How Working With Flowers And Symbols Can Bring You a Sense of Well-Being

Overview

While there are dozens of books on the craft of pressed flower art, and thousands of books about various healing modalities, Suzanne Faith now presents the first book that gives the reader the reasons why working with flowers make us feel good.

Unlike other styles of flower pressing, Designs for the Spirit offers us more than beautiful floral designs. The book bases it's information on research conducted by a group of neurologists in Japan, who found that flowers have the ability to stimulate the limbic system, causing an increase of blood flow to the brain and enhancing our sense of well-being. Modern medicine has confirmed that, over time, negative energy will collect in our cells, often leading to serious health problems.  Creating art with pressed flowers can actually open up our cellular channels and enable energy to flow through them. Similar effects can be felt by those who observe these art pieces.

 In Japan the term Oshibana means pressed plant.  The practice of working with pressed flowers to provide a sense of well-being is known as "Oshibana Therapy".  When negative blocks dissolve, major health benefits can follow. Oshibana has been proven to help with such conditions as ulcers, migraine, stomach distress, high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and depression.

Flowers combine the power of color and form. When flowers are placed in balanced floral patterns designed to strengthen body, mind and spirit, they can become  powerful symbols to aide in healing when others have failed.

Designs for the Spirit makes no false claims, but actually details both ancient and modern medical research that reveals the little-known power of flowers in our lives. It then shows readers how Suzanne's approach to pressed-flower therapy can truly make a difference in their lives. 

It is the first book about pressed-flower art that offers step-by-step, practical instructions for creating healing designs with pressed flowers. It is also the only book in print that provides an overview of the history of flower pressing, from ancient Japan's Oshibana art, to flower pressing in Victorian England, Europe, and most recently, the United States.

Suzanne Faith has been working with pressed-flower art for over 30 years. She is also a psychiatric nurse, and has seen how "Oshibana therapy"  has helped to heal lives of many of her students and fellow artists. Now, she brings her experience as both healer and artist to readers who will want to learn the amazing technique of creating floral designs for enhancing one's sense of emotional well-being.

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