2.  Mrs R came with chronic sinusitis and recurring infections.  The remedies cleared the sinuses and helped the body’s immun system.  Days off sick were considerably reduced and she was able to breathe properly enabling deep sleep and less snoring!

3. Mrs J had recently been bereaved and felt that life was not worth living.  After only a couple of consultations, her outlook  and body health improved and even though the grief was still there, she felt able to cope.  She then lost another member of her family and felt able to cope with it in a better manner.

4. Miss B suffered from chronic insomnia and had tried all sorts of treatment with no success.  After one consultation, sleep improved and after a couple more, sleep quantity and quality were significantly better.

5. Baby E had eczema and asthma.  After remedies and an individually prepared cream for the skin, the eczema and asthma cleared.

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Children - as the child grows any knocks, falls and accidents have an impact on the body and growth.  Craniosacral Therapy can help with behaviour (ADHD etc), Illness  and physical difficulties (eg bedwetting) and mental emtional difficulties (eg fears, sleep difficulties, separation anxieties). 

Adults - for many, many issues including back pain, sciatica, migraines and headaches, digestive difficulties and sleep difficulties.

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In fact the technique is very subtle and the effects are profound, often helping to ease long-standing chronic ailments and acute conditions. Its effectiveness may be due to the fact that it seems to simultaneously trigger several healing mechanisms: for example, in addition to providing a gentle physical massage, the therapist is also working with the “meridians” (lines of energy used in oriental medicine) and channeling healing “energy”.

Its popularity has grown dramatically in Britain and much of the world over the past thirty years – almost entirely by word of mouth from satisfied clients. As Reflexology develops new techniques are found and specialist approaches develop.

What evidence is there to validate Reflexology?

The following information is taken from the Association of Reflexologists’ booklet “Reflexology within Medical Practices”. No copyright infringement is intended in its use.

In common with most complementary therapies, there has only been limited research aimed at validating reflexology. This is slowly changing, however, and the following lists some recent reports:

1. A study in Denmark of 116 patients presenting with a range of 15 condidtions resulted in 75% of those treated with reflexology reporting primary benefits and 63% reporting secondary benefits.
2. A large Post Office in Denmark which has employed a full-time reflexologist since 1990 reports a saving of around £100,000 a year due to a reduction in sickness and absenteeism of 13.3%.
3. A doctor’s study of 64 pregnant women within a G.P’s practice showed a range of effects, including a significantly reduced labour time for all those receiving reflexology.
4. A study (published in Obstetrics & Gynaecology) of women suffering from severe PMT showed a significant reduction in symptoms amongst those treated with reflexology.
5. A study of patients in the Trauma Unit in the Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital, Cardiff, showed that those who received reflexology went home on average 3-5 days earlier than others. A follow-up study of knee replacement patients is now underway.

Further indications of the effects produced by reflexology include the following, which, although not subject to scientific protocols, have nevertheless been confirmed by medical tests or monitoring:

• Normalising in high blood pressure
• Increase in white blood cell count
• Increase in hemoglobin levels
• Increased blood flow to the brain in a study of women with migraine
• Improvement in peak flow levels amongst asthmatics
• Improvement in blood sugar levels of diabetic patients
• Relief of chronic constipation and related problems
• Reduction of anxiety/depression amongst a group of patients in a geriatric unit
• Work in Mexico, the United States and South Africa with children suffering from mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, and perceptual and emotional problems, showed improvement across a range of parameters including hyperactivity, behavioral problems, concentration,  memory, socialisation, responsiveness, sensory integration, digestion and eating habits.

Emma is a Full Member of the Association of Reflexologists

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This method of treatment and the thirty-eight Remedies which comprise its pharmacopoeia were discovered by Edward Bach, a renowned physician, who practiced for over twenty years in London as a Harley Street consultant and as a bacteriologist. His name (and fame) is perpetuated by the seven Bach Nosodes which he discovered, and which to this day are still in use. The late Edward Bach, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H.(CAMB)., gave up his lucrative practice and research in 1930 to devote his full time to the finding of the Remedies and the perfecting of his method of Flower Healing. He sought for remedies in the plant world which would restore vitality to the sick and ailing, so that the sufferer would be able to overcome his worry, his fear, or his depression, and in that manner assist in his own healing.

The Remedies used in this method of treatment are all prepared from the flowers of wild plants, bushes, or trees. None of them are harmful or habit forming. They are prescribed, not directly for the physical complaint, but rather according to the sufferer’s state of mind, according to his moods of fear, worry anger or depression. An inharmonious state of mind will not only hinder the recovery of health and retard convalescence, but it is the primary cause of sickness and disease.

It is well known that a long continued fear or worry will deplete an individual’s vitality; it will cause him to feel out of sorts, below par of not himself. Under these conditions the body loses its natural resistance to disease. It is in a fit state to become the prey of any infection and any form of illness, whether it is a cold, rheumatism, digestive disturbances, or any of the more serious diseases. Therefore it is the patient himself, not the disease, who needs the treatment. It is an absolute exemplar of the old dictum that “there are no diseases, only sick people”! When peace and harmony return to the mind, health and strength will return to the body.

In Dr. Bach’s own book, The Twelve Healers and Other Remedies, he describes thirty-eight Remedies, one for each of the most common negative states of mind, or moods that afflict mankind. He divided these negative states of mind into seven groups under the following headings: fear, uncertainty, insufficient interest in present circumstances, loneliness, over-sensitivity to influences and ideas, despondency or despair, and over-care for the welfare of others.

Under the heading of “Fear”, for instance, there are five Remedies for five different kinds of fear such as: terror, fear of a known cause, fear of an unknown cause, fear of the mind losing control, and fear of other people. As an example, the Remedy for terror or extreme fear (ROCK ROSE) is even when the patient, or those near and dear to him, are seized with sheer terror, when the accident or the illness appears so severe that there is little hope of recovery. The nature of the condition, or the name of the disease makes no difference. If terror is present, then the Remedy for terror is the one which the patient (and his family or friends about him) requires.

The Bach Flower Remedies are absolutely benign in their action; they can never produce an unpleasant reaction under any condition. Therefore they can be safely prescribed and used by anyone, and this was Dr. Bach’s intention; that man could bring about his own healing. The Bach Remedies can be taken with any other kind of medicine with absolute safety; there is not the slightest danger of a harmful or conflicting effect to either medicine.

Other Flower Essences

Emma has studied Australian Bush Flower Essences with their creator, Ian White.  They are very deep acting flower essences based on Dr Bach’s principles but using native Australian plants.

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