What is Bach Flower Therapy?
Bach Flower Therapy is a form of alternative healing that uses flower essences to help promote emotional and mental well-being. It was developed in the 1930s by Dr. Edward Bach, a well-known British Bacteriologist, Physician, and Pathologist. It is often used as a complementary therapy alongside other conventional treatments, and is safe and non-invasive. They are watered down extracts of certain wild flowers that have a therapeutic effect.
Bach Flower Remedies are an independent system rooted in the philosophy of overall well-being being a direct result of emotional well-being. One’s emotional imbalance is considered to be the root cause of all ailments, be it physical or psychological.
This form of therapy is a boon for anyone dealing with any kind of emotional disturbance or situation that is throwing their mental peace and well-being off-balance. We are all human and we will face situations in life that we are not always ready for. Bach flowers help not only balance our emotions but also help us understand how to deal with a situation more effectively in the future. It allows your inner wisdom and guidance to help you navigate the problematic situation without losing yourself in the process.
Bach Flower Therapy acts as a catalyst in almost all forms of counselling and psychotherapy, including but not limited to:
- Depression and Anxiety Counselling
- Relationship/Marital Counselling
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)
- Systematic Desensitisation (SD)
- Family Counselling
- Pre-Marital Counselling
- Stress Management Counselling
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Counselling
Global Presence and Recognition:
Bach flowers are used globally and by some critically acclaimed actors, sports persons and celebrities. To name a few:
Jennifer Aniston, Actor
Princess Diana
Lionel Messi, Football Legend
Emma Watson, Actor
Salma Hayek, Actor
A simple google search of these celebrities will show you multiple articles pointing to their usage of Bach Flower Remedies.
Research Articles and Relevant Links:
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20014621/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32174632/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3373469/
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1533210107300705
- https://www.bachcentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2005-Japanese-pre-op-study.pdf
- https://www.bachcentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2007-Bach-Remedies-and-Pain-Comp-Ther-Aug07.pdf
- https://www.bachcentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2002-adhd-jcaap-study.pdf
Counselling and Bach Flower Therapy:
It is always easy for us to provide solutions and help out our loved ones in their time of distress but when a similar situation prevails upon us, simple logic and solutions escape our mind. One of the main reasons why this happens is owing to the destabilisation of one’s emotions. If we are able to better manage our emotions in a time of crisis, dealing with the crisis itself is not very challenging.
Bach Flowers allow us to manage our emotions better and prevents us from getting overwhelmed. The whole journey of counselling and psychotherapy is shortened to a great extent and helps in saving time, money and effort from both the therapist and the client. It smoothens and lubricates the whole process. It helps imbibe and implement all the tips, suggestions and action items making the whole journey a lot easier for the aggrieved.
It’s important to remember that Bach Flower Therapy is not a replacement for Counselling and Psychotherapy but a very potent adjunct and complementary tool to catalysing the whole process.
I have given the remedies to my family, friends, clients and the results never cease to amaze me. With over a decade of experience with the remedies, I consider them a blessing to mankind!
