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Newsletter October 2002

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Vol. 2, Issue 4

 

THE LAND OF THE FLOWER WORSHIPPERS

Flower Therapy is swiftly becoming the buzzword in complementary medicine. Its safe healing powers and extraordinary ability to bring about a cure that is holistic in nature is creating a revolution of sorts. Its popularity reinforces the need for conventional medicine to take a good hard look at its practice of treating the disease, not the person.

            India’s mind-boggling reservoir of flora and fauna makes it a veritable paradise for practitioners of Flower Therapy, or even just lovers of nature. While Indian Flower Remedies are just being discovered by the world, flowers had woven their delicate petals into the fabric of Indian society, its rituals and traditions a long, long time ago.

Sacred offerings for the Gods     

Flowers have always been revered and held sacred by Indians. No puja, prayer ceremony, marriage or funeral rite is complete without the appropriate offering of flowers. In fact, Indians associate some flowers with their religious deities. Therefore, there are specific flower offerings for every god. The flowers are believed to be charged by the power of the deities themselves.

            The Angel’s Trumpet, flowers of the Cannon ball Tree and leaves from the Wood-apple Tree are usually associated with Lord Shiva. Devotees of the monkey god, Hanuman, offer flowers of the Swallow Wart on Saturdays. Ganesha, the god of prosperity and remover of obstacles is made offerings of the Red Hibiscus, as is the goddess Kali. The leaves of the Sacred Basil (tulsi), Mast and Mango tree, and Frangipani flowers are used by the temple priests as an intrinsic part of all pujas. Flowers that are meant to be puja offerings are never smelled. Inhaling their fragrance means rendering them impure and unfit as an offering.   

Celebrating with Flowers

Indian festivals have always been celebrated with a profusion of flowers. The entrance to every home is decorated with garlands of Marigold intertwined with Mango or Mast tree leaves. Mango leaves in particular, are used extensively during marriage and christening ceremonies. Fragrant rose water is sprayed on the guests entering a marriage hall. Flowers of the Flame of the Forest are very popular during Holi, the festival of colours.  The sweet smelling Jasmine is a favourite for wearing as a hair adornment. Incidentally, it is also a popular aphrodisiac!

In good times and bad

Flowers are not ubiquitous during feasts and celebrations alone. They are also used during funeral rites. It is customary to place the leaf of the Sacred Basil and a few drops of water from the river Ganges in the mouth of a person who has just passed away. Coral Jasmine, Ashoka, Bakul or Banyan trees are usually planted on samadhis or graves.

Indians have always been aware of the therapeutic effect of flowers. Herbal and ayurvedic remedies use flower extract as an important ingredient.

            The Hibiscus flower is used in Ayurveda to treat a haemorrhage from the uterus. It is also used to prepare hair oil decoctions that are beneficial for hair growth. The Lotus is sought for curing heart ailments. Bathing in water in which the flower of the ‘Awal’ tree has been immersed is a ritual among women who wish to prevent backache and maintain their slender figure after pregnancy.

            Ayurvedic physicians would go to the forests in search of the right kind of herb or plant. They would pay mental obeisance to the tree before plucking its flower. Flowers were never plucked at night. It was considered selfish and irreverent to pluck them while they slept.       

Bonding with Nature

Although urban living is doing great damage to the Indian ecosystem, it wasn’t always so. Indians, essentially, are people who revere trees and plants and look upon them as the harbingers of peace, good health, joy, bountiful harvests and prosperity. Callousness towards trees was tantamount to blasphemy and felling a tree in full bloom was taboo. Indian philosophy has always stressed the importance of living in harmony with Nature. It even went so far as to encourage people to worship trees. The Sacred Basil (tulsi), for instance, is worshipped by Hindu women. They believe that it has the power to bring domestic peace and happiness. Women also worship the Banyan tree on Vat Savitri day. They fast on this day and pay obeisance to the tree. They believe that the Banyan tree has the power to grant the gift of longevity to their husbands. 

