Flower Essences return us to the Origins of Faith

In 1997, I was asked to join a Healing Environment program at Baylor Medical Center, a huge hospital complex in Dallas, Texas. We work with people internationally to provide the best patient care and experience. I was asked to create essence blends with Petite Fleurs for various conditions.

My first assignment was to create a blend for stem cell, bone marrow and solid organ transplant patients. Doctors asked for a blend to reduce side effects of 99 intravenous meds given to each patient and for pain, nausea, anxiety. The doctors also wanted to increase longevity. These procedures had only a 15% of survival. This was my welcome to nuclear medicine!

I returned to my gardens and gathered Antique roses and several varieties of lavenders. I felt several sages also calling me. We have over 800 varieties of sages growing in Texas, so I had my pick. Wildflowers soon joined the mix, with over 5000 to choose from. I only use flowers growing on my property form an abundant source. It took a day to choose all the flowers at the appropriate time. I named the blend Harmony. Only the synergy of many different of flowers could manage so many patient needs. When I returned to the hospital, I was wearing harmony to control my anxiety!

Harmony also was being applied before and after procedures and surgeries to calm anxiety and control blood pressure. We monitored the” Petite effects” by pulse, respiration, skin temperature and blood pressure.  Some patients only used Harmony for pain relief after surgery. To my great relief and gratitude, Harmony was a success.

I suggested the essences be applied on an acupuncture point in the inner ear. I learned about this point from ancient cultures. It affects 5 major nerve ganglia in the brain. Healers refer to this point as the “Path to the Soul.” Soon patients, loved ones, nurses and practitioners were wearing harmony. One new patient asked me,” Why is everyone walking around rubbing their ears?”

We use Harmony with every type of cancer. In my mind, I was complete with Harmony blend. It’s a very versatile blend.  However, the Healing Center had other plans. I was given a list to make blends for the following: Chemically dependent, high risk maternity, obesity, heart and cardiovascular, pulmonary and COPD, diabetes, sickle cell anemia, lymphedema, general medicine, speech therapy, palliative care…and eventually Hospice care to encourage a peaceful journey.

One day, a patient I worked with for 2 years called a therapist to his bedside. He said, “my life story is finished; it’s time to close my book”. I knew in my heart it was time to make a Grief blend. Grief includes disappointments, feeling loss, incompletion, anxiety about the unknown and how this moment affects all of us. Grief helps us move forward as we let go and become a vacuum that will always be filled with beauty and happiness. I also created a Gratitude blend to celebrate and appreciate life. We express our gratitude during each patient care. We also celebrate death, if they are called to a new life. The Petites keep us in the present moment of grace. I feel each of the patients in my heart and put all the feelings into blends. Gratitude originates from our soul and is as natural as joy and sorrow.

It is important for survivors to leave empowered and build self esteem to begin anew. Many people had surgeries, lost intimate parts, suffered through prolonged chemotherapy, hair loss and radiation. They felt vulnerable and lacked self confidence. Serious and prolonged illness can lead to loss of self-identity. Self-Image emerged from Indian Paintbrush and other Texas wildflowers. Salvias enhance self-confidence, the Carnation family replaces unworthiness, Texas roses reduce depression, Zinnias encourage self-nurturing, to mention a few essences in the blend. I only use Mother essences and blend proportions. After setting overnight, I can make changes. As I work with patients, I may be guided to add more essences or adjust amounts of each.

 Blending is an ongoing awareness of the daily dynamics of creation. Life changes and so do my blends. Every time I make an essence or blend, I attain guidance. How many flowers? What is the best time and season to pick and prepare the essence? It’s different for every flower, which can only be chosen from an abundant source. The process encourages a plant’s longevity and the possibility of reblooming. Plants have memory, inherent in their song. Memory fuels immunity in plants and people.

Cancer and cardiac patients often suffer memory loss. Research indicates the neurotransmitters are available, but they lack receptors after treatment.  With cancer, it is referred often as ‘chemo brain”. This is a self- healing process the Petites can help. I developed Recall Memory to reinstate and reconnect memory receptors through activation of immune enhancement. Many native Texans are in this blend with grounding essences like Viridiflora. Native Texans are varieties of flowers that only grow in Texas or naturalize here. Some flowers may be considered weeds, but like Native Americans, I see value in every plant.

Pain relief is a constant challenge. Each person experiences pain uniquely. By doctor request, I created Manage pain blend. They said, no, we want to stop all pain. So, a comprehensive Stop Suffering blend developed. I use essences to increase endorphin release, which many aromatic flowers do naturally; essences for emotional repression, guilt, sadness, self-sufficiency, courage, immune competency to remove metabolic waste…I was in my gardens a long time. I approached adversity from every angle, physically, mentally and emotionally as one. Finally, Stop Suffering emerged. Pain is a loop in neurotransmission, so I chose flowers to close the loop and redirect energy on a subtle level. I can “see” results when I enter the aura and hear the music of each flower. This loop is like a broken circuit with energy flying everywhere. It’s chaos in the brain, as it searches for control grounded in a new reality.

