Naturopathy

Bach flower therapy

Origin and history of Bach flower therapy

Dr. Edward Bach, Doctor and founder of Bach flower therapy lived and worked between 1886 and 1936 in England. He practiced at a time when most of his patients were very poor.
Throughout his work he endeavored to develop Bach flower therapy, a method of treatment that was also available to the poor and which could be used without fear of side effects.

While working in a hospital in London, he also worked with the classical homeopathy and started getting stronger at the mental state orientate his patients.
Bach was of the opinion that many causes of illness are to be found in unresolved conflicts and negative states of mind. He realized that it wasn't just the physical symptoms of illness that had to be treated, but also the patient's underlying state of mind, which could be determined from observation and conversation.

This is exactly what we find confirmed today in psychosomatic medicine.

Bach recognized negative feelings in his patients such as:

fears
uncertainty
hate
and
envy

and he was of the opinion that unbalanced in this way, man loses the strength to defend himself against harmful external influences. Then can bacteria and Viruses illness, cold wind or a large meal lead to discomfort.

Effect of the Bach flowers

For Bach, the restoration of inner harmony and the free flow of energies were the focus of every treatment.

Dr. Bach writes in his book "Heal yourself" about his conception of the fundamental principles of life and his conception of God and the world that prompted him to develop Bach flower therapy.

He was of the opinion that in creation everything is a unity, each of us is also connected to everything and that through a common, superordinate powerful energy vibration. This has many names: creative power, cosmic principle or God. Every human being is part of this great idea of creation, has his mission, his task, his fate.

According to Bach, the so-called lies between the immortal soul and the mortal personality "Higher Self" as a mediator between the two levels. With the help of this mediation, our soul would like to realize certain potentials in the personality.

These are superordinate virtues such as:

gentleness
Strength
courage
resistance
wisdom
joy
Determination.

A realization of these ideal soul concepts in Harmony with nature would be our true happiness. If they cannot be reached, sooner or later the opposite feeling of unhappiness will arise!

The unrealized virtues now show their dark side, as defects such as: