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NEWS OF THE WORLD LEADER IN ESSENTIAL OILS

Volume 2 Issue 9

20th Anniversary: "A Hallmark Week" in France for Young Living

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This has been a summer of oppor-tunity! This year’s theme of trans-formation has perfectly described the enabling power found at every Young Living event that has in-spired you to become better. This opportunity for transformation has literally been a worldwide effort: our International Grand Convention in Salt Lake City, our 20th anniversary celebration in France, and the Silver Retreat and 20th anniversary celebration in northern Idaho. This summer has been remarkable.

Now, as all of us begin looking forward to the autumn season, a season filled with new sights and smells, I challenge each of you to continue on your path toward a changed, transformed, and better you.

We are all dreamers. Each one of us dreams for something. I call it a dream for abundance. The quicker you are able to realize what your transformed you looks like, the faster you will achieve your dream of abundance. Don’t wait; make the decision to start acting today to realize your dream. It is yours for the taking!

As I met with our wonderful Silver distributors in the lodge at the St. Maries farm during this year’s Silver Retreat, I talked with them about developing a deep purpose in life. Much of develop-ing a deep purpose stems from the ability to evaluate yourself and dream, to visualize where or what you want to be. When you visualize something, you begin to believe it; when you believe it, your dream can become reality.

There is a major disease that is destroying the possibility for successfully realizing our dreams, and it infiltrates all of us at times. It is called “excusitis.” Remove this disease from your life and start achieving today. The realization of abundance is worth the price.

Founder’s Message

Gary leased his first farm in France and then a few years later became the first American to purchase and own a lavender farm in the Provence region in the famous village of Simiane-la-Rotonde. This past July, after years of learning to grow, harvest, and distill

true lavender, Gary returned to south-ern France with 150 Young Living dis-tributors from all corners of the world to celebrate the 20th anniversary of a most magnificent achievement.

It was a monumental experience for distributors to see how one man’s vision has come full circle in perhaps the saving of French lavender for the world. About ten years ago, the farm-ers began to see a decline in their oil production. The plants weren’t as hardy and didn’t grow prolifically. It’s hard to say exactly what happened, but with years of chemically treated soil, exhausted soil nutrients, seven years of drought, and being struck by a virus, the lavender began dying out to now a loss of about 90 percent of the production in France. It seemed that pure lavender oil from France was to be lost to the world.

However, the seed that Gary brought back had germinated into mighty little lavender plants, and when Gary bought his farm in St.

Maries, Idaho, those plants were transplanted to the farm and grew into huge, flowering bushes that produced exquisite oil. Gary’s first vertical, stainless steel distiller was built, more seed was planted, more oil produced, and more expertise ac-quired. Gary sent his beautiful, hardy seed to one of the lavender growers in Simiane-la-Rotonde, who in turn gave it to one of the greenhouse owners to see how well it would germinate.

To everyone’s great delight, strong, healthy plants came up and were transplanted to the Young Living Farm. Distributors were thrilled to see our beautiful St. Maries plants grow-ing in France, and what a contrast it was to see the few sickly plants that were still alive from previous years.

Everyone was curious about the co-op distillery, of which we are part owner, and enthusiastically watched as Jean-Marie, our farm production manager, came in with a load of lav-ender in the harvester to dump into the extraction chamber. For many, it was the first time to see lavender dis-tilled and to see those beautiful oil droplets come up into the separator. It was a great learning experience for all of us. We were honored to have the mayor of Simiane-la-Rotonde come to greet our Young Living guests, and we all enjoyed the picture taking.

While most of the event was cen-Crown Diamond Barbara Ochsenhofer in France, during the 20th anniversary celebration.

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Twenty-three years ago, Gary Young brought lavandula angustafolia seed from Provence, France, to plant in his quarter acre of ground behind the Young Living headquarters in Spokane, Washington. Gary felt a lot of excitement about the possibilities of growing French lavender in America, with a most fortuitous idea that this was just the beginning of something great to come in the future.

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2012 Silver Retreat: Celebrating Adventure, Learning, and Life in Northern Idaho

WHAT COULD BE better than cel-ebrating during an opening reception at the stunning Coeur d’Alene Resort, spending a day filled with fun and learning at the St. Maries farm, and river rafting down the spectacular St. Joe River? Well, doing all of those things with Gary and Mary Young, of course.

In conjunction with the 20th anniver-sary of the St. Maries farm, 49 Silver leaders took advantage of three beau-tiful days in northern Idaho to build relationships and make memories during the 2012 Silver Retreat held August 2–4. In focusing on this year’s theme, transformational “goodies” were there for the taking almost constantly.

“There have been so many great moments; it’s just such a huge bless-

ing to be here,” said Texas distributor Kendra Murrell. “Being here just gives me so much excitement to go home and tell my group that if they don’t come to St. Maries, they’re crazy! It’s valuable and awesome.”

Events like the Silver Retreat give leaders the unique opportunity to learn from and interact with Gary in a dynamic, personal setting. Through sharing his stories and teaching busi-ness skills, Gary is able to teach at these events unlike anywhere else, including the annual conventions.

At this year’s Silver Retreat, distribu-tors were encouraged to not only aspire to become Crown Diamonds but to also begin now to act, think, and do business like Crown Diamonds.

“The best thing about this year’s

Silver Retreat was learning how to see ourselves in the future,” said Loui-siana Silver Danielle Jackson. “Gary really stressed seeing ourselves as Crown Diamonds and doing things Crown Diamonds would do. That is really exciting!”

To learn about overcoming obstacles and aggressively pursuing goals in a classroom is one thing; to experience it on a mountain river is entirely dif-ferent. The St. Joe River was the opportunity of a lifetime for many to take personal adventure to a new level and gain experien-tial knowledge of the lessons Gary taught the night before. Following Gary’s lead, Silver leaders made their way down the river, stopping at times to remove massive fallen trees from the riverbed—symbolic of removing obstacles and reaching our journey’s end—to reach the end reward: a cliff-diving rendezvous into a cool, exhila-rating river pool.

“Being with everyone here on the river, we have learned about leader-

ship and teamwork,” said Malaysian distributor Fee Boey. “To get down the river, we really needed to have team-work and to collaborate and cheer each other on. This experience alone was absolutely worth it for me to come from Malaysia—an honor and a privilege.”

Throughout the event there was a feeling of camaraderie, that at Young Living we are all in it together.

“I have loved it here; it’s great,” said Jarrett D’Arco, a young Silver from New Jersey. “Gary wishes the best for us, he is on our side, and he wants us to succeed. It is really important to me to know that Young Living is here for us.”

The 2012 Silver Retreat leaders met in August from all over the world to celebrate in Coeur d’Alene, St. Maries, and the St. Joe River, Idaho.

Rollin’ on the river: Laura Karowsky, Kathy Nutter, and Joanne Kan having a great time on the St. Joe River.

A grateful Gary Young receiving framed photos of him and his mentor, Marcel, during the wonderful ceremony in Simiane-la-Rotonde, France. Also pictured are Marta, Marcel’s wife, and Jean Noel.

“You have met some beautiful people today, and now they’re your friends, too.”–Gary Young

Mary Young with Marcel’s wife, Marta, in Simiane-la-Rotonde, France.

tered on the 20th anniversary and Gary’s beginning in France, distributors were able to tour the world-renowned Fragonard perfumery in Grasse and the fascinating lavender museum in Apt, with its old portable lavender distiller. It was most enlightening to see to what extent the farmers went through to produce the most famous oil in the world.

The historical ride on the “breath-holding” hairpin road along Napoleon’s Route was thrilling, and as we journeyed from the Young Living farm back to Marseille, distributors were able to see several farms that grow for Young Living. Gary even

stopped the buses so that distributors could gather their own lavender to take home. Everyone had fun wild crafting and making their own discoveries.

“Seeing the emotion that Gary has and the grounding that he feels in this place created a very special time for us,” said Max Hopkins. Max and his wife Karen, Platinum distributors from Oklahoma, added the celebra-tion of their 40th wedding anniversary to this great week. “To actually see where it all started and to contrast this with the growth in the United States made our celebration a once-in-a-life-time experience.”

