Most people do but for our furry friends, they can be frightening.
Did you know the noise from the fireworks can cause animals to run away from home because they are disoriented and scared?
Since most people won’t be shooting quiet fireworks, PREPARATION is needed.
Here are my top preparation tips for fireworks.
WAYS TO HELP YOUR ANIMALS DURING FIREWORKS
1. Make sure your dog gets lots of exercise before fireworks start.
2. Be sure your pet has a safe place to hide inside.
3. Play calming music. Did you know YouTube and Spotify have playlists for dogs and cats? Google “calming music dogs” or “calming music cats”
5. Make sure to put a leash and collar or harness on if your dog has to go outside – EVEN if your yard is fenced in.
6. Ensure your pet has a microchip and the information up-to-date.
7. Try to distract them with treats and toys.
8. Diffuse high quality essential oils to create a soothing, relaxing atmosphere. Suggested Oils to Use: Peace and Calming, Lavender, Valor, Roman Chamomile, or Copaiba.
Don’t have oils yet? Here’s a link you can use to order high quality oils to use topically and diffuse as needed to promote a calming atmosphere.
Have you ever woken up feeling unstoppable and ready to seize the day? Whether you’re a morning person or not, there’s no denying that the first moments set the mood for the rest of the day.
Incorporating essential oils into your morning routine can amplify your intentions and enhance your feelings of confidence so you can start your day from a place of strength. Layering and blending specific oils in distinct ways can help cultivate the right mindset, focus the intentions, and provide an emotional anchor throughout your day.
The four elevating oils in Gary’s Great Day Protocol embrace this sentiment, and when used together are a powerful way to start each day with intention and empowerment (not to mention, you’ll smell amazing).
GARY’S GREAT DAY PROTOCOL:
A STEP BY STEP GUIDE
Step 1: Valor Place 1 drop of Valor on the inside of your left wrist. Place your left wrist over the inside of your right wrist so that the insides of both wrists are touching and hold together for a moment. Focus your mind on balancing, holding your wrists in place. The powerful combination of ingredients in Valor delivers strengthening and refreshing qualities, supporting feelings of courage and self-esteem.
Step 2: Harmony Place 1 drop of Harmony above your belly button to promote positive feelings, calming down your mind. This spiritual and emotional blend is balancing and calming, and may help reduce occasional everyday stress and discord, by creating harmonic balance in the mind, spirit and body.
Step 3: Joy Place 1 drop of Joy above your heart to bring about feelings of happiness to your mind and body. Create a joyful and happy aromatic experience with this uplifting blend of pure essential oils such as Rose, Jasmine, Tangerine, Bergamot and others.
Step 4: White Angelica Place 1 drop of White Angelica in your palms and rub together. Lightly brush hands over your head, face, shoulders and body to uplift your spirits and protect your energies. Lovingly harvested from plants native to exotic destinations around the world, the 10 essential oils in White Angelica come together to create a one-of-a-kind blend that inspires a positive atmosphere and feelings of security and optimism.
You may have heard it said that essential oils stimulate the limbic system.
What is that?
The limbic system is the central part of the brain where emotions are stored. One of those areas is the amygdala, which plays a major role in storing and releasing emotional trauma. The ONLY way to stimulate the amygdala is with fragrance through the sense of SMELL!
The thalamus is also in the limbic system and controls our vision, touch, hearing, and sleeping and wakefulness. Many people have had AMAZING results using and diffusing oils for these functions, sleeping and wakefulness in particular!
We also have the pituitary gland. Hormones secreted from the pituitary gland help control: growth, blood pressure, certain functions of the sex organs, thyroid glands and metabolism as well as some aspects of pregnancy, childbirth, nursing, water/salt concentration and the kidneys, temperature regulation and pain relief.
Diffusing essential oils is the safest option for methods of use especially when having feelings of …
racing thoughts
wanting their brains to shut off at night
dealing with past fears and/or traumas
mentally processing something really painful
difficulty connecting with others because they’ve been hurt
Now you can fully appreciate why diffusing is so awesome! Essential oils are SAFE enough and small enough to cross the blood brain barrier and have an effect on the brain.
Isn’t that incredible?!?
What’s in your diffuser?
Do you need diffuser blend suggestions? Check out my Instagramfor weekly diffusing ideas.
And if you need to order any essential oils, I got you covered.Click HERE.
The Oily Woman 