Welcome to Ancient Forest Flower Essences

We make flower essences in the tradition of Edward Bach, the great British physician who pioneered the art of flower essence making.


In the 1930's, Dr. Bach roamed the English countryside, making essence tinctures from wild flowers and other plants. He began using these with his patients in London, with remarkable results. Over the years, he compiled his now famous 38 Bach Flower Essences, which are used world wide.

Our profound love of trees has guided us to make flower essences in the heart of pristine ancient forests, from towering redwoods, to ancient bristlecone pines which are several thousand years old. Our essences carry the unique properties of these ancient trees and environs, and are made in a manner which does not harm the trees in any way.

Ancient Forest Flower Essences are made by Sophia Katy Savich in collaboration with Richard Witteman. Sophia has been making and working with flower essences for over 25 years.

We offer this site as a resource for learning about flower essences. We have included information about how we make our essences, an introduction to the use of essences, and an Online Catalog and Store. The catalog includes complete descriptions of each of our essences, and here you can purchase from the full line of Ancient Forest Flower Essences. Thank you for visiting our website.