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Should I buy a Bach Flower Remedy Kit?

Bach Flower Rmedy Kit

Worth the Investment?

In this entry, we are going to look at if it’s worth the investment for buying a complete Bach Flower Remedy kit (BFR) , what’s the cost and where to get them.

Many people are familiar or have, at least, heard of Bach Flower’s Rescue Remedy ™. It’s known as the emergency remedy and can really help save a life should an accident happen.

I personally feel there should be a bottle in everyone’s car and First Aid kit.

Emotional States

However, The Rescue Remedy ™ (also known as The Five Flower Formula due to trademark reasons) is far from the only one out there.

It’s a combination of five remedies, and while wonderful in an emergency, it is also limited in what it can do.

Since Doctor Bach introduced the remedies, back in the 1920s, there are at least 200 being sold by various organizations and more are being discovered all the time.

The Bach kit, itself, contains 38 Remedies and are said to cover all known emotional states.

Overwhelming

From what I can tell, it’s really hard to gauge just how well alternative remedies, such as Australian Bush Flower Essences or the Californian ones work.

The choice is overwhelming, and it seems like many remedies are very similar in nature to each other.

Personally, I feel that the original thirty eight are more than enough to learn and master.

I recently ordered eight Flower Essence Society remedies to see how well they worked. I’m still working on the results for that and will hopefully do a future blog on it.

Prohibitive

However, the cost was quite prohibitive for one who is buying outside the U.S.A. (It was USD100.00, which included postage.)

These were for the ¼ fl.oz or 7.4 ml sized bottles.

As you can imagine, a full kit would cost many hundreds of dollars and I can’t vouch for how effective they are as I’ve not had enough personal experiences with them. (Though I have had enough to say that I never noticed too much of a difference, but that could be due to the wrong remedy being administered by the practitioner.)

Worthwhile

The Bach Flower Remedy kit, though, is another story. It’s complete. You will not need to invest in new ones.

Personally, I feel that buying a full BFR kit is a worthwhile investment as they will last many years and allow you to take whatever remedy you need in the moment.

It can be frustrating, and a block to healing, when you don’t have the right remedy at hand.

The problem with the Original Brand labels is that they have, also, become prohibitively expensive.

There are several reasons for this.

  • They no longer come in 10 ml / 1/3 fl.oz size. They are all 30 ml / 1 fl.oz.
  • Each bottle can cost anywhere from USD18.00 to USD27.00, making the total cost almost USD700.00 at the cheaper price. That is no small chunk of change for most people.
  • For some reason, that is beyond me, you can no longer buy the amazing and wonderful Rescue Cream ™ that can help so many ills, such as burns, rashes or other skin issues. (Fortunately, it is not too hard to make it yourself, with some Rescue Remedy and Crap Apple.)
  • Postage cost is a killer.

Expensive and Inaccessible

I honestly feel that Doctor Bach would be quite dispirited if he saw how expensive and inaccessible his remedies have become. His intention was for them to be easily available and cheap.

Fortunately, there are alternatives to the Original Name Brand labels.

One I highly recommend is the Healingherb brand that is made in the United Kingdom.

They not only come in both sizes, but they also supply a Rescue Cream ™ equivalent.

The cost is also very reasonable. You can find the 10ml bottle for 3.54 Euro (~USD4.00) or the 30 ml for 7.08 Euro (~USD8.00).

You can order them directly from Healingherbs themselves, but they are also available in the U.S.A. from the Flower Essence Society and Amazon.com.

Personally, I feel that the 10ml size bottles are sufficient as each bottle can go a very long way and the rubber nubs on the spigots will most likely perish long before you use up every remedy.

Skylark Books

The entire kit of 38 remedies, plus 2 Rescue Remedy ™ equivalent can be bought from a place called Skylark Books in the U.K. for around USD200.00.

This includes postage.

And yes, they ship internationally.

If you wish to include a storage box, they also have a special offer for that.

For an investment of USD200.00, you are not only getting every remedy you need, but you also get it for a great price.

Inferior?

If you are wondering if the Healingherb Brand is inferior, I can tell you from personal experience that they are far from it.

These are remedies that have been made to Doctor Bach’s exact specifications and it’s clear they have been lovingly made.

They work as intended and anyone who has used them will confirm they are of the highest quality.

Kickback?

For those who are wondering, I do not sell the remedies myself, nor do I get a kickback from recommending places to get them from.

I consider that a conflict of interest and feel it would compromise the work I do.

Even if they did offer me a kickback, I doubt I would accept. The remedies are already so reasonably priced that I could not bring myself to take more of their bottom line. I just appreciate there being a place where you can buy the remedies, as Doctor Bach intended.

Personally, I have bought all my remedies from Skylark Books since around 2004 and have never had any issues with them.

They communicate well, and though I have ordered literally hundreds (maybe thousands over the years) of bottles from them, and recommended that all my clients buy from their shop, I have yet to see an order go missing.

Miracles in a Bottle

So, should you buy a full Bach Flower Remedy kit?

Yes. Yes, you should.

I know that 38 remedies to choose from may seem overwhelming, but there is an abundance of literature out there, help groups, practitioners who are happy to offer advice and many free resources online. (Including my free eBook PDF which you can download here.)

Bach Flower Remedies are miracles in a bottle. They can heal so many things, including suicidal thoughts and crippling depression.

They work amazingly well on animals, children and plants.

If I had my way, there would be a free kit in every household.

For more information on online resources for Bach Flower Remedies, please visit my website portal.

