend my time as I choose,” he says. “They have found a niche up here for me with the excavator, and I am just glad to help.” Sharing the Young Living message and learning the Young Living way is what participating in the harvests is all about. No one has shared that message more than distributor Cheri Ross, who has either brought or sponsored more people to the summer and winter harvests than any other distributor. Because of Cheri, her Young Living family tree is growing, abundant with people who know and appreciate what it takes to produce the world’s best essential oils. For some, like Kathy Gardner and her husband, Dave, just being out in nature producing oils is reason enough to attend the harvests. The distributor couple from Ohio volunteered to work all four weeks of this year’s Winter Harvest, their fourth. They know they will be back for more harvests, if there is any way possible. “It’s like going to heaven once a year,” says Kathy. “We love the harvests, we love the amazing people who come, and it’s just indescribable to be part of making the oil.”
Wellness Purpose Abundance Young Living Distributors Paid-As Rank List Bold: Paid-As Rank Advancement *As of January 31, 2012
DIAMOND Debra Raybern (USA) Diane Mora (USA) Essential Health Care (USA) Essential Oils Healthline (USA) Fuller Life (SGP) Jeanmarie Hepworth (USA) Shauna Dastrup (USA) Vicki Opfer (USA) PLATINUM Angel Leonardo Carrion (ECU) Artemis 184692 Pty (AUS) Barbara Ochsenhofer (AUT) Brenda & Scott Schuler (USA) Covenant Partners Inc (USA) Dietfried Wruss (AUT) Douglas Mills (USA) James Niederland (USA) Jeffrey Lewis (USA) Judy De La Rosa (USA) Karen Balistreri (USA) Kathy & Chip Kouwe (USA) Marlene Marie Wiegers (USA) Mary Hardy (USA) Max & Karen Hopkins (USA) Melvin Peachey (USA) Nancy Sanderson (USA) Rainbow Forever Trust (USA) Sharnael Wolverton (USA) Solutions For Health (USA) Star Moree (USA) Sunteam (USA) GOLD Adriana Carrion (ECU) Alan & Linda Simpson (AUS) Aleena Leah Simpson (AUS) Amy Boothe Green (USA) Anna-Maya Powell (USA) Ardell & Marian Hoff (USA) Aromaakademie Churfuerst Hanzal Og (AUT) Barbara Mazurowski (AUT) Barbara Rozen (USA) Benjamin & Elaine Perkus (USA) Beth Hedstrom (USA) Beverly Krupp (USA) Bill & Karol Truman (USA) Biz Enterprises Int’l (USA) Bonnie K & Ronald J Muhn (USA) Bridge Of Love Australia (AUS) Caleb Eaton (USA) Carl Joseph Janicek (USA) Carla & Bill Green (CAN) Carol Hudson (USA) Carol & Ben Howden (CAN) Cezanna Malter (USA) Cynthia Wiggins (USA) Danette Goodyear (USA) Darren & Sera Johnson (USA) David & Lee Stewart (USA) David & Claudia March (USA) Dorothy Mary Nonman (USA) Double Edge Systems (CAN) Dr. Hauser & Idl Gesbr. (AUT) Elaine Finster & Stanley Bytnar (USA) Eldon & Nancy Knittle (USA) Energy Coaching Company (AUT) Erica & Brandon D Hall (USA) Evangeline & Thomas Reed (USA) Franz Ochsenhofer (AUT) Gabriel A Bitar (ECU) Gailann Greene (USA) Garduno & Associates (USA) Gary Strauss (USA) George Koury (USA) Golden Pathways To Harmony (AUS) Irinni LLC (USA) James L Kapalla (USA)
