Attention / Focus Tips & Testimonials
“Inhale peppermint while studying and while taking the exam. From our hands or a kleenex or a personal diffuser. It helps with recall.”
“This story is being shared with permission from the patients parent. In fact, the parent developed the story for this post.
We have a young male who suffers from an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) including brain damage and mild Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). His sensory issues are "off the chart" so concentrating on school work is very difficult. He is easily distracted and overwhelmed with various everyday sounds. Sounds most of us would easily block out during our day.
We are a homeschooling family so it was easy to experiment with different essential oils to find one that, we hoped, would help with supporting focus.
By chance we discovered a huge difference when we diffused Young Living's essential oil blend, En-R-Gee. We were actually diffusing this one for different reasons but noticed he became calm and focused when it was diffused. So, we put it to the test. We would have days with and without it over the course of several weeks. Taking notes and carefully documenting the differences in his concentration and activity levels.
After our "trial run" it was clear that our young man was able to focus more intently on days En-R-Gee was diffused. In fact, we noted zero overwhelming outbursts on En-R-Gee diffusing days! We now diffuse this during every homeschool session.
I hope our story will help others to find an essential oils that can bring them the same type of results. For us, it is such a blessing.”
“I've used a roll on of vetiver, lavender and cedarwood. Applied to the spine before school and at lunch. Diffusing lavender and cedarwood at bedtime.”
“My 10 y/o applies Valor on his wrists, Harmony on heart, and Helichrysum or BrainPower on his brain stem for school. He also has oils he takes to school to use as needed: Lavender, Cedarwood, Vetiver, Helichrysum, and BrainPower have all helped him for whatever challenge the day might bring. Peace & Calming and Cedarwood in his diffuser at night, or Lavender, Vetiver, and Cedarwood, when P&C was o.o.s. In the morning, we diffuse Peppermint or Lemon with either BrainPower, Helichrysum, or Highest Potential.”
“STAAR testing using oils instead of Rx for ADD:
So, my son brought home his STAAR report today on Math and Reading. - A little background, we stopped using Vyvanse for his ADD just before Christmas and in early January began an oily regime using Cedarwood, Vetiver, Lavender and Valor. His grades, which had been slipping since the Vyvanse was wearing off and it was time to up his dosage, were raised with the oils, but not quite to where they needed to be. 2 months later I added Peppermint to his ADD oily routine (since he is more ADD than ADHD he needed better focus rather than oils to calm him so he could focus) and his grades went amazingly from C's/D's to A's/B's within ONLY 2 weeks!
His teacher has not been comfortable about the change from Rx to Oils for him and each time we spoke, I could hear the doubt in his voice. He expressed concern about how he would perform on the STAAR test. In his words 'this will be the test to see how well they are really working'. Well, let me tell you, my son SURPASSED expectations and did just as well if not better than last year's scores when using Vyvanse! He scored ABOVE level III: Advanced Academic Performance in both tests!!! So thankful for these oils I could cry! Okay, so I am crying!!”
“Clarity Blend for Concentration & Focus ~Frances Fuller
How many of you feel that your concentration and focus could/should be better than it is? Often, our efficiency levels are so compromised by fatigue that we are not really productive. I received the following question today – gee, I could have used this reminder weeks ago!!! We DO have the perfect solution . . .
My husband tends to get brain-drain at work. He is an attorney and he works very long hours at his desk. He gets bored and tired. It is hard for him to concentrate sometimes. Also sometime he just gets frustrated or down by the piles and piles of work. I would like to get a blend to diffuse in his office and see if it helps him think clearly, work more efficiently, and feel more positive. Do you know if people have had success with Brain Power or En-R-Gee? Or something else?
There may be several blends or single oils that could assist in maintaining focus and energy during long days at work. It is important to remember that essential oils work to assist the body in coming to balance rather than to treat symptoms. Therefore, what works best for one may not be the most effective for another. However, there are general properties which can be used as guidelines in selecting the one(s) which would be most effective.
