Certified Flower Essence Therapist Jacqueline Cagnon, owner of Jacqui’s Flower Essences in Fleetwood, New York, whole-heartedly believes in the power of flower essences and their healing potential. For more than five years, she has been cultivating a deep relationship with flowers. “Flower essences can be thought of as natural emotional vitamins,” she says. “Each flower essence carries a specific positive emotion which can balance the negative emotions we all carry. They can unite our physical, emotional and spiritual selves. When we feel centered in ourselves, we can be aware of our true purpose in life.”

Flower essences can be used externally or ingested and have no known contraindications. According to Cagnon, “Essences are taken daily until the need for taking them has shifted. A typical dosing recommendation is four drops, four times daily. A noticeable shift is usually felt within three weeks, although some people can feel a subtle shift within three days.”

Flower essences are made by soaking flowers in spring water set in sunlight, which is then filtered and bottled. “It’s the flowers’ energetic imprint in the water, which is used as drops, where the healing properties reside,” explains Cagnon. “Flowers are one of the purest natural remedies on earth, with one of the highest energetic vibrations. It’s the perfect union of herbal medicine and energy medicine in one potent form.”