Sunday Special (Cassie)

My Top 5 doTerra Oils

When we began this blog, we set up a schedule of days and topics for each day. We also decided to trade off days to give us breaks and to give readers different perspectives and opinions. Sunday was to be a day of rest; no post on Sundays! (We also agreed that I would limit my nerdy references, but who could resist a Harry Potter quote when you get the chance...Honestly!)

But I decided to write today anyway to introduce myself to you. I am Cassie, the oldest of the Rooted Sisters. I teach high school in upstate New York, in my hometown actually. My husband and I moved back to the area deciding that this would be a better place to raise children. Then most recently my sister moved back with her family, and we decided to build our doTerra business together. We have come back to our roots, both with oils and with being closer together as a family.

Why do I use essential oils? I have also been a lifelong migraine sufferer. They started when I was very young, and after a ton of tests, they found no reason. I have been to the emergency room multiple times, neurologists, and had many, many scans. No real answers, except for taking preventative drugs. The medicine made me sick, and sometimes gave me a headache, the very thing I was trying to prevent!

So my sister sent me a sample of PastTense, doTerra's blend of oils for headaches and stress. I had heard of essential oils in a hippie, mumbo jumbo kind of way, and I was not really buying into her new found love of doTerra. I refused to believe that a simple drop of oil would cure a headache. But one night I was desperate and I had no pills to take. I gave the oil a shot, and within 15 minutes the headache was better. Not just better, it was gone. I was floored and shocked, and still leery.

The turning point for me was with my ever cynical and to the point husband. He had a terrible headache one evening that kept him up pacing from room to room and taking pills every half hour it seemed. He finally relented and allowed me to place the oils on his temples. Within a half hour he emerged from the other room and said, "Honey, why are we not selling this already!?!"

The best part for me is to not only feel better and to be trying a safer approach by using oils, but to be working closely with my sister and friends. We have many classes and demonstrations planned and we cannot wait to share the results and photos with you. I am so glad I have given her "hippie medicine" a try! :)

That is just the first of the stories I have for you about these oils. Check the doTerra website to learn more about PastTense. You really only need a couple of drops, and it comes in a 10mL bottle with a nice roller on the top. It is usually my go to oil, not just for headaches, but for anxiety and stress. But, try it for yourself! Check our links, do the research, and try it out.... you will be so glad you did.

Cassie, knitter extraordinaire