Flower Essences from FeelBach! Make Great Gifts

Gift-giving season is almost upon us, and if you're like most of us, you're trying to think of something "just right" for a few people who already have everything they need.

Do those folks have pets?

If so, FeelBach's pet formulas might be the perfect gift.

Home Alone was created for pets with separation anxiety - and is also useful for "normal" pets who simply become upset when their humans stay away too long.

My own pets are fine when I leave for a few hours, but get upset if I'm gone for more than a day. Home Alone helps them cope.

Thunder Storms is for pets who are terrified of loud noises - whether it's thunder, fireworks, or gunshots. Long before I learned about Dr. Bach and the flower essences, I've had two dogs who would go into a panic over a thunderstorm. I felt so sorry for them, but there was nothing I could do to comfort them.

Of course - I should be thankful. One of those dogs was a stray who came to us because of a thunderstorm - she tore the screens off the door to get into the house and hide under a bed! She was a wonderful companion and we were glad to keep her.

Feel5ive for Pets is helpful any time a pet is under stress. It may be a visit to the veterinarian, it may be a new addition to the family, it may even be the death of a loved one - whatever the cause, Feel5ive for Pets will help them just the way Feel5ive helps humans.

Look Forward to School Vacation - With Help from the flower essence Impatins

The kids will soon be out of school - and you may be dreading it. 

The first week or so they'll be thrilled with their new freedom, and then… They'll start the "I'm bored – there's nothing to do" routine. And when they get too bored, they'll start squabbling with each other. 

Trying to find "fun things" for the kids to do and trying to keep them from picking on each other can turn the most patient and loving parent into a jumble of ragged nerves - apt to explode at any time. 

And no parent wants to explode. It just happens sometimes when the pressure gets to be "too much" and patience flies out the window.

The good news is, Feel Bach! has a remedy to smooth those jagged nerves. Dr. Bach's flower essence  "Impatiens" is just the thing. A couple of drops under the tongue 3 or 4 times a day, and you'll soon find your nerves, and your patience, returning to normal.

As the name suggests, Impatiens is the essence of patience. It is used most for people who are generally impatient - those who are quick-witted and move at a fast pace. These are the folks that, when forced to supervise or work in cooperation with others, generally want to just push the other people out of the way and do the job themselves because they can do it faster and better.

Individuals who have the Impatiens personality should not be forced into working with others who might not keep their pace. Unfortunately, we sometimes have to do tasks that don't fit our personalities, and in that case Impatins comes to the rescue.

Bach Flower Essences for Birds

Many years ago, when my firstborn son was small, he wanted baby chicks. So... we got baby chicks. They were cute and little and were living in a paper towel box in my office.

Then they started to grow, and the day the insurance man came to visit, one got out of the box and started running around the house, with my small son in hot pursuit. That night I told my husband that he really did have to fix up a chicken house outdoors.

Eventually the chicks got big enough to lay eggs and we enjoyed the fresh supply, but it didn't take too many months for mom to tire of cleaning a chicken house, so I gave them to a neighbor who had lots of chickens. I know, most people would have eaten them, but that wasn't an option for me.

That was my first and only experience with owning a bird, so the fact that they can suffer from emotional turmoil had never entered my mind. That is, not until today when I started looking around the web to see what different people had to say about Bach Flower Essences.

It turns out that since flower essences are natural and it isn't possible to overdose, they're a perfect remedy for pet birds. Who knew?

The blog posts I read didn't mention it, but I would guess that the same pet questionaire that serves for cats and dogs would allow bird owners to identify the specific combination of flower essences needed to ease their birds' maladies.

If you've used flower essences for your birds, why not write and tell us about your experiences...

How to use Bach Flower Essences

A question came up today about the difference between FeelBach! custom blended formulas and just using the individual essences.

While we are putting the complete explanation on the web site, I thought I'd clarify one point here, because we've heard that some people who sell flower essences are letting their customers spend more money than necessary.

When you purchase any of the 38 individual essences, you don't need to use them full strength. It won't hurt you if you do, but it isn't necessary. In fact, for a one month supply of treatment, you need only 2 drops from that 20ml bottle. You can mix up to 6 essences in one 30ml (1oz.) mixture bottle - although we recommend only 3 or 4.

Here's how it works: Your mixture bottle is first filled 3/4 full with spring water, then 1/4 with brandy, leaving just enough room for 2 to 12 drops of flower essences. Used properly, that bottle will last you a month.

Since one 20ml bottle holds more than 300 drops, at 2 drops per month it would last you over 13 years!

I think you'd be better off with the custom blend, myself.

Here's to good health,

Marte