Rock Rose for Night Terrors

There seems to be something in the air these days that is really affecting kids as much, if not more than ,adults. I believe kids are more sensitive to external influences and perhaps that's why they can be adversely affected by a number of things adults don't see, feel, or acknowledge as real.

For a lot of kids, this creates an inability to sleep. A check on Facebook will quickly reveal how many teenagers really just can't get to sleep at night. Certainly we have the studies to prove that teenager cycles would suggest it is more natural for them to stay up late and sleep in late. We have the studies but we haven't modified anything as a result- we still expect then to get up in the morning so they can go to school while we go to work. And then we complain when they are zombies in the morning when it isn't Halloween! I can also hear you saying, 'The reason they are up all night is because they are talking on their computers", but I don't buy that seemingly easy answer. I think they are often on Facebook and MSN and texting each other so that they can feel connected. It's a coping mechanisms to dispel the fear they are feeling. In my Bach practice I am finding children and teenagers (not quite the same thing!), that are really terrified of something they can't identify or express -but the fear is real.

For young children and babies, there is also a phenomenon known as night terrors. This is something much more than the odd nightmare or having a fear of the dark or monsters or making up a reason to stay up later! If you've ever witnessed someone with a night terror you will never forget it!

There is a Bach Flower remedy that might help the terror these kids are experiencing. Rock Rose is indicated for this type of extreme fear. Taking Rock Rose can help relieve the fear, giving courage and ability to react and work through the anxiety. You really don't need to analyze with Bach Flowers, or even know why they worked- just try it and accept the healing it can provide.

Rescue Remedy contains Rock Rose as one of the 5 ingredients so it can help if you wake up with a nightmare or can't get to sleep, but the other 4 ingredients might not be required and therefore can "dilute" the effects. Also I often find people need more drops of the essences than what is found in the prepared combinations. Rescue Remedy Sleep contains the same 5 ingredients as Rescue and also adds White Chestnut. White Chestnut is helpful if you can't get to sleep because your mind keeps going around and around the same issue. That seems to more often be a adult reason for sleepless nights than teenagers and younger children- although sometimes it is indicated.

Back Flowers are safe for everyone- including infants, the dosages don't change, nothing gets complicated. It can't hurt and it might make a world of difference- just like a good nights sleep does!

If you want more information on Rock Rose, Bach Flowers in general or you want a personalized bach flower remedy, check out my website or send me an email http://www.pixiedusthealing.com/

Holly for the Heart

It seems that lately I have been having a lot of conversations with people about the heart chakra and healing of the heart. There is even new research out there that suggests the heart may be sending signals to the brain instead of the other way around. Without a doubt the heart has been central to many healing arts, so a "sad or angry heart" is real cause for concern and discomfort.

The Bach Flower essence Holly shares a connection to the heart. Although it is often described as the essence for envy, jealousy or feelings of anger or hatred, it goes a lot deeper than than. It more about the shock that these intense negative emotions have on the person- a sense of disconnection and imbalance- a very unpleasant state.

In "Bach Flower Remedies Form & Function", Julian Barnard explains that Dr. Bach choose Holly as a remedy to be used when people felt they had been violently affected by very negative emotions. Dr. Bach felt that anger was the result of an absence of love and that anger is a reaction to an invasion of an individuals sense of self. When in a Holly state, one is in a foreign pattern, not in a homeostatic or balanced state and therefore feels "taken over" by feelings not within their control. Like the spiny prickly leaves of Holly, the essence can be a catalyst that provides a stab to the heart so that the person looks inward to their source of discomfort rather than blaming an external source for the anger or imbalance.

The positive affects of Holly can be as dramatic as the negative emotions and connect one to a sense of inner harmony and universal love- indeed back to the balance of loving oneself. Dr. Bach wrote, "Holly protects us from everything that is not universal love". Holly can help you open your heart to receive love and regain balance and a sense of self.

Water Violet for Loneliness

A lot of people have been in "Water Violet states" over the past few months. Maybe because the world is spinning so fast for most of us. When life becomes so busy there is a tendency to withdraw "into our caves" a bit.

Water Violet is included in Dr. Bach's category of loneliness. Most of the time however, Water Violet types do not feel lonely. They enjoy and cherish time alone. The Water Violet type is knowledgeable, capable and calm. These private people usually don't impose their opinions on others but they are often asked for their advice.

When there are too many external distractions however, the Water Violet type tends to pull back, retreat, and withdraw. Others may see the person as anti-social even "cold". When sick or suffering the Water Violet person has a tendency to keep their troubles to themselves, hiding behind a calm facade. Their coping mechanisms don't usually include others, so when they could really use the help the support systems are not in place.

If this sounds like you, and you feel you are slipping into a sense of truly being alone in the world without support, Water Violet might be helpful for you. Using Water Violet can help you open up to others while still maintaining your dignity. Taking the Water Violet essence can help you develop warmer relationships with others and enable you to reach out both for support and to help others.

Water Violet won't likely turn you into a "party animal" but it might help you turn to others for help and support in sharing the load.

For more information on Bach Flower essence use, check out our Pixie Dust Healing website at pixiedusthealing.com

Having difficulty concentrating today? Today seems to be a dreamy day and if you feel you lack interest in the present, would rather be off daydreaming- clematis(pictured in the photo) is a good Bach Flower Essence for you. Clematis can be helpful for children when their creative, dreamy side interfers with the ability to focus on school!!

The beginning (gulp!)

As part of a new look and vision for Pixie Dust Healing and to support it's website creation, I am officially "starting a blog". Okay so I watched "Julia and Julie" (or was it the other way around).. I can do this... gulp.

I do have great intentions for this blog. I feel I am on an amazing journey and it's no longer fair to keep it within myself. I intend to bare my soul, safe in the knowing that I'm by no means alone in this journey.

I want this blog to be an exchange of ideas, thoughts and emotions as we evolve through an ever changing world. On a more practical note, in keeping with Pixie Dust Healing, the blog will provide healing suggestions, alternative therapies, eplanations for current events, and way to thrive as we evolve.

At Pixie Dust Healing (www.pixiedusthealing.com) we believe true healing comes from sources not fully understood and often from within. Healing isn't about attaching a diagnosis it's sometimes about trust and discovering faith and power within you.

"You bring the faith and trust- we supply the pixie dust".