Deepen with Adaptiv- Tranquil Blend

This is our very first week of my program Deepen with the Plants, you can join this program at any time and it is totally free, just head to https://getafreshstart.lpages.co/deepenwithplants/ to register.

This weeks Podcast

Head to https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/deepen-with-adaptiv/id1547382469?i=1000504357711 to listen to this weeks podcast.

This week we are deepening with Adaptiv, either the 15ml or touch roller is fine (if you have the capsules you can also journey with these at the same time)

It doesn’t mean don’t use other oils or blends during the week that you focus on the weeks chosen one, but it does mean use this as often as you can, how much can you turn to this oil or blend, over and beyond any other, how versatile can your experience be, keep a journal of what you feel and really start to build a relationship with these plants. Let it be the hero of the week.

Each plant has a very unique spirit and he or she will connect in with you in different ways, each person’s experience will be entirely unique. You get to make your experience sacred.

You could set up a little alter for the plant of the week, this will be an offering to create a deeper relationship with this plant. You can spend time in meditation, contemplation of this blend. You can ask it for guidance and support. You can simply put it on the soles of your feet and diffuse it every day for a week and see what happens, you can create your own blends with it, use it in recipes. Have fun with it, I will share ideas for how to use it and so will many other members of the community, we get to have fun!

I definitely encourage keeping a journal of your experience, I will be adding my journal entries to the blog post on the oil/blend of the week, so I can share my experiences with you as well. You can also write into me at jessrems@gmail.com or tag me on socials and share your experiences and I will reshare them, my instagram handle is jessie_reimers.

You could even dress in the colours of the plant, ie if we are working with Bergamot, a beautiful citrus, you could choose to wear yellow that week to honour her, or Arborvitae, a huge western red cedar, maybe you want to wear reds, browns, maroons.

How you choose to connect is truly up to you, you can sing songs, dance, meditate, breathe, offer the energy of this plant your own energy and attention and see what he or she gifts you.

This week our chosen blend is Adaptiv

Adaptiv is a stunning blend of-

Wild Orange– uplifting, joyful, abundance, reminds of all the fruits and bounties of life.

Lavender– calming and supportive of open and honest communication, connects you with nature and with doing less, supports you to rest and rejuvenate. 

Copaiba– brings you home to yourself, who you truly are below all your different titles and identities- deeply balancing to your nervous system, also helps you stay present. 

Spearmint– brings clarity to the mind, reminds you to create more peace and quiet and return to your centre without so much noise and distraction surrounding you, ignites a spark within you, helps return to joy and supports speaking your truth with confidence. Spearmint also invites you to DANCE! 

Magnolia– grandmother energy, deep wisdom, encourages greater patience and to sit back instead of reacting, heart opening, reassures you when you are feeling unworthy, unloved or inadequate, encourages you to continue to shine your light even in the face of setbacks. Supports connecting deeper with others and having a greater understanding of them. 

Rosemary– excellent for memory retention, supports ability to adjust, very activating and engaging, supports you in stopping being avoidant or escaping and helps you return to alignment with your path, also offers protection and wards off negativity. 

Neroli– beautifully emotionally supportive, fosters intimacy and deep connection, sensuality. 

And Sweetgum– also known as liquidamber, produces a resinous sap from which the oil is distilled. 

I had to call my mate Adam Barralet, co-author of my fave essential oil book, Gifts of the Essential Oils, to find out more about this oil. I get much of my info on the emotional, metaphysical, spiritual properties of each from that book, highly recommend getting a copy. He taught me that this oil supports grace through change. Helps us move through things. That our soul is always changing and to go with that. Without struggle or effort. Helps in chaos to stay in the eye of the storm and on path. Discipline energy.

“I’m choosing this because I know this is the right path for me.”

In life people are constantly trying to drag us off path. Sweetgum keeps us on the path we are supposed to be on. 

It teaches snaking in your energy. To go with the flow. To swim downstream not upstream. Fluidity. Centredness. Self fulfilment. 

What I see in this blend

To me this blend supports you to have more awareness. 

To be more tuned in to yourself. 

It is a calming blend but it can also support you to stay acutely focused, aware and fine tuned to your needs. 

Unlike other blends such as Lavender Peace or oils like Vetiver which are deeply calming but a little too sedative for use during the day and especially if you want to be productive and have a sharpness about you. 

Adaptiv brings that peace and tranquility while keeping you focused and alert. 

I find it fascinating that two of the oils in this blend support speaking your truth. 

Lavender the oil of verbal communication and Spearmint the oil of confident speech. 