Jan McBride (USA) Janet Zerr (USA) Janice Weger (USA) Janie & Jay Leek (USA) JFZ Enterprises (PAN) Jill & Jamie Young (USA) Joan & William Lansing (USA) John Maeder (USA) Julia Kay Ferguson (USA) Julie Chertow (USA) Karen & Ron Spence (USA) Karen J Douglas (USA) Karen Malone (USA) Karla Berger (USA) Kathleen Bailey (USA) Kazuko Yoneda (JPN) Kelley Beck (USA) Kimberly Rinaldi (USA) Kiyohiro Nakagawa (JPN) Lars Skogen Adventures Inc (USA) Margarete De Gaston (USA) Mariella Scheutz (AUT) Mariko Yokoyama (JPN) Marge Ross (USA) Mary C & Gregory M Farnham (USA) Matzner Keg (AUT) Melodie Kantner (USA) Miho Usuda (JPN) Monica Goldberg (USA) Monica & Larry Edwards (USA) Nanette Symes (USA) Natausha Wright (USA) New Frontier Botanicals (AUS) New Life Marketing (USA) Norma Constanza Mateus C. (CRI) Patricia Fleischer (USA) Pushkara Sally Ashford (USA) Rita Anderson (USA) Sabina Mary Dr. Devita (CAN) Shannon Hudson (USA) Solution Sales Inc (USA) Sophia Sharpe (USA) Sophie Ann M Aoki (USA) Spirit’s Whisper Acres (USA) Stephen & Akiyo Settsu Cornwell (USA) Sumiko Oonuma (JPN) Sunny Heights Healing (USA) Susan Hall (USA) Susan Pottish & Scott Anderson (USA) Susan Weiley (USA) Suzanne & Tony Tosti (USA) Takeshi Tanemoto (JPN) Theresa Walker (USA) Thomas Teschl (AUT) Tsutom & Machiko Nakazawa (JPN) Ursula Szypryt (USA) Vallorie Judd (USA) Virginia Poehler Grace (USA) Vitality Consulting Inc (USA) Werner & Tanja Traupmann (AUT) Werner Bigiel (GER) Wholistic By All Means Inc. (USA) William M & June N Mendrin (USA) Winfield & Bertta Moore (USA) SILVER Adam Rosenthal (USA) Adam Thomas Green (CAN) Aditya Nowotny (GER) Alice Jeannette Long (USA) Alina Piccone (USA) Amanda Ayers (USA) Amanda Snader (USA) Amation Llc (USA) Amy B. Bacheller (USA) Amy & Peter Minke (USA) Ana Eleonora Antillon Guerrero (CRI) Andrea Carrion (ECU) Angela Shim (CAN) Angelo & Belinda Rodriguez (AUS)
Angie Burgess (USA) Anna Nordstrom (SWE) Annalee Phillips (USA) Annalisa Jordahl (USA) April & Mark Travis (USA) April & Charles Mier (USA) April Pointer (USA) Ariel Lange (USA) Arizona Morning (USA) Arthur Pine (USA) Astrid Peinsitt (AUT) Athena Raphael (USA) Atsuko Kusuda (JPN) Audra M Oldroyd (USA) Barb Morse (USA) Barbara C & Frederick J Lemke (USA) Barbara H Champion (USA) Barbara Lannin (USA) Barbara Ploe (USA) Beatriz Gambaro-Collazo & Raymundo Collazo (USA) Betty & Gary Walczak (USA) Blanca Depaul (USA) Bob & Linda Martin (USA) Bonita Shear (USA) Brad A Michels (USA) Brandon W & Hollie N Kantner (USA) Brenda Stevens (USA) Brigitte Basagic (AUT) C. L. Burbank Joy & Health For You Llc (USA) Calvin & Kay Norris (USA) Candace M & Jimmie Don Hoke (USA) Candy (Mary) & Mike Brunelle (USA) Carlos Niemes (ECU) Carol & Delaine H Holden (USA) Carol Small (USA) Carrie E Shepard (USA) Carrie L Donegan (USA) Cascade Life (USA) Catherine Morris (USA) Catherine Rott (USA) Catherine Garro (AUS) Catherine Vajda (USA) Cathy Lavato & Steven J Lalli (USA) Cecilia Chisholm (USA) Chelsea M Young (USA) Chris M Anderson (USA) Chris Behl (USA) Christina Heinis (USA) Christine Howden (CAN) Christine Mcardle- Oquendo (USA) Cindi & Bryan Culpepper (USA) Claire & Peter Roise (USA) Claudia & Daniel Burdick (USA) Claudia Hofmaier (SGP) Claudia Lanigan (USA) CNS (USA) Colter Zane Chapman (USA) Core Essentials Network Inc (USA) Cristina & Kenneth Campbell (USA) Crystal Parrott (CAN) Cynthia Carrion (ECU) Cynthia Haas (USA) Cynthia Lee (USA) Dagmar Schamboeck (AUT) Dale Wright (USA) Dallas James Harting (USA) Dana LW Cammack (USA) Danielle Jackson (USA) David P & Teresa Gingles (USA) David Peterson (USA) Debra Huber (USA) Debra Reis (USA) Delmy Kimbrough (USA) Dennis & Cynthia Meador (USA) Dev Khalsa (CAN) Diana Buhr (USA) Diana Rosenburg (USA) Diane & Ken Kahler (USA) Diania Decant (USA)
Diversified Services (USA) Dixie Shaff (USA) Donald & Roberta Clair (USA) Donald Toomim (USA) Doni & Jeff Miller (USA) Donna J Hinders D.C. (USA) Donna Riley (USA) Dotty Morgan (USA) Dr. Bernadette Sonnleitner (AUT) Drop Of Balance (UK) Drops Of Gold (AUS) Eaglesway Ltd. (CAN) Earth Energy Solutions (USA) Ed & Jo Ann Mcconnell (USA) Edna Williams Creel (USA) Eduardo Federico Flores (ECU) Eiko & Takeshi Kobayashi (JPN) EJC Advantage (USA) Elaine Turczynski (USA) Eli Peachey (USA) Elisabeth Matzner (AUT) Elizabeth A Laliberte (USA) Elizabeth A Skala (USA) Elizabeth & Neil Carman (USA) Elizabeth Osmelak (USA) Elizabeth Williams (USA) Ellen M Bianchi (USA) Ellen Powers (USA) Emil Fiore (USA) Emily Laurel (USA) Emma Martin (USA) Emmanuel Redding (USA) Eneida & Ruben Padilla (USA) Envision 1836 LLC (USA) Eva Ringhofer (AUT) F Elaine Pinar (USA) Farida Sharan Inc (USA) Faye Marquez (USA) Floribeth Ramirez (CRI) Francisco Torrez (ECU) Frank Alexander Schwarz (MEX) Gabriele Horvat (AUT) Gail Kuettel & Athena Mills (USA) Gene Litza (USA) Genoveva G Castano (USA) Girija & Hal Tropp (AUS) Gloria Milks (USA) Gorgeous & Home (AUS) Grace M Hays (USA) Greg & Amanda Howden (CAN) Greinecker Gertrude (AUT) Gus Nickolas (USA) Hasso Wittboldt-Mueller (USA) Healing Hado LLC (USA) Healthy Images LLC (USA) Heidi Harrer (AUT) Henrietta Hammerlund (USA) Hermine Mock (AUT) Hitomi Harada (JPN) Ho Chee Hong (SGP) Hui Zhang (USA) Indrani Maity (USA) Ingrid & Hubert Deisinger (AUT) Irene Hess (AUS) Irene Reisinger (AUT) J&T Link (USA) Jack Trout (USA) James Brown (USA) James Kaatz (USA) Jane Junker (CAN) Jane Tess Davis (USA) Janell Kneeland (USA) Janet Becker (USA) Janusz Gryniewicz (USA) Jay Eaton (USA) Jayesh Parekh (SGP) Jaynelle Ashley Leek (USA) Jean Struzyk (USA) Jeanne Cryer (USA) Jeanette & Gabriel S Castelino (USA) Jenessa Manley (USA) Jennifer Cohen (USA) Jennifer Goulet (USA) Jennifer Howard (USA)
Jennifer Staib (USA) Jeri Bocci (USA) Jericho Outreach (USA) Jerry J & Jay D Childress (USA) Jesama Mullen (USA) Jessica Opfer (USA) Jill Taylor (USA) Jim Batteiger (USA) Jim Lynn (USA) Jinji Thompson (USA) Joann Mcfatter (USA) Joanne Kan (HKG) John Hanover (USA) John & Loretta Hardy (USA) John W Martin (USA) John Sullivan (USA) Joli & Anae Campbell (USA) Jonathan & Laura Hopkins (USA) Jose Navas (ECU) Josef Zoehrer (AUT) Josefa Koenig (AUT) Joshua E Lee (USA) Joshua Greenwald & Sherrie Lied (USA) Joy Malone (USA) Joyce & Randy Polatis (USA) Judi Gephart (USA) Judy Hennessy (USA) Judy Loveda Rowden (CAN) Julia Baird (USA) Julie Inman (USA) Julie Stoesz (USA) June Mcgonigle (CAN) Jvona Jambon (USA) Kai Hiang Tan (SGP) Karen Mcarthur (CAN) Karen Thompson (USA) Karen Van Schenck (USA) Katherine Fritz (USA) Katherine Larson (USA) Katherine Subramanian (USA) Kathleen J Beckman (USA) Kathleen Lemieur (USA) Kathleen Scott (USA) Kathryn Julia Alejo (USA) Kathryn Bock (USA) Kathryn Conlen (USA) Kathryn Dempsey (AUS) Kathryn Susan Faso (USA) Kathy A Bengtson (USA) Kathy Spohn (USA) Keith & Liz Haley (CAN) Kelli E Nelson (USA) Kelly Gaisford (USA) Ken Alanen (USA) Kiannaa T Leighland (USA) Kiyomi Sugiyama (JPN) Koji Okuno (JPN) Kortni Kay Harting (USA) Kozue Nasu (JPN) Kristen Reed (USA) Kristina Jones (USA) Kristy Renee West (USA) Krysta Wiegers (USA) Kyle A Green (CAN) Ladonna & Terry Beals (USA) Larkin Busby (USA) Laura Legere (USA) Laurie Azzarella (USA) Linda And Bernard Robinett (USA) Linda & Greg Kilpela (USA) Linda Budde (USA) Linda L Hoffman (USA) Linda Smith (USA) Linda Sullivan (USA) Lisa Distin (USA) Lisa & Chris Taylor (USA) Lisa & Gilbert Booher (USA) Lorena Gavilanes (ECU) Lori Mcmaster (USA) Louise Dietzel (USA) Lowell & Judith Camp (USA) Luis Dresda (PER) Lynn Chouinard (CAN) Malaika Namara (USA) Mardi Hart (USA) Maree Anne Holzheimer (AUS) Margaret Krum (USA) Margie Hofer (USA) Maria Billis (USA) Maria Carrion (ECU) Maria G Jimenez (USA)
Maria Low (USA) Maria Schasteen (AUT) Marie Gunther (USA) Marie Kneeland (USA) Marilee Tolen (USA) Marilyn Louise York (USA) Marion R Baxter (USA) Mark Manuel (USA) Mark Gregary Mccaskill (USA) Markus Poellendorfer (AUT) Martha A Wertz (USA) Martienne Freeth (AUS) Mary Dornfeld (USA) Mary Jane Wright (USA) Mary Kane (USA) Mary S Parmley (USA) Mary Schofield (CAN) Massagepraxis Werner (AUT) Maura Marie McDanel (USA) Maureen Quigley (USA) Maurice & Nansee Gahagan (USA) Melinda & Scott Ackerson (USA) Melissa Boice (USA) Melissa Marie Poepping (USA) Melody Strite (USA) Melvin & Gaye Adams (USA) Menkit Prince (AUS) Mercii Enterprises (CAN) Merrill & Linda Dastrup (USA) Michiko Hayashi (JPN) Miki & Tomohiko Kojima (JPN) Milo Beaver (USA) Miriam Elizabeth Morales Sanchez (MEX) Molly Mcalvany (USA) Montie Heitzeberg (USA) Nadine Powell (USA) Nancy Engel (USA) Nancy Greer (USA) Nandini Susan & Efrem Weitzman (USA) Nathan Forbes (AUS) Nathan E Groff (USA) Natural Concepts (AUT) Neena Love (AUS) Neoma F & Lester G Flaming (USA) Nial McClellan (USA) Nida G Gonzales & Manuel H Chan (USA) Noel Cunnington (AUS) Norma & Shiro Matsuoka (USA) Norma McDanel (USA) Norma Milanovich (USA) Olga Lay (PER) OPB Consulting (USA) Pamela K Walker (USA) Pamela L Hunter (USA) Patricia Ann McMaster (USA) Patricia Gwee (SGP) Pauline Neuhuber (AUT) Pauline & Robin Hall (AUS) Peacock Enterprises (USA) Peggy Carey (USA) Penny Torres (USA) Peterson Hockenberry Enterprises (USA) Quartus Foundation (USA) Rachelle Ellis (USA) Rae Farmer (USA) Randy Beck (USA) Randyl M & Kendra A Murrell (USA) Rebecca Precious (USA) Rebecca Preston (USA) Rebeccah Steele (UK) Regional Marketing LLC (USA) Rena Stevens (USA) Rick & Ann Richardson (USA) Rob & Ann Hovey (USA) Rob J Morris (USA) Robin Pfotenhauer (USA) Robyn Murrah (USA) Ron Peters (USA) Ron Phythian (AUS) Rosemarie Schoenenberger (USA)
