Flower Essence Energy's flower essences and aromatherapy essential oil sprays are natural remedies that support you on your journey to restore harmony and balance in your life.
Find Flower Essence Energy on Facebook	Our Monthly Newsletter January 2008   Dear Reader, I invite you to experience the healing power of flowers.  Each month, I will share with you my findings, my travels, and the many ways in which flower essences can uplift your spirit and create beauty in your life.  January 2008 This Month's Flower: Rosemary Rosemary has traditionally been the flower of remembrance and friendship. Believing it brought good luck and joy in medieval times, it was woven into royal crowns and bride's bouquets. Rosmarinuis, means dew of the sea and Rosemary was the symbol of Venus, Goddess of love, who rose from the sea. The Romans and Greeks wore garlands of this sacred plant, symbolic of loyalty, remembrance, learning and death. It was given to mourners at funerals as a symbol of immortality, fidelity and fertility to be placed on the coffin as it was lowered into the ground. They felt it would protect a man's soul throughout eternity from evil and witchcraft. As an herb, it is traditionally used to strengthen the memory.  It's antiseptic, antibacterial and antifungal properties enhance the function of the immune system. It has long been considered a wonderful tonic for the heart, brain and nervous systems. Used as a tea, the warming and stimulating effects clear phlegm from the head and chest. Some of Rosemary's other uses are for lethargy, varicose veins, bruising, arteriosclerosis, to stimulate digestion, relieve flatulence, enhance appetite, as a diuretic, antioxidant, as an astringent, to check bleeding, regulate periods, as a pick me up when aching or feeling tired at the end of the day, in lotion to reduce wrinkles, puffiness under the eyes and condition your hair and scalp. The oil will bring relief when massaged into painful joints, on the temples to relieve tension and headaches, and inhaled to increase concentration and clarify the mind.  The leaves can be chewed to combat gum infection or boiled to use as a mouthwash for bleeding gums and loose teeth. As a flower essence, Rosemary brings clarity of mind, peace and balance to the emotions creating a warm physical presence. It is very effective for children or adults with ADD to bring them back in touch with the present moment letting them feel warm and secure in their physical bodies. It helps me stay grounded and focused when writing these newsletters.   INTENTION  VS  ATTENTION While growing up, I always heard the saying that "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" and having traveled that road into my senior citizen status I think I would agree with that statement. Along the journey of life we have many good intentions.  We start out by wanting to please our parents, to do better in school, get all "A", find the right boyfriend/girlfriend, get the perfect job, have fun, take care of our partner, be better parents, teach our children to behave, be responsible, get a better job,  etc.  What I notice is that we get caught up focusing our attention on wanting more--getting better and having the best.  This increases our daily stress and struggle and we loose sight of our intentions.  We get caught up in the moment of having, achieving and wanting --- forgetting that our intentions often carried a somewhat more lofty or altruistic view.  What is the intention of your life?  What do you want your life to have been about when your time is up? For the last 20 years around January first, I spend some time reviewing the previous year setting some goals and intentions for the coming year."What do I want/need to focus my attention on?"  When I first found out about setting my intention as a way to focus my life,  it was all about my job, income, and travel, in other words, achievements.  I notice as I get older it is more about my relationships, quality time with my family and friends, with myself, with Spirit and, yes, a few achievements. I invite you to take 15 minutes and write down your top 3-5 Intentions for this year. Keep them on your computer, read them daily, focusing your attention on the loftier qualities of your intentions. Medical science has proven that sending loving healing Intention to a patient improves their well being.  I think you will find that your daily annoyances and aggravations become smaller, and life will flow a little easier if your focus is on your 'intention'. Vibrational Energy Dr Edward Bach, a respected English immunologist, pathologist and bacteriologist, first introduced Flower Essences into the homeopathic journals in the early 1920ís.  Instead of using the medical model he was trained in he followed the path of other Healers such as Paracelsus and Dr. Hahnemann who understood that true health and wellbeing came from within and were dependent on harmony of body, mind, and spirit. Dr Bach saw the emotional stresses arising from fear, anxiety, panic, anger intolerance and impatience depleted his patients general vitality and resistance to disease. He understood that remedies to unhappy thoughts and feelings were to be found among flowers, herbs and trees, and devised a way to extract their energetic properties without damaging the plants. Flower remedies are very diluted from a physical or chemical constituents perspective. Their effectiveness is derived from the life force of the flower contained in the water-based liquid.  Flower Essences are very subtle in nature and address issues of emotional and mental harmony. Dr Bach said "they raise our vibrations and open up our channels for the reception of our spiritual self. They are able, like beautiful music or any gloriously uplifting thing which gives us inspiration, to raise our very natures and bring us nearer to ourselves and by that very act to bring us peace and relieve our suffering". Flower Essences are not a substitute for medical advice or prescriptions. They support our inner emotional being, and help restore us to harmony and balance. Meet Maggie Smith Meet me at the following events! Thursday evenings, 5-9pm @ Preston Wynne Spa at Saratoga Village, CA I offer Intuitive Flower Readings. Contact the Spa Concierge at 408-741-5525 for appointments. Wednesday & Friday afternoons,  1-5 PM @ Dr Z's Mind Body Shop, Soquel, CA I offer Personal Flower Essence Intuitive Readings, please call 831-335-7979 for appointments. Sunday, March  30, 11:30am-3:30pm @ California Massage AMTA Convention, Ontario, CA Flower Essence & Massage Therapy for Massage and Bodywork Professionals four hours of lecture and training on how to use Flower Essences in your Massage Practice Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1 @ Five Branches Institute, 200 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA Explore the wonderful world of healing with Flowers. One day of Flower Essences and one of Aromatherapy. Students will come away with a personal tincture and aromatherapy blend of their choosing. Call 831-476-9424 X 48 or email extension@fivebranches.edu   Call 831-335-7979 for more information. Intuitive Flower Readings with Personal Tinctures   $25 for an Online Reading $80 for a Personal Reading with Maggie Smith by phone appointment Learn More Animal Communication Complimentary Reading I'll answer one free question via email about your pet! Please include your pet's Name, Breed, and age, with your address to: thejoyofflowers@earthlink.net Learn More   Call(831) 335-7979 or toll free (800) 213-7484 or email me at thejoyofflowers@earthlink.net to register for a class or schedule your appointment.   Wishing you Flower Blessings of Harmony and Balance! Maggie Smith FLOWER ESSENCE ENERGY         Click to read Maggie s other newsletters:  May 2008 April 2008   March 2008    February 2008 January 2008    December 2007    November 2007       Sign up for our free Email Newsletter
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