What's In Your Bag? Part Two

I gotta say, not much has changed since April when I did my first 'What's In Your Bag' post. Except maybe some Wheat Thins and Tat Wax.

And I actually remembered to take a photo of my purse this time!

It was hand made by the wonderful Angie over at Stitch and Swash. You might recognize it as the bag Bella uses in the Twilight Saga movies. It's the one and only.

So we have:

* Mark pressed powder

* Dental floss x 2

* Tat Wax

* Cosmetic bag

* Eye glass case

* Massachusetts Lottery key chain

* Checkbook cover

*Wallet

* Hair ties

* Keys

* Letter from Ria (Woo!)

* Gluestick

* USB stick

*Sunglasses

* USB cord for my camera

* Bag of essential oils (see below)

* Motorola Droid

* Motrin

* Various pens and markers

* Mark tinted lip gloss

* Post-It Notes

* Wheat Thins

Most of the time I carry my oils around with me as well. You never know when someone wants an impromptu massage. All of these are from Young Living and they are the best essential oils out there on the market. (Left to right): Aroma Siez, Thyme, Oregano, Peppermint, Wintergreen, Thieves, Peace & Calming, Abundance, Basil, Cypress, Valor, Marjoram and Tangerine. They all smell oh so good.

You can check out my What's In Your Bag photos on Flickr here.

So, what's in your bag?

Raindrop Technique

In class today we learned the Raindrop Technique and incorporated massage into it. It was heavenly, even though I kinda smelled like a mushroom and basil pizza when we were done. I was most excited about the kit we got from Young Living! It included Basil, Thyme, Peppermint, Wintergreen, Marjoram, Cypress, Oregano pure essential oils and the Valor and Aroma Seiz blends. It also came with some Ortho Ease and the V-6 carrier.

We concentrated on the spine and the feet but you can also do it on the arms or legs. The oils are applied in a certain order and the amount used varies per oil. For instance, Thyme is very irritating so we use less.

We started with the feet and applied all of the oils with the exception of the blends then wrapped each foot in warm damp hand towels. The massage came next. When that was done we took the towels off and had our clients roll onto their stomach. We then applied the oils to the back, this time using the blends as well. When all of the oils were on, we added warm towels and continued with the massage.

We ended up pairing up to practice on each other. I decided to get the treatment first because it's an hour drive home and I didn't want to be too mellowed out and not be able to drive. It was all cool and dandy except I had to pee SO bad half way through it that I ended up getting up and going. They say to drink a lot of water because the oils draw toxins and bad stuff out of your body. I guess I had too much water.

All in all, I liked it. Not only will my client benefit but I get to absorb some of the oils and get some of the aromatic benefits as well.

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