All of the emotion that ties Gary to

the farm in southern France came to a pinnacle while we enjoyed lunch in a quaint restaurant situated in the village of Simiane-la-Rotonde on the hillside that overlooks the Young Living farm. It was here where a “fam-ily reunion” took place with many of the dear friends who took Gary under their wings as he forged ahead with his dream. Gary was surrounded by Jean Noël Landal, Gary’s long-time partner from the very beginning, and Benoit Cassan, one of Provence’s most prominent lavender producer and the son of the mayor of Simiane-la-Rotonde. Benoit’s family has pro-duced pure lavender for Young Living for many years.

Marta Espieu also came to join our celebration and shared many won-derful memories of those early years. Marta was always making sure Gary had food to eat, and when she found out that Gary was sleeping in a sleeping bag at the distillery, she had him come and stay in their home. Sadly, Marta’s husband and Gary’s great friend and mentor Marcel Espieu passed away a

few years ago. Marcel, a 6th generation lavender grower and distiller, was the president of the Lavender Growers Association in France for more than 20 years.

Gary spent a lot of time with Marcel learning not only the technique but also the art of distillation. Gary was a devoted student and Marcel was the devoted teacher. Marcel often chuckled at Gary’s vision and gran-diose ideas, but when he and Marta came to the Young Living Convention in 2002, tears ran off Marcel’s face as he stood in front of the distillery in Mona, Utah, and cried that the student had become the teacher.

Gary was presented with a framed picture of Marcel in his distillery in 1992, which brought tears to both Marta and Gary. It was a beautiful moment as Gary looked up and said, “You have met some beautiful people today, and now they’re your friends, too.”

“This was just so exciting; a dream come true,” said Spanish distributor Lina Maria Lamos. “It was totally spectacular.”

But above everything else, it was a week of greater appreciation for Gary’s dedication to his vision and the deter-mination to bring it to fruition.

“Being here in France is more proof that Gary is a visionary and that God is using him to teach about the plants that He put on this earth for the good of mankind,” said Karen Hopkins. “Young Living is truly the world leader in essential oils, and we need to carry that torch throughout the world.”

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Young Living Researchers Leading the Way in Frankincense Research

THE FOCUS YOUNG Living is devoting to frankincense research is

astounding, and one of the leaders of this research is Mahmoud Suhail, MD, a pediatrician and research scientist from Oman. Working closely with Gary Young, HK Lin, and other researchers, Dr. Suhail is discovering valuable component traits of Boswellia sacra, Boswellia frereana, and Boswellia carterii.

Much to the delight of the thrilled crowd, Dr. Suhail presented his recent findings during the 2012 International Grand Convention.

Stating that Boswellia sacra, or sa-cred frankincense, has been ingested by the Arabian peoples for centu-ries and is now considered safe by the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Suhail said that components of boswellia work synergistically in a

unique system. He explained that trying to isolate a single component in boswellia or trying to synthesize it leads to effective failure.

“Why go only through the door with synthetic medicines when our natu-ral medicines like frankincense go through walls?” he asked.

According to Dr. Suhail, of the more than 250,000 known plant species, less than 1 percent has been tested for medical applications; yet out of this 1 percent comes 25 percent of pre-scription medications. However, all phytochemicals—naturally occurring plant chemicals—subject to synthetic mutation lost most if not all of their potency.

Part of Dr. Suhail’s studies includes examining the diverse grades and

forms of many different boswellia species, as well as how seasonal, geo-graphical, and harvest methods affect boswellia properties. Such an intense determination to provide each dis-tributor and essential oil user with the most effective, results-based products is what separates Young Living from the competition.“Our plan, mine and Young Living’s plan, is to optimize extraction methods of Boswellia sacra using physical—not chemical—methods. The extracts will then be tested in vitro (lab testing) and in vivo (human testing), with the overarching goal of moving toward a registered, multicentral clinic in the U.S. and throughout the world.”

PANDEMIC. WE HAVE all thought about it. With every “breaking news” alert of a swine flu outbreak, the horri-fying speculation creeps straight from our dark subconscious and turns into a real terror of what might happen if we were to be so unfortunate to con-tract an infectious disease. That is the reality—at least if you are living without Young Living essential oils.

