Bach Flowers for Crisis Care

HEALTH / BACH FLOWERS The fast-paced tempo of modern life has eroded many of the traditional support systems used by our ancestors for aid in a crisis. Individuals are often left feeling powerless in such highly stressful situations as divorce, generation-gap issues, losing one's job, and the death of a loved one. In Bach Flowers for Crisis Care, Mechthild Scheffer examines 50 common life crises and how the 38 individual Bach Flower Remedies plus Rescue Remedy can be used to turn these situations into opportunities for growth. Bach Flowers create a therapeutic connection between the material and the spiritual domains of life, helping us access the Inner Guidance needed to navigate through a crisis. Each of the 38 Flower Remedies supports a different aspect of the psychic potential of human nature: Gentian, the Belief Flower, promotes optimism; Holly, the Heart-Opening Flower, promotes an understanding of others; Honeysuckle, the Past Flower, helps us move forward without holding on to the past; White Chestnut, the Thought Flower, promotes clear thinking. Each Flower offers its own spiritual orientation and guidance as well as healing for the body. In addition to discussing the strengths and benefits of each Bach Flower, the author shows you how to combine the individual Flower Remedies to create personalized Flower combinations that specifically address your current condition--transforming a crisis into a real opportunity for growth. MECHTHILD SCHEFFER has been active in the field of Bach Flower Therapy since 1978. She introduced Bach's work into German-speaking countries in 1981 with her first book and has represented the English Bach Centre in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. She is the founder of the Institutes for Bach Flower Therapy Research and Education in Hamburg, Vienna, and Zurich and is the author of many of the most authoritative books on the subject, including The Encyclopedia of Bach Flower Therapy. She lives in Hamburg, Germany.