Taking Flower Essences    Consistancy is key for optimal results.  Work with the same bottle for at least two to three consecutive  weeks.  They work best if taken upon rising and  before sleep. Try one or two of the following on the  same day:

Ingested

• Place 4 drops 4 x a day under your tongue, holding for 15 seconds to allow for better absorption. To preserve the purity of the essence, avoid touching your mouth (or anything else) to the dropper.
• Add 7 drops of your purchased stock bottle to a glass of spring water 2x a day. Sip slowly.
• Sometimes "less is more." Make a "dosage bottle" by diluting 10 drops of your purchased "stock essence" in a 1-oz. sterilized dropper bottle filled 2/3 with spring water and 1/3 with a preservative such as vegetable glycerine, vinegar or brandy.

• Place 7 drops in bath water, adding the juice from half a lemon. This is invigorating to the aura!

• Place 14 drops of your stock essence in a 4 oz. glass atomizer filled with spring water. Mist room.

• Place seven drops of flower essences per ounce of spring water in a glass atomizer. Mist the room.

 How long should I take a particular flower essence?
 Flower essences can be taken for short periods of time (a day or so) in order to enhance
 one's mood. However, for deep-seated issues, consistency and longer durations are key
 for optimal results. As a general rule, three weeks to a one month is a fair amount of time
 to notice a change in outlook.

 How many bottles can I work with at one time?
 Dr. Bach believed in working with no more than five flowers at a time. Using five flowers,
 he created a remedy that works synergistically. For this reason, David's Garden flower
 essence blends contain the essences of five different flower essences. I believe and
 recommend that working with one bottle is optimal although I have often been told about
 people who have had excellent results working with two and even three bottles at a time.
 But here again, less may very well be more.

 How do I know which flower essence blend is best for me?
 Ask yourself, "What would I like to change about myself or my life more than anything
 else?" Then read the list of blends and see if any relate to your needs. If not, look through
 the list of singular flower essences.

 Some people verify their selections with pendulums or kinesiology (muscle testing). Those
 skilled with these tools report excellent results, but going with your own rational decision or
 intuition are equally valid.

 How are flower essences different from herbal extracts, essential oils
 and homeopathy?

      Herbal extracts effect the physical body and thus rely on the physical parts of the
      plant. Substances from the root, stem, branches, leaves, and/or flowers are
      extracted from the plant.

      Essential oils (used in aromatherapy) use the most fragrant part(s) of the plant,
      which is usually the oil from its flowers, to influence one's emotional state.

      Homeopathic remedies incorporate highly diluted parts of animate or inanimate
      substances, which are sometimes poisonous if taken in larger doses. With only
      trace amounts of the original physical substance remaining, a homeopathic remedy
      is "vibrational" in nature. It addresses physical as well as emotional issues.

      Flower essences are prepared from flowers while they are alive. (I use the sun
      method rather than the boiling method in preparing the mother essence, preferring to
      work with vibrant flowers during the process.) Like homeopathy, they are diluted so
      that their energy (or "vibration" or "essence") is preserved. This in addition to the
      nature of the flower (a plant's regenerative organ) flower essences address both
      emotional and spiritual issues.

 They are:

      effective, non-toxic and without harmful side effects.

      made from flowers that have been organically grown or wild crafted from the fields or

      forest surrounding the garden.

      bottled in cobalt-blue glass because of the healing property of blue light.

      reasonably priced for 1-oz. bottles.

      prepared with purity of intention.

      available in two delicious mixtures of preservatives:

           pure vegetable glycerine, less than 1/2 of 1% organic grain alcohol, less than
           1/2 of 1% pure grapefruit seed extract.
           or
           vegetable glycerine, 10%-12% organic grain alcohol, tincture of organically
           grown red shiso leaves. Red shiso(perilla frotescens) is an herb used as a
           tasty condiment in Japanese cuisine. Its leaves contain a natural preservative.