Dear Jenny A possible source of research could be the Living Essences Academy of Australia. Their website address is www.livingessences.com.au - the Academy which offers a 3 year practitioner in Essences training - and training for nurses in nursing homes (they have found certain essences help with alzeimers, parkinsons disease). The directors of the institute have researched and sourced flowers of Western Australia themselves and they have worked closely with an male aboriginal elder in this work.
I am a Doula and have just supported a woman through pregnancy and her birth (this Tuesday!), she is a flower essence practitioner and part of my role was to apply essences topically during birth (and we used them mixed in water). Living Essences have a remedy that is the equivalent of the Bach Flower 'rescue remedy'. We used several different essences at the birth and went right ahead and used these during birth at the hospital (and during pregnancy) - simply because the mother uses them as part of her own health and healing process. Perhaps midwives can suggest essences as yet another way to care for her whole mind/body/spirit during pregnancy. Women who find value in them may then bring them into the hospital or use them at home themselves. It would be wonderful to have a supply as part of a midwifes bag and also in labour wards/delivery suites. There is also a fabulous book called The Complete Floral Healer (the healing power of flowers through herbalism, aromatherapy, homeopathy and flower essences' by Anne McIntyre published by Gaia. I hope you post any information you find on to the ozmidwifery list. Kind regards Jo Watson *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 24/10/01 at 20:54 Johnston wrote: >Dear Jenny, you replied off the list, but I think it's a valid comment for >discussion. (see below) > >I didn't say there was no value in the rescue remedy. I really like the >name of it! If someone said to me when I was feeling crook, "here have >some of this - it occasionally helps", I wouldn't feel very confident. But >if someone says with great confidence "this *remedy* will *rescue* you", >and I believed them, then it probably would work unless I was in major >strife. The mind is a very powerful part of our bodies. >[I find the use of the word 'remedy' leaves me with big unanswered >questions. I would be wary about claiming anything is a 'remedy'. It's >not that long since snake oil was all the go.] > >I understand that there is not strong evidence to support many of the >popular treatments that people use, including medical ones. That doesn't >necessarily mean we shouldn't use them. I don't have good evidence that >sitting on exercise balls in late pregnancy helps women with birthing, but >I recommend them and offer an opinion about them if anyone asks. > >So, in this matter I hope you find evidence that satisfies you. >Joy Johnston >-----Original Message----- >From: pjwant [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:51 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Rescue Remedy > >Sorry Joy that you find no value in bach flower remidies but there are >birthing women who do myself included. >What I am after is evidence to back a practice that I value. >Jenny >----- Original Message ----- >From: Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: ozmidwifery list (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:40 AM >Subject: RE: Rescue Remedy > > >> It's a fantastic name, isn't it. That must have value, even if the stuff >> in it doesn't work. I often find those who want to use it are doing >> remedies at the very time that their bodies are getting on with the job >> anyhow. >> >> Joy j >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 9:30 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Rescue Remedy >> >> >> >> The only reference on our midwifery database which specifically mentions >> "rescue >> remedy" is: >> >> van der Mey C. Bach flower essences: part 2. Birthplace, no 64, >Spring >> 1998, pp 22-23 >> >> Kathy Levine >> Information Officer >> MIDIRS (Midwives Information and Resource Service) >> 9 Elmdale Road >> Bristol BS8 1SL >> England >> >> Tel: 0117 925 1791 >> Fax: 0117 925 1792 >> Websire: www.midirs.org >> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> -- >> This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >> Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. >> >> -- >> This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >> Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. >> >> > > > >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
