Flower Power
Emotional Healing with Bach Flower Remedies
I recommend Bach Flower Remedies to all of my clients, family and friends, as well as my dogs! Why? I have had some wonderful, consistent and sometimes surprising results! These gentle but powerful homeopathic tinctures are a critical part of my protocol for healing. Your emotions play a significant role in your health, for good or evil. Whether you you think you can or think you can’t, you are right!
Edward Bach MD (1886-1936) believed the ills of the heart and spirit must be the focus of the healer’s attention.
Dr. Bach was a highly respected homeopathic medical doctor and had much success in the London hospital where he worked before getting critically ill, which he attributed over work and over care as being a root cause.
He believed the bodily ills are symptoms “…our fears, our cares, our anxieties and such like that open the path to the invasion of illness.”
I appreciate the fact that the good doctor was wary of the “trends” that science is prone to and encouraged others that his discoveries in nature be kept pure, simple and “free from science, free from theories” and extensive scientific scrutiny. He believed that if certain observable principles were operative in nature, there was no need to further complicate the issue. Wild animals did not need explanations of why certain plants helped them when they are ill
.Dr. Bach was a humble man – he would lead sing-songs in the village pub, play football with the local kids, smoke his pipe and enjoy a drink. He would be delighted to see the remedies so readily available and as easy to access as our daily vegetables, bread, and fruit.
But he was also a man with a vision: he wrote about a hospital of the future where doctors would treat their patients as individuals, where patients would understand the nature of their discomfort, and where the healing medicine of nature would nurture their feelings and their soul.
The remedies are not complicated, and in fact I have a lovely book that includes how to make your own preparations and includes other flowers that are not included in Dr Bach’s original 38 Remedies.
The materials required to make a Flower Essence: pure water, sunlight, fresh blossoms, and a clean glass bowl. Their action is always gentle and strengthening.
Dr Bach did have, however, hundreds of successful case histories in his research, and these timeless principles are still just as effective today if we stop to take the leap of faith and give them a try!
Dr. Bach wrote HEAL THYSELF and THE TWELVE HEALERS. I have underlined and highlighted several profound statements he makes regarding our Creator, nature and mankind. Though I do not agree with everything he states, I glean a lot from his work and happy to share this little that I have learned so far. They are small but very useful books.
I am not a Bach Flower Instructor or Practitioner. I have taken a basic course and do my own research and self-study, so I can confidently put together an effective formula for my clients and friends. I use these flower remedies daily as well as my sister and the dogs that we rescued that need extra support. My remedies change my slightly as I go through seasons and reflect on my mood and how I am feeling, but several are pretty constant due to my personality.
I encourage everyone to check in with themselves each month as a regular practice whether they take these remedies or not, to see if you are feeling mor confident and positive or if you are out of balance or not feeling well. The descriptions of some of the flowers themselves are insightful, as well as paying attention to which attributes you would like to have more of and which ones really draw you in.
You can buy RESCUE REMEDY and RESUCUE REMEDY for PETS as well as other Bach Flower Remedies in many drugstores and online. The original tincture as well as gummies and sprays. It is worth it to keep handy for emergencies!
Remedies
Agrimony – mental torture behind a cheerful face
Aspen – fear of unknown things
Beech – intolerance
Centaury – the inability to say ‘no’
Cerato – lack of trust in one’s own decisions
Cherry Plum – fear of the mind giving way
Chestnut Bud – failure to learn from mistakes
Chicory – selfish, possessive love
Clematis – dreaming of the future without working in the present
Crab Apple – the cleansing remedy, also for not liking something about ourselves
Elm – overwhelmed by responsibility
Gentian – discouragement after a setback
Gorse – hopelessness and despair
Heather – talkative self-concern and being self-centred
Holly – hatred, envy and jealousy
Honeysuckle – living in the past
Hornbeam – tiredness at the thought of doing something
Impatiens – impatience
Larch – lack of confidence
Mimulus – fear of known things
Mustard – deep gloom for no reason
Oak – the plodder who keeps going past the point of exhaustion
Olive – exhaustion following mental or physical effort
Pine – guilt
Red Chestnut – over-concern for the welfare of loved ones
Rock Rose – terror and fright
Rock Water – self-denial, rigidity and self-repression
Scleranthus – inability to choose between alternatives
Star of Bethlehem – shock
Sweet Chestnut – extreme mental anguish, when everything has been tried and there is no light left
Vervain – over-enthusiasm
Vine – dominance and inflexibility
Walnut – protection from change and unwanted influences
Water Violet – quiet self-reliance leading to isolation
White Chestnut – unwanted thoughts and mental arguments
Wild Oat – uncertainty over one’s direction in life
Wild Rose – drifting, resignation, apathy
Willow – self-pity and resentment
The original system also includes an emergency combination remedy. Other pre-mixed combinations are offered by many remedy producers, but they tend to be ineffective because they are not chosen individually.
To get help selecting remedies contact a local Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner.
This is a Bach flower remedies quick reference guide.
The 38 Remedies Quick Reference Guide - The Bach Centre
The above reference guide is taken from the Bach Centre which is the official site for links and formal education and resources.
There are a lot of other considerations when choosing a formula, but like Dr Bach says, keep it simple. There are questionnaires that help pinpoint your unique situation, and also to help you strengthen you and provide a good health history as you progress.
I took my educational course from Directly From Nature from a licensed practitioner as a wonderful and gentle way to support my clients and family.
I have a homeopathic business that I have been operating since 2022 and growing steady. The results are outstanding for pain and inflammation reduction, including a new discovery for bone-on-bone pain, one of my clients just started, as it was just released and I will update you! I also offer nutrients for better focus, both mentally and physically, for male and female hormone support, liver, weight loss, detox and energy!
I am the owner of JOYFUL SOLUTIONS I help people find joy in healthy living and have been joyfully doing so since I founded my business in 2018.
I customize these unique flower essences and specific herbs and nutrients to support your health for whatever unique health challenges you are facing, as well as emotional and nutritional coaching. As part of my program I offer real tools you can hold in your hands, to help you take back your power and give you hope,
Monthly private coaching, 1 custom Bach Flower Remedy tincture and Questionnaire, select pain relief support or appropriate supplements, group cooking class or workshop, a hard copy of practical books; for example Accupressure Made Simple, NorishingTraditions cookbook or other relevant book, an exercise DVD, and helpful tips and encouragement that will complement and support other treatments you may be receiving. There are no contraindications with these safe and gentle formulas.
Are you ready to learn more about my Joyful You program?
It might just change your life!
Thank you for taking the time to read my work!
I really do appreciate you! <3
Love, Suzy