BACH REMEDIES – A PART OF LIFE
BY CLARE MIDGELY
My intention is to show you how Bach Remedies fit in to
everyday life and help people cope with the problems and
challenges that they can’t necessarily do anything
else to change. If the brain is continually emotionally
stimulated then eventually physical imbalances will result
as a result of excessive production of the adrenal hormones.
This connection between emotional stresses and the health
of the physical body is researched as PHYSCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY.
It is important to deal with these stresses as best you
can, given that some things can not be changed. An example
of this would be bereavement. Nothing can change the fact,
but Bach Remedies can help you live with the situation to
the best of your ability and bring your body into a state
of homeostasis or balance. I believe that this case study
shows this principle in action.
Mrs H. aged about 65 years had been a widow for just over
12 months. I knew her to pass the time of day with, but
not closely, as she is reserved and centred on her family
who have all left home. She came to me in distress to ask
if my husband or me would help her put her car in to her
garage. She had ‘scraped’ the car a couple of
days before and was now afraid of a repeat performance.
My husband performed the practical task whilst I chatted
to her to try and calm her. In conversation it came out
that her husband ‘had always taken care of things
like that’ and that she missed him a lot, and was
always thinking about the happier times in the past that
they had shared.
She confessed that she had not ‘come to terms’
with his death, but that she really did want to move on
and be happy with her family and grandchildren and enjoy
the role of grandmother. She expressed her feelings very
clearly and I decided to offer her a Bach mixture, which
she accepted readily.
The key points that came out in conversation that allowed
me to select appropriate remedies for her were:
- She could not get the previous incident of scraping
her car out of her mind describing it as ‘a video
player in her head’. Her sleep was also disturbed
by these thoughts. This is a key indication for the remedy
WHITE CHESTNUT that is chosen for persistent, unwanted
thoughts that interfere with concentration and day to
day life.
- She was so afraid of damaging the car again, that she
was too frightened to even try to garage the car herself.
LARCH is the remedy for lack of confidence and I suppose
of a ‘fear’ of failure, even though it is
not a remedy for fear. It helps people cope with the feeling
that they may as well not try and do anything, because
they are convinced of, and fear failure. Having noted
her reserved character, and her fear I also chose MIMULUS.
This is the remedy for a named or known fear and the remedy
to help with shyness. It is often of use alongside larch.
- She remarked that she was not really content with her
day to day life, dwelling on the happier times in the
past that she had shared with her husband. HONEYSUCKLE
was the obvious choice here. Its main indication is nostalgia,
and ‘living in the past’. This means that
the person needing this remedy is not in the present moment
and thus misses out on life.
- She expressed a wish to ‘get on with’ her
life and try to enjoy her family and her home once again.
WALNUT was chosen to help break links, and to adjust to
any life change.
- I also chose STAR OF BETHLEHEM. This remedy is to ease
grief and deal with shock and trauma, no matter how long
ago the incident took place. It is of obvious help to
a grieving widow, but also deals with the smaller shock
of scraping the car.
These six remedies were mixed at two drops each into a
30ml (one fluid ounce) dropper bottle and topped up with
still mineral water and an optional teaspoon of brandy as
a preservative. I instructed her to take 4 drops of the
mixture 4 times daily and whenever she was feeling upset
or distressed. I mixed her enough for about 3 weeks worth
of ‘treatment’.
One week later she was thrilled at how she was now coping
with the car and with other aspects of her life. She told
me that she was not so frightened now, and that she thought
she might move house to be nearer her family. She was sleeping
well, and personally found it hard to believe that a little
bottle of drops could have lifted her spirits so much!
This is a very quick result for a Bach treatment bottle
– the only explanation that I have is that it was
the right time for the remedies to support her, and that
she was actively seeking help. I would normally review a
treatment bottle after3 to 6 weeks. This lady has since
moved house, and is getting on with her life as a grandmother.
Bach remedies are safe for everybody to use for themselves
if they wish. They are chosen on the mood, character or
emotional state expressed, and not on the physical expression
of an illness.
About the Author
Clare Midgley
For further information on Bach Remedies, Bach Tuition,
and my work as a holistic therapist then please visit
www.balance-holistic-healthcare.co.uk
I am trained as a clinical reflexologist, a registered
Bach practitioner and teacher, and a Reiki practitioner.
Details of my qualifications and work are listed on the
website.
Email: imidgley@yahoo.com
