Flower Essence Services (FES)
Patricia Kaminski & Richard Katz created FES in 1980. They bring us a most amazing line of flower essences from their 27 acre USDA Certified Organic and Biodynamic gardens and wildlife sanctuary in the northern Sierra foothills of Nevada City, California.
Brief History of Flower Essences: In the early 1930's, Dr. Bach, a Welsh physician, created the Flower Essences to help his patients as he realized how our thoughts, feelings and emotions play a major role in how we handle illness. These subtle yet powerful essences are non toxic with no side effects and can be taken on their own or with medications, homeopathic remedies and other treatments and substances. All can take these from newborns to the elderly as well as animals and plants. They are not to be confused with aromatherapy or herbal medicine as the essences are prepared by imprinting the healing energy of the particular flower, gem, etc. into water.
Using Essences: You may know which essence you would like or you may be overwhelmed by the choices in each collection. I recommend you sit and meditate/intuit/think whatever works for you and allow the essences to come into your consciousness and then be led to either essences from one collection or a combo of collections.
Once you have decided on the essence(s) you can either take them directly from the stock bottles that are sold here or I would recommend diluting them in a separate 1 ounce dropper bottle so that way they will last longer and you can make a variety of combos for yourself or your animals.
The basic way to mix these is to put 4 drops from each essence stock bottle you would like to use into a 1 ounce dropper bottle that is 3/4 full of spring or distilled water. I usually don't mix more than 8-9 essences per bottle (combo essences count as one because they resonate as one essence), but that varies on what you need. It is best to focus on a few issues at a time rather than throwing many essences into the same bottle as it may be too much for the body to work through at once. From this formula bottle, take 4 drops by mouth 4 times per day. You can take it more often if you feel the need, however, you do not need to take more drops at a time. With the essences it is the frequency of dosing and not the amount that works. Same goes for animals. You can also put a dropper full in a glass of water and sip on it all day (or in your animal's water bowl) or put a dropper full in an 8 ounce spray bottle of water and mist yourself and your environment throughout the day, or in your bath, etc.
Keep the essence bottles, whether stock bottle you purchase or formula bottle you mix, away from computers, EMF, microwaves and out of direct sunlight. No need to put in the refrigerator. If you touch the dropper to your mouth, your animals mouth or other surfaces, make sure to run the dropper under hot water before putting it back in the bottle.
