Flower Essences and Other Resources
Live Chat Replay: Supporting People and our Communities in Crisis
January 15, 2025; In light of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, our Live Chat this month was centered on how to support people and animals during and after natural disasters.
Organizations mentioned:
- Herbalists without Borders: Dedicated to disaster relief and health justice through mutual aid models that empower communities in crisis
- Mutual Aid Los Angeles Network: Comprehensive list of relief efforts and resources
- Chewy.com: Enables donations to specific Los Angeles animal shelters
Components of the Post Trauma Stabilizer Flourish Formula
Arnica – foundational for all forms of shock and trauma, helping subtle energy bodies to be re-integrated into the physical body; facilitates recovery from dissociative states following traumatic events
Bleeding Heart – Intense grief and longing; especially for those who have died or for social connections and circumstances that have been severed due to disaster or injury; reconsolidation of the heart forces
Echinacea – Depletion within the immune system and core identity following shattering events or injuries; helping to knit together and re-constellate the spiritual-physical individuality toward new wholeness
Glassy Hyacinth – Recovery from profound depths of sorrow and suffering; when the soul has been pulled underground and must experience re-birth
Green Cross Gentian – To address intense feelings of despair or defeat; when one’s relationship to community, home or body must find new connection and grounding; renewed resolve to serve, hope and give
Fireweed – Stimulates phoenix-like forces in the soul: the ability to catalyze “alchemical ash” as the seed ground for new forces of healing and vitality
• • Five-Flower Formula – Dr. Bach’s composite remedy (contains Star of Bethlehem, Impatiens, Clematis, Rock Rose and Cherry Plum) for rescue and relief to body and soul; providing calm and stabilization during times of adversity, injury and natural disaster
Text on the essence qualities by the original producers
Flower Essence Podcast Episodes
- Episode 12: Emergency Essences for Crisis (December 4, 2019) The wildfires here in California resulted in stress, dislocation, and crisis for residents and their pets. Kathleen and Rochana discuss how Flower Essence formulas can be a vital support for us as we experience evacuations, uncertainty, and the post-traumatic stress of environmental disasters.
- Episode 27: Disaster Fatigue (September 10, 2020) We are all experiencing compounded stresses this year (2020), from the pandemic and related financial, job, and school stresses. In California and the West Coast, we are having severe wildfires causing evacuations and uncertainty, along with smoky air. Rochana and Kathleen reflect on the strong need for Flower Essence support to help us stay resilient, hopeful, and kind to ourselves and others.
The Flower Essence Conference
- Live Panel: Essences to Assist Social Work and Disaster Recovery featuring Luciana Chammas, Anete Beatriz Effting, and Sandra Epstein (2022)
Blog Posts
- Wiseflower Wellness Blog: What’s in your Flower Essence Go-Bag? Key flower essences to lean on during and after disasters by Rochana Felde
- FES Blog: Flower Essences Address the Soul Needs of People in the Aftermath of a Devastating Firestorm by Ruth Toledo Altschuler
