Yogananda's Spirit-in-Nature Essences
For Children

Yogananda's Spirit-in-Nature Essences are a safe and easy way to help your children develop their unique talent and charm. Please see our dosage directions and essence definitions below.

Hear a radio talk on which Lila Devi Stone, originator of our essence line, spoke about how essences are helpful to children. If your browser doesn't automatically start playing the interivew, or if you wish to save it to your computer, right-click on the link above (Mac users, press the Ctrl key and click). When the pop-up menu appears, select "Save Linked File as...." and choose a location on your computer. If you have no software on your computer to play the MP3, you can download iTunes for free. The show appeared on MySpiritRadio.com.

Dosage Definitions for Children

Directions for children are basically the same as for adults: two or three drops of Stock Concentrate under the tongue, or added to water or juice, though not milk (10 minutes before a meal or an hour after), four times daily. The essences can be given more often if needed, even 10 to 20 times a day.

You may also add 16 Stock Concentrate drops to bath water or two or three drops to the baby bottle. Spraying the crib or bed with the essences in a misting bottle is helpful as well. Pregnant women are especially sensitive and responsive to these vibrational remedies. Also, babies who are nursing will receive these essences through the mother's milk.

Please note: the essences need to be stored out of heat and direct sunlight in order to retain their potency. Any combination of the above dosage methods is acceptable. You may find your child reminding you when it's time for an essence!

Essence Definitions for Children

(Excerpted from The Essential Flower Essence Handbook by Lila Devi Stone with additional information.)

Almond: Self-control, including control of sexual energies; calmness; beneficial to pre-teens; for excessive behavior; restlessness

Apple: Peaceful clarity; for cultivating healthy attitudes; may be administered during illness or when the thought of illness is present; for periods of discouragement or lethargy

Avocado: Good memory; moral vigor; for the child who forgets his chores, manners, or personal habits; helps with school work; sharpens concentration; for children who have trouble paying attention; for learning musical instruments or undertaking creative endeavors; a good essence to take before exams

Banana: Humility rooted in calmness; for children who needs to center their attention less on themselves and more on family and friends; for "the bully"

Blackberry: Purity of thought; for "the terrible two's"; for children who have been exposed to harmful movies or television programs; for negative attitudes

Cherry: Cheerfulness; for the child prone to moods or periods of withdrawal; for times of sadness or disappointment; helps with the trauma of divorce, imminent or past; for bed-wetting

Coconut: Uplifted spiritual awareness; helps a child deal with sibling rivalry; for times of challenge or struggle in school or in group dynamics; helps develop maturity and the ability to make better choices in life, especially in difficult or "stuck" situations; good for going to the dentist

Corn: Mental vitality; for new beginnings: a new school year, moving to a new location, making new friends, or in any new situation; for encouragement; for a burst of energy; for "the study blahs"; for unwillingness; procrastination; to help children keep their rooms clean

Date: Sweetness; tenderness; for the child with a sour disposition; for a critical or judgmental nature; irritability; for the child who finds fault with others, especially siblings; for whining

Fig: Flexibility; self-acceptance; for the child who is too hard on himself or tries too hard; dissatisfaction with accomplishments no matter how fine; for seeing many sides of an issue; for training of any kind; for nail-biting or thumb-sucking

Grape: Love; devotion; for any attitudes that are unloving; for stubborn, self-willed moods; jealousy; clinginess; for domineering energy; for the tattletale; for tantrums; for the child who dominates others; for children who have been abandoned or abused

Lettuce: Calmness; helps children who are too wound up to play constructively; for bouncing off the walls; for sleeplessness for children and parents alike (especially with newborns); for stage fright in school plays or for standing up in front of the class; for children who don't like salad!

Orange: Enthusiasm; to banish melancholia; for deep-seated moods; discontent; helpful during teething; for tests of some duration; good for emotional issues connected with any accidents to the head; for abuse issues

Peach: Unselfishness; concern for the welfare of others; excellent for weaning; for sharing; cooperation with other children; promotes a healthy, nurturing attitude toward others

Pear: Peacefulness; for any emergencies: accidents, sudden illness, major or minor injuries; helpful with toilet training; facilitates the learning of positive new habits; for fidgety, restless energy; for children who have a hard time listening in school or to their parents

Pineapple: Self-assurance; helps to "untie the apron strings"; for the child who has been singled out by peers for being smaller, larger, or somehow different; for the child who is painfully shy

Raspberry: Kindheartedness; promotes a giving nature; for over-sensitivity; for the child who lashes out without apparent reason; for the child who hurts others or is easily hurt

Spinach: Simplicity; guilelessness; for the child who is prematurely grown up or overly serious; stress, exhaustion, overwork; for those situations when a child feels distraught or overwhelmed; for overcoming a dysfunctional background

Strawberry: Dignity; for the child who has trouble letting go of being a baby; for the child dealing with a divorce or separation of parents; for valuing oneself; for clarity of self-image

Tomato: Strength and courage; to dissolve fears; for children who suffer from nightmares; for overwhelming fear of performance; breaking bad habits; helps children to move forward in their lives when they are anxious or extremely nervous

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