BrynaHerb

I now offer over the phone consultations

2009-02-26T18:31:00.001Z

Do YOU need:
- Psychic Healing
- Psychic protection help and advice
- Clearance of personal and spiritual blockages
- Aura analysis and healing of holes, repair of aura wall
- Inner child healing
- Support and healing through difficult times
- Healing for your dog or horse
- Past life and karmic healing
- Clearance of negative energies such as thought forms and possessions
- Connecting to spiritual beings such as guides and angels

All of these services are offered by Jane Dobson during a phone consultation.

Day-time and evening appointments are available.

Debit/credit card payments accepted.

Telephone consultations last 1 hour and cost £35.

Call today, it could change your life!

(01594) 836108

Buy crystals online at our new website - Crystal Healing Tools

2009-02-26T18:09:00.005Z

I now have a website selling a wide range of quality healing crystals !

Over the years, I have 'prescribed' various crystals as part of my consultations and people have sometimes had difficulty in getting hold of the specific crystals. Therefore I decided "why not sell them myself" ?

You can find the site at www.crystalhealingtools.com

You can find the crystals you want by browsing the shop, listing crystals by colour or by using the powerful search features

There is also a page full of information about crystals which will be updated regularly.

I hope you enjoy the site and use it as your first call for all crystals !

New Directions

2008-09-25T17:26:00.004+01:00

In 2007 we decided that Brynaherb Essences LTD would no longer be attending Mind, Body, Spirit or health exhibitions. Our last showcase was at Donnington Castle race course at the weekend.
As we now move to expand the company and take it in new directions we would like to thank all of our new and repeating customers for their continued support. We have met some fantastic people in the 6 years of exhibiting and we have made some great friends on the journey too.
Last but not least, we would like to thank all those who have worked hard to organise those shows and to the people who have help me to organise our exhibitions stand and help serve our great customers.

Essences without permission

2008-07-07T12:56:00.003+01:00

At a recent Essence workshop a question arose about giving essences to people without their knowing.

It is difficult to give a direct answer to this question but we need to consider the ethics of this practice. Individuals need to evaluate whether prescribing and giving essences to others without their knowing is acceptable. I believe that the decision of whether to administer without permission is really dependant on the individual wanting to do this; their wounds and where they are in their evolutionary journey.

In this blog I am going to offer some of my own thoughts and ideas about this rather controversial subject. I will identify a few things that need to be considered before adding essences to someone’s food or drink without their consent.

The first thing we need to consider is why we feel it necessary to give someone essences without their consent? Essences are very powerful healing tools and if chosen correctly can change behaviour and mental/emotional patterns. This sounds fantastic; to heal another person’s negative states. But have we the right to do that when they haven’t consented? Would we administer mind or behaviour altering allopathic drugs to an individual without their consent? WHY do we want to try and alter someone else’s thought, emotional or behavioural patterns? Is it so that the person can be ‘moulded’ into what WE WANT them to be?

It seems to me that individuals think it is Ok to give others essences to change their apparent ‘negative states’ because they are safe. They feel because essences have no side effects that it is ok and they are not doing anything unethical. However, they are taking ways the individual’s right to choose.
EVERYONE is on a journey and that road is one of choice, the choice to be who we are, with the ability to heal and change ourselves, BUT only if we want to. To give someone essences without their knowing is taking THEIR CHOICE away from them. It is taking their CHOICE to walk the path that THEY choose and the learning and empowerment that that path may have given. YOU may be taking some important lessons away and affecting their karma.

Another facet to this situation is why is it necessary to administer a powerful healing system to someone without their consent? What does this say about our relationship with that person! Are we so far removed from the relationship that open and honest communication cannot occur? If so, this is not a relationship of balance or love. Some would argue that essences are given out of love! This behaviour is not love. Love is about allowing a person to be who they are. It is about accepting where they are at a given moment in time. It is THEIR choice to be where they are and until negative behavioural, emotional or mental patterns are seen by them as an issue we have no right to insist that they change to meet our needs. We all see the ones we love as having potential to be great. But greatness comes from personal insight, learning who we are through the way our mind and emotions operate. It is our personal power and will that makes us want to heal, move forward and reach that greatness. To love someone is to accept their faults and support them to find new ways of being. It is about accepting their choices and honouring those choices- come what may. Adding essences to change them under the guise of healing is not LOVE, but control and manipulation to serve our own ends.

