Many days I feel steeped in my own experiences of deep loss these past 6 months, stirred by others’ Facebook posts about the loss of a loved one, the loss of a devoted pet, the loss of health, the loss of a way of life.   My husband’s death in December was followed several months later by the…

What’s Old is New Again! Research Confirms the Effectiveness of the French Inhalation Technique There has been a lot of research activity in a global effort to fight the serious effects of the CoViD-19 Virus. I have personally been astounded at the ability of this pandemic to literally ravage the physical bodies of many of its victims. …

Introducing our Lavenders Around the World Collection Recently, I discovered an amazing lavender producer in Greece…I was wracking my brain trying to figure out how I could include his magnificent essential oil in Wisdom of the Earth’s already robust offerings of Lavenders & Lavandins (at that time, already 10 in number)…do I replace a current…

Preparing For The Coronavirus With Essential Oils & Common Sense  Information and suggestions regarding the Coronavirus I have been advising many distributors and customers about essences that can be helpful to use during this health epidemic that is in its beginning phases.  I wanted to put my thoughts together in one place so that a…

Many Happy “Happenings” At Wisdom Of The Earth   Exciting News from Audre Gutierrez New Happenings at Wisdom of the Earth!  As many of you know, I have been co-owner of Wisdom of the Earth Essential Oils since its beginning over 20 years ago.  With my business partner, Barry Kapp, we created Wisdom of the…

August 2019 Audre’s Book Shelf – Braiding Sweetgrass Audre’s Bookshelf Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer   I tend to “read” a book in one of three ways:  I “devour” it, usually at one (long) sitting because I cannot put it down; or, I have it…

May Essential Thought: What The World Needs Now…Mother Love Reaching a deeper, greater understanding of Mothering. Please see the class announcement at the end of this E-news! Exploring the relationship between mothering and personal growth I had a very interesting conversation with someone recently about emotions…specifically, the perspective that you can choose your emotional response…

Correction! So Many Options, So Little Time…Four Tips To Simplify Your Decision! So Many Choices…So Little Time! Note:  This is a corrected version of the e-news originally sent out on February 23rd.  I had an “ah-ha” moment last night, and realized I had attributed the botanical name for Eucalyptus Gully Gum (smithii) to Eucalyptus, Mint…Mint…

My Favorite Things…Our Most Popular Essential Oils…Are Your Faves Here? Raindrops on Roses… bet most of you know what comes after that phrase “Raindrops on Roses”….”And Whiskers on Kittens”, of course.  I may be dating myself, but I can easily sing the complete lyrics to “My Favorite Things”, and I bet that many of you…

The Importance Of Being Centered In Times Of Chaos And Discord The importance of being centered in times of chaos and discord   Energies seem to be swirling around at an unprecedented pace…relationships, health, community, work, political, social, local, global.  If you are not feeling them, you are either very, very fortunate or very isolated. …