Keyword - Unconditional Love Dr Bach says of Holly that it; ‘opens the heart and unites us with Divine Love’. Unconditional, Divine Love is the highest form of love and one that is present within the heart chakra of every human being. However when this love is not recognised and nurtured the heart chakra gradually closes down and defence patterns of the personality such as anger, revenge, jealousy & hatred take root. Those in this state can also appear to be suspicious, distrustful or supersensitive to real or imagined slights. The powerful energy of the Holly remedy floods the heart chakra with the vibrations of Divine, unconditional love helping to transmute and transform these negative states. Bach Group - Oversensitivity Dosage instructions: a dosage of 4 drops on the tongue 8x a day for chronic states and every 30-60 minutes for acute states, reverting to the normal dosage when more balance has returned. Take your chosen Bach Flower Remedies for two - four weeks before reviewing how you feel. After this time you may find that you need to change some of your original choices or that you need to continue with the same ones for longer. Working in this way over a period of six months or so you will find that there has been a subtle but definite shift in the way you perceive your world.

Keyword - Balanced Responsibility Elm helps those normally very capable people, perhaps with responsible jobs, large families or dependants to care for who suddenly find themselves feeling overburdened, overwhelmed and uncharacteristically unable to cope with their responsibilities. ‘The last straw that broke the camels back’ sums up the negative state of this remedy very well. Taken short term Elm will very quickly help to restore the strength of mind and ability to cope. Taken more long term it will help the Elm personality to determine which responsibilities are truly their own and to balance these with the need for personal nurturing. Bach Group - Despair & Despondency Dosage instructions: a dosage of 4 drops on the tongue 8x a day for chronic states and every 30-60 minutes for acute states, reverting to the normal dosage when more balance has returned. Take your chosen Bach Flower Remedies for two - four weeks before reviewing how you feel. After this time you may find that you need to change some of your original choices or that you need to continue with the same ones for longer. Working in this way over a period of six months or so you will find that there has been a subtle but definite shift in the way you perceive your world.

Keyword - Rationality & calmness Cherry Plum restores the qualities of balance, calmness and positive control of the mind. The negative Cherry Plum state can be a very extreme and uncomfortable one in which the personality experiences powerful and irrational fears. Those in need of this remedy often feel that they are loosing control of their mind, going insane, or perhaps having a breakdown. They can be snappy, on edge, want to scream or fear that they could be uncharacteristically violent, either to themselves or others. In a very extreme state they may have wide staring eyes and be unable to stop themselves from saying or doing things that are completely out of their normal character. Many women experience variations of these irrational feelings related to their monthly cycle. In all these situations Cherry Plum brings calmness, rationality and peace. Bach Group - Fear Dosage instructions: a dosage of 4 drops on the tongue 8x a day for chronic states and every 30-60 minutes for acute states, reverting to the normal dosage when more balance has returned. Take your chosen Bach Flower Remedies for two - four weeks before reviewing how you feel. After this time you may find that you need to change some of your original choices or that you need to continue with the same ones for longer. Working in this way over a period of six months or so you will find that there has been a subtle but definite shift in the way you perceive your world.

Key Word - Self Determination Centaury restores the qualities of inner strength & self-determination. Those in need of Centaury have a misplaced sense of service and believe that they must put others needs before their own. They appear to lack the will power to say ‘no’ and are easily dominated and open to being taken advantage of by those with stronger personalities. As a consequence they often wear themselves out in service to others and do not develop their own individuality or creativity. Those in the negative Centaury state are often seen as being ‘a doormat for others’. Bach Group - Oversensitivity Dosage instructions: a dosage of 4 drops on the tongue 8x a day for chronic states and every 30-60 minutes for acute states, reverting to the normal dosage when more balance has returned. Take your chosen Bach Flower Remedies for two - four weeks before reviewing how you feel. After this time you may find that you need to change some of your original choices or that you need to continue with the same ones for longer. Working in this way over a period of six months or so you will find that there has been a subtle but definite shift in the way you perceive your world.

Keyword - Purity Crab Apple aids purification at all levels. Those in need of Crab Apple have temporarily lost sight of their own innate purity and carry underlying feelings of uncleanness, dirtiness or lack of purity, which in extreme states can manifest as obsessions related to housework or bodily cleanliness. They can be fussy, easily upset and have a tendency to make mountains out of molehills when in the negative state. Other indications for this remedy are skin eruptions or compulsive, obsessional behaviour of any sort. Crab Apple can usefully be applied to the skin as a lotion in a little water or added to a bath (10-12 drops), in addition to being ingested. Bach Group - Despair & Despondency Dosage instructions: a dosage of 4 drops on the tongue 8x a day for chronic states and every 30-60 minutes for acute states, reverting to the normal dosage when more balance has returned. Take your chosen Bach Flower Remedies for two - four weeks before reviewing how you feel. After this time you may find that you need to change some of your original choices or that you need to continue with the same ones for longer. Working in this way over a period of six months or so you will find that there has been a subtle but definite shift in the way you perceive your world.

Key Word - Feeling Safe Aspen helps those who experience apprehension for which there appears to be no logical reason. This can take the form of vague but potent apprehension of some unknown future event or an uneasy ‘spooked out’ feeling in the dark or in strange places. The creepy, shivery feeling that is sometimes described as ‘someone just walked over my grave’ expresses the Aspen fear of the spirit / psychic realms very well. Shaking, trembling, or vague fluttering feelings in the tummy together with coldness, paleness & nightmares are all indications of the need for Aspen. Bach Group - Fear Dosage instructions: a dosage of 4 drops on the tongue 8x a day for chronic states and every 30-60 minutes for acute states, reverting to the normal dosage when more balance has returned. Take your chosen Bach Flower Remedies for two - four weeks before reviewing how you feel. After this time you may find that you need to change some of your original choices or that you need to continue with the same ones for longer. Working in this way over a period of six months or so you will find that there has been a subtle but definite shift in the way you perceive your world.