Batch Flower RemediesCherubim, kind of angel. Cherubim were probably thought of in the ancient Middle East as composite creatures like the winged creatures of Assyria.Rescue Remedy seems to be used by everyone from students to company executives and has become as popular a component of modern day living as theFilofax. The 38 BachFlower Remedies were created by Dr EdwardBach (pronounced Batch) in the 1930s. He was dissatisfied with the scientific approach to medicine and had quit his Harley Street practice to concentrate on treating people, not their illnesses. He believed a person's nature had a direct impact on their physical health, concluding that disease is simply a manifestation of negative thoughts such as fear, anxiety, grief,frustration and despair. There are 38 Bach Flower remedies which have been developed to support every conceivable personality, attitude and negative state of mind. Bach classified all emotional problems into seven major groups: fear, uncertainty and indecision, insufficient interest in present circumstances, loneliness, over-sensitivity, despondency and overcare for the welfare of others. Through their subtle, vibrational energy, the remedies work to heal every negative aspect of all seven types of emotional illness, thereby restoring mental harmony and preventing any physical illness from taking hold. Made from soaking or boiling petals from identified flowers and then adding the liquid to brandy which becomes the mother tincture, the Bach Remedies work in a similar way to Homeopathic remedies.Some of the remedies are known as ``type remedies'' -essentially, the remedy most compatible to your personality. You take it when the negative side of your character threatens the positive. For example, the essence Beech is a type remedy. This is for the perfectionist. 1. A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. 2.  who finds it hard to tolerate or understand the shortcomings of those they believe to be foolish or ignorant. The remedy helps them to become more understanding. Elm is for those who a reoverwhelmed and made to feel inadequate by pressure from work,family and other commitments. The remedy helps to calm them and make them think clearly, restoring confidence.  BACH FLOWER REMEDIES FOR FEAR AND WORRY For Fear:Red Chesnut - for a worry and anxiety about the welfare of the loved ones;Mimulus - for any fear with a clear and identifiable cause;Rock Rose - for extreme terror ( accident, violence);

Aspen - for fear where is no clear cause and to counteract vague feelings of foreboding;Cherry Plum - to stay on top of our emotions when we fear to lose control;For Fear, Anxiety and Worry:White Chestnut - calms repetitive, worrying thoughts;Larch - for people who fear and expect failure;Agrimony - for people who worry in secret but hide from their fears by making a joke of things.Other Fear and Worry remedies: Vervain, Chicory, Gorse, Elm, Cerato, Impatient, Centaury, Walnut. BACH FLOWER REMEDIES FOR DEPRESSION AND HOPE Gentian - for a mild sence of despondency when something has gone wrong and we feel like giving up;Gorse - for a deeper form of depression, when we have given up hope and made up our minds that things will not improve;Sweet Chestnut - for a deep despair when we feel that there is no way out of our difficulties;Oak - for slow, steady, reliable people who never know when they are beaten;Mustard - when we feel unhappy, gloomy and depressed but there is no reason to justify these feelings;Willow - for self-pity and resentment, everything is someone else’s fault.Other depression remedies: Agrimony, Chicory, Crab Apple, Elm, Honeysuckle, Pine, Star of Bethlehem BACH FLOWER REMEDIES FOR SELF CONFIDENCE Larch - for people who fail to put sustained effort into achieving success, helps to build self-worth and self-belief; Elm - helps temporary crises of confidence in people;Crab Apple - for contaminated or unclean feelings, and helps people who dislike the way they look and the way they are;Pine - helps to cope with guilt.Other confidence remedies: Agrimony, Centaury, Cerato, Cherry Plum, Gentian, Honeysuckle, Red Chestnut or Chicory, Scleranthus, Vine, Wild Oat. BACH FLOWER REMEDIES: WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS Rescue Remedy - the crisis and emergency remedy, and the flower remedy equivalent of a first-aid kit when there is no time to consider other remedy choices. . It contains five single remedies: Rock Rose, Clematis, Impatient, Star of Bethlehem and Cherry Plum.Rescue Cream - for bruises, bumps, scratches and different external trauma;Rock Rose - for extreme fear and terror; Sweet Chestnut - for great anguish and suffering;Star of Bethlehem - helps to cope with shock, loss and grief;Olive - gives rest and new energy when we over-extend ourselves physically, emotionally or mentally;Chestnut Bud - helps us learn from our and other peoples mistakes in order not to repeat them; Walnut - helps in times of change and whenever we need protection against outside influences. 

