More and more people today are turning to alternative and complementary methods to support their overall well-being using some holistic practices.
Mainstream medicine plays an important role in our health. But many of us also want to be more involved in our well-being journey. That’s why more and more people are exploring natural alternatives that complement our health from a broader perspective.
It’s about finding balance and embracing a more holistic approach to living our best life.
These alternatives include mindful meditation, yoga, acupuncture, herbal medicine, aromatherapy, massage therapy, reiki, homeopathy, and more.
Among these, energy healing practices such as Bach Flower remedies for chakra alignment and energy work. They have been used for centuries in various cultures and traditions.
Though these methods are not new, their popularity has grown significantly in recent years as more people seek natural ways to nurture their health and balance.
In this article, we’ll explore how Bach Flower Remedies and Chakras play a major role in energy work, and why they’re becoming essential tools for many on their wellness journeys.
What Are Bach Flower Remedies?
Bach Flower Remedies are natural remedies made from plants, and each one selected for its unique energy healing properties.
These remedies are often used as complementary or alternative treatments for emotional energetic healing.
Bach Flower Remedies are usually made from either a single flower, tree, branch, or leaf extract. Or they can also be a blend of different plants.
Dr. Edward Bach carefully selected each plant for its ability to address a specific emotional state. Helping to restore balance and harmony for mind and spirit.
The plant remedies, named after Dr. Edward Bach, a doctor, homeopath, and bacteriologist, were developed during the 1920s and 1930s.
Throughout his career in research for disease, Dr. Bach was always drawn to more natural, non-invasive approaches to treatment. This led him to explore homeopathy and eventually flower therapy.
This is where he started to resonate with homeopathy and went on to study and do research into flower therapy. Later becoming a holistic healer. Believing there are close connections between disease and the emotional energy we carry inside our body and mind.
He theorized that a person’s state of mind can directly impact their physical well-being.
Emotional energy can either flow throughout our body and mind or become blocked due to the heavy feelings that can cause conflict.
Emotions like anger, anxiety, fear, and stress can cause our bodies to get physically sick.
He believed that the energy of flowers and plants could help alleviate some of the negative emotional blocks that a person carries within. And restoring balance for the body and mind.
Do Bach Flower Remedies Work?
Since Dr. Bach introduced his remedies, Bach Flower Remedies have become widely used to try and address stress, anxiety, and other emotional states.
While some studies show mixed results on the effectiveness of Bach Flower Remedies, many still report feeling positive benefits. Some believe the effects may be due to the placebo response. Although others find them to be a useful tool for emotional support and energy healing.
The good news is that Bach Flower Remedies are considered to be safe for many. However, it’s important to note that some of the remedies may contain a small amount of alcohol as a preservative.
It’s also essential to remember that Bach Flower Remedies are not a substitute for any type of prescribed medications. So, incase you’re dealing with a health condition, always remember to consult with your doctor first, before exploring any alternative treatments.
Bach Flower Remedies For Chakra Healing
When you think about it, we are part of this natural world. And connected to nature, we’re sensory beings, absorbing energetic healing on so many different and subtle levels.
A good example is how we rely on sunlight to produce Vitamin D. Or think about how you step outside, grounding yourself by walking barefoot on the earth, feeling more centered.
And at times to de-stress, we go outside. View Mother Nature in all her glory as we breathe fresh, invigorating air into our lungs, bringing balance and energy into our being.
What about when our senses come alive, when we inhale the fragrance of our favorite flowers or certain tree scents, freshly cut grass with dew on it?
So I guess it’s no surprise that many people do turn to Bach Flower Remedies to support their emotional energy well-being. Since these remedies are made from flowers and plants that carry this vibrational energy, which is used to balance subtle layers of energy within us. Including our chakras, the energy centers within our body.
Just as we feel the benefits of nature in our daily lives, Bach Flower Remedies are used to restore harmony and address emotional energy blockages, helping to align and balance our chakras. When used with intention and care, these remedies are used to support chakra healing, clearing energetic blockages, promoting emotional balance.
What Are The Chakra Essences
Chakra Essences are certain types of Bach Flower Remedies designed to support the balance and alignment of the body’s energy centers, known as our chakras.
Each chakra is associated with different emotional and physical states.
When these energy centers become blocked or out of balance, it can affect our overall well-being.
Since chakra essences are made from flower and plant vibrations, they are believed to help clear these energy blocks and restore harmony to each chakra center.
So here is the list of the 7 chakras. The location of each chakra on the body. And the Bach Flower Remedies that are commonly used to support each energy center.
