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Ros Thompson Bach Flower Practitioner/ Reflexologist/Reiki Master, 20 Nicolson Close, Chichester (2025)

18/12/2025

🎁Fascinating facts 🎁

If you have ever wondered why red robins are associated with Christmas, postmen in Victorian Britain were nicknamed “Robins” because of their red-breasted coloured uniforms. 🎄

So the Robin on the Christmas card came to represent the postman who delivered the card yet, there are links that pre date this explanation.

The second thought is that legend has it that the Robin’s redbreast provides a direct link to Christianity as the Robin pulled a thorn from the crown of Christ whilst he was on the cross and sang to relieve his suffering, it was Christ’s blood that created the Robins red breast.

Other folklore indicates that when the baby Jesus was in his manger in the stable, the fire which had been lit to keep him warm started to blaze up very strongly. A brown Robin, noticing that Mary had been distracted by the inn-keeper’s wife, placed himself between the fire and the face of baby Jesus.

🐦The Robin fluffed out its feathers to protect the baby, but in so-doing its breast was scorched by the fire. This red plumage was then passed onto future generations of Robins.

Have you noticed a Robin’s red-breast is actually orange? The bird was named before the English language had a word for the colour ‘orange’.

Many things that were really orange were called red instead even though we did have the word for ‘orange’ as in the fruit. The colour orange was not named as a colour in English until the 16th century. The name for the colour comes from the fruit.🎁

I hope that this may prove of interest to you. 💕

17/12/2025

🙏🏻 Are you feeling overwhelmed? Did you know that Dr Bach created a flower remedy specifically to help remove this feeling? It is my very close friend at the moment! Please don't scroll past this! ♥️

Overwhelm can feel like a tidal wave of emotions - with everything coming at you all at the same time - it can leave you feeling exhausted, anxious and sometimes very low.

❗ Bach Flower Remedies, were developed by Dr. Edward Bach in the 1930s, and are a natural, vibrational therapy designed to help restore emotional balance.

They work by looking at the emotional base causes as to how we are feeling - and that includes overwhelm.

I have listed below a few remedies that I think would be really useful if you are feeling overwhelmed:-
🌿 Elm — For when you normally cope well, but suddenly feel buried under all the responsibility. "How can I manage it all?" Elm helps you regain confidence and perspective. The specific remedy to remove the overwhelm.

and these may also help the additional mix of emotions

🌿 Oak — For the "strong ones" who push through exhaustion, never giving up — until burnout hits. Oak will allow you to rest - free from guilt.
🌿 Sweet Chestnut — For those dark moments when despair or helplessness slowly drown you. Sweet Chestnut brings comfort and light.
🌿 Impatiens — For those who feel frustrated and rushed, trying to do everything quickly and getting irritated along the way. Impatiens brings patience and calm
🌿 Rescue Remedy — A combination remedy for anticipated anxiety and stress or emotional shock. Ideal to keep handy when everything suddenly feels "too much."

These remedies are so incredibly gentle, safe for all ages, and can be taken alone or combined to suit your personal emotional needs.

What we do with the remedies is not to suppress the emotions but help your body find a balance.

If you have never tried the Bach Flower Remedies before - I offer a free discovery call so you can learn more about them. I am always here to chat x

17/12/2025

🌿How the Poinsettia has become a symbol of Christmas! Who knew!!

Have you ever wondered how the poinsettia became a tradition for Christmas, this beautiful flower is native to Central America, especially an area of Southern Mexico, they flower during the winter here.

🪴The poinsettia became widely known as a result of a man called Joel Roberts Poinsett. He was the first ambassador from the USA to Mexico in 1825, he had greenhouses on hi plantations in South Carolina, he took some plants back home with him and sent some of them to friends and to botanical gardens.

Following on from here one of his friends in Philadelphia, took the plants to a flower show and Robert Buist saw them was probably the first to have sold them under their latin name. They then spread around the states and gradually spread across the world.

There is a legend attached to the flower which seems to be where the link between Christmas and Poinsettia come from.

A poor Mexican girl called Pepita who had no present to give the baby Jesus at the Christmas eve service, as she walked to the chapel, feeling quite sad, her cousin Pedro tried to cheer her up and told her that even the smallest gift, given by someone who loves him will make Jesus happy.

Pepita didn’t know what to take and so she picked a handful of weeds from the roadside and made a small bouquet, legend has it that as she placed the bouquet near the nativity scene they burst into bright red flowers, known as Flores de Noche Buena or Flowers of the Holy Night.