            Thus it is that all of Nature, flowers included, have always had a special place in the lives of Indians. It is on the basis of this strong and eternal bond that Indian Flower Therapy continues to bring forth miraculous cures, to heal and to rejuvenate.

As part of this series on flower energy essences, we will be bringing you some interesting Indian mythological tales relevant to them in the next piece.

 

HOW SAFE IS YOUR HOME FROM CHEMICAL POLLUTION?

      When it is festival time, we all are excited about lights, crackers, sounds, sweets & beautiful rangoli. It brings back good memories in our mind about all the earlier Diwali time (festival of lights) & new beginning each year with prayers, ceremonies & lots of gifts, & spending time with dear ones.

       But it is also a time for some of us feeling ill each year because of heavy air pollution caused by firecrackers. Those who are asthmatics know-what happens. And many of them religiously leave major cities to breath fresh air.

        Then there are those of us who are perfectly getting indigestion-and that is because of eating a variety of foods including sweets, many of them loaded with preservatives & food colours & sometime artificial sweetness.

 Our home is200% more polluted than outdoors environment –EPA Studies.

          Chemical pollution touches every one’s life. Even from most unsuspected sources like house cleansers, used in abundance during festival house cleaning. Smell of incense stick, which may be often chemical in origin-suppose to purify air of some bad odour, pollutes air further. Strong detergents with extra chlorine can be very harmful for health. And what about house painting? Primers & most of paints also are strong chemicals – causing overload of chemicals in our system.        What about – ‘Once a month – routine Pest control’ – has anyone thought about what chemicals are they? How long the smell lingers on in many corners of your home, in furniture, and you may be having small children at home breathing all of it!

         Even the benign, most popular & effective dish cleaners are very strong chemicals & one needs to take utmost care to thoroughly clean dishes & other utensils, or else you land up eating a minute dose of it every day!

         And then there are mosquito repellants sprays; again causing allergy to most sensitive souls. A mosquito net on window will be much easier on your health.

What about the most exotic perfumes in your dressing table? Any idea? You are smelling, inhaling tiny particles of the strong chemical almost the whole day. Some of them, if not from a reputed company may make you more ill then fresh. And by the way-what is wrong in smelling your body odor? If it does not smell good – you need to pay attention to your diet! Don’t mask with strong perfumes. The same goes for body deodorants very aggressively marketed by various companies and also great room fresheners.

        Chemicals have invaded our life in a very big way. Next time you have a carpet cleaned-be very aware the formaldehyde used for cleansing is strong chemical.

         And your elegant looking furniture, you polish varnish with great care – emit fumes which you unknowingly inhale.

            A lot of all this together in our so called ‘modern – urban-home’ could be responsible for ‘sick building syndrome’ If you don’t get your Air conditioned machine cleaned regularly, you are breathing air-which may be full of harmful bacteria & fungus- you may get constant sneezing, headaches & body ache.

            Even the foam used in your sofa or bed – mattress if of not very good quality can emit most obnoxious influences on your health. Your bed may be a wonderful home for dust mites! To some it causes allergies.

You boast of having ‘green thumb’ got lovely plants at home – take care don’t use strong fertilizers pesticide3s much of it may find its way in your system.

    As it is, the city with its dangerous level of Air pollution sickens us – the added danger is from our own home.

 

              

 

CHARITY CORNER

It is very exciting to know that ‘The Times of India’ the largest daily in English is now taking a great interest in promoting Complementary Therapies. Under the banner of ‘Times Foundation’, both Dr. Rupa Shah & Dr. Atul Shah are now giving their services in the form of free consultation to the Times Of India staff on every Monday.

 

NEWS TO SHARE

Zee News carried a story on Flower Energy Essences in their “Health News” section on 30th August 2002. They actually showed the procedure of capturing healing energy of flowers in water

Various Rotary Clubs are taking great interest in learning about this new therapy, as both doctors are constantly invited to deliver talks at their meetings. The response has been very good amongst medicos as well as rest of the members.

For the first time, St Xavier’s College organized the workshops for students at their famous event ‘Malhar’. Students were very surprised and pleased with this very new knowledge. This was followed by ‘IN Mumbai’ cable network doing a news story on the same.

