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Grapefruit Aroma Point Magic
Sacred Play with grapefruit and Spleen 9, the damp-draining acupoint, for heaviness, rumination, and stuck fluids, with a guided meditation from Jennie.
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Case Study: Reducing Feelings of Overwhelm and Anxiety with Grapefruit Essential Oil
A graduate student and breathwork practitioner who felt he was drowning in obligations finds buoyancy, boundaries, and rest with grapefruit, spike lavender, cypress, and vetiver.
Root In
The Plant Behind the Oil: Grapefruit
Grapefruit has no ancient history. It arose in Barbados within the last few centuries, and its story is one of botanical chance, human cultivation, and a peel full of oil glands.
Awaken
The Oil Within the Plant: Grapefruit
Grapefruit essential oil smells like sunshine and delivers on that promise chemically, its d-limonene doing the quiet work behind the mood lift, the immune support, and the skin-toning action covered in this article.
Newsletter Archives
A Breath of Crisp October Air
Its sparkling citrus aroma offers a lively counterpoint to the season’s slowing pace. As we settle into autumn, grapefruit brings a welcome touch of brightness, inviting us to pause, notice, and reconnect with our senses.
Event Replays
Thrive Live - Carrot Seed Event Replay
In this Carrot Seed Thrive LIVE replay, I compare cultivated carrot seed with wild carrot seed, two oils from one species. The hour-long class includes the slides and a PDF of five recipes.
Awaken
Dittany of Crete: A Rare Oil, Five Lab Reports, and a Distiller's Story
A Cretan distiller sent us her 2025 harvest of a rare, protected oregano cousin. Five lab reports show what the plant makes, and why one distillation gave two very different oils.
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Event Replays
Thrive Live - Carrot Seed Event Replay
In this Carrot Seed Thrive LIVE replay, I compare cultivated carrot seed with wild carrot seed, two oils from one species. The hour-long class includes the slides and a PDF of five recipes.
Event Replays
White Fir August 2026 Event Replay
If you've been looking for a gentle oil that does real work for the breath and for achy joints, this is the one.
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