“When you struggle with your partner, you are struggling with yourself. Every fault you see in them touches a denied weakness in yourself. ” – Deepak Chopra

We also need to consider whether our motives are about martyrdom! When the individual does improve are we going to look smug and start shouting from the ‘roof tops’ that our behaviour of ‘doctoring’ someone’s food and drink has led to changes within that person? What are WE gaining from this activity is the question we need to ask ourselves? What are our motives- TRUTHFULLY?

And lastly, the way other people think and behave is ONLY our problem and issue if we are affected by it. If it does not affect that individual, then it is not an issue. Maybe what we should be doing is giving ourselves essences for intolerance, impatience and lack of love and understanding. Other than blaming another and throwing YOUR issues onto them.

As Dr Wayne Dyers says: ‘When you judge another person, you do not define him or her, you define yourself.’

Healing the inner child

2008-05-28T08:21:00.004+01:00

Healing the inner child takes special care and patience and it is worth taking the time when healing this facet of the personality.

In many cases the wounded inner child will present itself for healing. This can be in many forms from dreams, realising that we are functioning (mentally or emotionally) from the wounded child, to the condition surfacing during personal/spiritual development. Whichever way this energy surfaces, we need to remember that the wounded inner child has gained their experiences during times of great vulnerability. This can be experiences of abuse whether mentally, emotionally or physically BUT the child can also gain wounds due to immature perception.

The child would have seen the world in a very black and white way. Things would have been viewed simplistically- yes or no, is or isn’t, can or can’t. It is not until we mature that the world is then seen in many shades of grey and that things are not always so simple. That life is made complex with responsibilities, life pressures and expectations; sometimes beyond the adult’s control. The child can gain issues and be locked in this black and white world resulting in an inner child wound. This can manifest in our adult personality; mentally or emotionally.

It takes time, understanding and skill to heal the aspects of the wounded child. Simple love is not enough to heal these wounds. I would like to say ‘take this essences and all your inner child issues will be resolved’. But I can’t. I do not believe that one mode of healing will fit all inner child issues and the inner child CAN and WILL avoid healing if it can possibly do so. This tends to come about out of fear. Releasing this fear and securing the childs trust with the adult personality needs to be gained before deep healing can take place and for this relationship to grow. Essences certainly can help but I do not think that they resolve all issues of the inner child. For my clients I adopt psychological techniques and theories based on Gestalt, Jungian, visualisations and self parenting. These are supported with a variety of vibrational medicines to access and surface deeply ingrained energies.
It takes skill to recognise where in the personality the child is wounded. It takes even more skill to create a safe space with the adult personality for that child to find trust so that deep healing can take place. It is a journey worth embarking upon but takes courage and honesty within the Self in order for the process to be dynamic and long lasting. But in all cases we have to remember that NO MATTER how the ‘wounds’ are gained, they are and remain REAL. Thus affecting the way the adult individual grows psychologically, spiritually and within society if they remain unhealed.

Storing Essences

2007-11-20T11:25:00.000Z

Essences are very sensitive to their surroundings. This means that they need to be cared for properly. This ensures that they maintain the high quality healing vibrations they contained when they left Brynaherb stores.

Essences should be ideally stored in a cool, dry, dark place.

They need to be kept away from strong odours such a foods from the Allium or Capsicum family.

Do not leave essences next to TV’s, Computer monitors or other electrical equipment- unless the essences are there to provide some healing energy. If this is the case then the essences should be replaced every 4-5 weeks.

Not stored directly touching:

· Other essences
· Homeopathy
· Essential oils
· Crystals.

Essences tend to take on the vibrations of other vibrational medicines. This will therefore change the healing properties of the essence.

Essences should be shaken before each use to activate the energetic signatures contained within the bottle.

