Because PETS have EMOTIONS too!
Many people are familiar with the use of Bach® Rescue® Remedy, either for themselves or their pets. Rescue Remedy is only one of many products, blends, and brands of Flower Essences.
My experience with Flower Essences
I have been using Flower Essences for nearly 15 years, with myself, my animals, and other people and their pets. I took a course in 1997, which included information on the Bach remedies, and how to apply and use them. Over the years I have used the Bach remedies, Flower Essence Society (FES), Canadian Forest Tree Essences, and Green Hope Farm Flower Essences.
I now solely use the Green Hope Farm Flower Essences, since they have a great Animal Wellness Collection, and of course, people collection. What I love about the Green Hope Farm essences, is that they are not alcohol based - since both people and animals don't need alcohol. The Green Hope Farms essences are preserved in a base of Red Shiso, a Japanese herb that is a member of the mint family. Also, the essences are used by the caretakers at Green Hope Farm as well as all of the animal residence - nice to know that they believe in their products!
Why use Flower Essences?
Many of my animal clients' illnesses, ailments, or unbalanced behaviours may be rooted in an emotional upset that may have happened weeks, months, or even years before. If a Veterinarian cannot find anything wrong with an animal, you can be sure there is an emotional imbalance.
In Massage Therapy and Energy Medicine, we call this "Issues in the Tissues". For example, people are known to hold onto emotional trauma in their tissues and sometimes need help through psychotherapy, bodywork, or energy therapy to help release these stuck emotions. Animals also carry these same emotional traumas in their tissues. Because animals can't always tell us exactly what the problem is or was, I feel that Energy Therapies such as Reiki or IET, as well as Flower Essences can help to release these emotional issues.
When to use Flower Essences?
Flower Essences offer support whenever you or your animals feel energetically out of balance. They bring up solutions to chronic complaints, as well as situations of sudden trauma or illness. They are wonderful support for the mundane ups and downs in life, for any complaint or concern, big or little. They are also good to take before an anticipated change takes place, such as a move, a new baby, the addition of a new pet, etc.
Green Hope Farm, Animal Wellness Collection
Because I use the Green Hope Farm Flower Essences for my family, I do feel like they can be a compliment for my clients. Here is a list of the
Green Hope Farm Animal Wellness Collection
| Abandonment & Abuse | Rescued animals from abuse or abandonment - terror at being handled, loner behaviour, socialization issues, depression, phobias, cringing & hiding. |
| Animal Emergency Care | Trauma, shock, extreme stress, & acute situations. To calm the electrical system during emergencies and serious illnesses |
| Anxiety | Anxiety, nervous habits and obsessive behaviours such as excessive licking, feather picking, fear of people and being handled, phobias, confused thinking, fear of loud noises including thunderstorms, overactive watching including pacing. |
| Breathe | Lung & Pulmonary issues, upper respiratory issues, eye issues. |
| Caretaker | Support for animal & human caretakers, nourishes empathy & unconditional love in care taking relationships, increases intuitive communication, restores joy and enthusiasm in selfless service. |
| Digestive Woes | Gastrointestinal issues. |
| Flee Free | Situations where animal is under attack, improved electrical vitality so boundaries strengthen so animal can rebuff negativity or pests. |
| Flow Free | Urinary tract health, or problems with flow anywhere in body. |
| Grief & Loss | When a caretaker, friend or companion dies, loss of home or sense of purpose, break-up of family, for despair, depression, brokenness and grief. |
| Healthy Coat | For healthy skin and fur, hot spots, rashes, skin sensitivities, allergic situations, raw tissue externally and internally. |
| Immune Support | Boost the immune system. |
| Jealousy | Jealousy in any form including sibling rivalry among animals in the same household. |
| Neediness | Supports animals to find balance and right relationship with guardian, good for overly anxious animal always wanting to please his person, wavers between self confidence and no confidence, exhibits resentment alternating with clinginess searching for his place in the world. |
| New Beginnings | For both old and new animals when a new animal arrives in a household, for transition to new caretakers, new role or new home. |
| Outburst | Aggression, outbursts of violent behaviour often unexpected or out of character, any unproductive release of pent up emotions through destructive physical activity. Electrical overcharge from being sensitive and absorbing negative energy. Support to release electrical overcharge in a positive way. |
| Pack Leader | Supports people to anchor in our own inner authority and find the calm and confident assertive energy necessary to handle the animals and people in our life, with appropriate boundaries, clear expectations, and from a place of emotional balance. |
| Recovery | Post surgery or recovery from illness or trauma. |
| Run & Play | Support the healing process for any injury or chronic condition which interferes with joyful, flexible, carefree running and playing. |
| Senior Citizen | Help maintain emotional equilibrium and good cheer during declines in function associated with the aging process. To help reverse the declines to whatever degree is possible in areas such as flexibility, eyesight, hearing, energy levels, and general flow of systems. |
| Separation | Caretaker away at work with animal home alone or in the care of someone other than their primary caregiver. Separation anxiety. |
| Showcats | Supports balanced self-expression for animals in or out of shows, helps shy and retiring animals blossom and very assertive animals find appropriate poise and restraint. |
| Spraying | Difficulty discharging negativity in more positive ways, resentment, pent up anger, confusion about role in household due to arrival of new animal or person, litter box issues. |
| Transition | For the dying process to give physical stamina during the work of dying, and also to help with spiritual work done during the later stages of life. Helpful with other life transitions. |
How do you use Flower Essences?
There are many ways to use Flower Essences. Most people think that Flower Essences need to be given orally - this is not the case! Flower Essences are electrical information, and therefore need to be read by your body's electrical system, not just your mouth.
Your electrical system extends out from your physical body. That is the reason that you or your animal can feel when someone comes into a room, without seeing or hearing them. A way to understand this knowing, is that this being's electrical system has bumped into yours. So the Flower Essences need to be in your electrical system. Another way to explain this is that Flower Essences work more like Aromatherapy. Aromatherapy oils can be around you in a room and do not have to be ingested.
Some ways of taking Flower Essences:
Information & Ordering
If you would like more information about the Green Hope Farm Flower Essences, visit their website at www.greenhopeessences.com.
If you are in the Saint John area and would like to place an order, each bottle of the Animal Wellness Collection is $15.50 - this includes tax. Please contact Elana by email at love4paws@gmail.com.
