The Flower Essence Podcast

When we hear people talking about boundaries, we're usually hearing the idea of verbally setting a limit in a relationship - this is important, but misses the foundation. If we don't have an energetic boundary, if our sense of self never developed, if our field has been compromised by trauma/abuse, we don't have a sense of self/not self. Any setting of boundary from this state is unstable, and tends to either be soft or rigid.  Flower essences help change our boundary patterns by establishing a new template for our energetic and emotional fields.  In this episode, Kathleen and Rochana chat about the polarity of boundaries and some key flower essences that can help us come into energetic balance.    Sign up for our new live workshop, Reclaim Your Energy on May 30, and stay tuned for the Energy Boundaries Reset course. ---- 🌼 Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. ❤️ Like this episode? Help us out by clicking the like button on the platform you're listening with or watching this, and subscribing to our channel on iTunes, Spotify, or YouTube.   🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you.  LEARN MORE ✿ The Flower Essence Podcast: Get the show notes and transcript ✿ Patreon: Support our work and keep this podcast ad-free ✿ The School for Flower Essence Studies: We have courses for everyone, from the beginner to advanced practitioner. Get the free Flower Essence Quickstart, join our Live Community Chats, and become a member of our community.  🌸🌼💕🌻🌺 © 2026 The School for Flower Essence Studies. All rights reserved. Content from the Flower Essence Podcast is protected under copyright law. Legal Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests on the Flower Essence Podcast are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Rochana Felde, Kathleen Aspenns or the Flower Essence Podcast. All content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Our friend and teacher David Dalton returns to the pod to talk about his new book, Advanced Flower Essence Healing: New Frontiers in the Field of Bach Flower Remedies. David is a pioneer in the flower essence field. He's worked as a flower essence practitioner, producer, researcher, and teacher since the 1980s. He's the founder of Delta Gardens Flower Essences, author of Stars of the Meadow: Medicinal Herbs as Flower Essences, and has presented at our Flower Essence Conferences. In this episode, we explore David's considerable contribution to the structure and development of this healing modality:  his research and how to know what a flower essence does how past trauma affects personality development and daily life patterns he's seen over decades of practice the energy transmission method he's developed and more We're excited for this book to hit the shelves on April 14, and it's available for pre-order now.   🌼 Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. ❤️ Like this episode? Help us out by clicking the like button on the platform you're listening with or watching this, and subscribing to our channel on iTunes, Spotify, or YouTube.   🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you.  LEARN MORE ✿ The Flower Essence Podcast: Get the show notes and transcript ✿ Patreon: Support our work and keep this podcast ad-free ✿ The School for Flower Essence Studies: We have courses for everyone, from the beginner to advanced practitioner. Get the free Flower Essence Quickstart, join our Live Community Chats, and become a member of our community.  🌸🌼💕🌻🌺 © 2026 The School for Flower Essence Studies. All rights reserved. Content from the Flower Essence Podcast is protected under copyright law. Legal Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests on the Flower Essence Podcast are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Rochana Felde, Kathleen Aspenns or the Flower Essence Podcast. All content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Joining us to talk about the energetics of adoption trauma and healing with flower essences is Charlene Briggs of Botanical Energetics. As a Flower Essence Practitioner since 1999, Charlene specializes in working with adoptees and helps clients frame and recalibrate from the many losses associated with relinquishment, adoption, and subsequent adaption.  According to Charlene, adoption is hard on everyone. For the adoptee it's an energetic fracture and a lifetime of recalibration. For the first mothers it's heartbreak, and for the adoptive parents it's an unspoken debt that often comes due when the adoptee reaches the limit of their pain. This debt is not just imposed on the family but on society. No matter how much we manipulate nature to satisfy our needs and wants, it's nature's job to return to itself. "If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies, and so a man". —HD Thoreau.  Adoptees are plants ripped from their roots and this energetic fracture at their core ripples throughout families and time. Transformation of this fracture lives in nature's ability to restore order, productivity, creativity and peace. Flower essences can be: offered to first mothers for clarity in their decision and in anticipation of relinquishment applied to the wrists of lost newborns to help them regulate the rupture kept on hand for the relinquished person's painful journey back to their root shared with the adoptive parents to help them with their unique challenges.   Gifts from nature, flower essences offer hope to everyone caught in the adoption triangle.   🌼 Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. ❤️ Like this episode? Help us out by clicking the like button on the platform you're listening with or watching this, and subscribing to our channel on iTunes, Spotify, or YouTube.   🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you.  LEARN MORE ✿ The Flower Essence Podcast: Get the show notes and transcript ✿ Patreon: Support our work and keep this podcast ad-free ✿ The School for Flower Essence Studies: We have courses for everyone, from the beginner to advanced practitioner. Get the free Flower Essence Quickstart, join our Live Community Chats, and become a member of our community.  🌸🌼💕🌻🌺 © 2026 The School for Flower Essence Studies. All rights reserved. Content from the Flower Essence Podcast is protected under copyright law. Legal Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests on the Flower Essence Podcast are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Rochana Felde, Kathleen Aspenns or the Flower Essence Podcast. All content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Kathleen and Rochana welcome Heidi Smith back to the podcast! Author of The Bloom Book - A Flower Essence Guide to Cosmic Balance, Heidi is a psychosomatic therapist, registered herbalist, and flower essence practitioner based in New York.  In this episode we dive into her latest book, The Uncommon Book of Prayer: A Guide to Co-Creating with the Universe. After unraveling and reframing the term "prayer", we explore flower and vibrational essences that support divine connection, ritual, affirmation, and intention. Enjoy this illuminating discussion just in time for the Winter Solstice.    🌼 Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. ❤️ Like this episode? Help us out by clicking the like button on the platform you're listening with or watching this, and subscribing to our channel on iTunes, Spotify, or YouTube.   🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you.  LEARN MORE ✿ The Flower Essence Podcast: Get the show notes and transcript ✿ Patreon: Support our work and keep this podcast ad-free ✿ The School for Flower Essence Studies: We have courses for everyone, from the beginner to advanced practitioner. Get the free Flower Essence Quickstart, join our Live Community Chats, and become a member of our community.  🌸🌼💕🌻🌺 © 2025 The School for Flower Essence Studies. All rights reserved. Content from the Flower Essence Podcast is protected under copyright law. Legal Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests on the Flower Essence Podcast are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Rochana Felde, Kathleen Aspenns or the Flower Essence Podcast. All content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Kathleen and Rochana discuss the magical and healing benefits of belonging to a safe and soul-aligned community, while acknowledging the challenges faced by empaths and those recovering from toxic community experiences. We exlore flower and gem essences for maintaining healthy discernment, grounding, and boundaries, for feeling more at ease so you can show up as who you actually are, and for feeling coherence in spaces with others. No matter where you are in the process, the community of Nature, plants, and animals is always there for you. And if you use flower essences and yearn to talk about it with like-minded souls, stay tuned for our upcoming Soul Circle beginning in 2026. Sign up for the Waitlist here: https://floweressencestudies.kit.com/communitygroups   We're grateful to have you in our community 💕🌸🌼🌻🌺 ☞ Join us on our free Live Chats!   ✿ SUPPORT OUR WORK ✿ ☞ Patreon: Early access for select tiers    ✿ LEARN MORE ✿  ☞ The Flower Essence Podcast: Get the show notes and transcript ☞ The School for Flower Essence Studies: We have courses for everyone, from the beginner to advanced practitioner. Check out our free content, join us for a live event, and become a member of our community.   ✿ PODCAST AUDIO ✿  ☞ Apple ☞ Spotify ☞ Google ☞ YouTube Music   ✿ Kathleen Aspenns ✿  ☞ Kathleen Aspenns website: https://kathleenaspenns.com/ ☞ Flora of Asia Flower Essences: https://floraofasia.com/ ☞ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/floraofasiaflowers/ ☞ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FloraOfAsiaFlowerEssences/   ✿ Rochana Felde ✿ ☞ Rochana Felde website: https://rochanafelde.com/ ☞ Creative Soul Business: https://creativesoulbusiness.com/ ☞ Wiseflower Wellness: https://wiseflowerwellness.com/ ☞ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rochana.felde/ ___________________ © 2025 Flower Essence Studies LLC. All rights reserved. Content from the Flower Essence Podcast is protected under copyright law. Legal Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests on the Flower Essence Podcast are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Rochana Felde, Kathleen Aspenns or the Flower Essence Podcast. All content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice.