The most unexpected response came from the well-read local newspaper called ‘Janmabhoomi’ in Gujarati language carrying a very good article in their special colour feature page on the ‘Healing power of nature’.

‘ Lokasatta’  the leading Marathi daily also carried a story on flower essences.

The lecture at the ‘Indian Merchant’s Chamber – Ladies Wing’ was well attended, by more than 110 women.

 

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES

 

Do write to us your experiences, we will love to include them here.

 

I gave Aditi Formulae to a Homoeopathic doctor named Dr. Rao in Pali (Rajasthan). He gave the Aditi formula for Depression to one lady who was suffering from depression since last 6 months. Only in 5 days, there was a major transformation observed in her. Her weight also drastically came down by 5 kilos. Because of depression she had put on a lot of weight in last 6 months. Her husband is a C.A. Today, the doctor rang me up to congratulate me. Therefore, I decided to share this with you.

Anil Aggrawal, Falna, Rajasthan, India.

 Our note: Although it may appear very surprising that some one can lose as much as 5 kilos of weight, in our practice we have observed that often mental depression is associated with water retention in body. Therefore, when a right help is given, there is a good loss of extra water in body, leading to substantial weight loss in the initial few days. This is often accompanied by improvement in moods. Later the weight loss will be gradual.

Q&A
What if my condition is really serious? Can I still use Flower Energy Essences?
If you have a serious mental or emotional condition, or a known physical malady, you should consult a qualified medical practitioner. Nowadays, many health practitioners include Flower Therapy in their complementary health programs. In fact, flower therapy can be tried as complementary therapy by a qualified medical practitioner for even the most serious maladies.

Do flower energy essences have any harmful side-effects?

Flower energy essences usually have no known ill-effects when taken judiciously. They contain the vibrational energies of flowers/leaves/bark/gem  in water. Hence, the primary ingredient is water. This means that the essences may be considered harmless, with no known side-effects. They can be given to children too. In rare cases, if one does notice any untoward effect, discontinue the flower energy essences and consult your physician.

How can I use flower energy essences for my child who lacks confidence and is very fearful?

Children respond very well to flower energy essences, as they are so simple in their heart and minds! Fearfulness & Nervousness formula and formula for confidence will be very helpful for this child.

WEB –SIDE STORY

 Our website is constantly receiving orders and wholesale inquiries from many countries,– the new addition being Malaysia. The site is getting updated every now and then with new information. Check out for some interesting case studies and expanded reference chart.

 

WORKSHOP NEWS

October 20    One-day workshop in Mumbai on Healing potential of Indian Flower    Energy Essences (Basic, introductory course) (Contact our office for registration)

 

October 22      Lecture at the IMA-West Suburban branch

 

November 9     Introductory Level I workshop in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

               10     Advanced meeting for the Level II Students.

               11     Mornings-Zurich, Switzerland for Medical Doctors- Special introduction

               11     Evening- Zurich, Switzerland for Pharmacists-Special introduction

               14     Introductory talk in Turin, Italy

               15     Introductory talk in Verona, Italy

          16 & 17  Two day, Level II workshop in Florence, Italy.

 

JOINING RETAIL NETWORK

Good news for our customers in Goa………

The end of September month saw the opening of a lifestyle store in Goa, named ‘Manthan’, which was also promoted at the big event that took place in Goa called ‘Interhash’ where flower essences were introduced for the first time. Aditi team was present to participate and share the enthusiasm. ‘Manthan’ will be displaying and selling flower essences from now on in Goa. Here are the contact details :

Manthan (Goa)

Contact : Christopher

Tel : (0832) 771659

E-mail : susegad@goatelecom.com

 

DISCLAIMER

The contents of this text and statements made herein have not been evaluated by concerned, competent government authority or by the FDA. We do not make any claims regarding the prevention, treatment, diagnosis or cure of any ailments. These remedies, devices, gels or other health products are not a substitute to proper medical care.

These dropper bottles are not meant to be put in eye, ear or nose.  
 

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