Floral Acupuncture

Applying the Flower Essences of Dr. Bach to Acupuncture Sites

Crossing Press 2005 $16.95
ISBN 1-58091-169-2-176 pages
7 x 9 inches 45 full color illustrations
by Deborah Craydon, Certified Flower Essence Practitioner
& Warrern Bellows, Licensed Acupuncturist

Illustrated with full color body photos taken on the Big Island of Hawaii, this book shows you how to apply each of the thirty-eight flower essences of Dr. Bach to their specific acupuncture sites.

Changing the tradtional way of taking flower essences internally into topical treatments for the body-is a leading edge modality that takes acupuncture and vibrational medicine to new levels.

This original research and text by the authors explores water's ability to imprint and carry vibrational messages, the therapeutic use of flower essences, and an overview of the five element theory of acupuncture.

Forty-five full color photos illustrate how and where to apply the flower essences of Dr. Bach to their specific acu-sites. Learn more about Floral Acupuncture »

Flower Essence Society Book Review/ Jan Garitty

Floral Acupuncture is an aesthetically pleasing book, both visually and tactilely, which presents ground-breaking research in the field of flower essence therapy.

It is succinctly and clearly written in language that makes it accessible and understandable to all readers, even those unfamiliar with flower essences or Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The book provides an overview of the work of Dr. Bach, as well as specific information regarding the Five-Element Theory, its relationship with acupuncture and the twelve meridians present in the human body.

What makes for a correct fit of flower essence to acupuncture point is a harmonic resonance between the vibrational structure of the essence and the vibrational structure of the water cluster in the acu-point. It is this harmonic resonance that stimulates the point into oscillation.

The applications of essences on their corresponding acu-points as presented in the book are the result of fourteen months of clinical research with flower essences, specifically those made according to the indications of Dr. Bach.

The essences were systematically tested on the body to find specific acupuncture points that matched the frequency of each particular essence. The authors began by applying an essence to the various meridian source points to test which meridian each essence was most compatible with.

To match fully a flower essence to a meridian, they set the requirement that "it had to flower through the entire meridian, opening the cranial plates in the head." They did further testing to find a flower essence's "most fully resonant acupuncture point. We were always rewarded by a tremendous renewal of vibrant energy when we found the most resonant site."

An overview of application methods is presented as well as an explanation of the synthesis between each of the essences and corresponding acupuncture points. Photographs showing the location of the points accompany each one. There is an additional section addressing special treatments which evolved as the authors conducted research for the book.

An informative original model for working through emotional states following progressive stages of healing with flower essences is also introduced. It was developed by Deborah Craydon through her own observations working with clients.

It is comprised of six transitional stages-Denial, Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Fear and Release-correlated with the essences applicable for each one. This model is a valuable tool in and of itself, irrespective of its relationship to the book as a whole.

Simply stated, this is an exciting book that invites both practitioners and individuals to explore a new territory and understanding of the topical application of flower essences.

Jan Garitty, Flower Essence Society