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Written by Kathy Kawalec
Monday, 17 December 2007
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Both people and animals may experience times of imbalanced emotions when we allow fear, anger, jealousy, depression, insecurity and grief prevent us from living a naturally joyful life. Flower essences are a natural method of promoting wellbeing by gently restoring the balance between the emotions, the mind and the body. The essences allow peace and happiness to return so that the body is free to heal itself as nature intended, and to allow us and our companions to live life to its fullest.
 
 
"...(flower essences) are able, like beautiful music or any glorious or uplifting thing which gives us inspiration, to raise our very natures. They provide patterns of harmony that bring us nearer to our souls and by that very act bring us peace and relieve suffering. They cure us by flooding the body with the beautiful vibrations of the Highest nature...in whose presence, there is the opportunity for disease to melt away like snow in the sunshine."

 

-Dr. Edward Bach

 

flowers_in_bowl.jpg In all parts of the world since the earliest times flowering trees, shrubs and herbs have been used for healing purposes, and all parts of the plants have been used. However, throughout history, flowers have been considered to embody the fundamental nature, or essential character, of the plant and to have particular healing powers. Ancient spiritual scholars have taught us there is a direct link between the essential nature of plants and our own essential nature (or soul) and that at an unconscious level we can make contact with our own essence through that of plants and so restore harmony within ourselves. Flowers therefore have a vital healing function. Dr. Edward Bach is the pioneer in developing flower essence healing and his research led him to conclude that positive, healthy states of mind could be restored by the energies found in flowering plants, trees, bushes and special waters. 

Flower Essences are prepared by collecting the flowers at just the right time and placing them in a glass bowl filled with pure spring water and sun steeped for several hours. For flowers that bloom when there is little sunshine, they are instead gently boiled in pure spring water. This vitalized, or energized water is then placed in glass bottles with brandy as a preservative and becomes the "Mother Tincture". A few drops of this tincture is then placed in the stock bottles with pure water and brandy.

Both you and your animal companions may experience times of imbalanced emotions when we allow fear, anger, jealousy, depression, insecurity and grief prevent us from living a naturally joyful life. Flower essences are a natural method of promoting wellbeing by gently restoring the balance between the emotions, the mind and the body. The essences allow peace and happiness to return so that the body is free to heal itself as nature intended, and to allow us and our companions to live life to its fullest.

Flower Essence Remedies are very safe and gentle, and may be used by all people and animals including the young, pregnant and elderly. They may be used alone or in conjunction with allopathic or homeopathic medicines. They have no fragrance, are totally natural, non-toxic and produce no side effects.

There are many ways to use flower essences, including putting in drinking water, directly in the mouth, on food or on a treat. You may also put the drops on your animals nose, lips, paws or feet and they will lick it off; or you may put the drops on your fingers and rub into the ears, bottom of the pads or feet or anywhere on the body where it will be absorbed. If the dropper is touched by you or your animal, wipe it off before putting it back in the bottle. Bottles should be stored in a cool, dark place away from electrical sources.

The following page has more information on
Custom Flower Essence Remedies for Animals and People.

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 11 February 2008 )
 
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