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HELLO + WELCOME. I'm Meredith.

It looks like you've made it here by some kind of happenstance, so you must be awesome. And lucky because I've got a lot to share with you. Allow me to help direct you.

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Some self-care TLC? An aromatic pick-me-up? You might want to know about my not-so-secret health & wellness weapon, essential oils. All you need to know right here.

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What Your Intuition Can Teach You About Essential Oils


The more I dive deeper into my practice (& yes, I'd call it a practice) with Essential Oils, the more I realize that our body & emotions are often onto something well before our thinking brain is.

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WHAT ARE ESSENTIAL OILS?

My first line of defense for all things natural health. Who, what, where, when, how, why?
Right this way to see what it's all about.

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What are you doing this Sunday? 🧡✨🌈⚡️ 〰️ I’ve been, somewhat quietly, putting together this event with @dscvrnewport & @newportmarriott to kick off #NewportWellnessWeek & YOU’RE INVITED! 〰️ What are the details? Sunday, January 20 Newport Marriott Atrium 10am - 3pm Free admission 〰️ What can you expect? •30 Health & Wellness Vendors •Complimentary Yoga with @yoginilori, HIIT Workout with @elevatefitnessllc, & Healthy Cooking Demo with Chef Tyler of Newport Marriott •Mini Sessions (Tarot, Numerology, Reflexology) in the Healer’s Den with @wolfmooneduardo, @reflexologybysharonmarie, @soulwisdomtarot •Live Music by @schmidt2018123, courtesy of @washingtonsquareperformers •Cozy lounge spaces by @bohemianbias 〰️ Full event details & schedule of events at bit.ly/WellnessMarketplace 〰️ More in my Instagram Stories, link in my bio! Education, Celebration, Gratitude, Freebies ✨ 〰️ I just posted this morning’s IG LIVE from my Winter Wellness Virtual Workshop + Celebration. If you weren’t able to be on Live, it’ll be up for 24hrs. 〰️ Since it cuts you off after 1 hour, I wanted to give a little more depth to my reflection on the past 3 years of using & sharing doTERRA Essential Oils & how grateful I am to have them in my life, so I added a 10min clip on my IG TV. Would love for you to check it out 🙏🏼 〰️ To celebrate my doTERRA anniversary (today!!) I am personally gifting my favorite resource book – The Essential Life Book – to anyone who gets started with their own doTERRA Oils this month with an order of 100pv order or more. (As always, you get me too as your personal guide & linked into our private Facebook group, etc). 〰️ Annnnd doTERRA has a promotion where any 200pv order this month gets a Free 15ml bottle of Frankincense ($69.75 value) 🙀 My fave oil. Free. So good. 〰️ That means, if you start with the Home Essentials Kit – which is what I committed to investing in 3 years ago & teach about in my IG LIVE – you will get the top 10 most basic, versatile, & useful essential oils + Diffuser for $275. And a Free Essential Life Book from me, & a Free 15ml Frankincense from doTERRA 🧡 〰️ So, if you’ve been feeling the pull to make this investment & are ready to get started, let me help you. Or if you’ve been feeling the pull, but have reservations, questions, or concerns, I’ve been there, & I want to help you too. Connect with me over DM. xo Some Chicago family history // Three Arts Club on Dearborn & Goethe was founded in 1912 as a women’s-only housing & club for women that were part of the local arts community and active in one of the “three arts” of music, drama, or painting. My great aunt Helen Geller (born 1895) lived in this building in 1915 when she was was a fine art student at Art Institute of Chicago. The building received Chicago Landmark status in 1981. Fast forward 100 years later, it was bought by Restoration Hardware & turned into an impressively massive 70,000 sq ft Restoration Hardware showroom-restaurant-lounge space right in the middle of Chicago’s residential Gold Coast neighborhood. Went off on a bit of a rant there at the end of #10DaysofFrank #woops #sorrynotsorry 🤷🏼‍♀️ When I get on a roll about fragrance, this train ain’t stopping... 