Start Your Day the Gary Way! 
What if you could set the tone for your entire day in less than four minutes?
Young Living founder Gary Young created the Great Day Protocol as a simple morning routine using four of Young Living’s most beloved essential oil blends: Valor, Harmony, Joy, and White Angelica.
Think of it as a little morning “emotional supplement.” Before the emails, errands, news, and everyone else’s needs start competing for your attention, you take a few intentional minutes to decide how you want to walk into your day.
And there’s an interesting reason aroma works so beautifully as part of a morning routine. Our sense of smell is closely connected with areas of the brain involved in memory and emotion. When you repeatedly pair a particular aroma with a habit or intention, that scent can become a familiar sensory cue associated with the pattern.
That’s why I love the idea of practicing the Great Day Protocol consistently for 30 days.
Step 1: VALOR — Begin Grounded & Confident
Apply Valor to the bottoms of your feet.
Valor has a rich, woodsy aroma from oils including Black Spruce, Frankincense, Blue Tansy, Geranium, and Bergamot. It’s one of those blends I reach for when I want to feel steady, confident, and ready to face whatever is ahead.
As you apply it, take a deep breath and think about the day before you. What requires courage? Where do you need to stand firm? What matters most today?
Think: I am ready for this day.
Step 2: HARMONY — Find Your Center
Apply Harmony around the navel.
Harmony is a beautifully complex blend created from a long list of essential oils, including Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Geranium, Frankincense, Orange, Lemon, Sandalwood, and more.
As the name suggests, this step is about harmony—bringing your thoughts, priorities, and emotions back into alignment instead of beginning your morning already scattered in twelve different directions. (Anyone else? )
Pause. Breathe. Consider what deserves your attention today—and what doesn’t.
Think: I choose harmony over chaos.
Step 3: JOY — Choose Joy
Apply Joy over your heart.
This beautiful floral-citrus blend combines oils including Bergamot, Ylang Ylang, Geranium, Lemon, Coriander, Tangerine, Jasmine, Roman Chamomile, and Palmarosa.
And this may be my favorite part of the protocol because JOY isn’t something I want to leave to chance.
Apply it over your heart, breathe in that bright, uplifting aroma, and intentionally turn your thoughts toward gratitude. What are you thankful for this morning? What is good? What blessing might you otherwise rush right past?
Think: Today, I choose joy.
Step 4: WHITE ANGELICA — Walk Into Your Day
Apply White Angelica across your shoulders.
White Angelica combines oils such as Bergamot, Geranium, Myrrh, Sandalwood, Rose, Ylang Ylang, and others in a soft, comforting aroma.
This final step is a beautiful way to finish your morning protocol before walking into whatever the day holds. Take a breath, release the things you don’t need to carry, and determine how you want to show up for the people and responsibilities God has placed before you today.
Think: I will carry peace into my day.
Try It for 30 Days!
That’s it.
- 4 oils.
- 4 steps.
- Less than 4 intentional minutes.
Try the Great Day Protocol every morning for 30 days. Don’t overcomplicate it. Apply the oils, breathe deeply, and give yourself those few moments to intentionally set the tone for your day.
Then pay attention. Do you find yourself looking forward to this morning routine? Do the aromas begin to remind you of the intentions you’ve attached to them? Does starting your morning deliberately affect how you respond when the day inevitably doesn’t go according to plan?
I’d love to hear what you notice! And now Young Living has made Gary’s protocol especially easy by putting Valor, Harmony, Joy, and White Angelica together in one special Great Day Protocol Collection.
Ready to start your day the Gary way?
