Health and Balance with Julie Burgers

22/07/2025

15/07/2025

🌿 TIPS FOR BEGINNERS (AND THOSE ON THE FENCE) 🌿

If you’re already using essential oils, or maybe you’ve been curious but haven’t quite jumped in yet, this is for you! Whether you want to add a little extra support or take a bigger step, here’s some simple tips to help you feel confident with your oils.

1️⃣ Just start where you’re comfortable!
Whether that’s diffusing your favourite blend or trying a new way to use your oils, you don’t need to do it all at once. Start simple and build from there.
Pro tip: If you try a blend and it’s not quite right, add a few drops of Wild Orange—it’s a lifesaver for making blends smell better!

2️⃣ Keep your oils visible and accessible.
Oils work best when you remember to use them, so keep them somewhere you’ll see them. Maybe a shelf, kitchen bench, or your bedside table. No need to hide them away!

3️⃣ Find little ways to make oils part of your daily life.
Some ideas I love:
🌸 Mix your favourite oils with a carrier oil and use it as a body lotion after showering.
💦 Create spritzers for different uses—cleaning, freshening up sheets, or sanitising.
🌿 Skip perfume and try rubbing oils on your hands and clothes instead.
🌙 Build a relaxing nighttime ritual with oils that support sleep—like the Serenity/Lavender Peace stick we love.
🍫 Add oils to your cooking or treats for a flavour boost—perfect in bliss balls or homemade chocolate!

4️⃣ Get support and ask questions!
Reach out anytime for help, I love teaching people how to use essential oils and finding low tox ways to clean and DIY. Grab a resource book to guide you, join my support group to learn with others, and come along to workshops for hands-on experience.

Most importantly ♥️ relax, enjoy, and trust your own oil journey.
There’s no right or wrong way—just whatever works for you and your family.

You’ve got this!
Julie x

07/07/2025

🌿✨ Take a moment for you ✨🌿

Whether you’ve been coming to class for years or thinking about giving it a go, Pilates is such a beautiful way to reconnect with your body, move with ease, and feel stronger from the inside out—especially during life’s busier seasons.

Each session is all about:
💫 Gently building strength and better posture
💫 Supporting healthy ageing and hormone balance
💫 Letting go of stress and tension
💫 Working in with your gym or cardio routine

With small class sizes (just 1–3 people), there’s time for personal support, a calm space, and no pressure—just you and your body, moving together.

💛 My home studio in Lower Chittering is slowly coming to life!
It’s on track to open late August to early September 🛠️✨
In the meantime, I’m still teaching from 410 Chittering Road, Bullsbrook.

🧘‍♀️ Thinking of giving it a try? Just message me to check availability or have a chat about what’s right for you. I am taking a break over the July school holidays but will be back for Term 3 at the start of August.

Can’t wait to welcome you in the studio,
Julie x

02/07/2025

You can go DIY Chest Rub with the following recipe:

🟣45g fractionated coconut oil
🟣20g coconut oil
🟣15g shea butter
🟣8g beeswax
🟣30 drops of EASY AIR essential oil
🟣small jar, tin or pot

METHOD:
Add fractionated coconut oil, coconut oil, shea butter and beeswax to a glass bowl and heat over a double boiler on the stove until completely melted. Heat in short bursts on low, stopping and stirring frequently. Remove from heat.

Add essential oils and mix until combined.

Transfer to small jar, tin or pot.

Place into the freezer to set – this will reduce the chance of graininess developing over time.

23/06/2025

✨ Winter Wellness Tips ❄️💧

As the chilly days roll in, it's the perfect time to support your body, lift your mood & create a cosy, healthy home 🧣🫖

Here are some of my favourite winter wellness essentials:

🌿 Onguard – immune support in a bottle
💧 Easy Air – opens up the airways when things get stuffy
🍋 Lemon – freshens the air, your water & your mood
🌸 Lavender – promotes calm, rest and deep sleep
🌞 Frankincense – overall wellness for body & mind

Small daily habits with these oils can make a big difference this season 🫶

✨ Want to know which oils might best support you this winter?

Start with a quick Wellness Assessment — you’ll find it here: https://tr.ee/dEu-8cFu5R

Let’s thrive this winter, naturally 🌬️💜

18/06/2025

Easy Air

How we like to use it in our homes: -

🟣Add a few drops to your living room diffuser to freshen the air and support your airways.
🟣Add a few drops to a ball of cotton wool and keep in your pillow to support your breathing of a nighttime.
🟣Add it to your nighttime diffuser with any of your other favourite calming oils.
🟣Mix with some Fractionated Coconut Oil and rub on your chest, back and bottoms of your feet.
🟣For serious sinus support, add one drop to a large porcelain bowl and fill it with boiling water. Immediately put your head over the bowl with a towel covering your head and breathe the vapours for 10-30 seconds. Make sure you keep your eyes closed.
🟣Add 10-20 drops to a roller bottle with Copaiba to support easy breathing.

