Today's "For the Love of Oils" post is bringing you the good news about Thieves spray!
I am fitness instructor of a hand full of Les Mills programs. As I mentioned on Monday, this is our Launch week. Lots of learning, lots of practicing, and lots of memorizing new choreography and it can be a tiny bit over whelming at times when juggling the rest of life. I love it so much, (even the overwhelming part!) so that's not my reason for this post!
The reason is for the LOVE OF OILS.
Let's start with the Thieves spray...
I keep one of these awesome Thieves sprays in my gym bag AT ALL TIMES. Sometimes as instructors, we share the microphones, so my way to ward off germs, I spray down my microphone wind screen with a couple sprays. Not only does it feel and smell cleaner, the scent of Thieves just freshens the whole room and I swear, makes my brain work better.
Second, let's talk the oils that I use frequently before I teach class.
Almost always, I use Peppermint on my wrists and behind my ears, and sometimes just a touch on the tip of my nose. Peppermint helps my brain to wake up so that all that choreography I have learned, comes alive. When I use it, I feel more confident that I will not forget chorey and also have the words to really engage with my participants.
Today, I team taught during our Body Flow launch. When I teach Body Flow, I love using Valor or Valor II, and Stress Away. Both seem to calm my nervousness (yes, I still get nervous -ahhh!), and make me feel more calm and centered so that I can really embrace where my body is on my journey in Tai chi, Yoga, and Pilates. I seem to balance better (that was my track today!), and just feel more aware of my body so that I can engage and also connect.
I wanted to share these here today because honestly, these oils have been my saving grace some days when it comes to getting up on a stage and teaching. I feel the difference when I use them. If you are a fitness instructor, there's an oil for that!