Perhaps the most appropriate choice may be CLARITY. CLARITY is a blend of basil, bergamot, cardamom, geranium, jasmine, lemon, palmarosa, peppermint, Roman chamomile, rosemary, rosewood, and ylang ylang. According to the Essential Oils Desk Reference, “Clarity promotes a clear mind and amplifies mental alertness. It improves mental activity and vitality and increases energy when overly tired. It brings the spirit and mind back into focus.”
Clarity contains no carrier oil, so it is perfect for diffusing – although even blends that contain a carrier oil can be diffused easily in Young Living’s ultrasonic diffuser.
Applying BRAIN POWER, PALO SANTO, LEMON, or PEPPERMINT to the temples and brain stem may enhance the effects of Clarity.
Descriptions of the single oils used in Clarity (from Essential Oils Desk Reference):
Basil alleviates mental fatigue and muscle spasms.
Bergamot is simultaneously uplifting and calming, with a unique ability to relieve anxiety, stress, and tension.
Cardamom is uplifting, refreshing, and invigorating. It may be beneficial for clearing confusion.
Geranium is anti-spasmodic, relaxant, anti-inflammatory, and is uplifting.
Jasmine is stimulating to the mind and improves concentration.
Lemon is stimulating and invigorating.
Palmarosa is stimulating and revitalizing, enhancing both the nervous and cardiovascular systems.
Peppermint increased mental accuracy by 28% in a study done by Dr. William N. Dember at the University of Cincinnati.
Roman chamomile combats restlessness, tension, and insomnia. It purges toxins from the liver where anger is stored. It also clears mental blocks.
Rosemary helps overcome mental fatigue, stimulates memory, and opens the conscious mind.
Rosewood is high in linalool, which has a relaxing, empowering effect. It is also very grounding and strengthening.
Ylang ylang helps to bring about a sense of relaxation and balance. It has the effect of creating harmony.”
“I have ADHD....ask my boss/principal, it.is.bad. ....I am working on weaning myself off of 6+ years of Rx amphetamine medication so while I have not used oils exclusively (without the meds), I do have several oils that have helped me.
First, peppermint seems to awaken the mind. I call it my natural stimulant. I try to drink any and everything I can with peppermint oil in it. Every morning I have a water bottle that includes one drop peppermint and 4 drops lemon. It is a very satisfying taste not to mention having that awakening beverage first thing! It also kills sugar cravings for me first thing in the morning.
Secondly, whenever I am at home or work (I am a teacher), I try to always have my diffuser going and usually it is diffusing Valor. Valor I know is known to promote courage and confidence, something that children and adults with ADD/ADHD struggle with all their life (not always a visible, outward struggle). My students also loved it and they could tell that it helped them to be more confident in their classwork.
Vetiver is known to be the ADHD Oil which I believe. I have a friend who uses it with her son who has ADD by diffusing, inhaling, and vita flex. Unfortunately I have not had first hand experience with that one yet because I am still trying to wean myself off of my medication. There is a document in the group files about a case study done about how the vetiver, cedarwood and lavender oils were used, and I believe it says they were diffused nightly.
I also know that kids and adults with ADHD/ADD struggle with things that are not the normal/typical diagnosing symptoms of ADD/ADHD, but go along with having it. They include sleep issues (usually insomnia, as is my case as well) so I usually rub lavender across my pillow each night.
I know that kids/adults with ADD/ADHD tend to struggle with motivation and procrastination issues. We may be good at things and then at some point our brain goes all Space Cadet or squirrel and we don't finish what we started or we add many more projects, or details, or ideas to one project--that I call being a perfectionist bc we have this perfect idea in our heads and we want to get to that point but then we take on too many small projects at once and then perfectionism becomes unorganized becomes frustration becomes giving up and not finishing....there are some oils that could also be inhaled or diffused (my fave methods as u can see) such as Believe, Clarity, Highest Potential, Magnify your purpose, and Motivation. I have used Clarity for major certification tests and it helped me really focus on writing what I needed to. I have Believe but have not yet tried it. When I look in the YL Product guide each one of those says either to inhale directly, diffuse, or dilute with V-6 to apply topically. I would assume applying topically could include the vita flex points.
