Personal Reflections

It has been a few years since we’ve had a colicky horse. Colic in a horse isn’t like colic in a baby…. it is not unusual for a horse to die from it if not caught early and treated quickly.I lost my first horse I ever had when I left for college. He colicked the first semester I was gone and was unable to be saved.😥

The following post 👇is from a friend of mine who has a fantabulous holistic barn education group (it is a paid for group, but very reasonably priced— its called the Healing Barn Movement). She and her husband have many horses, and part of their life’s work is to teach other horse families how to “do equine life”  toxin free both physically and emotionally (horses tend to mirror their humans). 

And meet Donkey Boy, if you haven’t already! He’s one of our equine herd of 5 on our farm. We do life as holistically as possible out here too. Our farm-ily is most definitely healthier for it. I’ve managed animals both ways…. the holistically managed animals tend to live longer healthier more productive lives….. just as it is with humans😉.
xoxo~ Liz
If you’d like to learn more about Digize and other products I use on my farm-ily, let’s chat!)

Happy birthday Flynn! Hands down, one of my favorite things in life is new life!🙌❤
His little umbilicus got the standard dunking in a mix of Thieves Household Cleaner, Colloidal Silver, Frankincense, and Mountain Savory. Keep ’em healthy from day 1!

#farmgirllife
#lifeisgoodonthefarm
#thanksYL

I’ve got….
👍Thieves on my nightstand and in my purse…
👍Breathe Again on my desk and in my purse…
👍Deep Relief on my desk and in my gym bag…
👍Stress Away in my purse (I used to keep it in my lab coat at the pharmacy and use it a gazillion times a day)
👍Tranquil on Charlie’s nightstand and Rutavala on mine
👍Valor on my desk.
They only work if you use ’em friends! 
Life is better with oils.

I was only a little surprised to see this amazing list of DIY body scrubs on my favorite protein bar company’s blog.  Have ya’ll tried Perfect Bars? 😋They are AMAAAAAZING…. and they have a pretty impressive ingredient list (as well as being NonGMO, gluten free, and low Glycemic Index) 

As always, if you want maximum benefit when doing something good for yourself (like a Perfect Bar or a DIY body scrub), choose quality ingredients.

I only use Young Living essential oils for a variety of reasons:
1. I trust Young Living and have been to 5 of their farms. Show me any company that will open up their production facility/farm to the public on nearly any given day, and you’ll have my full attention. 

2. If I’m going to ask an oil to “do ” something, I’m going to darn sure make sure it’s high quality. You know that saying….. “you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”? The same hold true with oils. You will get what you pay for. I use my oils in ways that yield remarkable results….. but only because high quality tools make all the difference. 

3. Have you ever researched what it takes to keep the “active” part of an oil “active” in the distillation process? I was like … and …and😍 about 8 years ago when I  went down that rabbit hole for the first time. There is an ENORMOUS difference in what an essential oil is capable of doing if it has been grown free of harsh chemicals and fertilizers in untainted soil,  harvested at the right time of day and year, distilled at the right temperature, pressure, and time, with the right equipment (stainless steel and glass) versus something produced under dubious conditions possibly mixed with who knows what.

4. If you are 👩‍⚕️ like me, you’ll appreciate these books as a great place to start learning:
📚 Aromatherapy for Health Professionals (by Price)
📚 Clinical Aromatherapy (by Jane Buckle) – often used as a text book for aromatherapy certification for nurses.
📚 Evidence Based Essential Oil Therapy (by Johnson) 
(It’s amazing how much of this information they scrub or bury on the internet. That’s what happens when something works really well for our health but doesn’t  contribute to the Medical Industrial Complex wealth. )

5. Personal Empowerment. Once the skills our great grandparents (and beyond) have been revived, there is no turning your back on the knowledge now in place. Education is my jam and I love helping others find their way. 

If you’re curious, and want to know more, there is no time like the present to learn. Let’s chat. 
xoxo~liz