Add to a nasal inhaler 20 drops and use as needed for sinus support. If you don't have a spare nasal inhaler you can add to a hanky (I am showing my age) and inhale as needed. I also like to put a bit on my pillow or pj's, away from the eyes so it won’t irritate but so I can breathe it in whilst I sleep as well as having the diffuser on.

09/06/2025

Why Pilates? Your body (and mind) will thank you ⬇️

Whether you're brand new or already lifting weights, Pilates is the missing piece that helps you move better, feel stronger, and age with power.

💪 Core Strength
Every move starts from the core — building deep, stabilizing muscles that support your spine, posture, and balance.

🔥 Menopause & Midlife Support
Pilates helps regulate the nervous system, ease joint stiffness, improve bone health, and reduce stress — all crucial during hormone shifts.

🤸‍♀️ Improved Flexibility + Mobility
Lengthens tight muscles and keeps your body moving freely as you age — because staying mobile is staying youthful.

🏋️‍♀️ Perfect Complement to Weight Training
Already hitting the gym? Pilates enhances stability, core control, and muscle activation, helping you lift more efficiently and prevent injury.

🧠 Mind-Body Connection
Intentional movement + breath = calmer mind, clearer focus, and better body awareness.

✨ Better Posture & Alignment
Train your body to move in a way that’s efficient, pain-free, and sustainable long-term.

🌬️ Low-Impact, High Benefits
Gentle on joints but deeply effective — ideal for all fitness levels and life stages.

Strength, balance, and resilience — from the inside out.
Pilates isn’t just exercise, it’s a strategy for lifelong wellbeing. 🌿

26/05/2025

Scent & Safety 🧠🌿

Our brains are constantly scanning for cues of safety — and scent is one of the fastest ways to send that signal.

Here’s why 👇
Your sense of smell is the only one that connects directly to the limbic system — the part of the brain that processes emotion, memory, and mood.

That’s why essential oils can be such a powerful (and often underused) support tool.

When used intentionally, certain aromas can:
✨ Regulate the nervous system
✨ Anchor you in the present moment
✨ Create a sense of emotional safety
✨ Reinforce calm between moments of stress through scent memory

And yes — this is backed by neuroscience, not just preference. 🧬

Oils to try:
🌿 Frankincense – supports emotional regulation
💜 Lavender – calms brain + body
🍊 Bergamot – uplifts while easing anxious tension
🌲 The Grounding Blend – roots the nervous system + invites presence

Whether you diffuse them during your morning routine or use them with breathwork, aroma is a subtle, science-backed tool for emotional wellbeing.

🔬 Scientific Insight:
Research indicates that inhaling essential oils stimulates the olfactory system, which directly connects to the limbic system—the brain's center for emotions and memory—thereby influencing mood and promoting relaxation.

🛍️ Product Suggestions:

Frankincense Essential Oil: doTERRA Frankincense Essential Oil
Lavender Essential Oil: doTERRA Lavender Essential Oil
Bergamot Essential Oil: Bergamot Essential Oil doTERRA 15ml
Grounding Blend: doTERRA Balance

24/05/2025

I was diagnosed with Osteopenia in my mid 20's . I asked the doctor to have a scan due to my family history. My vitamin d levels were also very very low. Had I not asked or persisted I would never have known I had a problem!

I have reversed my Osteopenia up to a point with diet, exercise. Now with menopause I need to work harder to build strength and prevent osteoporosis! Gym was never my preferred exercise. Pilates always felt good to me. As i am a bit hypermobile gym never felt good but i do think it is important to find a good trainer or exercise physiologist to teach correct gym lifting techniques and a program that works with what you can manage!

I believe a combination of weight training and Pilates for core strength, balance all support ageing well.

20/05/2025

🌿✨ Just Landed: The Seasonal Wellness BOGO Box! ✨🌿
Only available this week — don’t miss out!

This limited-time box is packed with our favourite essential oils for immunity, mood, movement, and sleep. It’s your go-to support kit for staying well, feeling calm, and moving freely this season ❄️💧

Here’s what’s included:
✅ All 4 daily BOGO offers
✅ A FREE 15mL SuperMint™
✅ FREE wholesale membership (25% off all year!)

💛Here is a free ebook to help you get started with these oils and use them with confidence!
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These always sell out fast — grab yours while you can!
Got questions? Just send me a message — I’m here for you 💌
— Julie xx