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The Art and Magic of Making Flower Essences

  • The Center SF 548 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA, 94117 United States (map)


Flower essences are what is called a subtle vibrational herbal remedy for wellness, emotional support and vitality.

Sunday, October 23rd
from 2pm - 3:30pm
at The Center SF.
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The deep and powerful wisdom of the herbal realm has mostly been forgotten in our modern culture. These classes are meant to educate, inspire and provide an experiential immersion into the world of everyday herbalism for our health and wellness.

Flower essences are what is called a subtle vibrational herbal remedy. A lot of what we know in our modern world about flower remedies comes through the lineage of Dr. Bach in the 1930s. As the tale is told, Dr.Bach was struggling with some health concerns and was connecting with the flowers and plants to help support his healing. He developed a method for collecting the essence of very specific flowers and plants, and was so successful that many know his name today without even realizing it is a flower essence they are taking.

Dr. Edward Bach was a physician and homeopath who was convinced that emotional wellbeing was key to overall health. He spent his life exploring the use of flowers and plants to bring a simple, natural and gentler approach to emotional balance, and eventually went on to create The Bach Centre in Oxfordshire, England, where he developed the popular remedies as we know them today like “Rescue Remedy.”

In this experiential workshop we will talk about connecting to the essence of the plant, and you will learn the recipe I received from my teachers to make a beautiful infusion (a flower essence). I’ll talk about when it is a good time to do an essence, what you need and how to store it so the essence lasts for years.

Bach created a wonderful opening in our modern world for the remembrance of this kind of healing, but I do believe collecting the essence of a plant, flower, stone or other for healing has been around for a very long time.

You will also be invited to try flower essences made with rose, lavender, yarrow, nettle, a crystal and more. Everyone will also get to choose an essence they like or want to work with, and you will get a little sampler bottle to imbibe in the essence over a longer period of time. It will be a lot of fun, and informative!

Crystal Marie Higgins is a lineaged Initiated Priestess in Celtic traditions, an Initiated Witch, as well as a Yoga Teacher, a Folk Herbalist and an Ethical Marketer. She has been in devotion to earth wisdom, the cycles of the moon and the seasons since 2012. She loves to create, to cook and share that magic with others!

Crystal’s intention is to awaken our consciousness toward the radical practice of attuning your life and the flows of your creativity to the seasons of the year, the cycles of the moon and the wisdom found in the everyday. She is a lover of the plant realm, being outdoors and engaging in sacred rituals.

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