In this episode, Kathleen and Rochana introduce the 12 Windows of Plant Perception, a multi-dimensional approach to plant study developed by the Flower Essence Society. It's a significant component of our Flower Essence Practitioner Training Program, and helps us to cultivate a living, holistic understanding of a plant and its healing signatures. We discuss our experience with this approach and some of the "windows" explored during our in-depth study of the Chicory and Queen Anne's Lace flower essence plants. Learn about the objective and subjective practice of plant observation, how plant stories help cultures maintain stable information over time, and be encouraged to try it yourself!    🌸📚🌿💕✨Join our upcoming cohort of the FES Flower Essence Practitioner Certification Program! You'll enjoy a rich and spacious learning experience through our hybrid approach that blends on-demand multimedia lessons and live interactive sessions. We'll meet twice a month for six months beginning October 17, 2025, allowing plenty of time to explore, experiment and integrate the information. Register now for immediate access to the course materials. ✨   🌼 Full podcast show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. ❤️ Like this episode? Help us out by clicking the like button on the platform you're listening with or watching this, and subscribing to our channel on iTunes, Spotify, or YouTube.   🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you.  LEARN MORE ✿ The Flower Essence Podcast: Get the show notes and transcript ✿ Patreon: Support our work and keep this podcast ad-free ✿ The School for Flower Essence Studies: We have courses for everyone, from the beginner to advanced practitioner. Get the free Flower Essence Quickstart, join our Live Community Chats, and become a member of our community.   🌸🌼💕🌻🌺 © 2025 The School for Flower Essence Studies. All rights reserved. Content from the Flower Essence Podcast is protected under copyright law. Legal Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests on the Flower Essence Podcast are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Rochana Felde, Kathleen Aspenns or the Flower Essence Podcast. All content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