The shape of the poinsettia flower and leaves are sometimes thought as a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem. The red coloured leaves symbolize the blood of Christ, the white leaves the purity.

As an interesting side fact – the poinsettia is also the national emblem of Madagascar.

16/12/2025

❓This is nothing about the Bach remedies today but I am really looking forward to seeing your Christmas trees.

🎄Do you have a real tree? or like us do you have an artificial tree?
🎄Do you have a family tradition with decorations?

I love to hear these stories, if you have tiny children in the house how do they react and what if there are new pets in the house - what happens then. ❓

Have you ever wondered where and how Christmas decorations started - here are a few random facts.

Christmas decorations are as old as Christmas itself. They are mentioned in ancient descriptions of the Roman feast Saturnalia, which was believed to have originated in the 5th century BC.

The tradition of a decorated tree is old since the Celts already decorated a tree, the symbol of life at the time of the winter solstice. The Scandinavians did the same for the Yule festival, which was held around the same date as Christmas.

🔔Figural glass Christmas ornaments originated in the small town of Lauscha, Germany in the latter half of the 19th century. The production of Christmas ornaments became a family affair for many people. Some families invested 16 hours a day in production. For some, it was their sole source of income.

F.W. Woolworth discovered these glass ornaments on a toy and doll buying trip to Sonnenburg, Germany in the 1890s. He sold them in his "five and ten cent" stores in America. The ornaments were said to have contributed to Woolworth's great business success.

In America the figures were mostly of comic book characters as well as patriotic subjects such as Uncle Sam's, eagles, and flags. Glassblowers have held on to the old moulds. Glass ornaments are still created from these old moulds.

In England, it was customary to burn the decorations in the fireplace after Christmas, however this tradition has stopped as most are now reusable and the newer decorations are made of plastics, wood, glass and metal.

Whatever it be there are some stunning decorations around nowadays and I hope you enjoy them.

Can I see you photos of your Christmas tree? 🎁

16/12/2025

💕How are your emotions this Christmas – this is a time of year which can accentuate the feelings, whether they are of joy and happiness or of sadness or sorrow – just like the carols! 🎄

Memories come flooding back to us at special times of the year and can play tricks on our mind and our emotional state.

For me this year – it is more emotional than normal – Mum passed away in August and I have to confess to finding it a struggle with Christmas this year.

😢When Mum passed – where was no grief – it was a feeling of immense relief – the weight had been lifted from my shoulders and I was able to move and do all the things that I had put on hold for so many months and years.

Now, I have also found not buying her Christmas card, searching with the one with the right words – they were always important to her – buying and writing the cards for her friends for her – I did this for the last two years for her. It has seemed very strange.

Not thinking of the right present for her – the gift that she could enjoy – latterly it was a bottle of her favourite perfume. She had a very good sense of smell right to the end and really loved just one brand.🎁

Finally when I got the decorations out of the boxes this year – there was her Christmas tree – the small one she had for 4 years while in the home!!! And yes I did have a tear in my eye. It was only small but we did it together for 3 years. Now it lights up my office above my desk.

☺️Later this week I will make our Christmas dessert, which is still known fondly in our house as “Grandmas Christmas pudding” – chocolate, nuts and cream. This year sadly no portion for her but I will make it with her in my thoughts and we will eat heartily on Christmas day and probably afterwards.

So yes for me as I tell my clients, grief can catch you unawares and very much off guard especially at this time.

❣️Whatever your emotions are nurture them tenderly and treat them with the respect they deserve – love yourselves.

Have a great time with all your memories and try and find the beauty and love in them all.🎁

15/12/2025

In the days building up to Christmas I am being very curious, and today I would love to know what is your favourite Christmas recipe?

🎄 Do you have a family traditional recipe?

Do you make it up as you go along or do you enjoy a modern twist to your Christmas food. Do tell?

Christmas for me is my mothers beautiful Chocolate dessert, and I have carried it on - hubby has the traditional Christmas pudding but the rest of us enjoy these awesome pud.

❤ A beautiful chocolate and almond mixture, encased in sponge case, covered in cream and scattered with toasted almonds, this recipe has certainly been with a big part of my Christmas all my life.

💔 It will still be made this year but sadly not delivering to Mum as we did however I will be remembering her while I slowly stir the chocolate. I can still hear voice saying whether it was going well or not - but it was always said with love.