I also know that some/many people with ADD/ADHD struggle with confidence; this includes self-created drama or anxieties--whether real or imagined. I mentioned Valor, but you could also diffuse/inhale Joy, Acceptance, Believe, Forgiveness (I think it is safe to say that bc of this being a learning disability and not one that is all that visible, we tend to be overly hard on ourselves), and also Peace and Calming.
When I had to be on a different medication and it wasn't working, and even before I was diagnosed, and even when I couldn't afford my medication, I often over-compensated with caffeine. A lot. I recently got some Ocotea and wanted to try it for caffeine cravings and so far it seems to be doing the trick. Less dependency for sugary sodas. I also would try to inhale Peppermint as much as possible when I felt I couldn't or wasn't focusing.
Hope this helps!! Seriously thinking about writing a book for people with ADD/ADHD and using essential oils....”
“Clarity does wonders!! Sometimes I get real fidgety and I can't focus on the task at hand so I diffuse Clarity and it helps tremendously”
“We have a son that is high functioning autistic. He's 11years old and has been on meds since he was 2 for impulse control and focus/concentration for and to overcome anxieties about various things. We never thought he would be able to fully function without meds. I started doing some research with oils and we decided to try using valor and cedarwood on his ears and spine, vetiver on top of spine, lavender on his chest, and frankincense on top of spine and bottoms of feet. Our plan is to do this 3-4 times a day. And diffusing peace & calming leading up to bedtime for him. We just started this yesterday, but after one time we could tell a difference. Amazing! He was as under control and focused as if we'd given him his medicine but WITHOUT it! He said he felt good and asked when we needed to use them again. He never remembers right off hand what he studied in Bible class and last night when I asked him he immediately said "Ezra and the foreign wives" then he looked at me and said "huh?! I remembered!!!" with a big smile. He immediately asked for the oils when he woke up this morning. 🙂”
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Reconnect collection: "When they first released this kit in 2015 we got to hear testimonies from the families who tried it out. We were all in tears. Children and adults alike who struggle to focus and to connect with others, their tasks, and their lives were speaking of hope and excited about experiencing change."
“I’ve Got This” is the name of this blend I made for my 7th grade son (and myself)!
I created a roll on with 10 drops of Joy, 15 drops of 🧠 Power and filled the rest with V-6❣️. He loves it and says it helps him focus and feel good❣️
I starting using this blend last week while I was studying for my “Never Run Out of People To Talk To” social media certification! I completed the entire course last week scoring between 92-100% each time❣️
It’s now my “work” go to blend❤️
ADHD Testimony
The Oils that changed our lives......
