About Course

The Programme

This eight-part programme will guide you through the 38 flower essences. It is intended for those who know nothing about Bach flowers, it is also useful to enhance and refresh the approach of those already familiar with the basics.

It is recommended that you have a notebook or journal with you as you progress through the Programme, to record facts or details of interest. In some sections you will be asked to complete specific tasks in your journal.

Course Content

Part One > 1928: Finding and Making the First Essences
It is fascinating to read about Dr Bach's early years and follow the path that led him to the discovery of his famous Bach Flowers.

Setting the Scene
Dr. Bach’s Early Life and Career
Discovering Personality Types
Looking to Nature – Finding the First Three New Essences
A New Method of Preparation

Part Two > 1930: Finding Six Flowers
Dr Bach moved to Cromer on the Norfolk coast in August 1930. Exploring the countryside around the town he found six new flowers.

Part Three > 1931: Finding Two More Flowers
Dr Bach travelled to Sussex in southern England in the summer of 1931. There he found the beautiful Water Violet growing in a dyke near the town of Lewes.

Part Four > 1932: The Twelfth Flower
In the summer of 1932, near Westerham in Kent, Dr Bach found the golden blooms of the common Rock Rose. With this flower, he had completed the set of essences he called ‘The Twelve Healers’.

Part Five > 1933-34: The Seven Helpers
‘The Seven Helpers invite us to change our conditioned minds about everything we have been taught, and to think and act independently. They are a challenge to our habitual way of viewing our life.’

Part Six > 1935: Nineteen Essences in Five Months
Dr Bach settled in Sotwell near Wallingford, Oxfordshire in the summer of 1934. In March 1935, he started work on his third and final group of essences, which are known as the Second Nineteen.

Part Seven > Twelve More Essences
The healing properties of the Second Nineteen are enhanced by their very different method of preparation. Dr Bach picked flowering twigs into a clean pan, added fresh spring water and boiled it, rather like a herbal decoction.

Part Eight > 1936: Choosing Essences for Everyday use
Having completed the set of thirty-eight Flower Essences, Dr Bach arranged them under what he called the 'Seven Headings'.

The Programme

About Course

The Programme

Course Content

Part One > 1928: Finding and Making the First Essences It is fascinating to read about Dr Bach's early years and follow the path that led him to the discovery of his famous Bach Flowers.

Setting the Scene

Dr. Bach’s Early Life and Career

Discovering Personality Types

Looking to Nature – Finding the First Three New Essences

A New Method of Preparation

Part Two > 1930: Finding Six Flowers Dr Bach moved to Cromer on the Norfolk coast in August 1930. Exploring the countryside around the town he found six new flowers.

Choosing the Flowers – Plant Signature

Social Project – The Beth Bruno Project

Finding Six Flowers

Part Three > 1931: Finding Two More Flowers Dr Bach travelled to Sussex in southern England in the summer of 1931. There he found the beautiful Water Violet growing in a dyke near the town of Lewes.

Finding Two More Flowers

The Healing Philosophy of the Bach Flowers

How do the Essences Work?

Part Four > 1932: The Twelfth Flower In the summer of 1932, near Westerham in Kent, Dr Bach found the golden blooms of the common Rock Rose. With this flower, he had completed the set of essences he called ‘The Twelve Healers’.

Completing the Twelve Healer Group

Free Thyself – A deeper understanding of the Twelve

The Twelve Healers – A deeper understanding of the Twelve

Part Five > 1933-34: The Seven Helpers ‘The Seven Helpers invite us to change our conditioned minds about everything we have been taught, and to think and act independently. They are a challenge to our habitual way of viewing our life.’

The Seven Helpers

Four New Essences

Two Mediterranean Essences

Wild Oat – The Compass

Prescribing the Seven Helpers

The Desire to Get Well

Part Six > 1935: Nineteen Essences in Five Months Dr Bach settled in Sotwell near Wallingford, Oxfordshire in the summer of 1934. In March 1935, he started work on his third and final group of essences, which are known as the Second Nineteen.

The Second Nineteen: For our Interactions with the World

The Boiling Method

Finding the Second Nineteen

Part Seven > Twelve More Essences The healing properties of the Second Nineteen are enhanced by their very different method of preparation. Dr Bach picked flowering twigs into a clean pan, added fresh spring water and boiled it, rather like a herbal decoction.

Twelve More Essences: Following the Yearly Cycle

The 39th Remedy: Five Flower Combination

Part Eight > 1936: Choosing Essences for Everyday use Having completed the set of thirty-eight Flower Essences, Dr Bach arranged them under what he called the 'Seven Headings'.

The Seven Emotional Groups

The Personality Onion

The Flower Essence Consultation

Using Flower Essence Affinity Cards

Preparing the Essences for Use

In Conclusion

Part One > 1928: Finding and Making the First Essences
It is fascinating to read about Dr Bach's early years and follow the path that led him to the discovery of his famous Bach Flowers.

Part Two > 1930: Finding Six Flowers
Dr Bach moved to Cromer on the Norfolk coast in August 1930. Exploring the countryside around the town he found six new flowers.

Part Three > 1931: Finding Two More Flowers
Dr Bach travelled to Sussex in southern England in the summer of 1931. There he found the beautiful Water Violet growing in a dyke near the town of Lewes.

Part Four > 1932: The Twelfth Flower
In the summer of 1932, near Westerham in Kent, Dr Bach found the golden blooms of the common Rock Rose. With this flower, he had completed the set of essences he called ‘The Twelve Healers’.

Part Five > 1933-34: The Seven Helpers
‘The Seven Helpers invite us to change our conditioned minds about everything we have been taught, and to think and act independently. They are a challenge to our habitual way of viewing our life.’

Part Six > 1935: Nineteen Essences in Five Months
Dr Bach settled in Sotwell near Wallingford, Oxfordshire in the summer of 1934. In March 1935, he started work on his third and final group of essences, which are known as the Second Nineteen.

Part Seven > Twelve More Essences
The healing properties of the Second Nineteen are enhanced by their very different method of preparation. Dr Bach picked flowering twigs into a clean pan, added fresh spring water and boiled it, rather like a herbal decoction.

Part Eight > 1936: Choosing Essences for Everyday use
Having completed the set of thirty-eight Flower Essences, Dr Bach arranged them under what he called the 'Seven Headings'.