the essential oils lounge

Hi.  I’m James Davenport, founder of the Essential Oils Lounge.

My love of the natural world began many years ago.  I was one of those children who had to be forced to come inside each evening.  I was into exploring, climbing trees, building forts and bunkers and tunnels…you know, because G.I. Joe had some serious wars to wage back in the ’80’s!

I was born and raised in a small (legit small…population of 300-ish) rural town in the southeastern U.S. with nothing but fields, trees and a few streams to keep me occupied.  As a “serious explorer,” it was not enough to explore and sometimes map my journeys, but I also had to experiment with the “cuisine” of the land!

It turns out that most of what mother nature has made for us isn’t harmful.  In fact most of it is healthy and beneficial.  And I’m sure that poison oak has a place in the world, too, just not in the hands, mouth and throat of a 10-year-old boy!  But, lesson learned, and I survived.

Fast forward to 2016. It was at that time that I realized that my health (and my weight!) was getting away from me. I embarked on a journey (that’s still in progress) to get healthy.  I decided to get back to my roots (pun intended) and to eat as naturally as possible.  After all, food is medicine.  So, what I feed, apply to and expose my body to needs to be what nature intended. 

While re-learning the basics, I began to hear a lot about essential oils.  And I realized that I used to consume, even if inadvertently, the raw plant versions of several of the oils that I was learning about.  I began reading more about essential oils…books, blogs, research articles, you name it…and I couldn’t get enough.

I began using (diffusing, applying topically, even ingesting) a wide variety of essential oils.  Thankfully, essential oils and I, quite simply, clicked.

Lifelong learner that I am, I then completed a course to become a certified essential oils and aromatherapy coach.     And I’m still learning.

So, this site is my way of sharing what I’ve learned along the way, and to hopefully inspire others (you!) to get on board with the health enhancing, life improving, and hopefully happiness inducing world of essential oils.

I truly look forward to our journey together.  And thanks for visiting!

To your health,

James

P.S.  Oh…why did I choose to call this site the Essential Oils Lounge?  Quite simply, I want this to be a safe, comfortable place where we all can sit back, relax, have a cup of herbal tea (or maybe a glass of wine!) and just bask in the wonderful gifts nature has given us.