We received this letter today from someone interested in our Home Study Course:

I have been using another essence line on and off since 1990. Now I feel moved to learn about other essences and to probably take a course. That’s when I learned that there are many makers of flower essences, kits, and courses! I’m also wondering if you might have some thoughts on differences between Spirit-in-Nature essences and some of these others.

Many thanks,

Karen

Hi Karen,

How good to hear from you! Thank you for taking the time to write.

The first thought that came to me is one you’ve probably already considered. You mentioned your connection and resonance with another essence line. Since the essences lend themselves so readily to intuitive work, being vibrational by nature, it sounds like you already have the ability to tune in to the essences you need to work with. The point being, different people resonate with different essence lines; perhaps that’s why there are now hundreds of them.

My company is the oldest in the U.S. and outside the U.K., so it has an established history for helping people, children, pets and even plants. The feedback we get on a continual basis is our line meets people’s needs to grow, and to get in touch with their highest expression of themselves.

We receive input that each flower essence company has its own energy, or “flavor.” Spirit-in-Nature has a lot in its favor: longevity; substantial feedback; only 20 essences, making them easy to understand and work with; a website that people find educational and informative; helpful literature, including 21 youtube.com videos, etc.

One point that intrigues me is that people find Spirit-in-Nature Essences very simple to work with and simple to understand. I like that myself! Nature itself is simple, so I take that as a positive comment rather than a demeaning one! That these essences are prepared from the blossoms of fruit trees and vegetable plants makes them familiar and understandable.

A further thought, Karen, is that you might peruse The Essential Flower Essence Handbook that we have online in its entirety. It’s the textbook for this course and it can really give you a sense of what it’s all about.

Well, I hope this is helpful. If you have other questions, please let me know.

With warm regards,
Lila Devi
SiNE Founder

Angie’s Letter

I have a one-and-a-half-year-old German shepherd who chases his tail.

Its seems as though he does it when he gets aggravated. He spins constantly and does this while either barking or moaning for his tail. Sometimes when he is still, lying on the floor, and you go to pet him, he gets mad and starts spinning.

I don’t want to get rid of him, but I don’t know how dangerous this is.

We have him on a prescribed medication. This helps him a little bit but not as much as we would like. Aside from the spinning, he is a fabulous puppy.

Which flower essences would you recommend?

Thanks

Angie

My Response

Dear Angie,

Greetings, and thank you for writing about your dog. By the way, what is his name?

Tail chasing can become a stereotypic behavior, which is defined as “a ritualistic, repetitive, constant sequence of movements that appears to serve no obvious function.” This is more common with certain breeds of dogs (such as bull terriers and German shepherds), and can sometimes occur when they are overly confined.

It would be helpful to know your boy’s past history; if he’s left alone; what comprises his diet (in fact, recent studies have shown a correlation between high cholesterol and disruptive, compulsive behaviors in dogs); if he has had other homes; if there are other dogs or animals in your home; if he receives proper, loving, consistent training, etc. etc. But for now, let’s work with the information you provided.

Tail chasing can be a complicated behavior with many different causes, including medical. He may be in some kind of pain; he may need chiropractic; or he could have a disturbing physical condition that is deeply upsetting for him. Or he may simply be expressing some form of anxiety. In addition, tail chasing may be attention-seeking behavior. Lastly, though not likely as you described the situation, he may be bored.

Since flower essences may help considerably and also will not cause harm in the form of any side effects, you could try him on the following program: Strawberry Essence for 3 days, to help him orient in a solid way to his environment; followed by Orange Essence for 2 days, to help with his sense of panic; then Peach Essence for 6 days, in case there is a need for nurturing or if he left his birth mother too soon; and lastly, Almond Essence for 7 days, to address the repetitive, self-comforting aspect of his behavior.

Please let me know how he does on this program.

Very best wishes, and a scratch behind the ears for your boy,

Lila