Using Essences for psychic protection

2007-09-26T20:21:00.001+01:00

Like crystals, I would not solely use essences for psychic protection, however they are invaluable tools to use. This is especially true if the psychic invasion is triggering issues that need to be healed.
From our collection of essences I would use either Gorse, white Yarrow and one of the tourmaline essences for protection purposes. You could add to any of these essences some more specific energy to suit your individual healing needs.

I use Gorse essence for those who are emotionally sensitive and are picking up on the negative vibrations of others in either thoughts or emotions. This person tends to be empathic, with this getting worse during astrological transits. During this time there is energetic change in the system and this tends to make individuals more open and sensitive. I think that it is during these times that there is a great pull to heal some wound of the past. It is important for the individual to take advantage of this and seek support so that healing can take place to its fullest.

White Yarrow strengthens the aura wall as well as providing grounding energies. This process will not completely stop psychic invasion but will guard against it by strengthening the auric wall and promoting grounding. White yarrow is also excellent for those who are affected by electro-magnetic energy from computers and T.V.

Tourmaline in essence form also strengthens the aura wall, maintains grounding and forms a barrier against psychic invasion. Some people find that this is adequate for psychic protection but others find that other essences are required in addition to a Tourmaline essence. Tourmaline is an energy shifter so will dissolve any negative energy and help the individual to move forward. This is useful if perceived psychic invasion is in fact part of the self-trying to move forward and there is resistance against this from the lower self. I would always use this essence to support people through tough times, during astrological transits and when they just need a good old-fashioned push to heal. The other advantage of using tourmaline in essence form is that it also helps to integrate changes going on within the individual and ensure that healing is dynamic.

Is this me?

2006-09-19T11:02:00.000+01:00

In recent weeks it has been bought to my attention that many people are experiencing aspects of themselves that they thought had been dealt with and healed. It wasn’t until I started to experience such energies that I started to also think it was wounds surfacing, yet again to be healed. I started with some basic gestalt psychology on myself and included some psychic protection, just in case. Although it had some effect the issues remained. Then, a chance conversation with a friend, made understand that the energy was NOT me, but the projection of others peoples stuff onto me. For some people this can feel like a psychic attack, but will not fully go away with any form Psychic protection.

So what is going on here?

I believe that the crux of this experience is the universes last attempt to help you rid the energies of the past, the energies you no longer need or systems you no longer fit into. The energy is helping you to free yourself, to brings about a state of death and then rebirth. In a way it is a bit like the energy of Neptune and Pluto all in one bag. Where you are shown the fear and darkest parts of yourself but at the same time there is a reflection, a mirror stood in front you. As you are looking into this mirror you can hear yourself saying ‘this is not me, I have dealt with these issues and some of them weren’t even mine in the first place. They were the dark projections of others, other peoples belief systems, ideas and wounds’. Once this concept was realised, I was then guided to make an essence.

The essence of Obsidian

I believe that this essence helps the individual to transform through the negative energies that are being projected from others and the Universe. It gives the individual freedom to move positively forward from anything that is not applicable now. It allows the curtain of illusion to fall, making things clear as the negativity dissolves. This essence also provides protection from the subtle energies projected from others. These can cloud judgement, halt transformation and take people off their path if they are not savvy enough to realise what is happening.
This essence will provide solid support when growth is what we choose. It will reveal what is truly your stuff and protect you from what is not.

Since working with this energy, I have found clarity of mind and spirit and understood that none of the issues that were being projected onto me were actually mine.

Psychic Protection part 3 - How to protect yourself

2006-09-19T10:58:00.000+01:00

To practice effective Psychic protection you will require similar tools to those used in Grounding, for clarity I will repeat some of them in the next few Blogs.

In my practice I have found that people who are ungrounded are ALWAYS at risk from energy breach. It does not necessarily go the other way; that if someone is being attacked or their energy breached that they are ungrounded. However, in all cases if you think your energy field is being breached you MUST also ground. This is to ensure that you remain safe within the earth’s energy field until the situation is rectified.

So, when you have determined that from the signs and symptoms listed in my previous blog, that your energy system is being breached or you are under psychic attack. What should you do?

Grounding

Well, I would first of all start by using some of the Grounding techniques mentioned previously. This will stabilise your energy and anchor it onto the earth. This should help enormously and give you space to really consider what is actually going on. You must also drink at least 2 litres of water in a 24-hour period, which will nourish your lower chakras and help to support the grounding process.

