The Essential Edge News, Volume 1 Issue 8-US

THE Essential Edge News

NEWS OF THE WORLD LEADER IN ESSENTIAL OILS

Volume 1 Issue 8

Recent Growth Quickens Young Living’s Global Commitment

Founder’s Message

worldwide mission is the official openings of Young Living in lands across the earth; and so it was with great excitement that Singapore and Ecuador were recently ceremoniously opened to the prosperity afforded by Young Living.

Held during three days in October, the Singapore grand opening was a great success. Attended by more than 300 guests, including distributors, leaders, and Young Living executives, the visitors celebrated the coming of Young Living and experienced oil application and Raindrop Technique® training from Gary, who demonstrated just how simple it is to use essential oils in everyday life.

Will Halterman, Young Living’s general manager of Southeast Asia, envisions Singapore as just the begin-ning of an enormous presence in the Far East.

“I see a lot of potential growth in Singapore,” Will said. “However, I don’t just envision great success in Singa-pore; I see success occurring in Malay-sia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and other countries

in the region as well. Singapore is the gateway to Southeast Asia, and from here we will support the growth of Young Living in one of the largest and most dynamic markets in the world!”

A critical piece to successfully man-aging any new region is the existence of an office. A new office, according to Will Halterman, means “greater sup-port for distributors, it means localized marketing materials, it means a loca-tion where people can walk in and purchase product, and it means greater growth for the market in general.”

Where opening Singapore is liter-ally groundbreaking because it is so new and the organizational structure is being continuously developed, Ecuador is figuratively—and nearly literally—a world apart. Young Living has been thriving in Ecuador for years with its farm, lab, and clinic. Still, and much like Singapore, officially opening Ecuador is opening a gate to much greater opportunities.

“Ecuador is not only one country, it is the door to South America,” says Carlos Niemes, a Young Living Silver distributor. “We have always had

great support, and I believe success here will be unlimited!”

By opening its doors and oppor-tunities to the world, Young Living inspires all who become involved to reach their goals and live a ful-filled life.

“Ecuador believes in Young Living,” says Executive distributor Xavier Navarrete. “When I was 40 years old, I asked myself, ‘What do I want to do for the rest of my life?’ And the answer was, ‘I want to help people.’ Young Living is the answer to my question.”

The great season of giving is upon us once again. Throughout Decem-ber we become more selfless as we thoughtfully turn our focus to family, friends, and those in need. Though many of us willingly give year round, this one month affords us the opportunity to intensify our efforts in lifting burdens and bringing joy to others, filled with the Spirit of the Child from Bethlehem—the true spirit of Christmas.

As the founder of Young Living, a company dedicated to giving and to making lives better, I often find myself in lands near and far, sharing a wonderful gift with people throughout the world: my knowledge of Young Living and its life-changing products. In fact, in October and November I jour-neyed to our one-of-a-kind distillery in Oman, met with our remarkable distributors in Australia, conducted more oolong tea research in Taiwan, and celebrated grand openings in the beautiful countries of Singa-pore and Ecuador. It has been invigorating for me to give what I can and to bring people to wellness, purpose, and abundance—the three gifts of Young Living.

Fortunately for Young Living’s dedicated distributors, sharing the gift of Young Living—the gift of vitality—does not require you to fly across time zones or climb mountainous jungles; it requires only your focus and willingness to talk to those with whom you come in contact. There is so much work to be done, so many lives to bless within your own families and neighborhoods. Make a difference this Christmas season and give to your friends and loved ones your passion for Young Living and its magnificent opportunities.

Essentially yours,

Young Living’s mission to share wellness, purpose, and abundance with the world is leading the company to aggressively seek global expansion. From six sprawling farms, a passionate commander in Gary Young, and a dedicated army of distributors on every continent stems an intense desire to bring people to the fountain of vitality. The barometric testament to this

Distributors and visitors celebrate during the grand opening ceremonies in Singapore. International growth has been a consistent trend for Young Living, fueling the company’s mission to bless the lives of people around the world.

Young Living distributors gather in Ecuador.

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What’s New

Give the Gift of Slique Tea, Vitality

Highland Flats, IdahoA new pole barn was installed that will help protect the tents and visitors from the elements during the Winter Harvest sched-uled for January 8–February 4, 2012. Additionally, city-provided water and electricity has been put in place, along with a permanent septic tank.

St. Maries, IdahoUpgrades and additions to the farm that will add convenience for visitors and increase harvesting efficiency are currently underway. A new clean-water reservoir is being constructed, and the cement pad near the distillery is being expanded, which will allow more plants to cure and dry at one time before they are put into the extrac-tion chambers.

Salalah, OmanGary visited the farm in Oman to direct farm and distillation de-velopments. Gary was impressed with the recent advances in dis-tilling sacred frankincense from the local Boswellia sacra resin. Gary and Dr. Mahmoud Suhail reviewed the processing of Oman frankincense powder, a new ingredient exclusive to Young Living and used in Slique™ Tea.

