If we assume the Universe has been made by an intelligent, wise and loving Creator, then everything is imbued with a portion of Spirit in a way that makes each thing unique. Through use of essences, we can access these qualities, reminding us of our own innate intelligence, wisdom and love, moving us to a greater state of health and balance in the process. Essences don't give us something we don't already have. We like to think of them of them as reminding of us of what we already know...

The essences from my own practice and experience always work although it is possible for a person to resist the healing offered. If this occurs, what happens is the energy stays in the person's energy field but is "suspended" so to speak until such time as the person is truly ready to accept the healing in which case the energy of the essence is activated and suddenly the person notices a shift in their life and inner being.

Shell Essences are taken as drops under the tongue and enter the body via the energy meridians - recognised by Chinese medicine and acupuncture for thousands of years. The meridians conduct ripples of energy to the cells. It is our belief that disease starts as disturbances in the invisible subtle-energy bodies that surround and permeate the physical body. It travels via the system of meridians and nadis into the electrons to the cellular memory to destroy the imprint of health.

Choming Essences are made from the vibrations of plants, flowers, trees, and elements of the sea. Each plant or tree or flower has its own vibration. An essence is the vibration of that flower plant or tree that is put into a bottle with distilled water and a bit of alcohol to keep the vibration locked in the water. When you take a Vibrational essence it changes the vibrations in your physical and energetic bodies.

In the US, the Bach Remedies are sold in most health food stores, and a few other companies' offerings might be there as well. Most others do business by mail order. This site contains listings of some of the newer essence companies.

The original essences, which were mostly made from flowers, were developed by Dr. Edward Bach (1886-1936), an English physician who gave up his busy practice to study and prepare the 38 flower essences (plus the 5-flower combination, Rescue Remedy) now known as Bach Flower Remedies or English Flower Essences. Dr. Bach was a physician and homeopath before discovering the energetic basis of illness and distress. He dedicated his life to creating this simple, effective, safe system of healing.

The concept of healing that was shared from such great healers as Hippocrates, Paracelsus, Hahnemann, Bach and Steiner was a simple one. They all believed that good health was a result of emotional, spiritual and mental harmony and found that when they treated their patients' emotional imbalances, their diseases were cured.

Yes. Essences are a wonderful complement to any type of health care including herbs and other supplements, homeopathy, acupuncture or acupressure, massage therapy and energy work, hypnotherapy, chiropractic, psychotherapy, and standard medical care. [Top]

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.

This is perhaps one of the questions we are asked most often and the answer depends on which of our essences groups you are wishing to work with. Bach Flower Remedies ? We recommend that you use these remedies made up into combinations of 7 or 8 individual remedies. It is better not to include essences from other groups in these combinations.

The bottle should be wrapped in a paper bag by the user. Do not refrigerate it or store it near electrical appliances or in the sun.

We draw a distinction between an essence taken for a particular, temporary situation or condition (for example, situation-specific stress such as an upcoming exam) and one taken for a fundamental, "chronic" problem. The other two times can be at the patient's convenience, sometime in the morning and in the afternoon. During the first few days of treatment, taking the drops six times a day (four drops each time) is recommended.