Can you tune in and see if you are experiencing any stress, tension, overwhelm and feeling anxious because of potentially self abandoning through not speaking your true needs and desires, either to yourself or to others? 

Are you saying yes to things just to please others that are stretching you too thin?

How firm, clear and robust are your personal boundaries? 

When you apply this oil can you take the time to ask yourself “what do I need?”

Do you need a glass of water, to go stand on the earth, a cup of tea on the back deck, some space to dance, a lie down, a juicy pear, do you need to scream into a pillow, a long day nap, or do you need the strength to say a clear and resolute “no” to someone. Use Adaptiv to help you strengthen your relationship with your needs and your voice. 

I invite you to take the time to really connect and deepen with Adaptiv this week. Here’s one way you could do this. 

Ways to Use

Have you tried the Blys app? Massages that come to you, you could hand them a bottle of Adaptiv and ask them to mix 5 drops in with the carrier oil, or if you have a regular therapist, take it to them.

Take a bath with a cup of epsom salts and add a few drops of Adaptiv to the water to relax both your body and mind

Put a drop in your hands, rub together and breathe deeply

Apply to wrists, soles of feet and pulse points

Diffuse day or night

A practice to Deepen with Adaptiv

Apply Adaptiv to your wrists, throat, back of neck and anywhere else you feel guided, maybe the soles of your feet, over your heart etc. 

Lie down or sit somewhere peaceful and become still. 

Breathe deeply- you can listen to your favourite music or just be in silence. 

I made this playlist as a beautiful journey to support connecting deeper with the plants https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Fc2xGRerv938uoplbQZoi?si=4Vv93-2vS8aOkj4H6pHPPQ

As you breathe let any sadness, pain, anxious feelings, frustration, irritation, or whatever emotion is beneath the surface or even deeply present with you, to be felt, seen, heard, acknowledged. 

Allow the feelings to come up and to shift as they are properly felt and acknowledged. 

Then let Adaptiv take you on a journey..

Where does she take you? How does she make you feel?

Put your hands over your face and breathe her in deeply. Then let go..

For me I am running through a forest barefoot, stopping to crunch leaves in my hands and breathe them in. 

Then I am a kid on school excursion, licking the salt off a mangrove leaf by the ocean. 

Then I’m lying on the beach, listening to the waves crash, feeling the wind in my hair and the sunlight dancing on my skin. 

Then curled up in bed, my big soft doona wrapping me up, the kids running in for cuddles and stories. 

I’m playing in the rain, feeling the mud squelch between my toes and smelling that sweet, fresh smell of the rain cleaning everything and washing things away. 

Then I’m swinging on a rope swing and jumping into an icy cold creek, letting the cold water prickle my skin and wash me clean. Skinny dipping and screaming with laughter with friends as we yell at each other to GET IN THE WATER!

Then I’m sitting beside a fire, watching the flames flicker and dance, moving my chair every now and then to escape smoke to the face, while the kids find the perfect marshmallow stick and debate the obviously best way to cook a marshmallow (definitely an inch or two from the hottest coals, slowly turning until it is a toasty brown, crisp on the outside and soft and gooey in the middle). 

Then I’m taking a roadtrip, singing loudly to Taylor Swift’s folklore and evermore albums, with anticipation of the destination on my mind but enjoying every second of the journey. 

Then I’m back in my room, still, quiet, calm, full of love. 

I let a smile come across my lips as my mind becomes quiet and I come home to myself. 

I remind myself to ask what I need, and to make sure I am speaking my truth and my boundaries are in check. 

And then go about my day, allowing Adaptiv to support me deeply. 

You can do this practice daily this week as you deepen with Adaptiv or find your own unique ways of connecting in. 

I really encourage keeping a journal and seeing what you personally experience as you journey with Adaptiv this week.

Upcoming Oils and Blends

The next oils we are deepening with in January are the Yoga Collection, Arborvitae and AromaTouch.

If you are placing your order now in time for February the oils and blends we will be deepening with are Balance, Basil, Bergamot, Black Pepper and Black Spruce, order these in Jan so they arrive in time for February.

Don’t yet have a doTERRA account?

Email me at jessrems@gmail.com or contact the person who introduced you to doTERRA to get set up or head to https://www.getafreshstart.com.au/shop-doterra/ you can set up from just about anywhere in the world, and you can get one of the starter kits or pay the $35 for a wholesale account so you get 25% off all our products + loads of other benefits and loyalty discounts.

Enjoy deepening with Adaptiv this week, I look forward to hearing what you experience.

Jessie xx