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Bach flowers: the discovery of production methods

We are in England in the 1930s and Dr E. Bach writes a unique and magnificent story, creating a method that is still simple and original today, based on the properties of 38 wild flowers he discovered. It seems like a parallel story to the geopolitical situation of the time, but it is real and made up of great courage and profound intuition.

For Dr. Bach, the time had come for a new project, which in his mind involved the discovery of medicinal plants or flowers that could heal man and his mind. He therefore decided to abandon the method of curative nosodes and his laboratory, thus bidding farewell to science and embarking on a long journey in connection with nature, during which the doctor managed to develop and refine his sensitivity. History tells us that, over time, he himself understood how he was able to perceive the vibrations emitted by plants or flowers through touch in order to perceive their different properties.

Thanks to this gift, one morning, while he was observing and taking notes on plants and flowers, he realised that the dew on them was magnetised by the sun's rays and acquired the properties of the plant itself. He therefore decided to conduct a small experiment and collect dew from some plants exposed to the sun and some not exposed in small test tubes. Thanks to his sensitivity, he was able to understand that the dew touched by the sun's rays had stronger vibrations than that which had been in the shade, and therefore deduced that the sun and heat were important for transferring the properties of the plant.

Despite this magnificent discovery, the doctor could not collect every drop from the flowers or plants he was interested in, because it would have been too complicated and laborious to create mother tinctures. His intuition came to his aid once again, and he decided to take the various corollas where the vital essence of the flower was concentrated and place them in a container of pure spring water and expose them to the sun for several hours: thus, to his great delight, the “sun method” was born. However, this method could only be used in summer and spring, and some flowers were present in autumn and winter when the sun was not so powerful!

So he devised the “boiling method”, understanding that the heat of pure water absorbed the properties of the plants, which were brought to the boil and then left to cool in order to extract the mother tincture.

Even today, it is astonishing how the uniqueness of this method also lies in the simplicity of its discovery and its preparation methods, which do not require any special technology, except nature itself. This reminds us that although technology reigns supreme in our lives, the simplicity of water magnetised by the sun or boiled can be a powerful natural remedy and a way of reconnecting with our deepest roots.

This gave rise to the idea among some BFRPs to offer Bach Centre-accredited workshops dedicated to researching flowers and their preparation methods to help connect with the unique experience of Dr E. Bach and to experience first-hand the simplicity and uniqueness of this method. Try it for yourself! 😁

Bach Center

BFRP Valentina Rudelli

Benchmarks for training in Osteopathy

We are in Italy, in the Lombardy region, a region often associated with economics and industry, Milanese fashion, and pollution in the Po Valley; however, there is much more to discover! I am not only referring to its natural beauty, but also to the prospects being considered for alternative manual medicine. Who would have thought that a document discussing osteopathy and its profession would be created in the very place of industry and technology?

The Lombardy Region has committed to writing the Benchmarks for Training in Osteopathy in collaboration with the WHO and 200 expert osteopaths from around 57 different countries. This collective effort was aimed not only at raising consumer awareness, but also at defining who osteopaths are and what their skills are. This document has helped schools in Italy to create a single curricula that can train competent osteopaths who are able to welcome patients in an environment of listening, understanding and personal care. Furthermore, the WHO expanded this effort and proposed this document to various schools in Europe, leading to the creation of a common profile that would allow for equal and equitable training.

This document defines the mission of osteopathy as ‘a manual medical science based on stimulating self-healing and restoring health through manipulative treatment and, finally, providing advice on physical exercise, nutritional aspects and educating people about a healthy lifestyle.’

This definition captures the essence of osteopathic work, especially when it expressly states that osteopaths respect the integrity of the mind, body and spirit of the individual, precisely because they take a holistic view without focusing on symptoms. It is a person centred medicine!

Moreover, the Lombardy Region wanted to give greater substance to this profession by indicating a study plan covering various scientific and medical subjects aimed at explaining the biological, biochemical and physiopathological processes of the body that enable osteopaths to distinguish when a patient falls within their competence or that of a medical doctor.

Here it is expressly emphasised that osteopaths do not limit themselves to treating musculoskeletal problems, but rather focus on understanding how to communicate with the body's structure in order to understand how it is integrated and reflects physiological or pathophysiological functions. We are talking about reading the body as if it were an open book!

Is it therefore correct to speak only of structural osteopathy? Osteopathy is an holistic science and art based on the five models listed in the Benchmarks for Training in Osteopathy: the biomechanical model, the respiratory and circulatory model, the neurological model, the biopsychosocial model and the bioenergetic model. These five models are considered as a functional unit and serve to remind us that the person is immersed in an environment, in a culture, and is subject to internal and external energies. We can therefore see that not only are analysed the structural, fluidic and biochemical approaches, but emotions and spirituality are also discussed, as well as energy.

Unfortunately, this effort has been undermined by the recognition of osteopathy as a healthcare profession in Italy. This has completely distorted the soul of this profession, removing the unique and central feature that characterises it. They have hidden this distortion with the excuse of illegal practice and greater consumer protection. But is this really the case? Or was osteopathy starting to bother some medical figures? We leave you to decide.

Benchmarks for training in Osteopathy

DO - BFRP - MBI Valentina Rudelli

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