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A: Some people say they're good for everything!

Flower essences don't cure everything, of course, but in my experience, they help you feel better about everything, even what you're stuck with. And if you just need a little boost, or something to smooth out the rough edges of life, flower essences are great for that, too.

Here are some conditions that are commonly helped by flower essences: depression, anxiety, stress, creative blocks, PTSD, ADD/ADHD and other attention and learning challenges, sexual difficulties, career and work problems, student stress, transitions, fatigue, eating disorders, addiction, abuse recovery and inner child integration, relationship, social and communication problems, vulnerability, self esteem, personal empowerment, insomnia and nightmares.

Several different flower essences are usually combined in water to make a dosage bottle combination. Drops of the combination are taken in the mouth or in a glass of water each day. Single essences may also be taken this way. The essences themselves have no taste or smell, however they are preserved with alcoholic spirits, vinegar or vegetable glycerin.

You can also use flower essences in other ways. Apply essences directly to areas of the body. Combine them with salves and massage oils, or drop them into the bath. Put some in a spray bottle to mist a chair, car, room, a pet's bed or carrying case, plants, or your own aura. Add them to your laundry's wash water, your hot tub, pool or sauna.

Flower essences are completely safe, even for pregnant women and newborn infants. They are 100% vibrational remedies: that means none, zero, zilch of the actual material of the plant they were made from is in the essence. There is no worrying about toxicity, side effects, or how they will combine with other remedies or medications.

Flower essences are made by floating blossoms on pure water in sunlight. Flower essences contain no physical extract of the plant at all, just pure energy imprinted on water. Flower essences have no fragrance, and no chemical activity. They have no harmful side effects at all.

Essential oils are made by usually intense heat and pressure from huge amounts of plant materials. Essential oils concentrate chemically active constituents of plants. Every essential oil has a powerful fragrance and chemical activity. They must be used with knowledge and care to prevent harmful side effects.

Flower essences and flower remedies are interchangeable names, the latter being more popular in the United Kingdom. The flower remedies made by Dr. Edward Bach in the early 1900's are known all over the world. What is not so well known is that people have continued Dr. Bach's work, discovering many more flower essences with healing properties. Dr. Bach's name is now used for a particular brand name of flower remedies.

In fact, flower essences help other treatments work better! People taking flower essences usually respond more quickly and thoroughly to other healing treatments. This is because flower essences help the body's systems work in harmony with each other, and with our mind and spirit.

The energy patterns of flower essences are very stable, and they work at a different level from other treatments. This means you don't have to worry about how long its been since you ate or took medication before taking your flower essence.

The exception to this is homeopathy. Because homeopathic remedies and flower essences are both vibrational medicines, it is best to wait 15 to 30 minutes between taking them. Ask your homeopath how long to wait before putting anything in your mouth before and after your remedy.

Homeopathic remedies can be harmed by caffeine, cigarettes, and strong odors such as from essential oils and peppermint. However, the vibrational pattern of flower essences is not affected by the use of essential oils. Just don't get the oils on the essence bottle, or store them together.

Flower essences work on babies, animals and people in comas where belief is not a factor. Physics shows us that everything in the universe is a form of energy. The atomic and subatomic particles that form all matter are in constant vibration. Living things have measurable frequencies within their tissues. All life is surrounded by a field of energy, aspects of which can be detected, though it is difficult to get accurate and meaningful measurments because energy fields are constantly interacting with those around them. It is these flower energies that are transferred from blossom to water in the making of flower essences.

Most people feel a gentle, gradual shift over the course of a few weeks. Some people feel this more quickly, and a few people feel something instantly! The longer you use flower essences, the stronger the loving, healing, harmonious energies become in your system.

Not the way medications have side effects. Flower essences have no biochemical activity, and cannot cause physical side effects. A few people experience some discomfort as their backlog of suppressed emotions is released. This usually passes in a few days. When physical changes are noticed, they are part of the individual healing process, not something that everyone who takes that essence will experience.

Besides the over 400 flower essences I have made in my organic garden and the surrounding Massachusetts forests, I use the Healing Herbs essences from England, 38 essences closely based on the world famous work of Dr. Edward Bach. I also use essences from Flower Essence Society founders Richard Katz and Patricia Kaminsky. The Bush Essences from fifth generation herbalist and naturopath Ian White, and the Living Essences of Australia. Kathrin Woodlyn Bateman's Flower Essences of Fox Mountain (about which I am writing a book, on her request), Lila Devi's Master's Flower Essences based on the guidance of Paramahansa Yogananda, and Star Riparetti's Star Essences. The complete list of essence lines I utilize is on my Order page. I use many essences, because I find that no single line of essences suits everyone. Some people need more of a kick, while others need gentle loving joy. Each line of essences offers a different healing experience. I like to have the right essence for you!

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