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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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. 🌙🌿🧙‍♀️💚🧚✨

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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

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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

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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
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• Substack
• Our Website
• or your podplayer of choice

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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