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Edited on Tue Nov-17-09 10:50 PM by BlueIris
I went to a workshop hosted by their creator last night and it was greeaaat. I didn't really expect to learn much about the essences themselves, as I've been an enthusiastic user of similar products for almost five years, and I was sort of expecting to hate the teacher, but a friend of mine had it at her bookstore so I mostly went to be supportive of my friend.
I had been told Lila Devi, founder of the S-in-N company, was very intuitive, but I didn't realize she would be as perceptive as she is. A great lady, who has an energy I found to be pure, centered and pleasant. The workshop (two hours) did cover some old ground for me personally, but I was happy (and relieved) to find that Lila shares my perspective on two controversial topics related to flower essence therapy. One, she feels, as I do, that taking a flower essence which kicks off a healing crisis...isn't good, and it might be better to stop that essence in that case. Two, she cautions against aggressive use of essences on animal companions ("don't traumatize the animals.") I really appreciated that.
One of the best parts of the night, aside from my strong sense that everyone at that workshop was "supposed" to be there, was when Lila told us what she thought our "theme essences" were. According to Lila, a theme essence is the flower essence that best represents our life energy overall, the one we may wish to use when we "don't feel like ourselves." (For those in the know, she said she decided on our essences based mostly on the muscle testing technique, but her intuition was a factor as well.)
I truly didn't expect to get anything out of that part of the class, because I don't think anyone is better at picking essences for me than I am, but all week I had been getting intuitive hits that Orange essence might be useful to me. Lila's take on what my theme essence is? Orange. And this is the amazing part: Though I did have a kind of "ah-ha" moment when she told me that, I also had a "hmmm, maybe not" mental reaction, which I thought I covered pretty well (for the sake of politeness.) So I was shocked when she immediately said, "Yeah, I thought at first that Orange couldn't be quite right for you, either, but then I tested again and got Orange again. And I think that is your theme essence because I get that though you have had a lot of tough tests in this life cycle and some long-term challenges to work out, you've reached the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel now and you still have hope." (Orange is the essence for maintaining enthusiasm and hope.)
Gotta tell you folks, not one in a hundred intuitives (or full-on psychics, for that matter) will see any of that about me. Most see only the psychological damage left by my emotionally painful life experiences and assume my outlook is fundamentally negative and pessimistic. Only rarely does anyone pick up on the positive side of my personality, which does allow me to see potential for hope in even desolate situations. Also, after class, I felt compelled to mention to Lila that in the one aura photo I have of myself, my aura is, in fact, orange. Hee.
Cheat sheet of the fun stuff I learned from the class:
Pear essence is supposedly the all-purpose "rescue essence" from this line. Lila's pamphlet mentions that Pear is also a good starter essence because it can enhance sensitivity to other ones.
Cherry is the "court case essence," which enhances self-validation. Good for finding your personal footing in legal matters or other complex situations.
Date is the "bully's essence." 'Nuff said.
Coconut is the "going to the dentist essence." Good for fortifying one's emotional reserves. I thought that sounded crazy until I, um, tried it. I'm on it right now and it did help me stabilize emotionally, which is really saying something considering the level of instability I'm dealing with.
I also appreciate that Spirit-in-Nature essences are reasonably priced. Cheaper than all other essences of the same size that I use (1 Fl. oz.) Finally, my experience of the essences generally is that they are much more subtle and gentle in their effect than those in the Bach's line or my personal favorite line, Flower Essence Services.
So if you're interested in trying out these essences, I say go for it. And if you have the opportunity to take a class from Lila, definitely go for it. One of the more interesting people I've met this decade.
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