🌟 Does food bring you happy memories.

I would love to know ###

15/12/2025

Last week and this past weekend have been truly amazing and emotional in equal measures.

Making Gingerbread houses with the children - decor down to them but construction was for me!!! a whole heap of luck and time!!!

A fabulous meeting at Sage House by Dementia Support and Rose Read you are brilliant.

Friday brought Christmas celebrations with Chichester Chamber of Commerce thank you Oriana Di Mascio Zelda Reeves and Paul Rolfe for a brilliant event.

I had pleasure of sitting with Donna Duggan Gayle Tong Christine Gillott Armelle Owen-Navet Tamzin Hall PCC 🟡🟢l🔴🔵 Berdene Kilbride and Alannah Jeffries - thank you for your company.

Saturday topped it all however, the 2 hours at Weald and Downland Living Museum with the grandchildren for Elf training and meeting Green Father Christmas!! it was truly magical. Thank you Bathe and your incredible staff- we spent a truly magical 3 hours there. We thank cooked Elf shortbread this morning.

Tonight was a long wait to see the Christmas Tractor run simply brilliant.

Thank you life for a brilliant week ' sadly tinged with sad news from a very dear friend - life is but a roller coaster!! xx

12/12/2025

🎄How many of us still write Christmas cards - we still do and yes pay the postage - but I love receiving them and it's a thing of habit for me! However have you thought about the history!!!

Before the days of digital cards, I used to sign write and address envelopes for well of 150 clients, plus over 100 of our own cards. Every year as a family we buy charity cards, this year we have purchased from the Dementia Support unit and from St Wilfrid Hospice, Chichester. So a percentage from the cards goes to the charities.

I wonder how you all feel about Christmas cards!

🎁Christmas cards date from the Victorian era. Queen Victoria sent the first official Christmas card, and Sir Henry Cole, who amongst other things was an assistant to Sir Rowland Hill in the introduction of the penny post and the first Director of the V&A, commissioned the first commercial Christmas card in 1843.

The initial print run was for 1000 cards. Designed by painter John Callcott Horsley, cards were printed lithographically and then hand-coloured by the professional colourer Mason. Cole used as many of these cards as he required and sold the rest for one shilling each under the pseudonym Felix Summerly.

💕Little did he know what he had started and how the traditions would be through time. Such joy and pleasure given to so many.

11/12/2025

🎄This time of year whilst we all think our children are excited and looking forward to it - there are also the children who are anxious about it, worrying about the Nativity play they don't want to do, the end of school parties etc. Some of these remedies maybe useful for you.

💕The power of Dr. Bach's remedies in nurturing your child's emotional well-being, whether they struggle with impatience or have a tendency to daydream, these natural remedies can make a big difference in their lives.

I have listed below some of the remedies that are available.

Does your child get easily frustrated and impatient? 🌿Impatiens can help them cultivate patience and embrace a calmer mindset.

If your child often loses focus and drifts into daydreams, 🌿Clematis can help them stay present and engaged, enhancing their creativity.

Is your child displaying aggressive behaviour during playtime? 🌿Vine can be a valuable tool in taming their aggression and encouraging more harmonious play.

Does your child strive for perfection in everything they do? 🌿Crab Apple helps ease their worries about tidiness and helps them accept imperfections.

💕These remedies are just a glimpse of what Dr. Bach has to offer. We can also provide you with glycerine based remedies to avoid the contact with alcohol.

Let's chat about how they can bring balance and emotional support to your child's life and help them through the next few weeks.

10/12/2025

😊 I am currently sat in my office looking out the window at a dull wet and windy evening – not looking forward to going out later! However, it is far better now than it used to be.

🕰️ Wind the clock back 8 years, in fact nearly 30 years and at this time of day I would be at the stables with or without my daughter getting our pony in from the field. We would be up to our knees sometimes in mud and water and if your coat had a leak – you certainly knew all about it by the time you got home.

🐎 We first had Moonbeam when we were in the Witterings – and I found out there what horizontal rain was!! Oh, my goodness down on the front there sometimes in the really bad weather it was horrific – we eventually moved to Tangmere and put Moon at a yard in Eartham which was a little more sheltered.

This was the job and the work that had to be done every day twice a day come rain or shine – feed pony, put them out in the field, muck out the stable – in the winter this was often done in the dark! Change into work clothes and often go straight to work. Be back at the stables around 4pm in the winter (depending on your work) and reverse the process – dealing with wet horses and wet rugs! And hoping they would dry before the horse wore them in the morning.

