Have you ever once thought about how flowers could do more than brighten your day? What if they could actually support your emotional well-being, reduce your stress, and even spark creativity? After 270+ episodes, this is my first time ordering a guest product right after the interview. Yes, I am on the flower essence bandwagon HARD after this interview.

But who wouldn't be after talking with Katie Hess, founder and flower alchemist of Lotuswei, a company dedicated to harnessing the essence of flowers to help us live more joyful lives? She’s an amazing educator and I learned so much in this conversation.

In this episode, we learn:

• [04:41] How Katie started getting into the energetics of flowers
• [06:10] The ripple effect of 3%
• [08:12] What is a flower essence?
• [09:46] Why are bees attracted to flowers?
• [10:18] The concept of botanical wi-fi/flower wi-fi
• [14:01] Our disconnection from nature
• [15:48] Wind River Chimes
• [17:30] Plants with Superpowers
• [18:31] What is the human-flower connection?
• [21:45] Validating flower essence information
• [23:48] How do you study flower essence?
• [27:31] How is a flower’s energetic code captured and distilled?
• [30:32] The dilution process and its similarity with homeopathy
• [33:02] Essential oil vs flower essence
• [37:32] Most popular remedies and flowers that match
• [41:25] How can you experiment with and experience flower essences?
• [43:36] Take the flower essence test!
• [45:27] Synergistic flower essence blends
• [50:30] Flower essence that fits my lack of self-belief
• [51:29] Where can you order your flower essence?

Mentioned in our conversation:

• Fierce Compassion Collection
• Quiet Mind Collection
• Gain Insights with Our Flower Reading Quiz
• Divine Truth
• Divine Within

Want to find out which flower essence you can get started with?

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