My 12 year old son was diagnosed with severe ADHD, ODD, Bi-Polar, and Sensory Asperger’s. His first diagnosis of ADHD was at 18 months when he was only sleeping 2 hours in a 24 hour period. As reluctant as we were, we took the advice of our doctor and started him on medication for ADHD. Throughout the last 10 years, he has been on every type of ADHD medication and developed a high tolerance with the meds not lasting as long and causing other side effects, including Turrets. The medication made him extremely aggressive and we had to seek counseling for this aggression because he was threatening to harm himself and other family members. A good friend of mine (now my up-line) introduced me to Young Living Essential Oils. I laughed at him when he graciously gave me a sample of Vetiver, Peace and Calming, Lavender, and Cedarwood. The samples were only a couple of drops of each and my son was on over 120 mg of medication at the time. I just “knew” one drop was NOT going to be enough. Boy was I wrong. I had talked at length with my son about trying an all-natural alternative and he was all for it. So, when my son got off the bus, hyper as all get out, I place one drop of Vetiver on the bottom of his big toes and on the base of his neck, and had him smell Peace and Calming and then placed another drop of the P & C on the base of his neck. I proceeded to call my up-line (knowing I was going to prove him wrong) and looked over to see my son sitting on the couch reading a book. WOW, tears started to roll!!! This is something I never thought I would experience. Normally, my son would walk around the house reading or doing his homework because he just couldn’t sit still (even with the meds). The fantastic news is that my son is now completely “med-free.” Something else I thought we would never accomplish. We do not have health insurance and his meds were costing over $600 per month. We continued to use lower dosages of meds during the remainder of the school year (last year) and supplemented with the oils at home and on the weekends until the last week of school when we went completely to using the oils. We had a rocky start to the summer until we figured out a routine; however, he is using a diffuser necklace at school, takes Ningxia Red in the morning and using a mixture of Vetiver, Cedarwood, Valor, and Peace and Calming before school and between school and football practice. With the oils we no longer have the ups-and-downs associated with when the meds wore off. So far, things are looking a lot better and we are not experiencing the aggression issues. That, in itself, is well worth it! We are still researching oils for assistance with the ODD, but he continues to excel in school and able to make friends and participate in football. We are no longer adding toxins to his liver which causes aggression and helping him cope with his issues with an all-natural alternative. Our family was saved by using Young Living Essential Oils. “The leaves of the trees are the healing of the nations...” Revelations 22:2
today i have something new to share with you + i am really excited about it! i wish you could come sit at my dining room table with the sunlight pouring in + have a cup of chai tea with me. so for now, let's just pretend, m'kay?
let's start with some background.....2012 was a tough year for our family. we moved. we remodeled. our son, jonah, started kindergarten and had a tough time adjusting. my business boomed. we got sick a lot. like non stop sickness. it was not fun. i knew when 2013's flu season rolled around that things needed to change. then my friend, katy, introduced me to young living essential oils. she had been using them on her family with crazy awesome success. we finally bit the bullet + ordered the premium starter kit. the day it showed up on our doorstep the kids were just getting over two weeks of the horrible nasty flu and i was on my way to coming down with it. three days later, i posted a photo on my instagram + facebook with my testimonial of how i had just beat the flu. beat the flu, y'all! hallelujah!
that was the moment when i knew these oils could change our health + our lives.
as i began diving deeper into learning about essential oils, i was blown away by testimonials of parents of kids with adhd + autism + ocd + the list goes on. ok, i had just beat the flu but could these oils really help jonah's adhd? i prayed on this for a while. in january, i got a call from jonah's teacher that he had a really tough day + his behavior had increasingly gotten worse the past several weeks. we knew something needed to change. he was already on a gluten free diet but he needed something more. my research showed me that vetiver, cedarwood + lavender were helping kids with adhd. as soon as the oils showed up, we started diffusing them in his room at night + layering them on his big toe at least twice a day. it took a week before i noticed changes in him. he seemed calmer + less distracted. two weeks after starting the oils on him, his teacher sent me an email. my heart dropped. this could either be a good email or another "your kid is in trouble again" email.
her words were, "jonah's behavior has greatly improved since we last talked and he has also jumped up to the highest reading group in the class." can i get a hallelujah?! my eyes teared up + the water works flowed. this was just what my sweet boy needed. the longer we have been using the oils on him the more benefits i am seeing. he sleeps better. less anger + frustration. more independence. and my favorite, he can't get enough to read!
now a little disclaimer. he is still a 7 year old boy who forgets his manners, gets wild + crazy when his cousins come over to play and burps at the dinner table. he is still a kid with lots of growing + learning left to do, as it should be. the oils are bringing out the best in him and that is an answer to many prayers. thank so much for stopping by to read our journey!
ADHD Symptoms Disappeared And My Son Is Back...
