Gary Young’s mission of conservation and sustainability comes alive at Young Living’s Skyrider Wilderness Ranch. The newest home to a nursery herd of desert bighorn sheep, Skyrider offers a safe and resource-rich habitat where these sheep can thrive and grow their herd. Hear the inspirational story from Ranch Manager Skyler Olson, who was there every step of the way, right up to the sheep jumping out of the trucks into their new homes

Essential oils have a rich history, dating back thousands of years. Learn where some of your favorite oils and blends came from long before commercial farms and distilleries. In this episode, Director of Product Portfolio Brad Chatterley talks about the plants behind our most popular products and the people who’ve been using them for generations.

Personal care is self care, and we could all use a little bit of that right now. David Thieme is in studio today to talk about why everyone, including guys, should care about their skin care routine. Young Living’s new Balanced collection puts everything you need, morning and night, into one easy program. Relax and take some time to care for yourself this week.

International Essential Oils Day is right around the corner. This year we’re celebrating the 30-year anniversary of our St. Maries Lavender Farm and Distillery—the place where it all began! Mary Young will be on site to give an address and lead the festivities. Learn more about the event and where some of your favorite products are grown in this episode featuring Brett Packer, Young Living’s Executive Director of Farms.

Your favorite podcast host debuted a new line of summer-inspired essential oil blends last week at the U.S. & Canada Convention. Made for easy, breezy diffusing all season long, these blends offer a clean, sun-sational alternative to your favorite candles and air fresheners. Listen in as Jacob and Kait Young discuss the inspiration and story behind the blends with scientist Scott Christian.

Gary Young’s search for purpose driven oils can be traced down to 13 original oils brought back from Geneva, Switzerland. And Karen Boren, Young Living’s historian, has gone through pages of notes and years of history to find which of the hundreds of oils in the Young Living collection were those original 13. Rosemary, Lavender, Frankincense…and I guess you’ll have to tune in to find out the rest.

Kelly Case is Young Living’s Chief of Staff and has been working with Gary and Mary Young for 22 years. That spans multiple buildings, many trips, and so many essential products. She’s also been around to see the raising of two great young men, one of whom is wearing many hats in the company including podcast host. Today Kelly shares some insight and what is it about a company in this modern world that can keep someone around for over two decades.

Gary Young was always on a mission to find natural products. The ancient grain of the Bible had to be different, simpler and easier to digest, than modern processed wheat. Today on the YL Drop, hear the serendipitous story about Gary finding Einkorn and some of its many uses. And don’t forget to try Young Living’s new Einkorn Crunch!

Young Living Global Headquarters sits on Sandalwood Drive. The native Sandalwood trees in Hawaii provide valuable oil, but must be handled responsibly. Justin Lee with Háloa ‘Áina joins the podcast today to give perspective on the reforestation effort and the ethical treatment of the dryland.

We are so excited to be back in person for Young Living Convention this year that we are talking about it everywhere, including the YL Drop. Today Brittani Lambert, the VP of Events at Young Living and the woman that has seen more conventions than just about anyone stops by the studio to talk about how preparing for this year was different than ever before. She also reminisces with Jacob about some of the best convention moments through the years.