In this episode, Kathleen and Rochana bring you an excerpt from their new course, Bach Flower Foundations, now open for registration at the School for Flower Essence Studies.  We share a segment from the module, Bach Flowers for Modern Life, where we springboard from Dr. Bach's original insights on personality types to think in terms of the Bach flowers as archetypes representing personality "parts" and how they interact in relationships. It's a fascinating discussion highlighting some of the most "active" Bach flower archetypes and some corresponding "reactive" patterns, with examples that help us understand these personality parts better. It's a great way to envision some of the characteristics of the Bach flowers that we cover comprehensively in the course.    🌼 Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. ❤️ Like this episode? Help us out by clicking the like button on the platform you're listening with or watching this, and subscribing to our channel on iTunes, Spotify, or YouTube.   🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you.  LEARN MORE ✿ The Flower Essence Podcast: Get the show notes and transcript ✿ Patreon: Support our work and keep this podcast ad-free ✿ The School for Flower Essence Studies: We have courses for everyone, from the beginner to advanced practitioner. Get the free Flower Essence Quickstart, join our Live Community Chats, and become a member of our community.  🌸🌼💕🌻🌺 © 2025 The School for Flower Essence Studies. All rights reserved. Content from the Flower Essence Podcast is protected under copyright law. Legal Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests on the Flower Essence Podcast are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Rochana Felde, Kathleen Aspenns or the Flower Essence Podcast. All content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Have you ever felt like an impostor when presenting yourself in a new job, role, or project? It's a common obstacle when putting ourselves "out there" in the world. Perhaps you doubt your abilities or don't feel like you have enough knowledge. Perhaps you fear making mistakes, especially if a past failure haunts you. There may even be a deep seated unworthiness at the core, keeping you from following your dreams. In this episode Kathleen Aspenns and Rochana Felde talk about the facets of imposter syndrome and how Flower Essence Therapy can be tuned to each nuance. We explore the key flower and gem essences to support us in unconditionally accepting ourselves, centering ourselves in trust, valuing our worth, and finding the courage to take the next step. 🌼 Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. ❤️ Like this episode? Help us out by clicking the like button on the platform you're listening with or watching this, and subscribing to our channel on iTunes, Spotify, or YouTube.   🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you.  LEARN MORE ✿ The Flower Essence Podcast: Get the show notes and transcript ✿ Patreon: Support our work and keep this podcast ad-free ✿ The School for Flower Essence Studies: We have courses for everyone, from the beginner to advanced practitioner. Get the free Flower Essence Quickstart, join our Live Community Chats, and become a member of our community.  🌸🌼💕🌻🌺 © 2025 The School for Flower Essence Studies. All rights reserved. Content from the Flower Essence Podcast is protected under copyright law. Legal Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by guests on the Flower Essence Podcast are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Rochana Felde, Kathleen Aspenns or the Flower Essence Podcast. All content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

With all that's going on in the world, many are struggling to stay grounded, find perspective and feel a sense of stability. It's a crucial time to maintain centeredness and peace so no matter what we're doing and what we choose to do, our best selves can show up. Kathleen and Rochana bring in ancient and powerful plant allies that have a long history of helping humans on this planet. These flower essences and gem elixirs help us cultivate resilience, perspective, and heart connections with the earth and each other to increase our light and promote peace in our every step.   Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. ❤️Like this episode? You can help us out by clicking the like button on the platform you're listening with or watching this, and subscribing to our channel on iTunes, Spotify, or YouTube. Your clicks and positive reviews help other like-minded souls find us. 🙏 🌸The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. Join our PATREON ✅ This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Nicholas Pearson returns to the podcast after the release of his latest book, Crystals for Psychic Self-Defense. Starting with a grounded understanding of the sources of psychic and energetic harm, we discuss the importance of good energy hygiene including grounding, centering, and cleansing. We explore a host of techniques for protecting and shielding ourselves and our spaces with the use of physical gemstones, gem elixirs/waters, and flower essences. Join us for this in-depth download from our favorite author and teacher at the intersection of gemstones and plants for vibrational healing and magickal work. 💎🌹✨ 📄 Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website.   Nicholas Pearson is the author of Crystals for Psychic Self-Defense, Crystal Basics, Flower Essences from the Witch's Garden, and more. Visit theluminouspearl.com Previous appearances on the Flower Essence Podcast: FEP45 Plant Spirit Magick with Nicholas Pearson (March 2022) FEP35 Gem Elixirs with Nicholas Pearson (Apr 2021)   Sign up for our Live Community Chats at the School for Flower Essence Studies Upcoming Topic: Ask us Anything on June 11, 2025 - SIGN UP Previous Topic: Energetic Hygiene and Alignment - Watch the replay   ❤️ Like this episode? You can help us out by clicking the like button on the platform you're listening with or watching this, and subscribing to our channel on iTunes, Spotify, or YouTube. Your clicks and positive reviews help other like-minded souls find us. 🙏 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. Join our PATREON ✅ This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Kathleen Aspenns and Rochana Felde are joined by Ruth Toledo Altschuler to embrace the energy of creativity as a lifeline that sustains us with aliveness during challenging times.  We discuss: How flower essences and gem elixirs can be used to spark and nourish creativity whether or not we think we're creative How the creative process itself can be liberating and an integral part of healing because it's connected to the vital life force within us How using art, writing, and creative acts as therapeutic tools in conjunction with Flower Essence Therapy can be synergistic for both processes And we honor the creative energy of Spring bursting forth in the Northern Hemisphere. Happy Equinox!   Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.  