Guayaquil, EcuadorThe Ecuador farm staff greeted grand-opening visitors in Novem-ber with tours and activities. This was a great opportunity to show-case all of the different plants and projects at the farm. Additionally, farm workers are busy harvesting ylang ylang, oregano, rosa morta, basil, geranium, and mastrante.

ResearchDr. HK Lin, a Young Living research consultant from the University of Oklahoma Medical School, trav-eled with Gary Young in Taiwan to continue their research on the health benefits of native organic teas, including oolong tea leaves used in the new Slique Tea™.

Gary collaborated with scientists at the Pingdong Agricultural University to explore novel native Taiwan teas and essential oils. He also collaborated with Dr. Chen from Taiwan National University and gave a well-received, two-hour lecture on the Young Living Seed to Seal® process.

Gary Young’s relentless pursuit of dis-covering, researching, and developing oils and products that are essential to vitality often leads him on paths of exploration to distant lands and exotic cultures. These journeys across the world are always insightful to Gary’s research and sometimes become the driving force behind life-benefiting supplements including Young Living’s NingXia Red® and Slique Tea™, each a result of countless travels to Asia.

Asia, as it turns out, is quickly becom-ing a fruitful laboratory for Gary as he continues his research on plants and oils that support the Young Living ideals of wellness, purpose, and abundance.

Having spent part of October in Taiwan studying endemic plants, building new relationships, and lectur-ing at universities, Gary is solidifying Young Living’s presence in Asia—a presence that will reap rewards for years to come.

“There is so much in Taiwan that is unknown to most Westerners that will one day bless many people, and Young Living will be bringing those blessings to them,” Gary said after a visit to the tea fields in Lugu, Taiwan.

During his visit to Taiwan, Gary

met with Lin Qing-Liang, the owner of MingRen, the company Young Living works with to make Slique Tea. Throughout the course of the trip, Mr. Lin spoke with Gary about tea leaf orig-ination and tea production, a valuable experience, since MingRen has been crowned as Taiwan’s undisputed leader in oolong tea quality for more than a decade—a fitting companion for the world leader in essential oils.

“We have to align ourselves with the best in whatever we do because we are driven to always provide the best products,” said Gary. “Partnering with MingRen is another great example of our commitment to being the best.”

If gaining more insight into tea pro-duction and furthering research was the purpose of Gary’s trip to Taiwan, then his mission was accomplished. But there was another reason for Gary’s trip: to lecture on the benefits of essential oils at two of Taiwan’s most prestigious universities, including National Taiwan University, which invited Gary to speak to top regional scientists on growing plants and extracting their essential oils.

Prior to the lecture at National Taiwan University, Gary attended the

opening ceremonies for the Center of Research in Pingdong, Taiwan. The research center is studying medicinal plants and their uses by the indig-enous people of Southeast Asia. The purpose of the center is to collect and analyze the plants, many of which contain essential oils, to understand usage and to then integrate the results into modern medical practices.

During the opening ceremony, Gary spoke and pledged his full support to the center, saying, “The opening of this center is a 20-year dream come true.”

Following the ceremony in Pingdong, Gary went into the moun-tains to meet with the Sandimen tribal leader in the Wutai village. The Sandimen tribe is one of the indig-enous tribes participating in the center’s research. In speaking with the leader, Gary discovered that the tribe uses several endemic essential oil plants that are very common in the village. Excited by the prospects, Gary promised the leader that if the village could grow enough of the plants, he would invest in a distiller for them.

Gary, reflecting on this and the entire experience in Taiwan, said, “If nothing else, I hope our distributors will understand and appreciate the extent that I am willing to go to and that Young Living is willing to go to, to bring to them the most beneficial products possible.”

Taiwan Key In Young Living Future

Continuing its history of creating in-novative wellness products, Young Living recently launched Slique Tea™ at the 2011 Convention in Orlando, Florida. Since its launch, Slique has quickly become one of Young Living’s most popular products. The Slique Tea Collection, part of this year’s Sea-sonal Essentials holiday catalog, has also generated much excitement.

The Slique Tea Collection com-bines Slique Tea with two Young Living branded mugs in a beautiful gift box and has arrived just in time for the holidays. Slique Tea is avail-able through this collection, making it the perfect companion for holiday weight-management goals.

Slique Tea blends Ecuadorian ocotea leaf with jade oolong tea leaves, all-natural cacao from the Amazon region of Ecuador, proprie-tary vanilla essential oil, and Arabian Omani frankincense powder (Boswellia sacra). This blend is rich in flavonoids,

a catechin compound generally asso-ciated with maintaining weight, and polyphenols, which may be useful for weight management when combined with a sensible diet. These benefits, along with Slique’s natural tea anti-oxidants, make it an excellent choice for a healthful lifestyle.

“The combination of ocotea, va-nilla essential oil, and frankincense

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has transformed my mind and body and amplified my energy,” said Marc Schreuder, Young Living’s director of product development. “I cannot live without this tea!”

This delicious, slimming beverage makes a perfect gift for this holiday season. Visit www.youngliving.com to order the Slique Tea Collection and view the entire Seasonal Essentials catalog.

