ESSENCES: Flower Essences and Aromatherapy: The Perfect Marriage (OILS, REMEDIES)

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Flower Essences and Aromatherapy: The Perfect Marriage

by Lila Devi Stone

 

Editors' note: This article was written for the NAHA Aromatherapy

Journal, Volume II, Number 3, Spring of 2002, and is reprinted here with

the permission of the author.

 

Flower essences and aromatherapy are both potent forms of vibrational

medicine. Flower essences employ the innate power of blossoms, sunlight,

and pure spring water. Aromatherapy is derived from flowers as well as

from roots, leaves, seeds, fruit, and wood resin. Flower essences

generally contain a brandy base to keep them chemically pure and also to

" anchor " the blossoms' vibrations in the water; aromatherapy needs no

preservatives. Flower essences carry no contra-indications and cannot be

overdosed; aromatherapy may carry specific warnings.

 

Natural, herbal, non-toxic and non-invasive, flower essences stimulate

positive qualities within us. They may be used both sublingually and

topically. They have no taste other than the brandy in which they are

preserved, nor are they scented. Similar to aromatherapy, they are

highly concentrated. A little goes a long way.

 

Whereas it is important for the scent of the aromatherapy oils to enter

the brain -- either by way of the olfactory nerves or absorption through

the skin -- flower essences only need to enter the body sublingually,

topically, or around the body, the energy field or the aura, in order to

be effective. Since their action is not biochemical in nature, essences

do not need to pass through the bloodstream.

 

Combining the two is remarkably easy. Simply add the flower essence to

an aroma diffuser along with the oils. You may also add essences to

carrier oils for use in massage or sprinkle them in bath water (sixteen

drops per tub). The ratio of essence to carrier oil is always the same:

four Stock Concentrate drops to a cup of oil. Only one drop to one

quarter cup of oil is needed. Adding more drops to the carrier oil will

do no harm. If you add too much, the essence will simply be wasted.

 

In fact, in the case of administering essences to animals, one effective

dosage method is to simply stroke the remedy onto the animal's coat,

feathers, scales, or shell. Some oils are harmful to animals, so be sure

to check with a qualified aromatherapist before administering them to

your pets. Do not apply them full strength, and avoid the eyes and

mouth. Additionally, some oils are safe when used externally yet become

potentially harmful when used internally due to their high concentration

and potential toxicity. Diluted tea tree oil, for example, is an

excellent insect repellent for the coat of your cat or dog, and is often

found in pet shampoos to add luster to their fur, but its numbing

quality on the gums is highly unpleasant for them.

 

A Case Study: The Child Within

 

A massage therapist, who has evolved her own intuitive approach to

working with flower essences and aromatherapy formulas, likes to begin

each session with a laying-on-of hands for her client. Once in the

person's energy field, she senses the particular needs at that moment in

time. How does she know for certain? " I just do, " she says.

 

Some time ago, she treated a woman whose mother had died earlier that

year. The masseuse selected Spinach Essence -- for simplicity, lack of

pretense, and nurturing the inner child. She then added it to a small

quantity of warmed carrier oil. Halfway through the massage, the woman

lifted her head and said, " You know, I miss my mother, " her tears

flowing along with the release of repressed grief. Not one inclined to

communicate or express her feelings, the woman left the treatment

feeling cleansed both physically and emotionally, newly able to

articulate her simple needs and inner growth.

 

In Conclusion

 

Last week, I spoke with a medical doctor on the East Coast who has been

in practice nearly thirty years. She is gradually beginning to treat her

patients with holistic therapies and stepping away from medical

approaches to illness and disease. She commented, " It's the flower

essences that work deeper, where the transformation takes place. "

 

Alternative therapies such as flower essences and aromatherapy address

subtler states of consciousness where true healing originates. Flower

essences and aromatherapy -- and indeed all vibration-based tinctures --

derive their efficacy by acting as catalysts for our inner

transformation. I like the image of essences as pump primers. Once our

life force is activated, their work is done. These herbal remedies do

not transform us; they allow us to transform ourselves. They do not

change us; they support us in changing ourselves.

 

Countless massage practitioners and holistic therapists have combined

flower essences and aromatherapy for their families, friends, pets, and

clients, demonstrating that this union is indeed a perfect marriage.

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lila Devi Stone is the founder of Master's Flower

Essences, the oldest US essence line, established in 1977. She has

authored The Essential Flower Essence Handbook (in Italian, Japanese,

Spanish by the end of 2006, and in English in India) and Flower Essences

for Animals. The MFE Correspondence Courses, using these books as their

texts, are internationally acclaimed. She will be teaching in Japan in

July, 2006.

For more information, please visit: www.MastersEssences.com.

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