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CROWN DIAMOND Healthier Thymes Burns Consulting (USA) Kathryn J Farmer (USA) Marcella Vonn Harting (USA) Michael & Connie McDanel (USA)
Rough Edges (USA) Royal Transformation LLC (USA) Rudy Hunter (USA) Ruth Ann Eaton (USA) Ruth B Dec (USA) Ruth Egli (USA) Sabine Czernin (AUT) Sabine E & Donald A Barnett (USA) Sabra Ballerstein (USA) Sally Irene Vansickle (USA) Sandra Montenegro (PER) Sara Nadin (AUS) Sarah Chase (USA) Sarah Montagna (USA) Scc Yogaschulen E.V. Berlin (GER) Seidy Vanessa Morales (CRI) Shane Sanderson (USA) Shane Tilston (USA) Shannan Rice (USA) Sharing Abundance Health Ministry (USA) Sharon Castle (USA) Sharon Raybern (USA) Sheila D Sherman (CAN) Shelley Crawford (CAN) Sherma Cundall (USA) Shirley Chase (USA) Shizuka & Akihiro Yano (JPN) Shu Li Law (SGP) Siegfried GERtsch (AUT) Simone Sarine Harari (USA) Sonya Swan (USA) Stacey A Kimbrell (USA) Stacey Ann Vann (USA) Stanlee Palmisano (USA) Stephen Blake (USA) Sun-Marlan Company (USA) Superfoods Distributors (USA) Susan Atchison (USA) Susan & Orest Pelechaty (USA) Susan Bird (USA) Susan Walker (USA) Susanne Thomaschuetz (AUT) Tanja Draxler (AUT) Tanja Luchscheider (AUT) Tera Holderman (USA) Terry Quigley (USA) Theresa & Christopher Lalim (USA) Tim Burns (USA) Tim Neal & Diane Marie Dillingham (USA) Tina Awad (USA) Tom B & Patricia M Lee (USA) Tomoyuki Kawamura (JPN) Tori Herndon (USA) Tracy Griffiths (USA) Tresa Kay Ewerdt (USA) Triharmony Inc (USA) Trina D Glines (USA) Tsuneo & Yoshiko Tsukamoto (JPN) Ulrike Churfuerst (AUT) Urban Zen FDTN (USA) Ursula Bellgardt (GER) Verel & Arlene Moore (USA) Vibrant Choices (AUS) Vicki Hartman (USA) Vicki L Vincent-Beaman (USA) Vicki & Ronald Hellmann (USA) Vicki Rabe (USA) Vicki-Lynne Jost (CAN) Violet Chappell (CAN) Vitaform Ab (SWE) Wallace Wellness Inc. (USA) Webers/Lightwing Center (USA) Weston Dastrup (USA) Wohlfuehloase Zenz (AUT) Yail Simon Valcarcel (PER) Yardley Inn & Spa (USA) Yessela Gavilanes (ECU) Yoko Suzuki (JPN) Yuka Uyama (JPN) Yukiko Yoshida (JPN) AUS = Australia AUT = Austria
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A note on Young Living reducing the use of Rosewood oil At Young Living we are committed to being responsible stewards of the environment and taking great care to preserve and protect our natural resources. These core values are demonstrated by our Seed to Seal philosophy, which promotes sustainable farming and sourcing practices, while enabling us to produce the purest, most potent essential oils in the world. Occasionally, we learn of resources that are under stress from over-harvesting or industry exploitation. Over the past few years, we have become increasingly concerned about the health and population of Brazilian rosewood trees. These beautiful trees are under tremendous strain due to unscrupulous suppliers that illegally harvest and sell the wood for use in furniture, musical