How-To Create Flower Essence
The Essentials of Flowers 🌸
Flower Essence works subtly, but on a profound level to bring balance and harmony to your mind, body, heart. A dosage under the tongue or added to a small glass of water, clears old energy and emotions that might be hindering your health, mind and well being.
WHAT IS FLOWER ESSENCE?
Derived from a sun soak of fresh flowers in water (like you would a made-to-drink sun tea), flower essence has been used for decades since the modality was invented around 1930 by Dr. Edward Bach as a plant medicine for supporting well being and emotional balance. Nature provides not only such beauty in transformation, but also healing through a delicate and simple process.
STEPS TO MAKE FLOWER ESSENCE WATER
I love making flower essences, usually on a sunny Saturday or Sunday morning. After I am done, I have something to remind myself of the time I immersed my senses by being with nature. It’s a personalized take-away that I can carry forward into the days ahead. I encourage you to experiment with your own creativity.
Step 1 : Gather and prime
To create a flower essence, plan for a clear, sunny morning and aim to gather flowers when there is still dew on the ground if possible. Approach this process with a freedom to explore and connect to nature and your creativity. Take a moment to tune in to your body and ensure that you are energetically in the right place to put your intentions into the flower essence making process. Take a walk and allow your senses to lead you to a blossoming connection. Gather flowers that are local and organically grown.
Step 2 : Attune to harmonize
After you have picked the flowers, gently place each flower to float in a bowl of water. The petals of the flower hold an energy, and enhances this natural remedy. Be sure to use spring or tap water (not distilled water) and a clear glass or crystal bowl for this solar infusion. Allow the flowers to soak in the water by leaving it outdoors in bright sunlight for 3-4 hours. The sun’s light and heat activate the beneficial properties of the plant and releases the medicinal properties into the water.
Types of flowers commonly found and benefits:
Daisy — Focus
Cosmos — Confidence and Clarity
Buttercup — Trust & Open-mindedness
Jasmine — Purification & Self-Acceptance
Lavender — Emotional Equilibrium
Step 3 : Integrate and align
After steeping the flowers, skim them off the water and pour the remaining water into a clean, dark glass bottle with an equal amount of brandy. This creates a mixture that is half flower essence water and half brandy. The brandy serves as a preservative and anchor to hold the subtle essence in the water.
In addition to filling the bottle, create a label and note the flower, date, location and anything you would like to include. Store in the cool dry place.
How will you bring the power of flower essence into your life for well-being and balance?
MATERIALS & RESOURCES:
Gathering Basket
Clear Bowl
Brandy