More information on grounding

Grounding with Visualisation
Grounding with Crystals
Grounding with Essences

When the above has been implemented you then need to get started on setting up some protection for yourself. What you choose really depends on personal preference but I would ALWAYS choose at least 2-3 different protection tools for mild to moderate attack/breach and 5-6 if the breach and/or symptoms are severe.

Visualisations

I would always start with visualisations as they can be set up wherever you are and will be affective straight away.

Box of Mirrors

The first visualisation I would recommend is one using a ‘Box of Mirrors’.

In your minds eye erect a mirror to the front of you. The reflective side should be pointing outwards. See the mirror completely hide you so it covers you from head to toe. Then erect and mirror to the back of you, again seeing the reflective side pointing outwards.
Now cover your sides with a mirror.
To complete the ‘box of Mirrors’ visualisation, imagine a mirror beneath your feet and one above your head.

You now need to make an affirmation to go with the visualisation. This will strengthen the visualisation. This affirmation can be some thing like ‘These mirrors are to protect me from any negative external influences, all positive energy is able to flow freely through these mirrors’.
If you like you can make up your own affirmation.

Other visualisations.

Surrounding yourself in bubbles of light is also a good way of protecting yourself but it is unwise to use ‘white light’ as this makes you an energetic beacon. This is the last thing you want when going through any form of energy invasion and psychic attack.
I would recommend using pastel shades of colours such as green, blue, yellow and pink.
The colour you choose is down to personal preference and you may find that the colour changes from day to day/situation to situation.

To use the bubble visualisations just imagine yourself cocooned in the centre of a beautiful coloured bubble. Feel yourself safe and cradled in this beautiful energy.
Whichever colour you choose for your bubble make it a bright, clear bubble.

Like the ‘Box of Mirrors’ visualisation, you will need to make an affirmation for your coloured bubble.

‘This bubble is to protect me from all negative energies penetrating my energy system, all positive energy is able to flow freely through this bubble’.

Psychic Protection part 2 - How do you know if you need it ?

2006-09-19T10:56:00.000+01:00

So, how do you know when your aura has been breached and you need psychic protection?

The list below contains only a few signs and symptoms that MAY indicate that you are being psychically attacked or your energy field has been breached. However, I would say that having only one or two of these symptoms does not generally indicate that you have a psychic protection issue but this will depend upon how sensitive you are and the level of connection you have to yourself. People who are self connected and also sensitive may only need one of these symptoms to KNOW they have a problem. For everyone else I would be thinking of a psychic breach when 3 or more symptoms are experienced.

Sudden drained energy-like plug being pulled out.

Sudden pain-can be intermittent or continuous but is unexplainable.

Out of sorts and generally not yourself.

Thoughts that aren’t your own.

Insomnia.

Doing, thinking, feeling things out of character.

Feeling weepy, angry, lost or over whelmed.

Spaced out.

Can’t think straight.

Feeling wobbly.

Confused.

Nothing is going right.

Problems with extremities.

Symptoms not consistent with anything particular.

Feeling stuck.

Not feeling right despite taking all measures.

Psychic Protection part 1 - Who needs it?

2006-09-19T10:51:00.000+01:00

Psychic protection is about keeping your energy field (Aura) intact and contained. Containment means that your energy field is in a state where it remains healthy and strong. This is so you do not leak your precious energy into the environment and nothing is able to penetrate. By containing our energy field we prevent others from taking our energy from us but it also prevents the actions, thoughts and intentions of others from affecting us in any way.

People in all sorts of professions should be taught how to protect themselves from the energies their customers and clients may ‘dump’ or take from them. This will potentially help them to cope with the stresses and strains of their profession but also to help maintain good mental, emotional and physical health.

The main professions who should practice psychic protection are:

In any healing and therapy work- nurses, Doctors, dentists etc.

Teaching and group leadership.

Exhibitors.

And, everyone should practice some sort of psychic protection when they are in the following situations:

During any spiritual work on your own or in a group.

When in large crowds.

During personal transformations and changes.

