ADD SOME LIGHTNESS TO THE SEASON WITH FLOWER REMEDIES! Diana Pink is a Holistic Health Mentor, offering ways to detox and balance your life to restore vitality and health.
At this time of year, it is easy to be overwhelmed with the state of the world, extra darkness and feelings of fear, sadness and grief. I have become aware that this is something that I experience now that my parents have passed on, and as the holiday season comes closer with the focus on family. With my Mom’s transition on April 1st, 2020, the feelings of loss, sadness and longing to be with her are still very real for me. It was our Mom who made each and every one of our Christmas’ special in so many ways. For me, as I lean into and welcome these deep feelings of sadness, pain and flatness, I know I am supported through my rollercoaster emotions with Bach Flower remedies. After completing Level 1 and 2 of Bach Flower training, I am inspired and enjoying making remedies for clients, friends, family, cats and a few dogs using a questionnaire and my intuitive guidance. I marvel at how gentle and effective the remedies are at working on an emotional level to bring about balance. Animals have emotions too, and respond well to flower remedies as they can pick up on our low energy and emotions.
Bach Flower remedies were developed by Dr. Edward Bach (1886–1936) a very inspiring healer who was an accomplished British Doctor, Bacteriologist, Homeopath, Spiritual Writer and Pathologist. Dr. Bach experienced that traditional doctors were treating the dis-ease instead of the person. By looking at the personality of the person and their emotional state, instead of the dis-ease or symptom, Dr. Bach believed true healing with Nature can occur through the use of gentle flower remedies. Starting in 1930, he began collecting plants and flowers and devoted much of his life to developing a system of medicine. Dr. Bach developed a system of 38 flower remedies that are each aimed at a particular mental state or emotion and divided them into 7 groups: • Fear • Uncertainty • Lack of Interest in Present Circumstances • Loneliness • Despondency & Despair • Over-sensitivity and Over-care for Others. Did you know that if we were to include the Mimulus remedy in all of the world’s water systems, the palpable fear and anxiety in the population would be severely squelched!! One of my favourite remedies is Walnut ~ for transitions and changes, and protection from outside influences. The Pine remedy has helped me in working through guilt and shame, providing some self-acceptance, and the remedy Mustard has helped with sadness, gloom and despair and given me some peace of mind and heart. Honeysuckle is an excellent remedy for dwelling in the past and helps one to let go and move on. For my friends who are fearful or anxious about something known like the virus or getting sick, Mimulus is the called for remedy that helps to awaken bravery, courage and confidence. Also, the famous ‘Rescue Remedy’ in bright yellow packaging is a blend of five flower essences (Impatiens, Star of Bethlehem, Cherry Plum, Rock Rose, and Clematis) to provide immediate calm and ease in acute stress
and trauma situations, and for anxiety. It’s must have remedy and it’s gentle, easy and safe to use, 4 sprays or drops under the tongue as often as needed, and available at local health food and some grocery stores. I offer a consultation that includes a personal questionnaire to help guide your choices for remedies, and I create a personal blend of remedies based on your choices, lasting three weeks, taking 4 drops 4x a day as a daily practice of self care. If you would like to learn more about a personal Bach flower remedy for you, please be in touch by email to afreshstart@shaw.ca or call Diana at 250 597-2102. Be Well blessings of the season to you!
Felting an odd shaped vessel Join Brenda Isaak Takao (BlueSeedStudio.com) as she demonstrates the felting technique she uses to make the teardrop vessels in her mixed media metal sculptures. Saturday, December 11th from 12pm-3pm at Rainforest Arts Gallery (9781 Willow St, Chemainus).
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