“Don’t freak out about exposure;

just make sure you’re healthy when the exposure happens,” explained Dr. Peter Minke during a panel discussion on pandemics at the 2012 Interna-tional Grand Convention.

The panel is the Integrated Health Professionals Council (IHPC), which consists of PhDs, MDs, and others with extensive medical backgrounds. It includes Peter Minke, PhD; Carolyn DeMarco, MD; Dan Purser, MD; Ed-

ward Close, PhD; and aromatherapy instructor Tracy Griffiths, RPP, PWE, CMT.

“Another pandemic will happen—it is just a matter of when,” said Dr. Ed Close. “Surround yourself with pos-itivity and optimism and use Thieves® any way you can; it kills all bad bacteria.”

Noting that with Young Living essential oils, we have a great defense against illness, Tracy Griffiths said that a daily focus on building your immune system is critical. “The best defense is your offense. If you feel run down, watch your diet and take Inner Defense™ and Life 5™.”

Life 5, according to Dr. Dan Purser, is especially important to healthy living and pandemic preparation as a high-potency probiotic. “Many times

infections start in your gut, so your gut needs to be healthy.” Life 5 contains 8 billion active cultures for that specific purpose.

Pointing to our overdependence on antibiotics, Dr. Minke said, “After 60 years of people using antibiotics, they are just not working anymore. The question is, ‘Do we have an alterna-tive?’ Yes! The answer is Young Living essential oils. Be sure you always have them with you.”

In addition to Thieves, the panel listed lavender, lemon, Peace & Calming®, Stress Away™, Trauma Life™, Citrus Fresh™, and Purification® essen-tial oils and blends as must-haves for a healthy immune system and for pandemic preparation.

Dr. Mahmoud Suhail plays a key role in frankincense research.

More from Convention

Experts: Prepare for Pandemics by Building with Young Living“After 60 years of people using antibiotics, they are just not working anymore.”– Dr. Peter Minke

YOUNG LIVING RECENTLY released OmegaGize³™, in the USA, a new nutri-tional supplement designed to bolster your vitality and increase your quality of life, furthering the company’s mission of providing the world with wellness, pur-pose, and abundance.

OmegaGize³ (Item No. 3097) combines the power of three core daily supple-ments—omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D3, and CoQ10. These supplements combine with our proprietary enhancement es-sential oil blend of pure clove, German chamomile, and spearmint essential oils to support a healthy response to inflam-mation and antioxidant protection.*

Used daily, these vital nutrients sup-port normal brain, heart, skin, eye, and joint function, resulting in an amazing super supplement worthy of the Young

Living name.*The sourced omega-3 in OmegaGize³

is one of the purest fish oils available and is rigorously and independently tested to ensure that it is free of environmental pollutants.

Vitamin D3, known as the “feel-good vitamin,” is a fat-soluble vitamin that may help maintain already normal circula-tion and mood and improve the body’s ability to absorb calcium.*

CoQ10 is an oil-soluble, vitamin-like substance found naturally in all life. It plays a vital role in the normal function of the body’s cells and is found in highest concentrations in the body’s hard-work-ing organs, especially the heart, liver, and kidneys.*

OmegaGize³ capsules should be in-gested 4–8 times daily for health benefits.

As part of the OmegaGize³ launch, we have retired Omega Blue. We are confi-dent that current Omega Blue consumers will be elated once they experience the additional benefits provided by Omega-Gize³. Order yours today by visiting youngliving.com.

*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

Bolster Vitality with New OmegaGize3 St. Maries, Idaho

An enormous planting effort was recently completed at the St. Maries farm. Gary Young, along with farm employees and distributors from around the world, worked together during the last six weeks to plant nearly half a million new melissa and lavender starts. Gary and the other workers replanted a total of 312,000 melissa plants covering 31 acres and 108,000 lavender plants cover-ing 10 acres.

This planting was a significant event for many distributors as they worked side by side with Gary and learned about Young Living’s his-tory; its industry-leading planting, harvesting, and distilling techniques; and the importance of being envi-ronmentally responsible.