During any personal Astrological transits.

When going to places you haven’t been before.

Meeting people you haven’t met before.

When sleeping in unfamiliar places.

When in the company of those who continually take of you. This would be the person who comes to you looking dreadful and goes away ‘on top of the world’ and you are left drained, tired and maybe emotional.

Grounding part 3 - Essences

2006-08-11T08:24:00.000+01:00

Essences are very useful tools with which to ground yourself.

White yarrow from the BrynaHerb Essences range helps to ground the subtle bodies and brings a sense of stability. This is the essence I would chose for someone who is ungrounded but is not emotional with it. Applying this essence to the feet chakras will allow the energy to flow from the legs downwards but also accept the energy of the earth to flow upwards.

Gorse from the BrynaHerb Essences range is for the person who is very emotional. They cry at anything. They are unstable energetically and very sensitive to everything. This person is very ungrounded and cannot find comfort on the earth plane. This person is possibly very wounded from childhood experiences.

Oh, The mighty Oak! The essence of Oak from the BrynaHerb Essences range has strong grounding energies. This essence is useful when exploring deep-seated emotions. It gives the user both stability and space to own their own stuff and to transform from that. This would be a great essence to use along side any sort of therapy.

Tourmaline essence from the Divine Solutions range is a combination of black and green tourmaline. This provides balance between the heart and base chakras whilst grounding the energies of both. This is the ‘belt, braces and lead boots’ of the essences for grounding and is great if a ‘quick fix’ is needed.

There are of course other essences in both the BrynaHerb and Divine Solutions range which will help with grounding, but the above are the major ones that I would use if someone had a grounding problem.

All of these essences are exclusively available from www.brynaherb.com

Grounding part 2 - Crystals

2006-08-11T08:14:00.000+01:00

Crystals are also good tools to use in grounding but if you are very ungrounded you may need to use a number of DIFFERENT tools such as visualisations, crystals and essences to get the balance right.

I recommend the following crystals but in general terms, crystals that are black or red in colour will help to ground you. You need to choose the crystal that most fits your personal needs or ones that you are attracted to.

Haematite
This is a very strong grounding crystal that also energises the physical body. It brings you back to awareness and therefore stabilises the subtle bodies. I think this is a fantastic crystal when individuals are going though really painful times, when they are ‘spacey’ and cannot find connection to the earth plane.

Obsidian
(either black or snow flake obsidian)
These are effective grounding stones, which draw hidden imbalances to surface.

Red Jasper
Solidifies and grounds. Good for when you are doing psychic work as it gives the subtle bodies an anchor. This crystal helps to balance the chakras and is a good one to use on the base chakra when performing a chakra healing/balancing layout.

Rhodonite
I think this is a beautiful crystal if you need balancing from the heart chakra. It seams to balance both the heart and base chakra at the same time. I don’t think this crystal is very good if the individual is very ungrounded but certainly helps. I love this crystal if self-nurturing needs to take place.
Rhodonite is also helpful when dealing with Self worth issues

Tourmaline
Wow, this has to be my favourite of all crystals. It is used when energies are scattered and confused. Tourmaline is an ideal crystal to use when you are going through traumatic times and during astrological transits. It is great to use when the energy system feels wobbly or when you are just feeling vulnerable. Black Tourmaline is grounding from the base chakra and is also great for any leg and foot complaints, which is usually a sign that the lower energies of the body are poor.

People FREQUENTLY ask me how they should use their crystals when trying to ground with them. I recommend that you either wear them around your neck or place them in your pockets.

If you buy a tumble stone rather than a piece of jewellery then you can also buy small spiral ‘baskets’ that you can insert your crystal into, and then hang this around your neck.
The other way is to put your crystal in your pockets. As long as the crystal remains in the energy field then they will work to ground you. I suggest that if you want to put them in your pockets then buy two crystals so that both sides of your body remain balanced. I have known people to sew small pockets into their knickers to house their crystals! You don’t have to go that far as long as you remember to keep the balance on both sides of your body. Wearing the crystal around your neck means that you only need one crystal and that it will balance the body from the centre line.

Please don’t forget to cleanse your crystals too.