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Bach Flower Remedies – The tingle

Bach Healingherbs

Tingle

There is a tingling sensation when you take a Bach Flower Remedy directly from the bottle into your tongue. What is this tingle? We explore this in this entry.

My obsession with Bach Flower Remedies has taught me much over the years. Though I find I tend to do well with whatever I put my mind to (as long as it’s not sports related!), few things can hold my focus and interest like the remedies have done.

Since 1994, I have taken to them, like a duck to water, and have spent a lot of time making observations and discoveries.

One of them, which turned out to be very useful, is how strong the remedies taste or tingle when taken.

The stronger they are, the more you need them.

Let’s explore this.

Taste

The traditional way the remedies are administered is from a stock bottle that is preserved with brandy.

The alcohol is used to preserve the water the that carries the vibrations of the remedies. (If you are allergic to spirits, you can put the drops on your wrists and still get the healing effect by doing that.)

Some has said to me that they can taste the drops, even when put into a glass of water.

Sometimes there is no taste at all, and there are times when they taste awful.

This is interesting, because 2 drops of what is essentially brandy and water should not be enough to alter the taste of anything.

When taken directly from the stock bottle onto the tongue, there is a vibrational tingle that tends to vary from remedy to remedy.

When there is no taste or little to no tingle, I believe it means you don’t need that remedy at that particular time.

Feedback

The interesting thing is, you can take a remedy at two different times and it will have different tastes and sensations. This lends credence to the strength of the remedy relating to the feedback to how much it’s needed.

It is my observation that it’s the brandy that creates the tingle. I notice it way more from the Healingherb brand rather than the brand name labels.

This has also been noted by many others, too.

Potency

In theory, there should be no difference in the potency of the different brands that are out there, but I have to say, I seem to get more dramatic results with Healingherbs.

The feedback is extremely strong at times, and the more I need the remedy, the stronger it is. In some instances, it’s like putting a nearly depleted 9-volt battery on my tongue.

Luckily, I happen to like that sensation, (not the battery, but the tingling) though it also has something to do with the reassurance that it’s working for me.

Right Track

This information can really help a practitioner, or one who self-administers, know if they are on the right track or not.

One of the key points, with taking Bach Flower Remedies, is that taking the one you don’t need then will give no results or taking the right one at the wrong time will not bring the expected relief.

This taste / tingle feedback can certainly help know if you’re on the right track or not.

There certainly is an art to using Bach Flower Remedies.

They are easy to learn and use, but can take a lifetime to master.

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Deep trauma from your childhood

Irrational behaviors

We all suffer from trauma in our lives.

It’s those traumas from our preteen years that can really mess with us as we get older.

Many habits, fears and neurosis may be created based on how you were treated when you were young.

The older I get, the more I realize how much my own childhood has shaped me into the person I am today.

I’m going to use myself as an example because many of my own irrational behaviors are based on the traumas in my early years.

What I realize is that, while you may not ever think of them, or even remember them, they are always there. And even if you do remember them, you might not always make the connection between the two events.

Personal Cleanliness

One issue that came to light recently for me is to do with my personal cleanliness. I’m obsessed with it. I make sure that there is no scent of any kind, good or undesirable, on me.

Continue reading “Deep trauma from your childhood”
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Bach Flower’s Rescue Remedy ™- Why it may not work.

Bach Flowers Rescue Remedy

If it’s so amazing…

The most famous of the Bach Flower Remedies is called The Rescue Remedy ™. It’s what is mostly seen at health food stores and pharmacies.  As that name is trademarked, it is also referred to as the Five Flower Formula.

It’s also what many use as a benchmark for whether the remedies actually work or not.

Studies have been done on this product and the conclusions are generally that it is a placebo.

The problem with such studies is that those conducting the trials didn’t have a clue what they were doing.

Rescue Remedy is an emergency formula, so unless the circumstances are right, there simply would be no real benefit.

What does it actually do?

But why is this? In order to understand, let’s take a look at what makes up the Rescue Remedy ™.

Star of Bethlehem

This is one of the most important components of this mix. Ironically, it suffers because it’s part of it.

This is the remedy for clearing shock and trauma.  When taken on its own, it can work miracles. I’ve seen it cure clinical depression literally overnight.  The problem is, it must be taken by itself for the full effects to be felt.

In this mix it’s useful for when you’ve had an accident, a shock or bad news. Continue reading “Bach Flower’s Rescue Remedy ™- Why it may not work.”

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Feeling drained? The Bach Flower Remedy ‘Wild Rose’ can help.

wild-rose-bfr

The remedy for feeling drained.

Empaths suffer from being drained by others quite often. Fact is, they are very vulnerable to not only people draining their energies but also entities that have gathered around them.

The manifesting of being drained can appear in several ways.

  • Your limbs feel really heavy.
  • You feel emotionally and psychically drained.
  • You feel a strong sense of apathy where everything is a great effort.
  • You look at something and realize you can’t face it right now, even if it’s something you want to do.
  • You suffer from being lethargic.

As mentioned, entities are often responsible for this condition. It might be a deliberate attack or due to something that just likes your energy.

Also, many people in the 3D are energy / psychic vampires. They hook into you and before you know it, you are feeling drained.

I first noticed that Wild Rose was helpful for lethargy back in 1995, when I took it after I felt really heavy limbed after a Christmas party. My energy immediately came back.

It’s only recently that I made the connection that Wild Rose helps protect against being drained.

If you are feeling drained, give Wild Rose a go. It could well restore your energies.