〰️ If you want to catch up on 10 days & 10 of my favorite ways to use Frankincense, click on my IG Highlight for the full recap (& how to get this amazing - and er, kinda pricey - oil FREE this month). 〰️ One of my fave 10 ways to use Frank? As a natural PUREfume #hencetherant. This Blend has Frankincense, Neroli, & Wild Orange 🧡 〰️ Would you want to know more about blending essential oils to make your own PUREfume? Winter Wellness Virtual Workshops + Giveaway (starting today at 1pm EST)! 〰️ Join me in December for one (or multiple!) of my Free Virtual Essential Oils Workshops 〰️ Think: hot tea, comfy clothes, fireplace going, cozied up on YOUR couch, learning about how to use Essential Oils to support your health & wellness naturally this winter. 〰️ No signup needed, just join via Instagram Live (@mere_jane) or Facebook Live (Be Well Yoga Lifestyle) any of the following dates: 〰️ • Wednesday, December 12 @ 1pm EST • Sunday, December 16 @ 11am EST • Wednesday, December 19 @ 8pm EST • Sunday, December 23 @ 11am EST 〰️ GIVEAWAY: Want to win free 5ml bottle of Wild Orange & Balance? Repost this post on your IG Feed or Story & tag me. Enter as often as you like! Winner chosen January 1, 2019. This month is Free Frank, ya’ll. 〰️ My most favorite Essential Oil, Frankincense, is FREE ($69.75 value) with any 200pv order — for both current customers & new peeps. 〰️ December is the month I first bought my @doterra oils 🧡 & while I didn’t totally understand then, I’ll tell ya, I now appreciate having got that extra bottle of Frank. 〰️ To celebrate I’m doing #10DaysofFrank. Every day for the next 10 days I’ll share in my IG Stories a different favorite way to use this precious & powerful oil. 〰️ Day 1 is up now — using Frank in your Yoga or Meditation practice 🙏🏼 Each day will be saved in my Highlights. 〰️ What’s your fave way to use Frank? Where all my animal friends hang these days 🍁🍂 #sachuestpoint #naturewalk #itslikeapettingzoo #newportri Who else’s summer outdoor plant lady scene has turned into an indoor plant lady situation? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Not pictured: More plants 🌿#notmadaboutit #ithinkineedmore #whoseithme Friday BOGO (last day)! + Black Friday Mega Deal... 〰️ Buy LUMO DIFFUSER ($60; that's $10 off the regular price!) + get both CHEER +  PEACE ($53) Free. 〰️ LUMO DIFFUSER 〰️ My FAVORITE diffuser - it runs for up to 10 hours, has multiple color options, & the look is really clean & simple with a white top & wooden base 〰️ CHEER - "The Uplifting Blend" 〰️ This blend is bright & energizing with Wild Orange, Ginger, Cinnamon, Lemon Myrtle, & Clove. Put a drop in your hands & breathe in (or add a few drops to the diffuser) for a midday pick-me-up. 〰️ PEACE - "The Reassuring Blend" 〰️ This blend is grounding & relaxing with Vetiver, Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Frankincense, Marjoram, Spearmint. You can certainly use this blend throughout the day when feeling stressed, but is one of my favorites to diffuse in your bedroom (adults & kids!) for a good night's sleep. 〰️ Pro tip: Give this set as a gift, break it up into multiple gifts OR make your own rollers with the oils & give even more gifts! Orrrrr just keep it for yourself 😜 〰️ New to doTERRA? DM me to order today’s BOGO & make sure to check out my IG STORIES for the Black Friday Mega Deal. Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 Thursday's BOGO... 〰️ Buy SIBERIAN FIR ($20/$26) + get CASSIA ($19/$25) Free. 〰️ What are they & how do I use them? 