THE FIRST BAUND
HOW OUR FOUNDER DISCOVERED THE ENERGETIC BOND OF RITUAL
the RECKONING
There was a time when I could barely get out of bed. On days I could function, I perfected the illusion of resilience, smiling through exhaustion, showing up because that’s what we’re taught to do. Toxic work environments, hustle culture, and spiritual emptiness I was feeling compounded into collapse.
I was eventually diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). It was my body’s final way of saying what I hadn’t been willing to hear: slow down, or I will do it for you.
I tried everything we’re told will fix us. The supplements, the diets, thousands in expensive wellness treatments that promise to bring you back to yourself. Some of it helped, but what helped me the most wasn’t something I bought.
from a RESCUE to a RITUAL
Gabriel, a rescue who had already been given up on once, lay beside me. He did nothing dramatic. He simply stayed body to body, breath to breath. His presence did what a hundred remedies could not. It taught my body to remember safety.
That’s when I realized: the most healing moments weren’t about optimizing. They were about co-regulating. About being with someone, even silently, until your body remembers it’s safe.
And even more important, I learned that animals aren’t just companions — they’re emotional anchors. And that wellness can be shared.
THAT TRUTH BECAME BAUND.
wellness, shared
Baund creates two formulas meant to be used as a shared ritual: a slow-infused oil that grounds you and a gentle mist designed for close contact with your companion. Together, they form a sensory bridge to soothe overstimulated nervous systems and soften emotional armor.
Use them in a quiet room, after a long day, or when you feel the hum of the world rising.
Baund is my love letter to the sensitive souls written in scent and touch.
If you have ever looked down at the one who walks beside you and thought, ‘you see me’, this is for you.
Katherine Ortiz
FOUNDER
OUR COMMITMENTS
ANIMAL WELFARE
1% of proceeds support animal rescue and advocacy. My first partner in this work was Gabriel, a dog someone else gave up on. Every kit honors that second chance.
PET SAFETY FIRST
All companion formulas are essential oil-free. For human products, they are used in microdoses, and only when safe across species.
EMOTIONAL INTEGRITY
I didn’t create to “fix” you, but to honor the small, steady rituals that bring you closer to yourself and your companion, in a world that often asks too much.
CONSCIOUS DESIGN
Our approach to sustainability is emotional as much as environmental: creating materials worth treasuring. Packaging designed to feel like an object to keep.