If the patient is autoimmune, I use specific flowers for inherited disease. Autoimmune people are more self- aware and draw inward. They are less likely to be total extroverts, who welcome approval from other sources than themselves. Autoimmunity is a sensitivity of its own origin. These patients experience a pattern that responds to Reduce Stress blend. I also use Reduce Stress for birth trauma, Post traumatic Stress, abuse, rape, irritable bowel, interstitial cystitis, Crohn’s, high blood pressure, allergy and high cortisol levels. When patients enter a hospital, we also treat many unrelated issues.

Patient caretakers experience mental- emotional stress that can lead to burn out, chronic illness and drug abuse. Therefore, Reduce Stress is a part of everyday routine for many of us. We keep a separate storage space for Patient and Therapists.  For patients not receiving chemotherapy, we often apply essences to the medial side of the wrist, close to the little finger. These are heart points in acupuncture causing a sense of peace and tranquility and outreach to others.

After certain procedures, we use Recovery blend to include pre and post symptoms. An example is stroke. We apply the blend before and after treatments to recover speech, swallow and limb movement. Stroke patients recover more quickly and completely when choosing to wear the blends. If a patient is chemically sensitive, damage to the hypothalamus increases smell 25x. We use the bottom of the feet to apply Petites because several have a light scent. Recovery can be used with any illness.

Proper sleep is another challenge with patient care. Physical trauma, weakness, pain, stress, anxiety, excess or fearful dreaming, improper diet and trying to recuperate in unfamiliar surroundings contribute to sleepless nights. Patients don’t recuperate as quickly when given sleep medication. The side effects are grogginess and dependency. Doctors and patients agree that less pharmaceutical medicine is the best medicine for sleep. Deep Sleep is a blend of calming aromatic herbal flowers and antique roses that carry a natural scent developed over 60,000 years. These flowers are blended at the same time in a glass container and distilled for purity under low heat. It takes all day to complete. Deep Sleep also tonifies the Heart Shen to balance the psychospiritual element. The head and heart are in a peaceful state.

Deep Sleep is applied to the outside of the earlobe, a deep sleep acupuncture point. Patients feel rested and fall asleep faster without negative side effects. Achieving REM sleep is most effective for patient recovery and longevity. The most long-lasting effects occur over a 3-week period, using Deep Sleep nightly. If patients awaken during the night, I encourage them to apply Deep Sleep again.

During the past 20- year period, I created over 30 therapeutic blends for patient care also used in mainstream practice. I also formulated 16 Children’s blends for tiny bodies with big hearts. Occasionally, I use a Children’s blend for adults, especially Mr. Grumps.

The Children’s blends are used like other Petites. I often prefer to apply a few drops on the bottom of feet. Children enjoy the foot massage. I remember massaging my children’s feet until they grew so tall I couldn’t see the top of their heads. They are all gardeners and landscapers as adults. We all grew Petites together over 40 years.

In my gardens, I spend time with my plants daily. I know their habits and preferences. We compost food scraps into rich soil to nurture them. We save thousands of gallons of rainwater to hydrate them during the hot summers and companion plant natives of like growing habits.  There is no time of year I am not in constant touch with my plants. I read, study and write about these plants. They respond to my touch and voice., as naturally as my children. Their pictures are taken yearly, like school pictures of my kids. This and more is all necessary to make potent essences. My plants are like animal guides in Native American culture. My parents were Italian. In their culture, flowers represent our joys and sorrows as one.

I made a promise over 40 years ago to share this knowledge and expertise in caring for others. I call this Healing from the Heart. The Petites offer an invitation to experience life in its fullest.

All true healing comes from the Heart, Judy Griffin

I use the Calm Pet on my horse when he acts out. I spray my hand and rub his nostrils. I've used it and liked it for several years. I thought you would like to know and I'm glad you continue to make it.

Betty

Bromides in sodas, spas, hot tubs and some bottled water reduces iodine levels.  Bromides are also in many skin and hair products.This can lead to poor metabolism, fatigue and hypothyroidism. Low thyroid is involved in heart problems and heart attacks. Up to 40 % of Americans have low thyroid function, especially after 50.

Toxic Thyroid is a therapeutic blend  that detoxes many environmental and skin pollutants and allergens, available in concentrate or a spray. The aroma is light and uplifting. I've had many clients reduce or eliminate medication using this product daily.

Also use AromaHealth skin and hair products, non toxic and bromide free.

Have a great week!

