Flower essences are diluted, potentized decoctions of wildflowers used to address issues affecting emotional well-being.

Flower essences work to bring emotional balance by means of the alchemical principal of union of opposites. By offering negative emotional states the precise flower essence(s) that support their opposing virtue, the person may be conducted to a higher state of understanding and a resulting sense of well-being. The flower essence practitioner must be well-attuned to the client to understand which core emotions need to be addressed at a given moment. 

Flower essences are taken 4 times a day at regular intervals in order to provide gentle, persistent nudges in a positive direction. Improvement generally continues for at least one month, after which point it's good to check in with me to see if new remedies are needed.

Most people need one or more of the English Bach flower essences, especially when starting flower essence therapy. Bach flower essences are considered to be broadly applicable to the most foundational of troubling feelings, such as anger, fear, anxiety and sadness. 

As self-awareness and the practitioner-client relationship deepen, more specific emotions of clearer origin may arise that call for the use of other flower essences. I like to use essences from the Flower Essence Society, sourced near Nevada City, California, USA, and Desert Alchemy, sourced near Tucson, Arizona, USA.