The rituals of summer in the Sierra: shorts and tank tops, hiking, biking, swimming, picnics, and itching miserably from mosquito and gnat bites. Right? Well, I don't know about you but I could lose those red itchy blotches and scratching-'til-they're-raw bug bites. So this year I've decided to push the envelope, the etheric envelope.
Chemical insect repellents just plain feel wrong, so I don't use them. After alot of time creating flower essence formulas for everything from PMS to spiritual awakening, I've felt the intuition that there had to be a combination that could repel bugs that works in harmony with the natural principles of vibrational healing and medicine. So, I created Bug Brew, a blend of flower essences and essential oils that not only smells good but it's not sticky or greasy, doesn't feel like poison, and works with your body to create an energy shield.
The first time my partner Geoff and I took Bug Brew out for a test drive, we found that we needed to rub it thoroughly into a least one-half our body's skin surface (all exposed skin and under loose clothing) and give it about twenty minutes to start kicking in. As the energy envelope developed we experienced less and less mosquitoes buzzing around and we never got the swarm. As the evening progressed, we felt a sense of well-being overtake us and those little blood-suckers mostly left us alone with an occasional brave one attempting to pierce our armor. A greasy spot that Geoff left on his leg from rubbing it after eating a piece of chicken compromised his barrier and a mosquito got through and bit him. All in all, we had a very enjoyable picnic!
How does Bug Brew work?
Insects respond to the primal intelligence of the natural world. Biting insects are part of the chain of natural decomposition on the planet. They bite and feed off of humans and other animals by tuning into not just body heat, but subtle energies and emotions such as fear, lack of boundaries, lack of grounding, and so on.
Bug Brew works with the body's chemistry, heat, and pH to create a protective, energy envelop. This natural shield emits an intelligent, vibrational pattern that insects avoid.
The essential oils in the formula activate our denser, more emotional aspects. The flower essences take this energy and transfers it into a subtle, more complex vibrational field. By working synergistically through the body's physiological environment, a balanced sense of well-being is created. This frequency basically communicates to the insects that "this body is not available for consumption".
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