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What Are Flower Essences?



Flower essences are herbal infusions or decoctions, made from the flowering part of the plant, which uniquely address emotional and mental aspects of wellness. The first 38 flower remedies were formulated by a British physician, Dr. Edward Bach, in the 1930's, although new remedies from other plant species are now available.

Most of our illnesses relate to our way of living and our attitudes to life and the world around us. Diet and environment do have a major influence on health but so also do our mental attitudes. Indeed for many people, mental attitudes are the key factors which affect their health, for good or ill. Fears and tensions can lock up muscles, distort the skeleton, depress the immune system, affect all endocrine secretions, and therefore compromise our health the same goes for our animals. On the other hand, if we are relaxed and coping easily with the stresses of life, then our health will benefit accordingly. Mind and body are not separate and the reactions of each depend on what is happening to the other. Indeed, they should really be called body-mind – a composite whole.

So the wonderful thing about flower essences is they quite simply treat the negative blocks that have been presented to us. The flower essences put back the positive aspects of a quality, shifting you from negative to positive.