Gary’s Great Day Protocol: A Simple Morning Routine to Start the Day with Intention
- Feb 12, 2021
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 27
When I started using essential oils, I had no idea they could do more than just make my homemade products smell nice. Over the years, I’ve learned to use them to support everything from physical health to emotional well-being—and how all of it is connected.
Research shows that emotional stress can make us more vulnerable to illness. While we can’t avoid life’s challenges, we can equip ourselves with tools to build better emotional resilience. Regular exercise, a healthy diet, adequate sleep, social connections, and mindfulness are all powerful ways to support emotional regulation. Essential oils can also be a helpful resource, gently supporting these practices and helping you approach your day with more calm, clarity, and focus.
One of my favorite introductory practices to support emotional wellness is the Great Day Protocol, created by Young Living founder D. Gary Young. This simple essential oil routine features four uplifting blends—Valor, Harmony, Joy, and White Angelica—applied to specific areas of the body and paired with affirmations or Bible verses. The protocol is designed to help you start each day with intention, presence, and positivity—you'll smell amazing, too!
The entire protocol only takes a few minutes, but if you practice it daily for 21–30 days, you may notice a shift in your mindset, your energy, and your outlook on the day.
Getting Started: Tools and Tips
To get started with the Great Day Protocol, here’s what you’ll need:
Essential Oil Blends:
Valor – a blend to support courage, balance, and confidence
Harmony – a blend to promote calm, positive energy, and flow
Joy – a blend to uplift mood and invites optimism
White Angelica – a blend created to protect from negative energy
Optional Tools for Easier Use:
Printable guide – download and print the free Great Day Protocol Guide to guide you through the simple routine.
Aromaglide fitments – pop these on your oil bottles for smooth, mess-free application.
Roller bottles with carrier oil – dilute blends to stretch your oils further.
Roller bottle labels – keep your rollers organized and labeled with the Great Day Affirmations Roller Label Set for an easy way to apply and say the affirmations.
Tip: Keep the guide and your oils together for a quick, easy morning routine.
How To: Gary’s Great Day Protocol
This is how I was taught to do the Great Day Protocol. You can adapt the practice to your needs—customize affirmations or use Bible verses, do what you need to make it your own. The key is consistency.
Step 1: Valor
Purpose: Balance, courage, and confidence.
How to Use:
Place a drop of Valor in your left palm, rub palms together, and inhale deeply.
Apply a drop to the inside of your left wrist, hold right wrist to it briefly.
Hold pulse points together and breathe deeply.
Affirmation:
“I am grounded, stable, and balanced. I am full of courage and confidence.
Bible Verse: Deuteronomy 31:6
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
In a roller: Roll clockwise 3 times on left wrist. Hold right wrist over left and breathe deeply.
Step 2: Harmony
Purpose: Calm the mind, promote ease and flow.
How to use:
Place a drop of Harmony in your left palm, rub palms together, and inhale slowly.
Apply above your belly button or solar plexus (area below chest at the top of your stomach), massage clockwise, and breathe deeply.
Affirmation:
"I am in harmony with the flow of life. I love others and myself unconditionally.”
Bible Verse: Romans 5:1
"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
In a roller: Roll clockwise 3 times above the belly button.
Step 3: Joy
Purpose: Invite optimism and happiness.
How to use:
Place a drop of Joy in your left palm, rub palms together, and inhale.
Apply a drop over the heart, gently massage clockwise, and hold hands over the heart.
Affirmation:
"I am full of optimism, joy, and contentment. I radiate joy in all that I do.”
Bible Verse: Galatians 5:22
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.”
In a roller: Roll clockwise 3 times over the heart.
Step 4: White Angelica
Purpose: Protection from negative energy.
How to use:
Place a drop in your left palm, rub palms together, and inhale.
Rub palms together again and lightly brush hands over your body—from crown of your head, down neck, over shoulders, chest, and all the way down the legs to your feet—like you’re applying a shield. Breathe deeply.
Affirmation:
"I am safe, protected, and secure. I can handle all that comes my way.”
Bible Verse: Ephesians 6:11
"Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
In a roller: Roll clockwise 3 times in left palm, rub palms together, and brush hands over body.
Finish the Practice
Cup your hands over your nose and mouth, breathe deeply for at least 10 seconds, and affirm your intentions for the day.
Printable Guides and Tools
Free Guide: Download and print the Great Day Protocol Guide to keep next to your oils.
Printable Labels: Stretch your oils by diluting them into roller bottles and labeling with affirmations. Printable labels are available for home printing—or professionally printed versions are available in my shop.
Learn More
If you want to dive deeper into essential oils and emotional wellness, these books are excellent resources:
Get started with Young Living essential oils here.
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