RELATIONSHIP REMEDIES: Water Violet - when we feel aloof and cut off from other people, for self-sufficient people who can suffer from appearing proud and unapproachable;Impatiens - for impatience, for people who are always in hurry;Beech - helps us to see the good in other people and not to criticize; Vervain - when our enthusiasm goes too far; Holly - drives strong negative emotions out like hatred, spite, envy and suspicion;Rock Water - brings flexibility and a sense of proportion when we deny ourselcves pleasure in the pursuit of some ideal;Vine - remedy of leadership, it brings out the best in strong, decisive people;Chicory - helps us to love unconditionally;Heather - gives us a perspective on our own troubles, so that we can see them in relation to other people’s needs;Centaury - helps us to set limits, to be able to help without being dominated, and say no when necessary. BACH FLOWER REMEDIES FOR ACTION AND INACTION Walnut - helps us to move ahead on our own path;Olive - when we have insufficient interest, when we are tired when action has been taken;Hornbeam - to overcome letargy;Cerato - when we doubt in our judgement;Scleranthus - helps us make decisions;Wold Oak - when we do not know what path to follow in life;Clematis - helps us ground when we daydream instead of acting;Honeysuckle - when we live in the past and not in the present;Gorse - when we give up hope;Larch - when we give up hope;Wild Rose - helps dissolve apathy and lack of interest in life. MIXING AND TAKING REMEDIESThe recommendation for every day purposes is to take no more than six or seven remedies at the same time. Rescue Remedy counts as one remedy.You can use one of two basic methods when you want to mix them.For passing moods select ones you want to take, than in a glass of water add two drops of each remedy. Sip from the glass at intervals until the mood has passed. In an emergency you might take a sip every few seconds and later a couple of sips during the evening.For long term problems you can use a glass of water method. Make up a fresh glass each morning. Sip from the glass four times a day - in the morning, in the evening and two more times during the day.You can also make up a treatment bottle. In an empty 30 ml or 1 oz dropper bottle put two drops of each selected remedy and a double dose of Rescue Remedy (if you need it), than top the bottle with non-fizzy bottled mineral water. Shake the content a little bit. Take four drops directly on the tongue at least four times a day. Four drops are the minimum dose. If you take less it reduces the effectiveness of the remedies. A 30 ml treatment bottle will last up to three weeks.

BACH FLOWER REMEDIES - NEWSLETTER   Bach Flower & more Newsletter   The original Bach Rescue RemedyThis combination of Bach Flower Remedies is especially beneficial when you find yourself in traumatic situations, such as, stress, emergencies, after getting bad news, before an exam or job interview and all other kind of situations where we suddenly lose balance mentally. The Remedies quickly get us back in our normal balance so that we calmly can deal with any situation. Impatiens: For those who act and think quickly, and have no patience for what they see as the slowness of others. They often prefer to work alone. Teaches empathy and understanding of and patience with others. We've found it very fast-acting in alleviating an impatient attitude and lowering stress. Star of Bethlehem: For trauma and shock, whether experienced recently or in the past. Teaches the ability to recover from traumas and to integrate them into the present life. Cherry Plum: For those who fear losing control of their thoughts and actions and doing things they know are bad for them or which they consider wrong. Teaches trust in one's spontaneous wisdom and the courage to follow one's path. Rock Rose: For situations in which one experiences panic or terror. Clematis: For those who find their lives unhappy and withdraw into fantasy worlds. They are ungrounded and indifferent to the details of everyday life. Teaches one to establish a bridge between the physical world and the world of ideas; may foster great creativity. Is also used to bring clarity and alertness to the present moment. The Bach Flower Remedies can help:Walnut: To help you make the necessary changesGentian: If you feel discouragedLarch: Helps with the confidence that you can do itCherry Plum: Helps you to stay in controlChestnut Bud: You will not repeat past mistakes Do you know - ...that children and pets often respond more quickly than adults to the re-balancing effects of the remedies?...that you can add 6-10 drops of flower remedies to your bathwater?...that you can put Rescue Remedy in a foot bath to soothe aching feet?...that putting three or four drops of a single flower Remedy into a one-ounce mixing bottle when

combining remedies for a personal formula is no more effective than the standard two drop dosage?...that taking the remedies more than the minimum four times a day can result in quicker action?...that when combining remedies in a one ounce mixing bottle, if Rescue Remedy is indicated, it counts as only one remedy even though Rescue Remedy contains five different single flower remedies.  (This message was sent to ammami@gmail.com  (Dr V L Harave) by www.DirectlyFromNature.comlocated at Directly From Nature, LLC home of BachFlower.com, Thousand Oaks California USA