It was a process that we signed up for when we bought the beautiful little boy and only one you escaped if you got someone else to help you out for holidays or emergency.

♥️ I have so much admiration for any of all my old horsey friends, I do remember these days and sometimes (although very occasionally) say that I miss them. It is a dedication and a passion that you must have if you have these animals.

❗ A little girl said to me one day – what do you do on Christmas Day and New Years Day – do you get a day off!! I was so shocked but gently explained that this was a job that happened 365 days of the year!

♥️ Why do I write this you may ask – well I often think now since Moonbeam passed away how lucky I am not to have to do this anymore – I miss Moonbeam but I certainly don’t miss the mud, and the rain and the wind, I also miss the camaraderie that there is on a stable yard at these times of the year.

🙏🏻 There is also a huge element of gratitude for Moonbeam as if it hadn’t been for him, I would never have found the Bach Flower Remedies and my daughter wouldn’t have had the experiences she had.

🌟 Every cloud has a huge silver lining and I am thankful for my warm seat in the office now.

09/12/2025

🎄 Christmas, Autism, Menopause & lets see if we can find the calm!!!

🌟 Christmas is often described as “the most wonderful time of the year”… but for many families of neurdiverse children, it can feel something totally different

The noise, crowds, last-minute events, and changes to routine can be incredibly difficult for neurodiverse children - turning simply shopping into a disaster.

‼️ And when mums are also navigating Menopause, the emotional load can double. Hot flushes, disrupted sleep, brain fog, increased anxiety, and a reduced capacity to cope with stress can make the festive season feel even heavier.

When your child is already struggling, and your own body is going through huge hormonal changes, it’s no wonder many mums say Christmas feels like “too much.”

⭐ If this is you, please know you’re not alone.

My gentle Bach Flower Remedies are one solution that many families find grounding at this time of year.

For neurodiverse children, Bach Remedies can help with the emotional strain of the season:
🌿 Sensory overload or sudden anxiety: Aspen or Rock Rose - these will keep them grounded
🌿 Difficulty with change and disrupted routines: Walnut - also Star of Bethlehem can help .
🌿 Meltdowns or frustration - Cherry Plum
🌿 Social pressure or feeling misunderstood -Mimulus or Water Violet

Also these remedies aren’t just for children. They can be a lifeline for mums, too - especially those in Menopause, when emotions and tolerance levels can fluctuate daily.

🌿 For exhaustion and burnout - Olive
🌿 For feeling overwhelmed by responsibility - Elm
🌿 For irritability or emotional volatility - Impatiens
🌿 For anxiety or fear the season brings - Mimulus
🌿 For those “I can’t cope” moments - Rescue Remedy

♥️ Christmas does not need to be perfect. It simply needs to be manageable, compassionate, and aligned with what your family needs right now.

With understanding, gentle planning, and supportive tools like the remedies, this season can feel calmer - for your child, and for you as a mum moving through Menopause.

If you’d like support choosing remedies for your whole family, I’m here to help. 🌟

08/12/2025

❓How are you dealing with Christmas - so far?

A friend posted something last week that has resonated greatly with me in as much we put too much pressure on ourselves to create a "wonderful" Christmas.

💕Here are a few of my thoughts that may help you:-
You don't need matching pyjamas to be happy on Christmas day!!
This appears to be a recent trend and as lovely as it maybe – who is actually going to see whether your pyjamas are matching on Christmas day or not!!!! Most important have some nice pj’s that you like and you can get value for money from.

I also think it is the least environmental thing to do, because there are some people that buy new ones every year and only ever wear them for Christmas!!!! Enjoy your Christmas in your usual pj’s – you will still be just as beautiful on the inside and out.

You don't need 100's of Instagram photos of Santa at different places to show you've had a great Christmas.

💕How much pressure does this put on you?

Take step back and just breath – does it matter how many Santa’s you see!!! Will your little people remember all of them – probably not! Let’s plan one lovely visit and make it a memory to keep and treasure. Less stress and less expense and probably a happier one all round.

Christmas is a tough time for many many people and fashions and trends and peer pressure can make it so much tougher for so many people, it is a time for kindness, thought, love and good wishes so maybe we can use this as well.

🌟I hope you are able to take the step back and enjoy the time with your own special things.

Ros Thompson Bach Flower Practitioner/ Reflexologist/Reiki Master

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