In this episode Kathleen and Rochana dive into the current energy of overwhelm that so many are feeling.  We bring in our favorite tried and true flower essences and gem elixirs for not only managing the onslaught, but also strengthening our fields and building resilience. Whether the overwhelm comes from too much information, energy, emotions, sensory signals, environmental factors, or all of the above, Nature helps bring us back into balance.   Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

In this episode, Kathleen and Rochana welcome back our partner in the School for Flower Essence Studies, Ruth Toledo Altschuler.  During these times of progressive overwhelm, we believe that Nature is here for us, and we have the capacity to take in new information when we attune to the plants. In light of this, we're excited to embark on a deep exploration of nine more Bach Flowers in our upcoming study group, which is more like an "experience group". We discuss the value of having a solid foundation of lineage teachings to build on — in this case, Dr. Edward Bach's original discoveries which have been much enhanced by Julian Barnard's lifetime contributions in this field. Now, we as modern practitioners have further evolved the way we use and talk about the Bach flowers in our practices. Bach flowers are well combined with the concept of parts work (Internal Family Systems) and other contemporary ways of addressing emotional challenges, affirming that they're more relevant than ever. 🌸 ​Bach Flowers in Contemporary Practice​ is our in-depth Bach flower essence study group in which we slow down to learn directly from the plants and the people who have long been using these essences with clients. You're invited to join our upcoming iteration beginning February 20th, 2025. This is Part Three of a series, but can be taken in any order! Be sure to register by February 7th to save $30! 🌸 Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

In this episode, we explore herbs, flower essences, and homeopathy through a shamanic lens with celebrated herbalist, author, and teacher Matthew Wood. He's been a practitioner of these modalities for forty-five years and teaches at the Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism. Matt shares stories from his life's journey with the plants and from his most recent book, A Shamanic Herbal - Plant Teachers and Animal Medicine. In this wide-ranging conversation, we touch on fascinating connections between wild animal archetypes and plants, including some of the flower essence plants that we know and love. Taking it further, we discuss shadow work that may come up for processing during the dark of winter and these broader Plutonian times, and the light-bringing plants that can help us through. Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.  

Recorded during the liminal time of year when the veil between the worlds is thin (Halloween, Samhain, Day of the Dead), Rochana and Kathleen discuss how we connect to the unseen — plant devas, our dearly departed, ancestors, angels, and spirit guides.  Animism, a belief that spirit is alive in everything, is a basic principle of making flower essences as we view it as a co-creative activity between ourselves and the spirit of the plant.   We don't need to turn to psychedelic plant medicines to connect with spirit beings. Flower essences can help us open to spiritual connection, practice discernment, and invoke protection on our journeys. Join us for this interesting conversation as we bring in some of our favorite plant spirit helpers.  Essences discussed:  Angelica Hairy Angelica Forget-Me-Not Hound's Tongue Mountain Forget-Me-Not Yarrows Siberian Yarrow Black Tourmaline Hematite Rainbow Hematite Guardian Purification St. John's Wort Mugwort Queen Anne's Lace   Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.  

In this episode, Katheen and Rochana navigate the nervous system responses when triggered or emotionally activated. How do we recognize when it's happening and what are some things we can do immediately to cope? How can we work with these deeply embedded reactions that at minimum feel uncomfortable but often are painful and uncontrollable? We discuss the importance of releasing emotion from the body and using flower essences to assist in creating a safe container for this work, as we strive to increase resilience and regain equilibrium in our lives.  Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.  

In this episode we dive into the concept of life purpose, what that means, and how to uncover and pursue it with support from Nature and the flower essences. We talk about the Japanese concept of Ikigai to look at the different pieces that come together to inform an overall sense of purpose, how to center ourselves, listen to our inner wisdom, and embody the guidance coming in from higher realms. We bring in essences to help with that, to give us the strength to forge ahead and permission to spark our creativity in this process. Essences discussed: Hornbeam Rosemary Sapphire Ruby Blue Corydalis Wild Oat Buttercup Shooting Star Cerato Sage Diamond  Iris Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own healthcare practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.  

This episode is an excerpt from an upcoming course we're working on, Foundations in Flower Essence Therapy, which will be available from the School for Flower Essence Studies in early fall 2024.   We talk about the importance of using calming and centering essences when beginning to use essences for ourselves and others. It's a really good first step, and sometimes all that's needed. There are times we may want to skip over this and go right to essences that work with deeper challenges, but we've seen time and again the value of starting with calming and centering approaches to help the nervous system feel safer and more embodied.  Essences discussed:  Star of Bethlehem Lavender Chamomile    Vervain Corn Yarrow Pink Yarrow   Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Lindsay Fauntleroy joins us in exploring creative methods of formulating potent flower essence blends. Lindsay is a medicine maker, acupuncturist, author, educator, and founder of The Spirit Seed. This recording was excerpted from a live community event held for students of the School for Flower Essence Studies and students of Lindsay's school. We had a fascinating discussion about various approaches for creating potent blends, including formulation frameworks borrowed from eastern and western herbalism, perfumery, numerology, and sacred geometry.   Lindsay's new course, Archetypal Flower Essence Formula Design, begins June 3rd, 2024. Use code FESTUDIES for a nice discount.   To get notified about future live community chats hosted by the School for Flower Essence Studies, sign up for our newsletter.   Show notes on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

