Healingways

23/04/2025

Perfect advice about regulating our nervous system and restoring our natural way of being.

If Bach were creating his system in today’s world, he might well have talked about regulation of the nervous system.

He was an advocate of many approaches that today are recognised as vital for nervous system health.

He was a great proponent of raw foods, spending time in nature, being around animals and getting plenty of exercise all of which are highly recommended to support the nervous system.

For Bach, nature was more accessible then than it is now and certainly of a higher quality. He spent considerable amounts of time, and many pairs of shoes, walking in search of plants that would provide an additional dimension to nervous system support.

Introducing qualities of nature through the essences influences nervous systems in a more sustained way.

Mimulus, for example, shares its brightness to banish fear and restore our natural state of being. Fear is an emotion that very effectively upsets the nervous system. Meditation, yoga, mindfulness and breathing can all help to keep the fear at bay and Mimulus can support this process.

The essences bring nature into our bodies to allow us to restore our natural state of being.

Even when the nature is not directly available to us, we can still benefit by using the essences to restore balance.

https://www.bachflowerlearning.com/the-language-of-plants/mimulus/

05/12/2024

Recognising our emotions, knowing and accepting how we feel, can make a positive difference to our physical wellbeing.

In Bach Flower Essences & the Elements of Plant Life Julian Barnard weaves together ideas, thoughts and questions that have emerged over more than forty years working with the plants that bring us Bach Flower Essences. He travels beyond the simple art of observation of the structure to explore more....

27/09/2024

Essences are for those times in life, “when we can’t see the wood for the trees”.
When we are too involved in a situation, we can lose our clarity.
Essences, not always from flowers, but always from Nature, are a simple system that can help unravel the knots and reinstate our sense of balance and purpose.
Trying to achieve this ourselves when thrown off balance by illness or life events, can be challenging.
It can help to have a Consultation, which is a confidential conversation based on current circumstances.
This can aid the choice of Essences, which can be used internally and externally to regain balance and vitality, to live our best life 🌼
Contact details in the comments

01/02/2024

HAPPY IMBOLC – LIVING WITH NATURE'S RHYTHMS

As we move from January into February, the first bright green shoots of the spring bulbs poke through the soil.

"Hazel catkins glow in the welcome sunlight and everywhere there is the feeling that life is stirring. Seen from a distance, some of the native trees have taken on a coloured hue, caused by the gentle swelling of their buds, faint at first, but increasing as the increase in the day’s length begins to influence the plants. There is a sense of rebirth in the air, of new beginnings waiting for their right time to come."

Observing Nature's rhythms and celebrating the changes in light, energy, growth and life, is a great way to connect to Mother Nature.

Glennie Kindred has spent most of her life entwined with Nature, and here she shares how she celebrates Imbolc, and how you can too.

https://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/living-in-tune-with-the-seasons-imbolc-january-into-february