〰️ SIBERIAN FIR - Think: Christmas tees! 〰️ Grounding & soothing to the emotions, skin, & muscle tissues. Also great for respiratory support. This is one of my FAVORITE oils to diffuse (especially during the holidays & colder months) with oils like Douglas Fir, Grapefruit, Wild Orange, Cassia, Cinnamon, Ginger, cardamom, Cinnamon, &/or Frankincense. So good. 〰️ CASSIA - Think: Cinnamon's (more affordable) sister because it's from the same family! 〰️ Aids in digestion (rub a drop diluted with coconut oil over the belly) & immune support (diffuse or add a drop to a veggie capsule). Cassia is beautiful in the diffuser with any citrus, woodsy, or spicy oils to get that holiday/fall vibe. You can even cook with it, just like you would cinnamon! 〰️ New to doTERRA & want in? DM me & we’ll order you what you need 🤗 Wednesday's BOGO 🖤 Today only (& is likely to sell out!)... 〰️ Buy COPAIBA ($35/$46) + get DEEP BLUE blend ($32/$42) Free. 〰️ What are they & how do I use them? 〰️ COPAIBA - Think: All things stress, anxiety, pain, inflammation, immune support, neurological support & lots more. 〰️ WOW this oil usually has a monthly order limit of 1, but apparently they've been stocking up to be able to offer it for BOGO week. I liken this grounding, soothing oil to Frankincense because of it's ability to relax & calm the nervous system, but also because of how MANY systems in the body it supports. I will put a few drops in my diffuser or a drop under my tongue to reduce stress & anxiety. I also add it to my topical pain blend for injuries, inflammation, & pain. And while from a completely different plant -- it works on the same (actually more) pathways in the body as CBD (like endocannabinoid system), so think of some of its uses as similar to that! 〰️ DEEP BLUE blend - aka "the Soothing Blend" or as I Iike to call it "Nature's Bengay.” 〰️ Think: All things pain - this blend has Wintergreen, Peppermint, Camphor, Helichrysm, Ylang Ylang, Blue Tansy. 〰️ All I can say is that this oil blend really works. Rub it topically where you need it, even add some Copaiba as well for added benefit, to sooth aches & pains. Wintergreen is the driving force here with the same anti-inflammatory & pain reducing compounds as ibuprofen (although wintergreen is found in nature, not in a lab). I often call this the 'broTERRA' gateway oil for any men who are skeptical but need some pain relief. Ahem @nick_e_nice. Like I said, it works 🤗 〰️ Want more education? Head to my IG Stories, IG TV, & IG Highlights all week long. 〰️ New to doTERRA & want in? DM me & we’ll order you what you need 🖤 TUESDAY BOGO 🧡 Today only... 〰️ Buy TURMERIC ($28/$37) + get LAVENDER ($28/37) Free. 〰️ What are these & How do I use them? 〰️ TURMERIC - Think: All things anti-inflammatory, immune support, cellular health, skin health & so much more. 〰️ This is a BRAND NEW oil & I'm super surprised they've added it as a BOGO! I've been adding this to my supplement routine for pain/inflammation/recovery + all the other great benefits above. It's actually more potent & effective than Turmeric in it's powder form, & when taken in conjunction, helps increase curcumin potency & absorption. Of course you can cook with it  as well & it's great for blemishes! 〰️ LAVENDER - Think: All things soothing & relaxing to the nervous system & your skin. 〰️ I add a couple drops to the bottoms of my feet & in my diffuser every night to support a good night's sleep. It's great for skin irritations like rashes, bug bites, burns, & cuts. I add it to wool dryer balls for a nontoxic alternative to dryer sheets & even in my vacuum filter to diffuse Lavender throughout the house as I'm cleaning! 〰️ Want more education? Head to my IG Stories, IG TV, & IG Highlights all week long. 〰️ New to doTERRA & want in? DM me & we’ll order you what you need 🧡
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