New and confused

[Guest guest]

Hi

 

I have just joined this group and am not sure where to start.

 

I joined the group after my first experience with acupuncture and

discussion with the physiotherapist who helped me with a recent neck

pain.

I am from UK and used to the " take 2 a day and come back in 2 weeks

if it doesn't improve " kind of treatment but now I am working in

Norway and the philosophies here are alternative :-)

 

I am part of the " fried Mars Bar " " lettuce is rabbit food " generation

and have decided I want to change my lifestyle. I have struggled

with minor weight problems al my life and want a change of life which

encompasses healthier eating and healthier psychology. As a stressed,

prone to panic attacks worrier I need to find a way to improve myself

from the inside.

 

There is so much information and mythology around it is difficult to

know where to start so I came here.

 

I am open minded and looking forward to learning - there is soooo

much wonderful and exciting information, advice, I feel revitalised

just taking it all in nevr mind practicing it. My first surprise was

learning that I havn't even been breathing properly lol

 

Sorry for the long mail but I want to start right so if anyone has

any advice I would love to hear it.

 

Kindest regards

 

Rosalyn

[Guest guest]

Hi Rosalyn,

 

Welcome to Chinese Traditional Medicine.

 

The earliest posts in the message base will walk you through the

fundamentals of TCM, but that may be a bit overwhelming at first.

 

You also can do a search in the message base for topics like

breathing, diet, flavor, panic, etc.

 

Please feel free to ask questions. There are plenty of people on

here who can answer your questions. There is a wide range of members

ranging from those new to TCM to students to professionals.

 

Victoria

[Guest guest]

Hi Heather,

 

Welcome aboard. Make yourself right at home!

 

Over the years this community has continued to grow and share. We have

list members from all over the world, on every continent (except for

Antarctica - I don't think we have anyone from there here and a great

deal of the folks here are happy to share their knowledge and

experiences - with an amazingly limited amount of strife occurring.

 

There is no " exclusive " brand of oils or products that the entire list

purchases. I am the owner of this list and I sell essential oils, but I

also allow ads from other members who sell oils here too. Might be

strange in the eyes of some that a person who sells supplies and

toiletries would allow other purveyors in the same field to place ads,

but I believe that friendly competition is healthy and only makes us

strive to improve ourselves, and that goes for business too

 

Now, as for Young Living - I personally don't care if its that company,

or another company, or an author, or a medical professional, or a gov't

agency, or what have you, that I know is fraudulent in some manner, or

unethical in some manner, or caught with their pants on fire in a lie in

some manner, etc ... I'll call that spade a spade as the old saying

goes! I say it as I see it. YL is no exception, and unfortunately they

have given a lot of reasons to call them out. Also, many (not all) of

the folks involved with them seem to be eerily " brainwashed " and act

like a cult; which makes it even more odd

 

I don't choose to use their oils, and I don't tend to like to support

companies that have a fundamental problem with being an honorable

business and having any integrity. In short, the founder, owner, and

hierarchy of that company have no scruples, and I won't support that

 

If you like to use YL's products, I don't have a problem with that -

that is your choice. Only thing I might have a problem with is

recommending to folks to use any oils in one of the unsafe manner that

they promote (and that goes for unsafe " practices " in many areas, and

not just unsafe things that YL promotes).

 

So, I do hope you enjoy it here Heather YL is not an ongoing major

topic of discussion here. Once in a while it pops up, and just like any

other topic, its gets discussed for several messages and then we move

on. I encourage you to read through the archives to get a really good

feel for the list.

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

heathermer1972 [heathermer1972]

 

Hi, I just joined this group. It looked like a great one. I am

really disconcerted though to see the wide bashing of YL oils and

people who use them. s this what this group is about? I do use YL

oils. I like them alot. I also use Oshadhi and some others. I am

not a follower of any specific modality of oil usage. I just use them

as I see fit and what fit's in with my research. I have been

studying and using oils for 12 years, and I have found that is what

works best for me and my family. So, what I am wondering now that I

have joined is, is this just a group that uses an exclusive brand or

follows a certain person's knowledge, or as one post that I read

states- is a place for everyone to learn and discuss? But then that

same person posted often bashing YL and it's users. I am truly in

need of an answer, as I do not want to spend time in A hostile or

negative environment, when I just want to learn more about the oils

and the great things they do. Please do not try to " enlighten " me on

all the YL junk. I have read it all, and still prefer to use those

along with others. I really am honest in wanting to know if this

list is what it says, or is the overall tone against YL oils? Just

for clarification, I am not a distributor, just a customer. Thanks

for some honest answers.