Have you grown calendula (Calendula officinalis) in your garden? This beautiful bright flower is packed with many powerful medicinal properties and it is safe for your animals. The plant has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, astringent, bacteriostatic and fungicidal...
We know that animals have a stronger sense of smell then humans. What we are unsure of is does their sense of smell work in the same way as humans? At this time, we don’t have any scientific proof if scent works like it does with humans. Many non-aromatherapy related...
The growth of aromatherapy and essential oil use has filtered over to use with dogs. Using essential oils with dogs can be done safely and effectively, but there are important things to consider. Do not just follow a random recipe you found online please! The loyalty...
Relaxing on the porch I have grown up with animals, usually a dog. I honestly can’t imagine my life without a pet of some kind. As I have been growing my holistic practice I have been asked numerous times about using various products on our fur babies. As I...
In April 2020 I was invited to speak in a Facebook Group – Healthy Lifestyle Consumer Reviews about support for our animals. I chose the topic “Supporting The Animals That Support Us.” Relaxing on the porch The pandemic has had us all facing many...
At every essential oil workshop I taught people would ask, “can I use these on my pets?”. I had read about the uses in Holistic Aromatherapy for Animals, and some other books. That wasn’t enough though, I wanted to learn more. I wanted to ensure I was providing people...