When does the year begin?
As far as nature is concerned, the year begins with the Spring Equinox.
That’s when it begins.
This is the first turn of the wheel is Possibility.
The first turn is Spring.

The Energy of Spring

Have you ever considered how much energy it takes the trees, shrubs, plants and flowers to push their way through the cold hard soil of winter?  

It takes an incredible amount of energy to bring spring into being.

Spring is now dressed in her Sunday best. Everywhere there are beautiful yellow and orange spring flowers and trees covered in white blossom line avenues and roads.

Yesterday whilst driving I’ve noticed that Cherry Plum standing proudly in a row of skeleton-looking trees. It was a mass of white flowers and in the next week, the new buds on the trees will begin to unfold their yellowy-green leaves.

Spring is bursting forth everywhere. (At least, it is in the northern hemisphere).

All this takes tremendous energy.

Remedy Suggestions to help you have more energy for Spring

However, I’m sure you’d like some Bach Flower suggestions to help with low energy levels now.
Here’s quick tip: – always look at why your feeling as you are. I’ll show you what I mean in my remedy suggestions.

Those with chronic disease live in a constant state of exhaustion, even the smallest of movements exhausts them. The ‘Why’ to needing Olive is that you’ve been through or are living with a prolonged, debilitating illness.

You will go into a Hornbeam state  when you become bored with your work and you find it tedious. Your work no longer brings you joy. 2 drops of Hornbeam into glass of water and sipped frequently, will return your motivation and give you the energy to do all that needs to be done. (Or even 2 drops into your first cup of coffee or tea, will make a huge difference!)

So you feel resigned and apathetic about the situation and you think there’s nothing you can do to change your life – so you don’t do anything.

Another Remedy suggestion you could try for Spring:

Wild Oat. This can help you find purpose and give meaning to your life. If your life has no meaning you’ll be weary and lethargic. 

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In case you find difficult easy to choose the best remedies to helps you, have a look at the free Bach Flower Guides. You’ll love them – everyone does!  

If you’re not ‘filled with the joys of spring’, there are some excellent Bach Flowers to help you find a sense of aliveness and fun. 

Combatting the Winter Blues

We’re nearly at the end of January – which is sometimes referred to as the ‘longest month’ . In the northern hemisphere, we’ve lived with grey cloudes: grey days and what seems like continuous rain.   But we can manage that.  However, even though the weather is ‘grey’,  its the lack of light that affects so many people.

Scientifically termed Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), this condition manifests through symptoms such as low moods, lack of energy, increased anxiety, and depression.

The Darkness 

The darkness of winter seems to close in and leeches any self-worth you have and sapping your confidence. You have so much good in your life, you should be happy and yet the wretched SAD feelings breed feelings of sadness and guilt and weigh heavily on you.

Although we can cope with these feelings if they pass quickly, but when they build up over the winter months, they seem to go deep. And what happens when our feelings aren’t recognised and healed? They get pushed down, suppressed, depressed deep down and that’s where they fester turn into despair.

To help you navigate through this ‘dark’ time, here are a selection of remedies designed to uplift your spirits and rejuvenate your energy.

Remedies to help you lift the Winter Blues

Larch and Pine are inseparable companions. They go so well together.

Larch is for lack of confidence.

Pine is for feeling you’ve done something wrong or the feeling that you should have done better.

Mustard is one of the most common remedies taken for despair.

These are suggestions that could help you. You really do need to chose and use the remedies that suit you best.

Lack of Energy

Living each day with your body tense against the cold, wind, rain or snow, saps your energy – and no amount of chocolate seems to help! 

SAD brings lethargy and despair and you feel as if you want to  sleep half the day. And talking of sleep you didn’t really feel like getting up this morning, did you? The thought of a Duvet-Day is alluring!

You’re weary of cold grey days. Motivation is a thing of the past and you become resigned to your situation so don’t even try to pull yourself out of it.

Olive is the remedy for prolong fatigue.

Hornbeam is for the Monday Morning feeling.

Wild Rose is for the feelings apathy and resignation.

Also Walnut is a must-have remedy for anyone sensitive to outside influences such as the phases of the moon, hay fever, and lack of light. Walnut help reduce your sensitivity to outside influences. 

Bach Flower Remedies

I’ve mentioned 7 remedies that could help you that can help SAD, but I’m only giving you suggestions.  Ideally you should read up on these remedies and see which ones suit you the best.

You can choose and mix up 6 remedies together. I know some like to mix more. But Bach suggested six and I work on the principle that he knew best!  (I’m very much a “Pure-Bach-Lady”).

Bach Flower Therapy is a natural and simple way you can manage the stress of life and heal all the horrible feelings that accompanies stress Click here if you’d like to know more about the Bach Flower Remedies

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