We are thrilled to announce that Linda Beal, licensed flower essence practitioner, will be coming to Bloom on Thursday, November 14th at 6:30pm to discuss her work with flower essesnce therapy. I have been blown away by the impact that her remedies have had on my own children and me over the years. 

I talked with Linda recently about the frequency with which I am seeing very young children who seem overwhelmed, overstimulated and unable to rest or to experience a calm state. While the nature of the young child is to be in motion, it is troubling that so many seem truly uncomfortable with/unable to incorportate quiet, restful periods into their busy days. 

Linda reminded me of the fairy tale, "The Mitten". In the story, a young boy loses his mitten in the snow. One by one, a parade of animals, first small and then larger and larger, make their way into the lost mitten—stretching it well beyond it's capacity. She said to me—the children are like the mitten—they are taking on so much from the world that is simply not theirs to hold. They need help unpacking all that isn't theirs to carry. So they can rest more easily. Relax. Know peace. 

Oh yes, this resonated so well with me. Don't we all feel this way? As adults we at least have the ability to intellectually understand that we are carrying too much, and still it's hard to let go of what's not ours.

Imagine how it feels to these little people who are incapable of understanding why they feel overwhelmed. 

After we talked I decided I wanted to go and see Linda for a remedy—stat. It had been a couple of years since my girls and I had seen her last. I told my daughters (10 and 13) that we were going to see "the flower lady" and they groaned. "I don't need a remedy," one whined. "They don't even work," the other replied. (They totally do.)

I told them I was getting a remedy for myself, and they could choose to get one for themselves—or not. (Reverse psychology—I find this works remarkably well with the pre-teen/teen set!). 

We sat down in Linda's office and as she did kinesiology on me to determine my remedy, the girls drew with some paper and colored pencils Linda always has tucked away in the corner.

A few minutes later, my ten year old walked over to us and handed me this drawing—OF A MITTEN.

Linda and I gaped at it, and at each other.

"Did you tell her about our conversation?" she asked. 

"NOT A WORD," I replied. 

She smiled, knowingly. 

Sure enough, both girls wanted a remedy. 

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. RSVP REQUIRED TO BETHANY@BLOOMCHILD.COM OR SIMPLY USE THE CONTACT FORM ON THIS SITE.