In this episode, Kathleen and Rochana discuss what it's like on the business side of being a Flower Essence Practitioner. We share our stories and some of the common challenges when setting out on your own as a service entrepreneur (hello imposter syndrome, overwhelm, and undervaluing!), and offer some helpful essence ideas for working through them. We've found that participating in masterminds, group coaching/mentoring, and community forums are incredibly helpful to this process. The value of hearing from your peers, their struggles and questions, learning how they solve them, and the wisdom that evolves from the group mind, cannot be underestimated.   NEW! Announcing the Professional Practice Mentoring Group launching at the School for Flower Essence Studies. It's a unique online community space with live group coaching meetings, beginning May 1st. We're piloting it for 6 months, and we'd love for you to be part of it!   Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Sara Artemisia returns to the podcast in this illuminating episode about money consciousness. Sara is a Plant Spirit Wisdom Teacher, Flower Essence Practitioner, Financial Coach, and Host of the Plant Spirit Podcast. We talk about identifying the source of our beliefs concerning money, addressing our blocks in allowing abundance, and viewing money as an ally and energy to partner with. The plants and essences offer powerful support on this journey of embodiment and learning to accept nourishment from Nature. Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow, and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own healthcare practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Kathleen and Rochana address misconceptions about flower essences and how they work. Get answers to these common questions and concerns:  Will they take away my stress?  Are higher doses more powerful? How long will it take them to "work"? Why does an essence stop working?  Can they help me endure an intolerable situation?  Why can't they fix all my problems at once?  Can I take an essence if I'm allergic to the plant?  If I feel resistance to an essence does that mean I should take it?    Have more questions you need answered? Let us know!   Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow, and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own healthcare practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Misinformation, Disinformation, Propaganda, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Fakes, Brainwashing, Phishing, Spam, Scammers, PsyOps, Cults, and sleazy Marketing, oh my! There's a war at play for our attention, our thoughts, our beliefs, and of course our money – whether it's just an advertisement to buy a product or something more complex with higher stakes.  It's crucial now more than ever to cultivate skills of discernment, to be able to listen to that voice inside that raises a flag on what we see and hear. Yet, the daily practice of this can breed skepticism and distrust that may block the flow of life energy.  How can flower essences help us with this practice in a healthy way, so we can navigate and survive these times? Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website You can also watch us on YouTube   🎁 Bonus for listeners! We've been reflecting on how much we appreciate all you listeners out there, and we decided to create a bonus for you. This video is a recording on flower essences for stress and anxiety, and we hope you'll benefit from it in these very anxious times. 🙏 👉 Go to floweressencestudies.com/podbonus to claim your listener bonus  

Meet Australian Flower Essence Practitioner Tracy O'Meara Smith!  Tracy combines Flower Essence Therapy with a gentle and holistic form of bodywork (Bowen Therapy), and through this integration guides clients through periods of profound inner transformation, crisis, and pain. She empowers individuals to trust their intuition, act on newfound insights, and discover effective ways to cope, live, and ultimately be. Well-versed in the Australian essences, Tracy was recently certified by the Flower Essence Essence Society through the online Practitioner Certification Training Program taught by Ruth Toledo Altschuler.   Our conversation spans her profoundly connective experience of participating in an Aboriginal flower pit ceremony, how the FES training up-leveled her understanding of flower essence therapy, and the deep integration that bodywork brings to the process.    Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website   👉 Learn more about the Flower Essence Practitioner Certification Training Program at the School for Flower Essence Studies.   🎁 Bonus for listeners! Recently, we've been reflecting on how much we appreciate all you listeners out there, and we decided to create a bonus for you. This video is a recording on flower essences for stress and anxiety, and we hope you'll benefit from it in these very anxious times. 🙏 👉 Go to floweressencestudies.com/podbonus to claim your listener bonus   🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us.   This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Ever wonder how we got from Dr. Bach's research to where we are today? In the late 1970s and 80s there was a simultaneous explosion of new flower essences being discovered, researched, and produced around the world. Yet, this "second wave" of producers didn't initially know about one another until the first international conference was held. Ruth Toledo Altschuler came on the scene just as these gatherings began to happen, and she became a major importer of essences into Brazil at that time. In this episode, we have the honor of hearing her stories and adventures — how she met the people and visited the places of the FES, Alaskan, Australian essences, and more, in these early days of the post-Bach flower essence renaissance.   Join us for this rare treat and glimpse into the modern history of flower essences. Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website   👉 Learn more about the Flower Essence Practitioner Certification Training Program   🎁 Bonus for listeners! Recently, we've been reflecting on how much we appreciate all you listeners out there, and we decided to create a bonus for you. This video is a recording on flower essences for stress and anxiety, and we hope you'll benefit from it in these very anxious times. 🙏 👉 Go to floweressencestudies.com/podbonus to claim your listener bonus   🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us.   This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

