Essence of the Week: Bulgarian Lavender

Bulgarian Lavender is an evergreen shrub that grows wild in the hills of Bulgaria. She is known as a cleanser, peace promoter, and stress reliever worldwide. Lavender has been used for just about everything since Ancient Egyptian days. She is a well-known, widely grown hardy plant that has the strength to resist most adversities, and her medicine can teach us to do the same.

Bulgarian Lavender is one of the best remedies for burns, cuts, wounds, lice, psoriasis, and insect bites, and is great for the hair. She supports the digestive system, spleen, gallbladder, liver, and kidneys. This flower essences is also wonderful for pain, cramps, sprains, strains, arthritis, rheumatism, and PMS. As a gentle healer, she is soothing for the respiratory system and lung health.

Energetically, Bulgarian Lavender is great for anxiety, stress, anger, fear, and worry. She is a natural relaxant, helping insomnia and restlessness. The color lavender says it all; she is wonderful for gaining a higher perspective and seeing challenges with a greater vision for Truth. When we have the ability to see life from this way, we stop holding on to what we think should or shouldn't happen and begin trusting more. Bulgarian Lavender is the queen of support for higher thinking and cosmic consciousness.