I have a 13 year old son who was 12 when I started him on Ningxia Red in November 2012. This was the same time I also took him off his meds. Adderal XR 30mg per day. It took about 2 months before I really started seeing him settle down and adjust. I also supplement with mineral salts (recommended by a naturopath) and Young Living oils at bedtime and the morning before school. Peace and Calming jacked him up, so I use lavender. I also allow him to chose a couple to put on at night. He has a preference for lemongrass. He had gotten so volatile on the meds the older he got with mood swings, anger issues, etc. that I just couldn't take it anymore. I was NOT going to raise the dosage further. As it was, he was about 30 pounds underweight. He's since turned into a funny, charming, soft-hearted and sensitive child like he used to be early in life. Also, has regained the lost weight. Now he's really starting to see the positive effects of the changes, which only inspires him more.
Granted, he didn't initially enjoy the Ningxia Red taste, but now takes it on his own without any urging from me. He prefers the 2 ounce packets to the bottled juice and doesn't care for it cold, but room temp instead.
I have to say, without seeing it myself, I would never have believed that it was possible. Thanks to God and Gary Young for his tireless efforts in running such an amazing company!
"This is my amazing 3 1/2 year old daughter Kylie! Kylie has Optic Nerve Hypoplasia/Septo-Optic Dysplasia, Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Diabetes Insipidus, Chronic Constipation, ADHD and extreme feeding issues. Our Young Living journey began just three short months ago and yet our lives have changed dramatically forever. Although the oils we have tried so far have shown to be amazingly successful, NOTHING has come close to the effects from the Reconnect Kit. I am extremely excited to announce that today July 10th, 2014 my beautiful daughter told me she loved me for the very first time (excluding when she repeats when I say I love you). She also surprise kissed me twice as well as her dad once only after two, yes, ONLY two days using the kit's protocol. As many parents of Autistic children know, it makes the person communicate emotions and perceive your expressions in different ways. I had lost belief that my child would ever spontaneously tell me "Mommy I love you!" Today that was made possible thanks to some truly amazing oil blends from Young Living. I can not put a price on these oils and their results. Even her father (who is quite the skeptic) asked me what I had done to our child!!! I can not wait to see all the wonderful other things this kit has in store for us! Words can not express how thankful I am to our founder/CEO D. Gary Young and his commitment to essential oil science. Because of his philosophy and guarantee that Young Living will only sell 100% pure, natural, uncut oils that maintain their vital therapeutic potency, parents like me are able to witness absolutely unthinkable results. I 100% recommend the Reconnect Kit to anyone on the spectrum. — feeling blessed." #ioil #ReconnectCollection #autism — Testimony shared with permission
We use vetiver... It is thick! And we apply to big toes and back of the neck, starting at the base of the neck (tshirt line) and rub upwards into the hair line. We have a son with autism and two kids with ADD/ADHD and vetiver is the best! Then I'd say cedarwood. Also on the big toes and neck.... I make my kids smell from my hands after we have massaged the oils in. I'm not sure how much is left but they seem to think it helps, so we do it - can't hurt! I forgot to mention that! And we diffuse peppermint during our school day. 🙂... (re: Vetiver) We apply 4 times a day usually - 8am, 11am, 2pm, and 5pm. I have attached a roller ball to the vetiver bottle now as well as our cedarwood, and valor. It makes it much faster to roll on and they can do it themselves now. They roll it on the big toes, massage it in and then sniff the top of the bottle or their hands (they laugh a bit about smelling their hands after massaging their feet...and Josh says his feet stink, so he prefers just smelling from the bottle for a few minutes. 😉 ) They can do the vetiver for each other for the back of the neck, or they bring it to me to rub on and massage in quick. We still put lavender on their chests, so I just drop it out of the bottle onto their hands and they rub it onto their chests and then smell from their hands.
“I've used a roll on of vetiver, lavender and cedarwood. Applied to the spine before school and at lunch. Diffusing lavender and cedarwood at bedtime.”
“My 10 y/o applies Valor on his wrists, Harmony on heart, and Helichrysum or BrainPower on his brain stem for school. He also has oils he takes to school to use as needed: Lavender, Cedarwood, Vetiver, Helichrysum, and BrainPower have all helped him for whatever challenge the day might bring. Peace & Calming and Cedarwood in his diffuser at night, or Lavender, Vetiver, and Cedarwood, when P&C was o.o.s. In the morning, we diffuse Peppermint or Lemon with either BrainPower, Helichrysum, or Highest Potential.”