  In this episode, we welcome Lindsay Fauntleroy back to the podcast! Lindsay is a medicine maker, educator, acupuncturist, and the author of In Our Element — a self-help guide that integrates acupuncture theory, flower essences, yoga and ancestral spirituality.   We talk about the naturally rising levels of stress and anxiety during this time of year and the corresponding elemental forces.   Exploring the way stress and anxiety manifest with different elements, we offer our favorite flower essences for each scenario. And wow do we cover a lot!   Join us on this whirlwind dive into the elements as a lens for Flower Essence Therapy. Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🎁 Thank you for listening! As a token of our appreciation, we have a bonus recording for you! Get it here. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of the School for Flower Essence Studies and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons. ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram and Facebook. ⭐ Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube really help us, and help other like-minded souls find us. Please take a moment to add a review whenever listening. 🙏 ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

We went to the movies! And saw Barbie! This was a rare treat for us, as we live on opposite sides of the county. We laughed so hard, then had a great chat about it during lunch, and we knew right away we wanted to discuss some of the themes in our next podcast. We address some typical challenges experienced by those of us not at the top of the patriarchy: constant feelings of not being enough and having to work twice as hard to get less feeling obligated to do more for others than for ourselves and letting our self care suffer being too "nice" and putting on a happy mask to appease those with more power We talk about essences for these states and to boost a general feeling of empowerment. There's no spoilers except for a certain kick-ass monologue that we just had to repeat. But if you haven't seen the movie, go take some self-care time and do it!   Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Have you ever thought about the co-creative act of making a flower essence as a spiritual or self-development practice in and of itself? It requires surrendering to the moment, really listening to Nature, and going with the flow to accept all parts of the experience. The lessons the plants impart in the process may continue long after the essence is bottled, so an awareness must also be cultivated to notice, interpret, and work with what comes up. Kathleen and Rochana reflect on how years of essence making have enhanced their individual personal growth — in all its messy glory. Do you make flower essences? We'd love to hear your experiences and thoughts on this topic! If you haven't made them yourself, is this something that you'd like to try?  🌸🌼🌹🌻🌺💐🌷 Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.  

In this episode, Kathleen and Rochana explore the relevance of the classic Bach flower remedies in today's increasingly complex and overwhelming world.   How do they compare to the more modern essences available? Are people different now than they were in the 1930s? Have our needs changed?   It's interesting to reflect on the world events of Dr. Bach's time and his personal evolution as a physician that led him to become the creator of these famous remedies.    We also share our thoughts about blending the Bach flower remedies with essences and elixirs from other systems, and why gem elixirs may be an important addition for those who've worked with flowers for some time.  Want to learn more about the Bach flower essences? Check out Julian Barnard's Bach Flower Learning Program, recently released by the School for Flower Essence Studies. It's an amazing resource, and free!   Essences discussed: Olive (Olea europeaea) Elm (Ulmus procera) Vervain (Verbena officianalis)* Honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium) Wild Rose (Rosa canina) *the herb mentioned is Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)    Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

We welcome Ruth Toledo Altschuler back to the podcast as we record a session for our upcoming Flower Essence Alchemy event! The three of us share our early life experiences in trying to access emotional sanity by connecting to the plants, animals, and the elements of Nature. Using the analogy of "reforesting ourselves" after processes of internal deforestation have happened, we explore the concept of re-bonding with the earth so that we can become more fully whole and embodied beings. And we share the flower, tree, and gem essences that are key for this grounding re-connection.    🌎🌬️🔥💦✨🌸 Flower Essence Alchemy begins April 17th!  This Earth Week, explore the elemental forces of flower essences and vibrational remedies and their regenerative influence on essence creation, formulation, and potent self-care. Flower Essence Alchemy is an illuminating online event with flower essence experts sharing deep wisdom on the relationship between the elements, the essences, and ourselves. 📅 Starts April 17 | LIVE Panels on April 22, 2023 Register before April 17 for 30% off!  Check out the website for all the details and to register. 🌎🌬️🔥💦✨🌸   Full show notes and transcript of this episode on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

In this episode, Kathleen and Rochana speak to expert Locational Astrologer, Moses Siregar, who combines western and Vedic astrology in the unique field of astrocartography. With a love for and background in flower essences and vibrational remedies, Moses continues to use these in conjunction with his astrology practice. We chat about the big astrological transits of March 2023 (Saturn moving into Pisces and Pluto into Aquarius) and flower essences that can support us during this time.  Full show notes and transcript on the Flower Essence Podcast website. 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Trauma therapist Maureen Clancy joins us on the podcast to chat about supporting mental health with flower essences. Discover Maureen's favorite essences for anxious states vs. depressed states, and how she incorporates them in her practice in conjunction with other therapeutic modalities such as EMDR. We also talk about how to know when flower essences aren't enough on their own and further mental health services are indicated. Join us for this illuminating look into flower and tree essences from a psychotherapist's perspective: Rescue Remedy Borage Red Clover Redwood Maple Full show notes and transcript on our website:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep54-flower-essences-for-mental-health-with-maureen-clancy 🌸 The Flower Essence Podcast is hosted by Rochana Felde and Kathleen Aspenns of The School for Flower Essence Studies, and additionally supported by our wonderful patrons and listeners like you. ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast ❤️ Like this episode? Let us know! Heart, follow and share on Instagram or Facebook. 🙏 Your positive reviews on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube help other like-minded souls find us. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. Please consult with your own health care practitioner regarding any medical information discussed by the hosts and guests on the Flower Essence Podcast.