OBESITY - BACH REMEDIES (Posted on July 8, 2010 by Lynne Rourke) Weight loss programs often fail because of the way our mind and emotions sabotage our best intentions. The remedies work to stop negative thought processes and self-limiting beliefs and replace them with positive and liberating states of mind. If emotional eating is a problem for you then Bach Flower Remedies will make all the difference to your weight loss success. Some remedies that help with weight loss are: Agrimony - if you find yourself comfort eating to stay happy and to stop thinking about your problems or uncomfortable feelings. It will get rid of your inner restlessness and replace it with inner calm and happiness. You won’t need chocolate, cake or pizza to make you feel good any more! Chestnut Bud – if you are a yo-yo dieter. When you don’t learn from the past and keep repeating the same mistakes (like reaching for that chocolate bar!) then this is a remedy for you. It will help you to break your bad eating habits and learn from your past experience. Centaury – to help you say ‘no’ to food you can’t resist or to ‘kind’ friends who offer a piece of cake to go with your coffee! If you don’t like hurting people’s feelings and eat to please others then Centaury will really help you. It will allow you develop your will and stay true to what you want for yourself. Saying no will become easy and you will get a good sense of who you are and what you want for your life.  Cherry Plum – if you have cravings and feel you will go mad without cake, beer, bread (my personal favourites!)… or whatever it is that you long for. It calms you down, takes away the obsessive thoughts and gives you emotional composure. Crab Apple – if you have poor body image and become obsessed with the details of diets. It will cleanse you and help you to rid your body of toxins and your mind of toxic thoughts. You will feel relaxed about yourself and relaxed about food. 

Gentian – if you are easily set back and become despondent if something goes wrong. Maybe you doubt your ability to lose weight or you give up if you don’t have a good weight loss straight away. It will give you faith that things will work out well, keep you feeling positive and you will be able to deal with obstacles as they arise.  Holly – if you eat because you are angry, jealous or have deep hurts from the past. Holly will heal your hurts and help you to forgive, move on and know love again. Hornbeam – if motivation is your problem then Hornbeam will help. If even the thought of attempting to lose weight makes you feel tired or if you procrastinate and put off starting a diet or exercise regime then you need Hornbeam. It will give you energy and motivation. Impatiens – if you are impatient and can’t wait to get to your target weight. Maybe your weight loss isn’t fast enough for you so you start a different diet or try the next new diet craze, then that one isn’t working as quickly as you thought it would so you try something else. Impatiens helps you to be calm, relaxed and patient and allow things to take their natural course. Larch - if you lack confidence in your ability to lose weight and have low self-esteem. It helps if you think that you can’t exercise or can’t lose weight or if you fear that you will fail to reach your target weight. If you have any self-limiting beliefs, Larch will help you to focus on your abilities and go for it! Mimulus – if you feel anxious about food and are frightened about eating certain foods or have phobias about food. Mimulus also helps if you are shy and nervous about joining a slimming club. It will give you composure and help you to step forward fearlessly. Pine – if you feel guilty about food and beat yourself up if you eat something you believe is ‘wrong’ or if you feel guilty if you leave food on your plate or reject food that someone has prepared for you. Pine helps you to lighten up on yourself. It stops you from judging yourself too harshly or feeling you don’t deserve to be slim. It sets you free from feelings of guilt, unworthiness and self-reproach. Pine helps you to accept yourself, respect yourself and love yourself. Rock Water – if you are totally rigid in your diet and follow a very strict self-imposed regime with no joy, pleasure or flexibility. It will help you to get a bit of balance and flexibility into your life so that you can enjoy life, enjoy food and get a sense of perspective.  Walnut – if you easily get distracted by other people and lose your focus. It will help to keep you on your path and stick to your diet and exercise plan. You won’t bother if people tease you about your diet. It will help you to break free from old addictions to food and make it easier to cope with changes in your lifestyle. Choose the remedies that most match the way you feel towards food, diet and exercise. You can mix up to 7 remedies together.