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 Energy medicine is a huge and expanding field, and includes the practices of using flower essences, and essential oils.  The human body functions at certain electrical frequencies, or in other words: energy levels.  Botanicals, flower essences, and essential oils also function at their own specific frequencies.  It is the meeting and interaction of these frequencies that can restore balance and harmony to the system.

 There are, of course, many modalities that work in this way, but for the moment, think about  flower essences and the essential oils.  Both work on the body's energetic system, and topical applications are very effective as the skin, being the largest organ in the body, allows the distribution of ingredients throughout the system in a swift but gentle way.  Essential oils can penetrate cellular walls and the blood/brain barrier quickly and can thus bring a great deal of relief.  Flower essences work on the electrical field of the body, clearing it of discordant levels of energy.  With the electrical field functioning more cleanly, less "static" comes in to the body and the mind.

 A basic premise of my practice has been that what a client's thinking process is can be just as relevant as their presenting symptoms, in terms of developing an approach.  The way one thinks influences the way one feels and ultimately can become solidified into specific conditions.  This is why the botanicals can be of so much help:  their frequencies influence the energy of the body and the brain, and can actually raise levels where they are stagnant.  This can mean relief from anything from a bruise or sore knee, which is a physical stagnation, to improved functioning during crises and upsets, where a person may be mentally and/or emotionally stuck.  

Another aspect of this type of treatment is that it empowers you, as the receiver.  YOU are journeying with yourself to a state of improved function and feeling, as the botanical ingredients tone and support the system overall.   It isn't a matter of treating a symptom, having it go away only to reoccur or occur in another manner, or even possibly exacerbate the whole situation.  This mode of practice is really about coming into awareness of what your body is telling you, and doing, and how you really feel.  Then you can move into the best state possible for you at the time.