instruments, flooring, and other decorative items. In our efforts to be responsible corporate citizens and to lessen global rosewood demand, we are taking steps to remove or reduce rosewood oil in our oil blends and personal care products. We will replace rosewood in these products with a new, proprietary blend of coriander, furanocoumarin-free bergamot, ylang ylang, and geranium. This unique combination closely matches the distinctive rosewood aroma and offers a similar chemical profile. Rosewood has a lovely, woody floral scent and is high in linalol, a chemical constituent with antibacterial and antiviral properties. Its fragrance offers empowering and emotionally stabilising benefits. Great care was taken to formulate the replacement blend with the same characteristics. Coriander was added to the blend because of its uniquely high levels of linalol. In addition, the blend includes furanocoumarin-free bergamot, also high in linalol, and specially distilled to remove photosensitivity properties. We are confident that the fragrance and function of the reformulated products will be equal or superior to what you have come to expect. The products affected include: Acceptance 5ml Animal Scents Ointment Aromaguard Meadow Mist Awaken 15ml Bar Soap, Lavender Rosewood Believe 15ml Chivalry 15ml Clarity 15ml Dragon Time Bath & Shower Gel
Evening Peace Bath & Shower Gel Forgiveness 5ml Genesis Hand & Body Lotion Gentle Baby 15ml Gentle Baby 5ml Gratitude 5ml Harmony 15ml Harmony 5ml Humility 5ml
Inspiration 15ml Inspiration 5ml Joy 15ml Joy 5ml Kidscents Lotion Lady Sclareol 15ml Magnify Your Purpose 5ml Relaxation Massage Oil Rose Ointment
Sandalwood Moisture Cream Sensation 5ml Sensation Bath & Shower Gel Sensation Hand & Body Lotion Sensation Massage Oil White Angelica 15ml White Angelica 5ml Wolfberry Eye Cream
Only the products listed above will be affected by these changes. We do not anticipate a need to reformulate other products but will continue to monitor the health and supply of rosewood and make adjustments if necessary. The reformulation of these products is further evidence of Young Living’s leadership role in the industry as we set the standard for ecologically friendly business practices that enhance and sustain our natural resources.
Transforming the Young Living farms As we continue with modernisation projects and the transformation of the Young Living Farms, we have implemented some name changes and clarifications. The formal name for all of the farms will now be Young Living Essential Oil Farms, citing Adventure, Discovery, and Tourism in each of the farm banners and logos, reflecting what the farms best represent for Young Living.
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The formal name for the Utah farm, also known as the Mona farm, the Mona Lavender farm, the Utah lavender farm, and sometimes the Whispering Springs farm, will now be the Whispering Springs Farm located in Mona, Utah. You will notice the implementation of the official name throughout this issue of the Essential Edge.
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