“My son also has both ADHD & migraines. For ADHD, Geneyus, Brain Power or Clarity are great blends. He also has a roller with Lavender, Cedarwood, & Vetiver. Interestingly, Peppermint is too minty to him, but he loves Raven - he says it smells like an Altoid, & it helps him focus (plus better respiratory health 😀) I also diffuse Peace & Calming, Orange & Cedarwood at night for him. M-Grain, & equal parts Frankincense, Copaiba, & Lavender in a roll on for his migraines. He's also taking NingXia Red, Mindwise, Multigreens, & Life 9 daily and that has helped him in so many ways, from ADHD & migraines, to overall well being since he started.”
“We use it [Vetiver] for our 8 year old son during school. Temples, base of skull, and between the eye brows works wonders.”
“I use one drop each cedarwood, vetiver, and lavender 2x daily. On bottom of big toe and base of skull. I also put those oils on on a diffuser necklace I made for him, to wear everyday”
I made the ADHD blend suggested on this group and it worked great!! Today my 9yr old and I, who both suffer with this problem, put it on our wrists prior to worship and again before Bible class. We were both AMAZED at how much better we did at sitting still and paying attention! I'm the type that always has to have something bouncing, usually my feet/legs!!! Today it was like, hey Randy, look I'm not bouncing! So cool!
Now the real test will be IF it helps with same 9yr old as we start home school this week! 🙂... We have been using a blend suggested here for ADHD. It consists of: Vetiver, Cedarwood, Lavender, Lemon & Peppermint.
I just used an empty Peppermint bottle, pulled the valve out then filled it with all of the oils, put valve back in and shook it very well. VETIVER IS VERY THICK.
Recipe:
Vetiver - 1 whole bottle 5ml
Cedarwood - 40 drops
Lavender - 30 drops
Lemon - 10 drops
Peppermint - 10 drops
Once mixed well, I put 20-30 drops in a glass bottle w roller that I got from Rainbow Blossom for ease of application.
We apply to our wrists and back of neck at base of skull.
Good luck!!
“Our son struggles with ADHD and I’m always on the lookout for ways to help him. My husband and I decided to begin our essential oil adventure with the Start Living with Everyday Oils Kit from Young Living and plan to add oils to our natural medicine cabinet as we are able. To our delight we found that a combination of three of the oils in the kit has eliminated the need for his afternoon dose of medication! We use a drop of lavender on his chest, a drop of Valor on the inside of each wrist, and a drop of Peace and Calming on the bottom of each foot. ANOTHER bonus we have discovered is this same combination helps our sleep-fighting-three-year-old settle down at nap time and in the evening and eases her into sleep.”
“I started taking MindWise a few years ago when I was suffering some serious cognitive issues due to a concussion and some other health issues. Sometimes I take a shot from the bottle; other times I grab one of the sachets. Most of the time I take it straight along with a meal. I went from having difficulty reading, doing basic math, carrying on conversations, and other basic day-to-day mental tasks to now being able to read much more, resume some work I’d had to give up (including writing series of lessons for a ladies’ Bible class I teach sometimes), do mental math, focus, and much more. My mom even commented recently how far I’ve come from where I was. Of course, I’ve used a lot of other Young Living products to support my physical and mental health, but I can tell that MindWise has been a big part of my healing, so I always try to keep it on hand and take it fairly regularly.”
In Lily’s words: “It helps me focus. It takes so much stress off my plate where I can get things done”.
Game. Changer.
Lily turned into a different person while taking this supplement. I feel like crying because it’s been such a blessing for her. I always felt like if Lily went to public school she would have been diagnosed with ADD. This supplement has been such a life changer. She focuses. School gets done in a reasonable amount of time. Her attitude is better. God has blessed us once again with an answer to our prayers!
PD 80/20 rocks!
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