Rather than setting New Year's resolutions and diving headfirst to start smashing goals on January 1st, Kathleen and Rochana talk about a more Nature-based approach of first letting go, going within, and going with the flow during the dark days of winter here in the Northern Hemisphere. True to form, Nature reinforced that lesson for us with the California storms (hello water element) that brought flooding and extended outages, testing our ability to literally go with the flow as this recording had to be rescheduled multiple times.  Learn about some of the essences we use to cultivate receptivity and calm flexibility for a more natural approach to planning and goal setting. We discuss:  Baby Blue Eyes Almond Vervain Polar Ice Greenland Icecap Tidal Forces Rock Water Rock Springs Lavender Motherwort Wild Oat Join us in welcoming in the year of the Yin Water Rabbit, which further speaks to the energies of this time. 💧🐇 Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep53-going-with-the-flow The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness

Join us in an enchanting exploration of the Artemisia plants—Mugworts, Wormwoods, and Sagebrushes—as we share stories and experiences of working with the flower essences, herbal preparations, and strong energies of this unique subset of the Aster family. 🌙🌿🧙‍♀️💚🧚✨    Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/  The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast

Are you feeling weighed down by the energy of others, the constant bombardment of information, or the emotional drama and violence that pervades our media in these times? Mental stress and anxiousness are especially common during this time of year as the energy of the fall season is one of pulling in. Kathleen and Rochana talk about helpful flower essences to clear the mental and emotional clutter that has accumulated in and around us — to discern what's not ours, to release what's not serving us, and to strengthen our energy field. Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep51-energetic--emotional-detox-with-flower-essences The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Substack Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness  

Ruth Toledo Altschuler joins us for our 50th show! As a returning guest of the podcast and partner in the Flower Essence Conference, you'll most likely be familiar with the incredible depth of insight Ruth has in Flower Essence Therapy. She has been a practitioner and educator for over three decades, and has a unique combination of experience unparalleled in the field. In this episode, we talk about understanding flower essences in the context of their botanical families. When we are able to group essence plants this way, patterns emerge that can help us to find the right essence faster for a given concern. And when we apply the observation of the plant signature, we can better see the distinctions of their healing qualities within their family. This plant-centric system of learning about flower essences is something the three of us resonate deeply with.💚 Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep50-botanical-families-as-a-guide-to-flower-essences-with-ruth-toledo-altschuler The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness Your podcast guest is: Ruth Toledo Altschuler: Essence Mentoring

We are absolutely thrilled to have Lindsay Fauntleroy as our guest this month! Lindsay is an educator, acupuncturist, director of The Spirit Seed, and maker of Elementals Essences.  Our conversation centered around the five element system as a process for understanding our own cycles, as well as where we are collectively in this moment and what beautiful flower essence is coming forward.  We talk about Lindsay's new book, "In Our Element: Using the Five Elements as Soul Medicine to Unleash Your Personal Power", and the inspirational way she combines flower essences, yoga poses and music playlists as medicine for the body, mind and soul. We love how she joyfully weaves together Eastern medicine, western psychology, and African ancestral principles of spirituality in a modern way that is easy to understand, actionable and accessible. Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep49-the-five-elements-as-soul-medicine-with-lindsay-fauntleroy The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Substack Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness Visit our guest: Lindsay Fauntleroy: The Spirit Seed and In Our Element  

This month we are joined by Sara Artemisia — a Flower Essence Practitioner, Plant Spirit Wisdom Teacher, and host of the Plant Spirit Podcast and the Plant Spirit Herbalism Summit.    Our discussion is a rich exploration of soul purpose and the re-emergence of the divine feminine, with deep wisdom and powerful activation by the Wild Roses and Queen Anne's Lace.    Honoring the wisdom embedded in traditional fairy tales, we delve into the symbolism of Sleeping Beauty/Briar Rose and how it relates to the modern day awakening of divine feminine consciousness.   We talk about the journey of finding our purpose as not being a single act but rather a series of intuitive steps on our life path, and learning to trust the guidance all around us with help from the plants and flower essences. Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep48-soul-purpose-and-the-divine-feminine-with-sara-artemisia The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Substack Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness  

Join us for a deep dive into the plant signatures and flower essence energetics of our two favorite trees: Redwood and Magnolia. These ancient beings have been on the planet since dinosaurs roamed the earth, and we think they have much wisdom for us.  Redwoods are the tallest tree, one of the longest living, and grow in groups that are connected by their root system. They help us see the big picture, be resilient, and foster community — while connecting us to the earth and our own ancient sacredness. Magnolias are one of the first flowering plants on the planet, and they imbue us with hope and enthusiasm for this earthly experience. They aid us in fully inhabiting our bodies so we can access our unique gifts and pursue our life's work. Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep47-listening-to-the-ancients The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Substack Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness  

Kathleen and Rochana welcome Ruth Toledo Altschuler to talk about our current collaboration together—organizing the online Flower Essence Conference (coming up, April 29th, 2022!). We hear from Ruth about the impetus behind this project and the way that flower essence conferences of the past have brought people together in heartfelt community.  We also share an excerpt from one of our conference sessions, "Tending the Legacy of Flower Essence Therapy". Join us for a fascinating discussion with Isabela Bisconcini, a flower essence educator, practitioner and psychotherapist from Brazil, on the multidimensional transmission and living legacy of flower essence information.  Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep46-sharing-the-legacy-of-flower-essence-therapy/ The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Substack Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness

On this episode, Rochana and Kathleen welcome Nicholas Pearson back to the podcast to talk about his new book, Flower Essences from the Witch's Garden—Plant Spirits in Magickal Herbalism. We love the way he combines the building blocks of plant spirit herbalism with flower essence therapy, alchemical principles, traditional lore, and modern magickal practice. Join us for a fascinating discussion touching on these topics and more. There is something for everyone! Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep45-plant-spirit-magick-with-nicholas-pearson The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Substack Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness You can find our guest at:  www.linktr.ee/theluminouspearl  

Kathleen and Rochana explore what it means to maintain heart-centered courage in the face of extended adversity — notably during the pandemic and natural disasters related to climate change. Collectively we are all dealing with disconnection and the grief of what has been lost, and we need strength for what we are still going through during this time of uncertainty. Flower essences can help us stay present, connected, and embodied while nurturing our heart and helping us cultivate compassion for ourselves and others.  Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep44-the-courageous-heart The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Substack Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness

Kathleen and Rochana talk about fully loving and accepting ourselves, foibles and all. What holds us back from accepting ourselves without conditions? Shame, judgement, unworthiness, and comparison-itis rear their shadowy heads. But there are some lovely and transformational flower essences that help us let go of those things in order to see and appreciate our true, authentic selves. Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep-43-self-acceptance/ The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness

Feeling blue these days? You're not alone. This month Rochana and Kathleen cover the topic of depression and the constellation of difficult emotional aspects that accompany it. Find out what flower essences and gem elixirs we use to shine a gentle light in the dark corners, help shift perspective, soften the suffering, and provide soul guidance. Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep-42-feeling-blue-flower-essences-for-depression The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness

Kathleen and Rochana explore the challenging terrain of toxic shame that is forged by experiences of emotional and physical abuse. Flower essences can help lift the burden and bring to our conscious awareness the realization there is nothing wrong with us, we deserve to be here, and we are enough — regardless of what we might have been told in the past. Warning: this episode includes some personal stories of abuse and may be triggering for some.   Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/ The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness    

Join us for a wide ranging discussion with Isha Lerner – astrologer, author, flower essence producer and consultant – as we explore the intersection of flower essences and astrology. We talk about: Isha's formative experiences at Findhorn in Scotland, and how her studies of flower essences, astrology and tarot came together in her work guiding people into awareness of their lives as mythic journeys. Insights of the natal chart as a type of signature and how this can inform the process of transforming difficult aspects into gifts. How to work through karmic imprints to discover the beauty of the original Self. How generational patterns from outer planet placements also come into the picture as part of the process of collective evolution. How flower essences can support us to manage our anxiety, feelings of isolation, and to help us restructure our lives in new and healthier patterns during this time of upheaval. Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep40-astrological-influences-with-isha-lerner/ The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness Your podcast guest is:  Isha Learner: Power Flower Essences  

Join us for a lighthearted episode where Rochana and Kathleen discuss which flower essences they would recommend for Star Wars characters. It is a fun game to play, but also useful practice for learning how to work with essences. We share our picks for classic characters like Luke and Leia, and also newer ones such as Rey and Kylo Ren. These films are rich territory for examining archetypal themes of abandonment, relationship issues, and how to find hope in dark times. Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep-39-essences-for-star-wars-characters The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook 💚 Like this episode? SHARE with a friend! ✅ Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness

Flower Essence Practitioner and Educator, Loyola Colebeck, returns to the podcast to share her insights on using Bach flower essences within the lens of Chinese Medicine. Our conversation ranges from the overarching cosmology to how the organs in that system correlate to certain emotions, such as the Spleen and worry. Join us for this fascinating discussion. Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep38-bach-flowers-amp-chinese-medicine-with-loey-colebeck The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook Hosts: Kathleen Aspenns: Flora of Asia Rochana Felde: Wiseflower Wellness Guest:  Loyola Colebeck: Mind is Body Therapies

Rochana and Kathleen interview David Dalton, a pioneering flower essence producer, practitioner, educator, founder of Delta Gardens, and author of Stars of the Meadow - Exploring Medicinal Herbs as Flower Essences.  David has been making flower essences in his research gardens and in natural habitats around the world for over thirty years. In this episode, we hear about his flower essence research, practice, and some of his interesting adventures along the way.  Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep37-essence-adventures-with-david-dalton/ The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice   Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook   Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen's website: Flora of Asia Rochana's website: Wiseflower Wellness  

Have you ever wondered what it is like to make a flower essence? In this episode, Rochana and Kathleen share their stories of essence making and connecting to the plants. Nature has a sense of humor and when you are working in partnership, things don't always go according to your best laid plans. Full show notes and transcript here:  https://thefloweressencepodcast.com/fep36-essence-making-experiences The Flower Essence Podcast is available on: YouTube iTunes Spotify Our Website or your podplayer of choice. Like this episode? SHARE with a friend!   Join to our PATREON community to help with expenses and get some perks too! https://www.patreon.com/thefloweressencepodcast Find us on Social Media: Instagram Facebook Your podcast hosts are: Kathleen's website: Flora of Asia Rochana's website: Wiseflower Wellness