Living Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 52

LIKE MOTHER , LIKE DAUGHTER
During her AromaTouch Technique journey , Kimberly developed a special bond with her daughter , Mercedes , who came into their lives from an orphanage when she was 11 months old . Kimberly says , “ She was a poor , neglected , sweet baby girl who came to us with just the clothes she had on and a bottle . ” Mercedes is now a 13-year-old with a true servant ’ s heart who isn ’ t afraid of hard work and is always willing to jump in and help others . “ She is truly my right hand girl . I absolutely love the time we spend training others ; it ’ s an amazing experience being able to change lives together . We often travel several hours to teach classes and doing that makes my heart happy . Through these trips , we ’ ve even gotten to see some firsts together , like Lake Michigan .”
After watching her mom giving the AromaTouch Technique to others and seeing how happy it made them , Mercedes realized that ’ s exactly what she wanted to do — help people and cheer them up . So she asked her mom if she could be trained . She says , “ My mom told me I had to be 18 , but I could learn and help her , and that ’ s just what I did !”
Mercedes likes to help her mom by passing her the oils when she is doing the demonstration , or setting up the table . She says , “ There are times when I ’ m a partner fill in , or I ’ ll be the one that my mom does the demonstrations on when we don ’ t have enough people in the class .”
Kimberly mentions , “ My favorite moment just recently happened when Mercedes and I had the privilege to teach a blind girl the technique . It was rewarding to know that anyone has the ability to learn . I love seeing each person who receives this blessing be changed , physically and mentally , along with the gratitude they have for it .”
In addition to helping others , Kimberly continues to experience the benefits of the AromaTouch Technique in her own family . “ Being able to give my littles the AromaTouch Technique has been a huge blessing . In addition , having the ability to teach my older kids to give the AromaTouch Technique has made me feel immense gratitude . I would say to everyone , get certified ! It is life changing for a lot of people . Even if you have no plans of giving anyone but family the AromaTouch Technique , it would be worth it .”
“ You can give anyone an AromaTouch even if they are just feeling sad . Oh , and you may get to meet Dr . Hill , the man who made up the AromaTouch Technique . He is so awesome and super nice .”— MERCEDES