Unlike herbal calming tablets, which take time to digest, aromatherapy essential oils are inhaled and quickly begin their work. Surely one of the most sublime dances of our species is the one we dance with our pets. We seek them out and bring them into our lives and our homes. In return, they exist. They do what they do.
Cats lie in sunbeams.
We sip on chamomile tea to soothe our nerves or brew a refreshing peppermint tea to ease our upset stomach and than sink into the oceans of dreams. From Blue Jays to Elephants by William B. Karesh, D. V. M. A quick journey from childhood in a southern salt marsh to adulthood in an African swamp. I have this recurring image of crawling silently through tall, razor-edged grass in the blistering heat of the African equatorial sun. Loaded with a heavy backpack, I'm holding a rifle in my right hand as I inch forward on the hard, dry ground. Forty yards ahead is a herd of elephants, each animal weighing a few tons or more.