00:00 Introduction to calming the nervous system with flower essences
00:47 Wellbeing starts with a calm nervous system
1:19 What is stress?
4:00 Star of Bethlehem flower remedy for calm and trauma recovery
6:06 Lavender flower essence provides relaxation
9:38 Chamomile flower essence for emotional upset
12:41 Vervain flower remedy for Type A personalities
17:36 Corn flower essence grounds and protects from chaotic urban environments
20:25 Yarrow flower essence for protection
23:56 Pink Yarrow flower essence for empaths and emotional merging

This episode is an excerpt from an upcoming course we’re working on, Foundations in Flower Essence Therapy, which will be available from the School for Flower Essence Studies in early fall 2024.  

We talk about the importance of using calming and centering essences when beginning to use essences for ourselves and others. It’s a really good first step, and sometimes all that’s needed. There are times we may want to skip over this and go right to essences that work with deeper challenges, but we’ve seen time and again the value of starting with calming and centering approaches to help the nervous system feel safer and more embodied.

We’d also like to let you know about something fun we’ve begun doing at the school for the last few months. Kathleen is hosting live community discussions online over zoom on a variety of flower essence topics. These events are free and give you the opportunity to be part of the conversation! They generally take place on the second Wednesday of the month at noon Pacific Time, and we post the replays on our Flower Essence Podcast YouTube channel. 

To get notified of these upcoming Live chats, go to FlowerEssenceStudies.com and sign up for the mailing list. We deeply appreciate our listeners and look forward to meeting and interacting with you when the opportunity arises.