Sahasrara (Crown Chakra)
Bach flowers that usually resonate with this chakra are:
Honeysuckle, Wild Rose
Ajna (Third-eye Chakra)
Bach flowers that usually resonate with this chakra are:
Crabapple, Elm, Willow
Vishuddha (Throat Chakra)
Bach flowers that usually resonate with this chakra are:
Agrimony, Holly, Walnut
Anahata (Heart Chakra)
Bach flowers that usually resonate with this chakra are:
Beech, Chicory, Vine
Manipura (Solar Plexus Chakra)
Bach flowers that usually resonate with this chakra are:
Gorse, Gentian, Hornbeam
Swadhisthana (Sacral Chakra)
Bach flowers that usually resonate with this chakra are:
Impatiens, Water Violet
Muladhara (Root Chakra)
Bach flowers that usually resonate with this chakra are:
Aspen, Cherry Plum, Red Chestnut
List of 38 Bach Flower Essences
Let’s explore the 38 Bach Flower Remedies that Dr. Bach developed.
Each designed to support different emotional states and promote energy healing.
Here’s an overview of the essences and what they are typically used for.
Some of these remedies have images included here, while others which I didn’t have images for, can be viewed by following the provided link here.
8. Chicory – the chicory flower remedy is used to help deal with possessiveness or selfishness.
How to Use Bach Flower Remedies
Bach flower remedies typically come in a liquid form and are packaged in dropper bottles.
A typical dosage for adults is usually four drops directly dropped on or sometimes under the tongue.
This is to ensure that you get 100% of the pure essence, maximizing the effect of the remedy.
(To be sure always follow the directions on the bottle.)
Alternatively, some people also prefer diluting it in water and then drinking it.
While the liquid form is the most popular. Bach flower remedies can also be found in other forms such as bath salts, skin creams, pills, and sprays.
How Are Bach Flower Remedies Made
Dr. Edward Bach had two different applications when making his Bach flower remedies. One was for the wildflowers and the other one was more for trees, branches, and leaves.
The first method, known as the “sun method” was used for flowers. Dr Bach would place fresh dew-covered flower petals in fresh clean spring water, allowing them to float in the sunlight for several hours to absorb the flower’s energetic vibration.
The 2nd method was usually used for specific leaves, trees, and branches. This involved gently boiling the plant materials for about 30 minutes to extract their vibrational energy.
In both of these techniques, the plant itself was then removed, as the vibrational energy of that plant was retained in the water. Both mixtures are filtered and mixed with a touch of alcohol, used as a preservative, calling it “mother tincture.”
Dr. Bach created 38 types of flower tinctures, each with its unique energetic healing vibration.
Even though flower therapy is similar to homeopathy. Bach therapy works on the layers of emotions and thought patterns, and is more diluted and sourced from plants.
Homeopathy works more on the physical side of issues and is usually made not only from plants but also can contain minerals and some animal materials such as crushed bees.
How To Choose Bach Flower Remedies
When choosing Bach flower remedies, there are a few different approaches you can take to find the right one for your needs.
You can use these fun essence and theme explorers like these tools online.
It will guide you through a few questions to help you identify the remedies that may best support your emotional or energetic needs.
Here are the 2 fun resources that can help find which essence you are.
Explore this
it helps you in choosing something based on a particular focus you have in mind.
Or Explore this
Here you check out essences that resonate with a specific habitual pattern you may want to work on.
Here are other approaches people use when choosing their emotional essence:
It’s always good to do a meditation first or some breathwork to gain more profound clarity on what focus or issue you would like to address or which chakra you would like to work.
It’s a good idea to get guidance and more detailed info from suppliers before buying essences. Especially if you’re thinking of using more than one at the same time.
Doing a breathwork meditation can help guide you in choosing which chakra to focus on, for your resonating Bach Flower Essence.
Here are some questions to help you along with thoughts:
1. The plant name……………….
2. The color of the flower
3. The scent of the flower
4. The seasonality of the flower
5. How the flower looks
6. Where the flower grows
7. What kind of effects the flower has
8. What chakra needs nurturing and balancing
9. What am I feeling
10. What do I need to work on first
Final Thoughts
Thank you for being here, and hopefully you’ve gained some good takeaways when it comes to Bach flower essences and chakras.
And if you’re interested in learning more about Dr. Bach and Bach Flower Remedies, here are a few books I’ve hand picked that you might enjoy.
- Writings Of Dr E Bach
- Encyclopedia of Bach Flower Therapy
- Dr Bach’s Remedies and Tapping Into Emotional Quality Of Chakras
And here’s more reading, if you’d like to know more about chakras.
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