Your brain has a unique way of processing mental activities and solving challenges. This activity is retained and predictable with different tasks and activities. It is called a signature and happens most often in the frontal part of the brain , frontal parietal. This is the part of the brain that filters incoming and new information. it lights up in an individual pattern as information is introduced. How you interact with the world and yourself depends on this signature.Life now becomes what you perceive from your brain's predictable way of" seeing "life.An old saying says, life is not the way it is, it is the way you see  it.

Petite Fleur Essences catalyze and help change individual signature perception to attract the greatest benefit and this triggers brain chemistry to change and heal any part of your body/psyche.  This is truly subtle body healing.The D.N.A. of flowers is very similar to human D.N.A., enabling us to bloom under stress just like flowers.

Flowers bloom because they can. Our determination allows change to happen quickly and easily. Life is meant to be exciting and what we do should benefit all life. There are over 130 Petite Fleur Essences and therapeutic aromatic blends to assist in designing the health and environment that best suits your greatest potential. Learn more at www.aromahealthtexas.com , The Healing Flowers and Flowers that Heal books.

The heady scent of Jasmine grandiflorum absolute is a perfect scent for winter. It  dispels coldness, tiredness, weakness, hoarseness, laryngitis, wheezing and dry itchy feeling in the throat. The warm , pungent aroma enhances the body's ability to keep warm in cold conditions without overheating. When a chilly feeling starts to spread through your system, reach for the Jasmine. The ketone properties protect the lung and immune system, while the esters protect irritated, dry and inflamed skin. Cis- jasmone and methyl jasmonate have the ability to repair injured tissue and dispel mucous colitis brought on during cold weather.

The lightly sweet scent helps free the spirit from emotional restraint, anxiety, listlessness and general depression, often experienced during cold weather. The aroma helps us remember our freedom as it enhances  intuition. The smell is unforgettable. Many people who do not enjoy sweet flowery scents find Jasmine irresistible.

Cold sensitive folks often urinate frequently during winter time. Women may also experience a clear or white vaginal discharge. Wearing Jasmine grandiflorum can assist the reproductive and urinary system during this time. Nursing mother wear it to promote lactation. Wear Jasmine during delivery to assist the natural process. I don't recommend it during pregnancy.

For those who experience sexual disinterest and feelings  of inadequacy or undesirability, Jasmine grandiflorum will reawaken a natural passion. Winter is a great time to cuddle. And Jasmine is a great gift for the holidays.

To experience the healing ability of organically grown Jasmine grandiflorum flowers without added chemicals, contact www.aromahealthtexas.com or call Judy Griffin at 1800 496 2125.

The three varieties of lavender are: Lavender Vera, the most popular; Lavender Spica; and Lavender stoechas. Each contains different chemical properties and have specific healing abilities. I will name a few.

Lavender Vera is most well known as an all purpose essential oil. The very fragrant scent is due to 50% esters and 41% monoterpene alcohols. Small amount of ketones support the urogenital organ functions. Esters and monoterpene alcohols are especially healing and beautifying for the skin. They also relax muscles and reduce tension, making lavender a great pain reliever and sleep enhancer.

Large amounts of ketones in Spike lavender fights viral and fungal infections. Spike lavender also relaxes the heart muscles to help anxious and hypertensive people. It also has ketones to increase tissue regeneration and heal wounds.

Lavender stoechas has a predominance of ketones that reduce mucus, earaches, whooping cough, burns and regenerates skin.

I successfully grow all three lavenders in North Central Texas. They require very good drainage and lots of sunlight.

On an emotional level, lavender opens the heart and clears the mind. They are prevalent in blends that enhance intimacy, social and emotional balance.

Keep lavender refrigerated or in a very dark, cool place in tightly sealed bottles. The high amounts of monoterpenes cause oxidation and turns the aroma stale and less fragrant.

Note: Monoterpene alcohols have a light, floral aroma. They are antiseptic, antiviral and increase immunoglobulins. They can reduce intestinal inflammation; are sedative and tonic. Monoterpenes in essential oils are mild and usually non offensive.  A patch test before application can assure safety.

Purchase organically grown, steam distilled onsite lavender essential oils and flower essences at www.aromahealthtexas.com

Viral molecules can stay in the body for a lifetime. Usually we build an immunity to most virus we catch or have an exposure.Other virus can hang around in your liver and especially along the spinal column , causing fatigue and a host of immune deficient symptoms. With viral infection, unwanted bacteria also move into the skin ,lungs and circulation traveling to deep organs and tissues. Taking antibiotics and cortisone derivatives may weaken immunity over time as they also kill the good bacterial growth in the intestines. Under normal immune processes, immunity is strengthened as the body uses its resources to capture and remove unwanted virus and bacterial tissue.

