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Columbus Polarity Center for Integrative Health & Wellness, Columbus Ohio
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Special blends of flower essences, a mid-day "pick me up" or a formula to stimulate and restore balance and harmony! Non-toxic yet will reduce headaches, relief menstrual discomfort and clear the mind.
Dr. Bach, founder of the Bach Flower Essences? believed without question that an individual was responsible for their own health. He developed a self-help system of health care that is easy to use, where the only criteria for success was feeling better.
Carol Bennington, Polarity Practitioner and Bach Flower Essences? Practitioner will again hold our attention as she sharpens our awareness about uses of flower essences.
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How the Essences Are Made
"By Infusion"
The original infusion of the flowers would be called the "mother tincture". This "mother tincture" would be diluted again to create "stock bottles." The stock bottles" are those available for purchase. The dilution of the active ingredient in stock bottle is 1 part in 100,000.
Many Uses of Plants
A specific type of plant may be used to create a flower essence, essential oil, or an herbal or homeopathic treatment. While there may be some similarities, one should NOT assume they have the same qualities. The physical parts of the plant are used to make an herbal preparation or an essential oil. Flower essences and homeopathic remedies although different use the energetic parts of the plants in diluted forms.
The beautiful blue wildflower, Chicory, can be used herbally, homeopathically and as a Bach Flower Essences. As a flower essence it is for people who need to be the center of attention. Chicory as a homeopathic remedy is used for sluggish digestion that may lead to headaches. Herbally chicory is a bitter used to increase appetite and promote digestion. As culinary herb young chicory leaves are used in salads. Chicory root is best known as a coffee substitute, so we can see; the same plant has different healing qualities depending upon the modality.
May people confuse flower essences with aromatherapy; they are not the same. People are often surprised to discover there is no scent with flower essences. Essential Oils, the tools of aromatherapy, are prepared form the actual parts of the plant, the roots, leaves and or flowers. Aromatherapy works on a physical and emotional level. Flower essences work on an energetic or vibrational level to bring the emotions into balance.
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Using the Essences
When using flower essences it is suggested that you use two drops of a single essence, and four drops for a combination of flowers, such as Rescue RemedyŽ and personal formulas. They work best if used four times a day, or more if needed. Flower essences can be used topically, but the most common use is to add the drops to your beverage or put four drops under your tongue.
"How do you feel?" is the starting point of using flower essences. One looks at both their moods and their personality type. Selection is based on your current negative emotion(s). It is recognized that each emotion has an entire range from positive to negative. The goal of using flower essences is to move from the negative state of the emotion, to the positive side of that emotion.
Choosing The Right Essence
- BEECH is the flower essence for tolerance. One would select Beech when they were currently feeling intolerant.
- WHITE CHESTNUT assists in calming the chatter and bringing peace of mind.
- ELM corresponds with the feeling of being overwhELMed. This is for persons who are normally very competent, but the current situation is overwhelming. Elm helps one understand personal limitations, and look after their own needs.
- OLIVE flower essence is for exhaustion. Remember that the flower essences are working on an energetic level. Using Olive will not be like consuming caffeine, it may be subtler.
- WALNUT flower essence is helpful for transitions. Transitions can be physical like puberty, pregnancy, menopause or aging, or changing jobs, changing relationships and becoming a new parent. Walnut helps ease the transition and to help focus on your life?s path.
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This is just a sampling of the flower essences Bennington explains. There are plentiful resources to learn more about Bach Flower Essences&##8482;.
Some helpful websites are: www.bachcentre.com and www.nelsonbach.com. Locally there are trained Bach Flower Practitioners that offer a variety of classes and individual consulting. Contact Bennington via Columbus Alive for more info.
As we conclude our sessions on Bach Flower Essences?, one of the benefits of using them, besides simplicity, as Carol has illustrated, is that you pay closer attention to your emotions and clarify your feelings.
Appropriately, let?s have Dr. Bach leave us with some of his wisdom about flower essences.
"LET NOT THE SIMPLICITY OF THIS METHOD DETER YOU FROM ITS USE, FOR YOU WILL FIND THE FURTHER YOUR RESEARCHES ADVANCE, THE GREATER YOU WILL REALIZE THE SIMPLICITY OF ALL CREATION."
May the long-time sun shine upon you.
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