Flower Essences

Flower Essence Therapy

It is now becoming widely acknowledged that the true cause of stress our perception of situations in our lives, and not the situations themselves.  Flower essences are catalysts for emotional and spiritual transformation.  They give us freedom to perceive situations in an empowering way and strengthen our connection to our inner guidance and our souls purpose.

The Bach Philosophy

Dr Bach, founder of Flower Essence Therapy, realised that it is only when we are emotionally or mentally out of balance that we become susceptible to diseases.  He taught that true happiness and well–being comes from alignment with the soul.  Emotional or mental imbalance occurs when we think our happiness is dependant on external things e.g. the behaviour of a loved one or having a large bank balance.

Dr Bach wrote: “so long as our souls and personalities are in harmony all is joy and peace, happiness and health.  It is only when our personalities are led astray from the path laid down by the soul…that a conflict arises.  This conflict is the root cause of disease and unhappiness”.

When we are following our soul’s guidance everything just seems to flow naturally.  Struggle and strain are sure signs we have strayed off the path.  Flower essences can help us to strengthen our connection with the soul’s inner guidance and wisdom, bringing our life back into harmonious alignment with our true purpose in life.

How Flower Essences Work

Dr Bach was trained in homeopathy and Flower Essence Therapy is based on the same ancient philosophy: ‘like cures like’.  On a visual or physical level this means that the structure of the plant very often mirrors the emotional state or body language of the person who requires it.  For example, the leaves of the Aspen tree shiver or quake in the wind.  The person who needs Aspen essence is sensitive and may tremble with fear of the unknown.

The resonant energy of a flower essence is able to gently nudge the person out of the negative state they have become ‘stuck’ in.  As the negative state begins to dissolve people often find they are able to see their problems in a new and more positive light.

NB  Flower essences only contain the energetic imprint or spirit of a plant.  They are similar to homeopathic remedies but completely different to essential oils used in aromatherapy or tinctures used in herbal medicine.

Energy Medicine

Flower essences are energy-based products.  This means that they contain no material ingredient of the plant and are therefore 100% safe. Elixirs or essences are water that has been charged with the energy of specific flowers and crystals.  The active element in an essence is the etheric healing energy or ‘chi’ of the plant. Water is almost magical in its ability to accept and hold various energies and transfer them whenever needed.  The simplest way to make an elixir is to set a glass of water in the sun with the crystal in it for a few hours.  Brandy is used to preserve the elixir.

One explanation for how flower essences work is through harmonic resonance.  Imagine a room with two tables at either end.  On each table there is a tuning fork for the note c#.  When one tuning fork is set humming then almost immediately the other tuning fork at the other end of the room, picks up the vibration and resonates with an identical hum.  Similarly when we take flower and gem essences they can create a resonance in some part of our energetic system (i.e. the aura) and dislodge a stuck or unhealthy pattern.  If you take an essence you don’t need than it will simply have no effect- they are ‘self-adjusting’.

The Benefits of a Flower Essence Consultation

Dr Bach intended his system of Flower Essence Therapy to be simple and safe enough for anyone to use on themselves and their families.  Many people now include his Rescue Remedy as an indispensable part of their first aid kit.

When it comes to longer-term problems self-prescribing can be more difficult.  This is because it is often hard to ‘see the wood for the trees’ even though we might have been struggling with the problem for years!  Negative patterns of behaviour reoccur repeatedly (despite our best efforts to the contrary) precisely because some aspect of them is below our conscious awareness. In these cases an impartial observer can be invaluable.
Successful treatment with Flower Essence Therapy depends on finding a flower essence that matches the negative pattern as closely as possible. A well-chosen combination of flower essences can release chronic patterns effectively yet gently. There are now hundreds of essences available and a trained therapist will have knowledge of a large selection of these, most of which are not widely available in shops.

Flower Essence Consultations

What To Expect:

A consultation will last approximately 45 minutes.  This is an opportunity for you to discuss the problem with your therapist.

The therapist will not offer advice or counselling.  Flower Essence Therapy helps you contact your own inner guidance and resources.  The therapist will ask you a lot of questions and will be interested in discovering how you react to certain situations and what sort of situations you find hardest to cope with.

Your prescribed essence or combination of essences will be sent to you in the post the day after the consultation.  The package will contain instructions on how to take the essence.

Prices

The cost of a consultation is £30 and a repeat prescription costs £7.

A follow up consultation lasting 30 minutes is available and costs £20.