Farm Update

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EVER SINCE HIS electrifying pre-sentation on self-belief during Young Living’s 2012 International Grand Convention, world-class speaker and businessman Bob Proctor hasn’t been able to get Young Living out of his mind. He has become intrigued by our essential oils, has lauded our leadership team, and marveled at our worldwide distributorship. In short, he is a big fan of Young Living.

Wanting to be more involved, Mr. Proctor called Gary Young in July and asked if they could team up for a conference call that would inspire Young Living distributors who are fo-cused on achieving wellness, purpose, and abundance. Without hesitation Gary set up two webinars and invited all to participate.

“The best way to make the world aware of Young Living essential oils is to expand your business,” opened Mr. Proctor. “Look at what Gary has done—it’s a great model. He has ex-panded his own reach through you, just like you can expand your reach

through others.” By reaching out to others and build-

ing your business through them, you can realize success in any economy, no matter the barriers. “We create our own economy; we are independent from anybody else,” said Mr. Proctor.

Continuing on his theme from the convention presentation in Salt Lake City, Mr. Proctor taught that a change in results must start from a change in your paradigm.

“If you don’t like what you’re getting, you have to change your paradigm,” he said. “You have to be willing and able to change. Changing your para-digm will give you hope; when you have hope, you have options.”

Hope, passion, and self-belief are absolutely necessary to building your

Young Living business. You have to be the leader that your goals and vision need you to be.

“Leaders control their thinking,” Mr. Proctor explained. “Think about what you want and find a way to get it. Get emotionally involved with what you want, because your heart tells you to go and get something.”

After more than an hour of excep-tional and intense training, Gary stated that Young Living is currently the best it has ever been.

“Our growth this year has been unprec-edented. The excitement is higher and greater than I have ever seen it.”

You can access the webinar through the Distributor Resources “Conference Calls” tab in Virtual Office.

Bob Proctor and Gary Young Team Up for Power-Packed Webinars

“The best way to make the world aware of Young Living essential oils is to expand your business.”–Bob Proctor

IN A LOT of ways, Josiah Meador is like most 12-year-old boys. He craves science-fiction TV shows, has fun writing and singing parodies, reck-lessly rides his kick scooter, and battles for world takeover in his favorite video game.

If by chance Josiah were approach-ing you on the sidewalk one day, you would see a big-grinning, happy-go-lucky, brown-haired adolescent. Then, he would do something so unchar-

acteristic that you would immediately realize Josiah is unlike any kid you have ever met: he would say, “Hi, I’m Josiah; can I put this oil on you?”

No joke; just ask the two ladies he talked with at the coffee shop in Salt Lake City during the 2012 International Grand Convention.

“I have no prob-lem walking up to people and asking if I can put an oil on them,” says Josiah. “I’m just an enthusiastic person, espe-cially when I like something a lot. This just comes naturally.”

The soon-to-be seventh grader from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was introduced to Young Living five years ago by his grandma, Sil-ver distributor Cindy Meador, who, along with her husband, owns

Christian Health Care. From day one it has been all oils all the time with Josiah.

“I’m a proud grandma,” confesses Cindy. “Josiah calls me two or three times a week asking me what oils to use for various things. Then he always calls me later just thanking me for telling him which oils to use.” Most recently Josiah called to inquire about the best five oils to take with him to church camp. Within days he had sev-eral friends hooked on Young Living essential oils.

Don’t let his young age fool you—Josiah is serious about learning about the oils and products until he can begin to build his own Young Living business in four years. Of his most favorite oils, Josiah lists PanAway®, wintergreen, lavender, spearmint, and ginger. When asked if he likes Kid-Scents® toothpaste, he deadpans, “I don’t use any of the kids’ stuff because I’m 12, so I just don’t really want to get into the kids’ stuff.” He means it, too, becoming excited when he described

receiving the Essential 7™ kit for his birthday and a bottle of wintergreen for Christmas.

“I’m so excited that in four years I get to be a distributor,” proclaims Josiah. “What’s really cool is my grandma and grandpa are doing it, and I know they wouldn’t swindle me! Even though I can’t officially start a business until I’m 16, I’m going to start building now. I could literally become the youngest Star in history.”