Essential oils and essences can be very effective in assisting the immune system. They adversely affect a wide variety of virus, bacteria and fungus.Used correctly, there is no side effect. The best methods of application include direct inhalation from the inhalent diffusers offered on the website and topical application along the spine and on the chest. Children, elderly and sensitive folks can apply a few drops onto the bottom of the feet. This skin is less likely to react. Essential oils move up because they are volatile, allowing the aromas to travel throughout the body. Often people ask if all three methods can be done simultaneously. The answer is yes. However, 3-5 drops is a normal treatment. The Petite Fleur Essences may be applied undiluted. Essential oils are best diluted into an appropriate carrier oil for application. The inhalent diffuser uses undiluted essences and essential oils that have been squirted into the diffuser with a dropper that is supplied. The inhalent diffusers are the size of a lipstick. You simply put the diffuser under your nose and breathe in deeply a few times. This can be repeated 3 or more times daily as needed for comfort and to protect against exposure.

Carrier oils are normally food grade quality and healing in themselves. The lipid molecules make essential oils readily absorbed into the skin, bringing their healing qualities into tissues. Carrier oils can also fight virus, bacteria, mold and fungus. Their lipid qualities help to trap a virus, while the essential oils prevent the virus or bacteria from  multiplying . Essential oils and essential oil products are best kept away from heat and bright light exposures. Once a bottle is open, oxygen can cause rancidity. It's best to use the product rather than keep it on a shelf indefinitely.Otherwise,  kept away from strong light and heat, blends can last up to 6 months unopened. Carrier oils are like a food. They can also become rancid after opening  for several weeks. For best results, make small amounts of  essential oil blends. I have 1 dram, about 4 ml, or 1 ounce, 30 ml. for dilution. Red Raspberry is a non nut carrier oil that soothes red and sensitive skin. It helps prevent sunburn and protect the skin. Marula is a nut oil that feels like silk when applied to the skin. I use it often, especially in blends to desensitize the skin from strong essential oils.It is also gentle to the liver, which has to detox essential oils before they travel to the kidneys. It takes about 3 hours before essential oils applied on the skin travel to the kidney. A little goes a long way. Safe treatment using essential oils should be 20 drops or less of all essential oils in a 1 ounce carrier oil. A dram of carrier oil can carry 5 or less essential oils. This can vary in natural perfumery, which is done with different intentions and usually using absolutes.

Essential oils include: thyme, clove, peppermint, cinnamon, litsea, Peru Balsam absolute, Patchouli, Eucalyptus, lemon peel, hyssop, basil, helichrysum absolute, jasmine grandiflorum absolute, lime, linden blossom absolute, and more....

If you are looking for a product to protect you and loved ones, especially during travel and holiday festivities, Viral Escape and Entero Virus are blends now available at www.aromahealthtexas.com. Carrier oils are also available, listed under the essential oil tab. EnteroVirus is for colds, flu and viral mutations we may not have been exposed to before. It has essential oils safe for children. Viral Escape is a broad spectrum combination of essential oils and Petite Fleur essences for most exposures. The research for these oils has been done in test tubes, meaning the essential oils killed the bug or did not allow it to grow. Some studies have also been done clinically, indicating certain essential oils to be as effective as many antibiotics and antivirals. These have been done in Europe and countries who have many exposures to a variety of virus.

In Japan, measles, mumps and rubella vaccines were banned in 1993 because so many children developed non viral meningitis and various complications and reactions. The children may have reacted to one of the many toxic chemicals included in the vaccines. My point is research is available indicating  why essential oils and essences can be safe and effective in trapping most viral, bacterial and fungal infections and exposures.

Many of you know I had twins over 40 years ago with insufficient immunity. I learned to use foods, trace mineral analysis, Petite Fleur Essences and essential oils as needed to bring them into a healthy, productive life. They were not expected to live, drugs or not. I only used essential oils as they grew towards teen years. The Petites, such as Yarrow, thyme, sage and several other essences in the Immune kit breathed life into their immune system and catalyzed better health. Nature has provided an answer to every problem of health and longevity I have encountered. It is a lifestyle change, not a fix when a problem occurs and nothing else works. Consider these natural healers for viral and bacterial exposures that could lead to more symptoms as you mature.

The current outbreak of the respiratory virus has people asking what essential oils and essences to use. There are several: sage, thyme, eucalyptus citriadora,anise and more. These are already blended into products: Decongest and Cold/Flu. Decongest is a topical, sweet almond oil base combination of the essential oils and essences to be applied on the chest, upper back and/or throat. Cold/Flu is a water and alcohol based combination of several essential oils and essences that kill the cold and flu virus in test tube conditions. Both can be used. Their contents differ. Cold/Flu can be worn as a topical application or misted as a spray.

We now also have a hand sanitizer that is mildly aromatic with almost no alcohol. The essential oils and essences are antibacterial and anti viral. Mist the hands as needed or 3x daily. The hand sanitizer uses only safe essential oils for children.

For the next few weeks, Decongest is on sale now at www.aromahealthtexas.com