Essences News           
December 2007 through February 2008

 

 

In December, we will be offering seminars in Rishikesh and Dehradun, and plans are in the works for going to Pune, Mumbai, and Bangalore during the next few months. For regular updates, please check our website periodically.

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                                                                 December 2007
 

Dear Friends,

In the last quarter (September through November 2007), we resumed our seminars with Ananda Acharyas Deborah and Claudio Gregorelli. Our first stop was Ahmedabad, where we were warmly welcomed by a group of natural healers, many of whom expressed interest in meditation and the spiritual path. On 15 December, we are planning two seminars in Rishikesh and Dehradun with our friend, Stan Giles, who is living in the Rishikesh area until March, 2008 and will help promote the essences while he is there. For details on these seminars, check our website.
This quarter, we will begin to explore possibilities for combining our essences with essential oils, such as those used in aromatherapy. These two approaches to well-being are very compatible, and we see the potential for some new products such as fragrant sprays and scented candles, combined with essences.
In this newsletter, we are happy to share the contributions of two dear friends.

*Especially for flower essences practitioners, Liladevi Stone has provided a clear comparison between Spirit-in-Nature Essences and the Bach flower remedies. Dr. Bach’s emphasis was on overcoming certain negative states of mind with specific essences. Spirit-in-Nature Essences, rather, focus on stimulating and enhancing positive psychological and spiritual qualities. Both approaches are valid, and in the chart below, Liladevi shows parallels between the two systems.

*We have two articles by Stan Giles about his experiences in working with flower essences.
 
Blessings, Deborah and Claudio (+91 98731 83706) and Surekha (+91 9811330098)

Watch for an article on Yogananda’s Essences in the Dec. 2007 issue of
“Global Ayurveda”— a complete magazine on Natural Healing.
 

 

Encounters with Flower Essences
—by Stan Giles (part 1)

 

I first encountered flower essences as a patient. I had been suffering from depression, and went to see a lady who did some energy work with me and gave me flower essences to take. Later that day, I had a new feeling of energy flowing through me—a feeling of being centered, which I now think was energy flowing more freely through my astral spine. After a second treatment and more essences, I felt better than I had in more than 2 years. Having been a nurse for over 25 years, I thought, “All these years that I was working in the health field, nobody ever told me anything about energy work and flower essences.” I knew that I wanted to learn more, and soon I started a 3 year training program in kinesiology. We often used flower essences to clear energy blocks or emotional trauma. Sometimes they were part of the treatment session and sometimes they were given to patients to take at home for one or two weeks.

Two people in two separate rooms tested Surekha, one with the pendulum and the other with muscle testing. Both results confirmed Apple essence. Both are accurate and effective ways of choosing the appropriate flower essence.
 

A Vibrational Parallel  by Liladevi Stone

According to Liladevi, if we understand flower essences, or flower remedies as they are sometimes called, as a unique language of healing, we may view the different lines of essences as dialects. Each essence has a singularly distinctive vibration.

The following chart presents parallels between Yogananda’s Spirit-in-Nature Essences and the Bach Flower remedies. For example, Almond Essence can be compared to both White Chestnut and Wild Oat. For those who are familiar with the Bach remedies, and want to understand Yogananda’s Spirit-in-Nature remedies better, this chart can help in your choice of essences.
 

Yogananda's Spirit-in-Nature Essences	Bach Flower Remedies
Almond	White Chestnut, Wild Oat
Apple	Crab Apple, Larch, Rock Rose
Avocado	Chestnut Bud, Honeysuckle, Star of Bethlehem, Clematis
Banana	Water Violet, Vine, Beech
Blackberry	Crab Apple, Gentian
Cherry	Wild Rose, Cherry Plum, Agrimony
Coconut	Holly, Clematis, Impatiens
Corn	Hornbeam, Olive, Walnut
Date	Rock Water, Willow, Beech
Fig	Rock Water, Vervain
Grape	Holly, Honeysuckle, Vine
Lettuce	Rock Rose, Mimulus, White Chestnut
Orange	Mustard, Oak
Peach	Red Chestnut, Heather, Chicory
Pear	Aspen, Emergency Essence
Pineapple	Pine, Cerato, Centaury, Larch
Raspberry	Vine, Beech, Scleranthis
Spinach	Red Chestnut, Heather
Strawberry	Pine, Cerato, Elm
Tomato	Rock Rose, Agrimony, Gorse, Sweet Chestnut, Oak

 Please note:
1. Although there can be vibrational parallels, no two flower essences are alike, just as no two human beings are identical.
2. Although each of the Yogananda’s Spirit-in-Nature Essences has one or more similar traditional remedy equivalent to it, we recommend taking the Spirit-in-Nature Essences one at a time.

 

Encounters with Flower Essences 

—by Stan Giles (part 2)

I have been working extensively with flower essences for more than 12 years and have also, on occasion, made essences myself. One question people ask is, “What determines the effectiveness of a flower essence?” To some extent, this depends on where, and by whom, they are made. There are many different essences made in different parts of the world. The first essences I used, when I was studying kinesiology in Scotland in 1995, were a line made in Australia by a naturopath and healer named Ian White. They have a more masculine quality, reflecting both the energy of the Australian continent and that of the person who made them. A few years later, “by chance”, I met a wonderful lady who was making essences in Britain and I started using her line of flower essences. Through the use of muscle testing, I found that my clients in the UK needed these essences much more frequently than they did the Australian essences. Because the essences were made in the UK, they tended to resonate more with both the land itself and the psyche of the people living there. So the power and effectiveness of flower essences is a reflection of their source—physical, emotional and geographical. But the most important factor is the spiritual source of the essences.

Stan Giles is a Kriya Yoga practitioner and a Kinesiologist. He has been working extensively with flower essences since 1995 as well as teaching about energy medicine since 1997. For more information you can visit his website www.karmaclear.com or phone him at +91 99586 75307. He is presently teaching in Rishikesh until March 2008.