If the convention was any indication of future success, Josiah is well on his way to Crown Diamond. He certainly made an impression on Mary Young, who said, “Josiah was so cute running around offering to do Vita Flex to earn a little money so he could buy product. Now that is dedication.”

“I look at these people who are Crown Diamonds, and I’m like, ‘Why did it take them so long?’ and then I realize they didn’t start until they were older,” explained Josiah. “I’ll be Crown Diamond by the time I’m 30.”

Josiah Meador: the Pre-Teen Who Can’t Stop Sharing Young Living

Mary, Gary, Josiah Meador, and Cindy Meador at the 2012 International Grand Convention.

Upcoming Global EventsIntroduction to Raindrop September 8 Denver, Colorado

Introduction to Raindrop September 29 Mexico City, Mexico

School of Nature’s Remedies October 13Teaneck, New Jersey

Master Leader Retreat October 18–22 Ecuador

School of Nature’s Remedies November 10 Denver, Colorado

School of Nature’s Remedies December 1Houston, Texas School of Nature’s Remedies January 19 Mexico City, Mexico

Visit youngliving.com for more information on these and other upcoming events!

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September 2012 PROMOTIONS

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By Karen Boren

DAN AND CORINNE Allen live seven miles from Nezperce, Idaho. Their 200-acre property has another function be-yond its fields of wheat: it is a place of rejuvenation. In addition to the Allen’s two-story home are a clinic and a guest house for those seeking new skills to help with brain damage.

Dr. Corinne Allen has a master’s de-gree in counseling and a PhD in nutri-tion. She delved into neurodevelopment to help her brain-injured daughter, who was born not breathing. “I always wanted to know what we could do better, deeper, and faster,” she explained. As her daugh-ter’s health improved, Dr. Allen wanted to share what she had learned.

Four to five times yearly, Dr. Allen holds her 12-day Brain Camps, where individu-als with issues can experience profound transformation. She uses multiple mo-dalities in helping people recover their health, but Young Living essential oils are foundational to her program.

Dr. Allen uses 15 quantum modalities such as sound, light, laser, and color ther-apy, along with balance and coordination exercises. Meals are all-natural and glu-ten free. But the key that seems to unlock progress is an emotional release using Young Living’s new Idaho blue spruce oil, sacred frankincense, and clove.

After learning about blue spruce at the recent Young Living International Grand

Convention, Dr. Allen immediately felt that this new oil was going to be pivotal. “Hunches are my hounds of heaven,” she said. “What started out as a five-year program to restore balance is what we achieve now in two days with emotional release,” she marveled.

Dr. Allen explained that emotional traumas and stress “can lock up in us and keep us sick. Now we have a way to un-lock it in about an hour. It’s so powerful. You can be transformed in an hour,” she said. The Brain Camp is also deeply spiri-tual. “The Idaho blue spruce oil is a key for our connecting to God,” she said.

Young Living Platinum Dan Keskey suf-fered from a head injury and severe elec-tromagnetic frequency poisoning, saying he felt there was a vise gripping his head. He came to the 12-day program for help, but his input was crucial in improving the emotional release protocol. He pointed out an emotional trigger point between the right foot’s big toe and the one next to it that, combined with the three oils, ramped up the protocol’s power. “I call frankincense our ‘divine nature activa-tor,’” he quipped.

Jason Stutey is developmentally de-layed and came to the Brain Camp with emotional issues. He struggled to speak, which caused him great frustration. While all the clinic techniques were help-ful, his emotional release was so profound that the facilitators wept. Young Living Silvers Brian and Cindy Culpepper were

masterful in choosing essential oils and positive affirmations needed for Jason’s emotional release and restoration. His gentle demeanor and personality were greatly enhanced as he again was able to fluidly com-municate with others.

Kelly Still, 28, lost some of her hearing and experienced devel-opmental delays due to a vaccine reaction. She came to the Brain Camp desiring the skills that would enable her to live on her own when she returned to North Car-olina. Facilitator Kari Browning was able to help Kelly work through anxieties by using essential oils and prayer as she faced returning home to her first apartment.

