Using Essences

An essence dosage bottle has water, drops of the essences, and a preservative, usually a bit of brandy, in it. The ideal dosage for essences is 4 drops, 4 times a day. They can be added to your animal’s water, food, or a treat. You can put 4 drops onto your hand and pet your friend with them. Or you can rub drops into the tips of the ears or the pads of the feet. If your animal will tolerate it, you can spritz him or even his bedding or crate with the essences.

A dosage bottle is enough to last for about a month, with this rate of dosage. The bottle needs to be stored in a cool place and not refrigerated. If you accidentally touch the dropper to the animal’s mouth or your hand, rinse the dropper off with fresh water before putting it back into the bottle to prevent contamination.

Sassy in her Doggles

 

Energy Work

FLOWER ESSENCES

Flower essences are gentle gifts of healing from Nature. Now, essences are made not just from flowers, but also from natural formations, such as stones or glaciers or volcanoes, from animals (usually fur or a feather), or from natural phenomena, such as the aurora borealis. Each of these aspects of Nature carries a unique vibrational pattern for healing that is infused into a liquid when an essence is made.

Miles

Essences can help your animal companion through behavioral and emotional issues to well-being. They work by gently allowing the animal’s (or human’s) energy system to resonate with the positive vibrational pattern offered by the essence. Essences are very safe to use; there are no side effects. If an essence is not needed, then it just has no effect. You cannot overdose on them. They do not interfere with medications such as prescription drugs or homeopathic remedies, nor are they affected themselves by these treatments.

Most animals respond remarkably well and quickly with essences. I trained and became a Practitioner with Alaskan Essences. I also work with Flower Essence Service (FES), Desert Alchemy, and Healing Herbs/Bach essences.

ENERGIES FOR BALANCE

Reconnective Healing energy consists of a number of different energies. It is something like a bumped-up Reiki (Japanese for “universal life force energy”), an ancient Tibetan Buddhist healing energy rediscovered by Mikao Usui in the 1800’s. Reconnective Healing was brought in by Dr. Eric Pearl. As a shakti, or intelligent energy, Reconnective Healing goes where it is needed most, working on all the aspects of the body, the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical, to help bring into balance whatever is out of balance. I always feel a wonderful sense of well-being when I run this energy. When I do energy work on issues that show up in the body, it is now my energy of choice. As a Practitioner in Reconnective Healing, I offer it in blocks of three, 30-minute sessions, long-distance. You can learn more at www.thereconnection.com.

I am also a Practitioner in Chinese Energetic Medicine, Yuen Method. Chinese Energetic Medicine works by clearing blocks in the energy system, allowing chi to run more smoothly in the body, thus restoring balance. There are times when Chinese Energetic Medicine may be the more appropriate energy to use in a session. It can be directed to help release specific blocks.

Kind Words

Jack is a Labrador retriever who was fostered and placed in five homes before finally staying with me. The best way to describe him is autistic. Sounds crazy, but that’s the closest word I know that describes his introverted ways. Jack had severe separation anxiety and was force- crated with an electric shock collar.  He was highly agitated when not chewing a toy, he did not make eye contact, nor did he enjoy being touched by people or dogs. I wasn’t very hopeful about helping him, but wanted to try whatever I could.

 I had two sessions with Carla and used the essences she prescribed for three months. Within a week I noticed changes. By the end of a month, I was amazed at how much different Jack was. He began asking for belly rubs, head scratches and for me to play with him. He and Rufus, my other lab, have been sleeping together like bookends. The two of them have even been chasing each other and playing with toys together.

 Jack has not been panicking in the crate when I leave him. With the changes in Jack’s ability to focus I have been able to work with him on obedience and general behavior skills. Before the essences, he could not concentrate on what I was trying to teach him and he would get nervous and shut down. It was a challenge and struggle to get any success in training, but now he has the desire and ability to participate without shutting down and closing himself off emotionally. In fact, he even greets strangers and has begun asking them for rubs and gives licks on the chin.

 GR, Sacramento, CA 

More Kind Words

Carla is amazing. I have consulted her many times in the past several years for help with both behavioral and hospice issues in my multi-cat family.

 The most dramatic success happened with two of my neutered male cats and their long standing “urine wars.” Both boys sprayed and marked every surface repeatedly. We were discouraged and frustrated. After communicating with both cats, Carla customized flower essence formulas for each which addressed their specific individual issues as well as their shared ones. With periodic tweaking of the formulas as the boys made progress, I am happy to say that the situation was totally resolved. Our house is free of “pee-mail!” Why I waited so long to seek Carla’s help is beyond me! Thank you, Carla, for restoring peace and harmony to our multi-cat home!

 JMH, San Rafael, CA

Katze (photo by T. Murphy)