Flowers that Heal Us - Plant Communication & Flower Essences | Gudrun Penselin | TEDxWilmingtonWomen

Plants not only communicate with each other but also their environment including us, as human beings. This exciting talk explores the possibility of how plants and flowers can support us in healing our emotions, a pre-requisite for overcoming many of our physical challenges.

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Gudrun Penselin holds master’s degrees in education and physical education. She is a Clinical Herbal Therapist, certified reflexologist, Bach Flower practitioner, certified iridologist, sclerologist, and light/colour therapist. She maintains a successful clinical practice in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, facilitates workshops both at home and internationally, and is a featured guest on international radio shows.

She is the author of award-winning books, Healing Spirituality - A Practical Guide to Understanding and Working with Bach Flowers, and Healing with Bach Flower Mandalas. She is the creator of Bach Flowers Unfolding (card deck), and the executive producer of the instructional DVD, Herbal Pharmacy for Everyone.

[MrGreenpaulo]

I've been taking flower essences for 15 years. The plants have taught me much! They are powerful medicines. Lovely talk :)

[alanwbell]

I was never big on gardening because my parents had a big vegetable garden and made me help regularly. Later in life people were always giving me plants, (no idea why, because I don't like plants), so to be kind I had to learn to take care of them. So now caring for them gives me real pleasure! I'm going to rent a little summer cottage this year with a small garden and I will be gardening for the whole summer!

[suebakernottly]

I these days of chemical pharma solutions, we need more healers like this, being us back closer to nature and the true way to find health. Thank you Gudrun!

[flodavis]

Nature is healing. I love hugging the trees and touching the plants' leaves. It makes me feel so comfy.

[flipperssuperawesomechanne]

BACH flower essences were very helpful to me for depression with cancer. Hospitals, clinics, or healing centers in the future will have sun rooms where patients may sit with flowers and herbs growing there. People will sit in the sun and bathe or read. I make my own flower oils and use them when I perform jin shin on myself and for meditation. Much better results with this.

[ebonylilyofzion]

I absolutely love bach flower essence. It will and has changed peoples lives. It is a truly beautiful gentle emotional support. We must also acknowledge though and admit that Indigenous people have already always known of and created flower medicine "essence" since we have existed. Bless you all❤

[paulamarieskalnek]

Well Gudrun, TED may think this falls outside their guidelines but there are a great many of us that have all our sense on and tuned into plant spirit medicine. Thanks for taking the courageous leap and sharing your wisdom. The planet needs more people like you.

[jinhan]

I surround my life with plants, fine herbs and animals, mostly dogs. Birds abound in my garden, as well as bees and butterflies. I am happy.

[romantchick]

Your talk is the reason I sing to my plants, Gudrun!

[superduperthedoug]

Living in communities of house after house, we forget that this kind of environment is not natural for us. Your talk invites me to remember our ancestry, and what's important.

[georgewatkiss]

Healing gardens are a part of the health care system in Japan. I've always wanted to visit Japan when I read they have 20, 000 natural spas.

[Eyologist]

Just watched this very sweet, inspiring, and delightfully encouraging presentation on flowers, their essences, and the wonderful and mysterious ways flowers communicate with us and Nature. Gudrun, I'm proud to say, was a student of Grand Medicine Sclerology. I hope you enjoy this lovely and informative offering as much as I have and share it with everyone.

[Sailormoon]

Amazing talk. I use flower essences for psychological and physical
Issues. And they work.

[rachstulen]

Sharing right away because despite the disclaimer, we should be looking to flowers and all planets for healing and for sustainability! This woman is absolutely beautiful and the way she presents this is stunning. Thank you so much Gudrun!

[noraandrews]

More than food and beauty. Let the healing begin.

[orchidswithnina]

Such a lovely lady imparting great wisdom. I fully believe in the healing power of nature. I keep alot of house plants and a small but happy garden and I'm so content. It really does calm the nerves stepping in to nature.

[zakful]

Everything is energy! Low frequency and high frequency...Flowers assist us to find balance and harmony.

[ThereAreBetterWays]

More and more evidence shows us the benefits of not being on drugs, but being on nature. Great talk!

[mateoolsert]

The healing benefit of plants, I find this just by planting and caring for them. I'm only a novice but the emotional benefit are invigorating..

[danabailey]

I had goosebumps all the way though this. We are in a time on this planet where our balance with our finite eco system is so important. I love her! I will be sharing!