Dr. Allen recommends Stress Away™ to ground her facilitators. Copaiba, spike-nard, and palo santo are other favorite

oils. “Most people who have traumatic stress from abusive upbringings suffer from constant adrenal fatigue. The loop in

the brain won’t shut off because of stuck emotions. We use cinnamon and lemon myrtle, and they make a huge difference,” she said. “It’s because of essential oils that remarkable changes are possible in such a short time.”

The Emotional Connection to Brain Damage: How Young Living Helps Generate Change

“It’s because of essential oils that remarkable changes are possible in such a short time.”

–Dr. Corinne Allen

Jason Stutey and Dr. Corinne Allen during a 12-day camp for patients suffering from brain injuries.

SINGAPOREYoung Living Singapore recently joined the Health & You Trade Show at the Suntec International Convention Cen-ter in an effort to reach out to more people and create Young Living brand awareness. The leaders who managed the booth did a great job of sharing our products, which was evident by the number of new members who signed up at the event.

Meetings were also held in Malaysia and Hong Kong in August and were very well attended. Speakers Frances Fuller, YL Diamond; Fee Boey, YL Silver; Joanne Kan, YL Silver; and Cierra Yet, Training Supervisor, taught classes such as Es-sential Oils 101 and First Aid Oils.

Additionally, following the launch of the Training & Development Program for members, Singapore has increased its training offerings to an average of 10 per month by holding morning meetings in addition to the regular evening meetings.

JAPANYoung Living Japan is transforming and growing! During this summer, Japan has had many new rank advancements. Congratulations to the newest Golds: Yoko Suzuki, Yukiko Yoshida, and Yuka Uyama; and to the newest Silvers: Toshiko Ohmoto, Emi Kojima, Bun-kichi Kimura, Yuko Kashiwagi, Masako Minami, and Yoko Amemiya! As further proof of the tremendous growth, Japan also has 23 new Executive distributors.

MEXICOAlong with Young Living Mexico’s steady growth, we have seen an increase in product launches in the region. The lat-est product release, Progessence Phyto Plus™, is already becoming one of the top sellers among our distributors, and we have received overwhelmingly posi-tive feedback on this life-changing prod-uct. We cannot wait to see how the next wave of product launches will inject an increase in activity in Mexico!

AUSTRALIAYoung Living Australia is pleased to an-nounce the arrival of two new products, Slique™ Tea and Progessence Phyto Plus, which were launched at the transfor-mational International Grand Conven-tion in June 2012.

EUROPESeptember will be a very busy month for Young Living Europe! In addition to the many webinars on a variety of topics, some super events are planned throughout the month. On September 15, the Austrian Regional Meeting will be held in Vienna, Austria; and one week later on September 22, the long-awaited German Founders Meeting will take place in Nurnberg, Germany. Finally, on September 29, the Swedish Regional Meeting is scheduled in Helsingborg, Sweden.

YL Around the WorldRecognitionCongratulations to the following distributors on their recent leadership rank advancements:

Rank advancements are current as of July 2012.

Name New Rank Last Month RankANDREA STROEHL Executive Senior Star

WEGE ZUR LEBENSKRAFT ANGELIS Executive Senior Star

HELGA ENTHAMMER Executive Senior Star

ANTJE LÜDEMANN Executive Senior Star

ELISABETH AUMUELLER Senior Star Star

GUNDULA BERGER Senior Star Star

CHRISTA GRINGINGER Senior Star Star

GERLINDE DALLINGER Senior Star Star

WALTRAUD GRATZ Senior Star Star

MARKUS HOFMANN Senior Star Star

JAQUELINE NADRAG Senior Star Star

DAGMAR KHOLLAR Senior Star Star

ANDREAS KRAUSE Senior Star Star

LER Senior Star Star

MANUELA MARIA KOTHGASSER Senior Star Star

SCHOENHEITSPFLEGE MARLIES MUHR Senior Star Star

MASSAGEPRAXIS Senior Star Star

PETRA SCHEIDL Senior Star Star

ANDREA RAINER Senior Star Star

RAM INFO SERV Senior Star Star

JOHANNA RAMBÖCK Senior Star Star

ANDREA RISER Senior Star Star

NICOLE ROUX Senior Star Star

KARIN SCHEIBLEHNER Senior Star Star

GUNNAR STEILNER Senior Star Star