The Bush Essences are a system of healing that anyone can use for themselves or prescribe for others. Although Flower Remedies have been used by many cultures for thousands of years, the Australian Bush Flower Essences meet the great need for remedies that help people address the issues of the 21st century - sexuality, communication skills and spirituality to name but a few. The answer to this need (which has come from the Australian plants), has been developed and researched by Naturopath, Ian White, a fifth generation Australian herbalist.

Ian grew up in the Australian bush. As a young boy his grandmother, like her mother before her, specialised in using Australian plants and would often take him bush walking. From her deep understanding she would point out the many healing plants and flowers. He learned a profound respect for nature through her and went on to become a practitioner and a pioneer working with and researching the rare remedial qualities of Australian native plants.

Australia has the world's oldest and highest number of flowering plants exhibiting tremendous beauty and strength. Also Australia is relatively unpolluted and metaphysically has a very wise, old energy.

At this time there is a tremendous new vitality in this country. This, combined with the inherent power of the land, is why the Australian Bush Flower Essences are unique. Practitioners and prescribers world wide are now incorporating the Australian Essences to form an integral part of their therapy.

The Bush Remedies not only help to give clarity to one's life but also the courage, strength and commitment to follow and pursue one's goals and dreams. They help to develop a higher level of intuition, self esteem, spirituality, creativity and fun. The more the Essences are used, the more one is likely to experience greater awareness and happiness in one's life. Then everyone benefits....the individual, society and the planet.

The effect of these Essences is similar to that of meditation in that they enable the person to access the wisdom of their Higher Self. This releases negative beliefs held in the subconscious mind and allows the positive virtues of the Higher Self - love, joy, faith, courage etc. to flood their being. When this happens the negative beliefs and thoughts are dissolved, balance is restored and true healing occurs.

Ian White is the founder of the Australian Bush Flower Essences and a 5th generation Australian herbalist. Ian graduated from the University of NSW with a Bachelor of Science before completing degrees in Naturopathy, Herbal Medicine and Homoeopathy and has been practicing successfully as a Naturopath since 1979. His great-great-grandmother, worked as a herbalist during Australia’s Gold Rush in the 1850’s.

Both Ian’s great-grandmother and grandmother, also both herbalists, were among the first white people to research and use Australian native plants for healing. Ian as a young boy grew up in the bush, living next door to his grandmother and would spend as much time as possible helping her make her herbal tinctures and extracts. She would often take him for walks in the bush teaching him the healing qualities of many of the plants and flowers within the Australian landscape. Ian learned a profound respect for and connection to nature through her Ian has continued this family tradition, though specializing in the emotional and spiritual qualities of the Australian bush and has spent over 30 years of intensive research pioneering his range of Australian Bush Flower Essences. He is the author of five major books and regularly teaches workshops on the Bush Essences and his Spiritual ranges of Essences in over 30 countries.

Ian is accompanied on his teaching and Essence making trips by his wife Jane who is the principal harpist in the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. Jane, also highly skilled in Flower Essences and Numerology, has collaborated with Ian on a number of musical projects including the White Light CD. Grace, Ian’s daughter, works in Event Management but he doesn’t think at this moment that she is likely to become the 6th generation Australian herbalist! Ian’s other great passion is body surfing which he tries to indulge daily.

Ever since the company was founded in the mid 1980’s my commitment has been to provide the most pure, potent products possible. Even with a staff of over 30 people I am still the person who travels to remote areas of Australia to make up the Essences in the most pristine environments that I can find. Not only are the Essences only ever made in ideal conditions and certainly away from any form of pollution, but I would never contemplate making an Essence if I was in any way out of balance. I don’t cultivate the plants that I make the Essences from, but rather choose plants growing in the wild. These plants have a much higher lifeforce as they have to cope with Australia’s harsh weather conditions where they are likely to experience extreme heat, drought and floods. These are the plants I want to work with rather than those that are being watered, fed and pampered in an artificial environment. The 69 Bush Essences come from all regions of Australia - alpine, tropical, desert and temperate, etc.

To prepare the Boab Essence I have to fly 5 hours from Sydney to Perth then wait for a connecting 3 hour flight to Broome in the north west of the country. This is then followed by a minimum 2 hour drive to where the Boab trees are found. Even though there are other Essences that I work with growing in this region, Boab is the only one that flowers in the summer and consequently is the only Essence that I’m able to make on this trip. However, it has incredibly powerful, unique, healing qualities, unlike any other essence in the world and I simply accept that this elaborate lengthy journeying is what is required to make it.

In the spiritual ranges such as White Light and Light Frequency Essences I have travelled to areas such as Antarctica, Greenland, an Indian cave in the Himalayas near the Tibetan border and climbed to the top of an incredibly steep mountain in the Andes to prepare Essences. I went to these locations because they were the best place in the world to make them. There is a very nice cave system 3 hours from Sydney that would have been a lot easier, on all levels, to make the Earth Essence there, but it wouldn’t have been as effective as making the Essence in India.

It’s not only in making the Essences where our commitment lies. Our skin and body care range are all certified organic which requires having only the highest quality and quantity of organic ingredients. We also hold a daily guided meditation and essence attunement with all the staff, whether they work in the office, production or in despatch.

The production staff all take a dose of each particular remedy they are about to make up. Not only are they very focussed within the production rooms, but even in their breaks they make a conscious choice not to get caught up in gossip or discussing world dramas and natural disasters that are occurring. Also, all the Essences that we make are blessed for bringing about optimal healing for whoever is taking that remedy, before they leave the Bush Essence premises.

Ian White, the founder of Australian Bush Flower Essences, who is a 5th generation Australian herbalist has been working with the medicinal properties of Australian plants since he was a young boy. Ian teaches the Bush Essence courses in over 30 countries around the world and has done so for over 30 years. He has taught Flower Essences to more people in the world than anyone else and is regarded as a world leader in the field of Flower Essences. Ian has also developed, through years of research, a special technique to potentise the Essences to their highest possible level.

Apart from Ian, the team who work at Australian Bush Flower Essences are incredibly passionate about their work, grateful and excited to be involved in the wonderful healing modality that touches people so deeply around the world. Many of the staff are equally as connected to the bush and nature having spent all their lives in the bush. From our General Manager, right through to our packing and production staff we have a great team who are incredibly capable and competent.

However, it’s not just amongst our staff where we have expertise – our vision has always been to find the best possible people to help us with our projects. For our skin and body care range we have consulted and worked with highly qualified and globally respected cosmetic chemists. It is a similar story with all our outside consultants, whether our graphic designers through to our patent attorneys. We are also very proud of the quality of all our Australian and overseas distributors who make our products easily and readily available.

We have always seen education as being the cornerstone of our work, letting people know the potential of what the Essences can help and the healing they can bring about. Consequently, we have trained teachers of the highest quality and experience, to teach Australian Bush Flower Essences courses not only in Australia but around the world.

Our vision was to create not simply an exquisite certified organic skin and body care product range, but one that included the Australian Bush Flower Essences in order to nourish both the body and soul. The Bush Essences are derived from totally pristine physical and psychic environments throughout Australia and have a reputation, throughout the world, for being incredibly quick and deep acting. Our skin and body care range is totally unique being the only one in the world containing Australian Bush Flower Essences. These skin and body care products are certified by the Organic Food Chain, based in Australia, who also practise and support organic principles and sustainability.

Any product can claim to be organic with no organic ingredients at all. Whereas our skin and body care range are certified organic, which is the highest quality of skin care and which requires a minimum of 70% organic ingredients. Our products all contain a much higher level than that minimum percentage.