Grounding part 1 - Visualisation

2006-08-11T08:04:00.000+01:00

The first way to effectively ground yourself is a visualisation that brings your energies from the soles of your feet to be anchored into the earth. You may want to read this visualisation onto a tape and play it back to yourself.

Tree root Visualisation

Uncross your feet and settle yourself into a comfortable position.

Take some deep breaths in and out.

Now take your attention to your physical body.

Feel its’ solidity and weight. Notice of how this feels.

Be aware of the pull of the earth on your whole body.

Your body feels healthy and secure as the earths’ energy envelopes you.

Focus and feel that pull.

Allow your awareness to travel to your feet.

Take that awareness to the soles of your feet

Feel the soles of your feet on the surface of the earth.

Allow your attention to focus on your energy system that binds you to the earth.

In your minds eye, see your energy transform into strong growing roots.

Allow those roots to extend downwards and outwards into the earth.

Feel the pull of the earth welcoming your growing roots. See them strong and healthy.

Allow those roots to search deeper and deeper into mother earth. Feel her welcoming your roots, feel her bringing stability to you.

Feel her warmth

When you feel your roots are secure and firm enough in the earth begin on your in-breath, to draw life giving energy back along your root path into your body.

Feel the energy of the earth slowly fill your whole body as it travels upwards.

Continue to draw the energy in with your in-breath and with your out breath allow your root system to strengthen deeper and further into the earth.

Now intend that this new found rooted-ness remain.

Allow the visualisation to disappear with the intention that the energies you’ve created remain.

And when you feel ready, gently come back to the room feeling connected to your higher consciousness and protected by the earth.

It is good to practice this exercise at least twice daily until you feel stable and you get used to the new way of being and feeling grounded.

Grounding - Introduction

2006-07-30T10:33:00.000+01:00

Grounding and psychic protection are words frequently batted around in spiritual circles without anyone understanding what it is to be grounded or psychically protected. I frequently hear from clients, students and those just dipping their toes in the waters of spirituality that they don’t actually know what these terms mean. For me the scariest is when people have attended development or training courses that leave out or skim the surface of this fundamental practice. All students need to know what psychic protection and grounding is if they are to be effective therapist or enlightened beings. Over the next few weeks I will take you through the reasons why you need to be protected and grounded, how to recognise when you are not and what to do about it. I will suggest different ways and give you the tools to help yourself. Then maybe you won’t need to contact me as hundreds do already in an energy crisis or worse.

So, what is grounding?

Simply, Grounding is about connecting your subtle bodies to the earth through your base chakra, legs, feet chakras and earthstar. By bringing your energies down you are allowing the earth to support you and keeping you stable.

Most people think that being spiritual means that they walk around like some sort of ‘space cadet’ with all of their energies concentrated in their third eye and crown chakra. This belief system is false and potentially dangerous because you leave yourself open to an array of energies, both positive and negative. These energies in their negative form can create imbalances of mind, body and spirit, which require expert intervention if recovery is to be made. A word of caution here! There are some people who can ‘space cadet’ all their lives and not have any problems with it. However, on the flip side there are those who are unable walk around in this constant state and for some reason or another have found them selves in this state. They then blow some sort of mental and emotional gasket and with this comes irrational thoughts, behaviours and emotional states. It is at this point that they are bought to me, as an expert in this field for rebalancing and energy support.

So how do you know if you are ungrounded?

These are the main signs and symptoms:

Feeling "out of sorts"
Insomnia
Feeling weepy, angry, lost or over-whelmed
Spaced out and heady
Can't think straight
Feeling wobbly
Confused
Nothing is going right
Problems with extremities. Anywhere from the top of the legs downwards
Symptoms not consistent with anything in particular
Feeling stuck
Headaches
Having lots of ideas but can't bring them into reality
Receiving lots of spiritual information but can't integrate it or understand it

What are the benefits of being grounded?

You will feel more stable because your energy is balanced and evenly distributed.

You will find that your spiritual growth is dynamic because you will be able to ground and integrate changes and knowledge that is imparted to you.

You will be able to practice discernment and therefore discard what you feel does not feel right or fit in with your belief systems.

You will develop firm personal boundaries.