Working through past trauma with Linden Blossom

I had the pleasure of meeting this lovely girl today. In the session she brought up fear of men from her past so I started offering different oils for trauma. She showed the most interest in linden blossom so I left the bottle out near where she was sitting. She sniffed then walked around the room as we chatted further about some of the difficult memories she had before coming to her family. She then came to lay with the bottle between her legs and sniffed deeply for a few minutes as we let go of the heavy memories. When she was done she got up and we finished the session. Before I packed up I double checked that she had had enough of the oil and she ignored it, obviously satisfied.

I love how gently she was able to work with the linden blossom and how clear she was about what and how much she needed.

Linden blossom is a gentle oil that's usually selected by those with trust issues, past trauma and particularly fear of men. It smells a bit like honey and has a calming effect. It's one of my favourites and invaluable in sessions.

*this bottle was actually empty, but kept the lovely scent so it was safe to leave out without concern for being knocked over.

Learning about love from Tosca, the horse

Two years ago, I had a lovely conversation with the school pony Tosca. It's always stayed with me. I took her out grazing so she could get a break from the sandy paddock and I asked her how she was feeling. She told me she felt 'happy' and I was surprised because I know she works hard and I'm often concerned about her. I told her that's wonderful what made her so happy? She replied 'because I feel loved' and she showed me this beautiful image of pink beams of light radiating from her heart. This helped me realise that no matter what someone is going through, loving them makes all the difference. There's always something we can do for an animal in need, simply sending genuine love from your heart can be felt so profoundly. It was such a beautiful moment and just had capture the feeling she gave me in watercolours to share

Animal Nutrition

Many of the lovely animal clients I see experience health issues as a result of poor nutrition and an unbalanced diet. Each animal is an individual and its important to tailor their diet to their needs.

In my experience cats and dogs do best on a species appropriate balanced raw diet. They often struggle with grains, additives and preservatives that are usually found in commercial pet food. The most popular food requests are for the human family's fresh food to be shared with the animal family.

The pet food industry has come under scrutiny more and more recently and has many shortcomings. I recommend watching the documentary Pet Fooled for further information on the pet food industry (video below).

I encounter many animal guardians doing the best they can to feed their animals what they need to be as healthy and happy as possible. I have found the work of Dr Karen Becker to be particularly helpful in this regard and I suggest following her advice and recommendations on how to meet your animal family's nutritional needs. Her video on the best and worst pet foods has a wealth of information on feeding cats and dogs.

There are a number of nutritionists that can assist you with tailoring your animals diet.

For cats and dogs - Little Angels Pet Nutrition (Venusha)

For horses - Diets by Design (Sheldene)