During his time in Taiwan, Gary frequently visited the MingRen tea fields in Lugu, Taiwan.

Young Living founder: A 20-year dream come true

Young Living’s orange, lemon, and cinnamon bark essential oils and Blue Agave combine with Ningxia wolfberries for a delicious holiday treat.

Kitchen Corner

Wolfberry Wassail1 cup dried Ningxia wolfberries3 cups water3 tablespoons Young Living Blue Agave5 drops Young Living lemon essential oil5 drops Young Living orange essential oil 2 drops Young Living cinnamon essential oil

In a saucepan, bring water and wolfberries to a boil. Reduce heat and boil for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour wolfberry water into a bowl through a strainer. Return wolfberry water to saucepan and add Blue Agave, mixing well. Add lemon, orange, and cinnamon essential oils and serve. Makes 2 1/2 cups.

Would you like to see your recipe in an upcoming issue of Essential Edge News? Submit your recipes to [email protected]. We look forward to sharing your ideas!

Young Living Essential Oils Used in Training of UCLA Medical Staff

Young Living essential oils play a key role in a groundbreaking new part-nership between Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation and the UCLA Health System. Under the direction of Dr. David Feinberg, president of the UCLA Health System, Urban Zen faculty members have begun training UCLA medical professionals in inte-grative therapy modalities, which include essential oils.

Essential oil therapy is a vital com-ponent of Urban Zen’s Integrative Therapy (UZIT) Program, along with therapeutic yoga, Reiki, nutritional instruction, and contemplative care. UZIT is designed to complement traditional medical techniques and offers substantial benefits to both

the recipient and the caregiver. Pure Young Living essential oils such as lavender and peppermint are used topically and in an aromatherapeutic manner in UZIT.

“We are honored that our oils are being utilized in this important pro-gram,” says Young Living CEO Doug Nelson. “This is yet another indicator of the medical community’s growing interest in the life-changing benefits of essential oils. We look forward to a day when Young Living essential oils can be found in every hospital and health-care facility in the world.”

The initial response to the training from the UCLA medical staff—which includes nurses, physical therapists, massage therapists, and rehabilitation specialists—has been overwhelmingly positive.

Visit the News and Events section at www.youngliving.com for more infor-mation about this exciting new program.

YL Around the WorldJAPANIn November Young Living Japan hosted an incentive trip to The Sentosa Resort and Spa in Singa-pore. This event was held to reward 40 distributors who tirelessly share Young Living’s mission of wellness, purpose, and abundance. The high-light of the tour was the dinner party at the amazing Night Safari and a visit to the newly opened Young Living Singapore office.

EUROPEEurope successfully launched its first webinar last month for the German- and English-speaking markets, which will continue twice every month. The first webinar presented an introduction to Young Living, while future webinars will focus on products and building a successful business.

SINGAPOREAs part of its grand opening, Young Living Singapore has moved to its new office at The Concourse and is now open for regular business. Distributors are very happy that they can conveniently visit the office and pick up their orders.

Singapore also added new products to its lineup this quarter including balsam fir, Believe™, cypress, dorado azul, ginger, Melrose, palo santo, Stress Away™, wintergreen, BLM™, and Thieves® Foaming Hand Soap and Waterless Hand Purifier.

AUSTRALIAAustralia’s post-convention tour will cover the country and even extend to New Zealand. The lasting memo-ries of the convention and Young Living’s message of vitality has empowered distributors Down Under to embrace a better life and give the gift of vitality to others.

CANADAYoung Living Canada has seen a large growth, thanks to the continued efforts of all of the amazing Canadian distributors. Canada is primed for a strong close to 2011 and another recorded-setting year in 2012!

ECUADOREcuador had a fantastic grand open-ing in November! The hundreds of distributors in attendance were treated to a visit to the farm, per-sonal training by Gary Young, and recognition ceremonies. Along with the grand opening came the launch of the Raindrop Technique® kit. The celebration was a great experience, which those in attendance will never forget!

MEXICOMexico continues to enjoy unprec-edented growth in various regions, as evidenced by record sales and attendance at regional meetings held in Leon, Veracruz, and Mexico City.

YL Essential Oils Used in UCLA Med Training

Tracy Griffiths of Urban Zen instructs members of the UCLA medical staff on essential oils usage.

Young Living Promotes Frankincense Research

During Young Living’s 2011 Conven-tion in Orlando, Florida, researcher Karen Boren presented an insightful look into the origination of the frank-incense species Boswellia sacra and Boswellia frereana.

In some circles confusion still abounds regarding identification of these frankincense species, but what do historians, botanists, and scientists who study frankincense say is the origin of these two species?

Historical and scientific documen-tation of Boswellia sacra from Oman and Boswellia frereana from Somalia makes for a fascinating, informative read. Promoting such in-depth frank-incense research is one more reason why Young Living is the world leader in essential oils.

To read Karen Boren’s findings, visit www.youngliving.com and click on the option offered under sacred frankincense.

Gary Young at the Oman farm and distillery in Salalah, Oman. Behind Gary are newly planted frankincense trees.