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The Role of Flower Essences

Flower essences are our teachers. They teach us about self-awareness and help us understand life’s lessons. They help us gain insights into ways of thinking, doing and being, that don’t contribute to our highest good. They help balance fear with courage so we can make good choices and respond to life instead of reacting. They provide new ways for us to perceive ourselves and our lives—making them powerful allies on our life journey.

The Wheel has just turned a notch for us in the Northern Hemisphere, passing over the cross-quarter celebration of Lammas on August 1st - traditionally a time marking the high agricultural season and harvest, as well as gathering as community to give thanks for the fruitfulness and abundance the earth has provided. Of course, harvest time would not be possible without the heat and power of the glorious sun, coaxing seedlings to grow and flourish into fields of grain, fruit, and vegetables ripe for the picking. For this reason, Lammas is associated with the power of the sun and element...

Science has confirmed that everything in the universe, the entire world around us, is made up of energy particles in constant motion - which do not rest - and which have the ability to affect/influence their surroundings. On a molecular level, these moving particles create specific energy patterns which make up both living and inanimate objects in the natural world, as well as our very own human body and is what uniquely distinguishes one species of plant or animal, or one person from another. Adding another layer to this concept is the idea that thoughts and feelings also carry an energetic charge in the body, able to influence one's energy system or "aura" as well as the surrounding environment. Quantum physics is an immense topic on its own but very simply put, we are made of energy and are surrounded and impacted by a vast range of vibrations out there! 

Staying connected to the changing seasons and natural landscapes can sometimes be challenging in our daily lives, especially if we live in urban areas. Many of us are creatures of habit and comfort. We become driven by our weekly work schedules, daily chores and family commitments, as well as being simultaneously distracted by media and technology. This can cause us to become disconnected from the natural sounds, scents and seasonal cycles around us.  A healing sound bath is a magical way to reconnect us to the sounds of nature both within us and around us. The experience begins using sacred...