Dear Reader, As the three of us (Ruth, Kathleen, and Rochana) have been working on our individual businesses over the years, we've participated in group coaching, masterminds, communities of practice, women's circles, and the list goes on. Nothing existed specifically for flower essence practitioners, so we had to make do with what we could find. Some groups were more valuable than others, and with the not-so-great experiences we learned what we didn't like: β Traditional marketing advice...
4 days agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Common blocks to moving forward with your practice Here are a few sentiments we've heard from those of you starting or trying to grow a professional practice: β Imposter Syndrome: "When I look at the expertise of other practitioners, I feel like I need to deepen my studies and learn more things before starting my business/working with clients." β Offering Overwhelm: "I've learned so many different modalities/related techniques, I don't know where to focus my energy, or how to combine them...
6 days agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Solstice greetings dear Reader, Here's what's flowering at the school this month: Upcoming Events Open Circle Plant Attunement πΏ Gifts from the Archetypal presence of flowering Quince πΏ Quince Open Circle π
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 β±οΈ 5:00 pm Pacific | 8:00 pm Eastern (Daylight Time) π Read Ruth's Open Circle Invitation π Zoom Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/778287750?pwd=Z0RHa2Y4aEpEbzUyMHpIdEdDVUNzQT09 Meeting ID: 778 287 750Passcode: 794931 Open Circles are hosted by Ruth. Sorry, we don't...
14 days agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Calling all Flower Essence Practitioner students, graduates, and professionals: We've heard your questions and challenges and know that you'd like guidance, mentoring, and discussion on how to: β
Present your offerings in a way that speaks to your people β
Communicate artfully and effectively with clients β
Manage client cases so you can be successful over time β
Run your business and see what others are doing If this resonates, we invite you to: Gather in community with us to grow your...
20 days agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
This month's live chat: Ask Us Anything What burning questions do you have for Kathleen, Ruth, Rochana or the school in general? As mentioned on the podcast, this week we thought we'd open things up and do an AMA (Ask Me Anything) style Live Chat! You can ask your questions during the Zoom, type them into the chat, or even send to us ahead of time by replying to this email. Topic: Ask Us Anything Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm (Noon) Pacific | 3:00 pm Eastern Where: Zoom...
21 days agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
If you've been thinking about this, Reader, we'd love to have you join us for Botanical Families 3 beginning Thursday, May 22nd. Learn to use flower essences with more intimacy, precision, and mastery β so you and your clients get better results Through deep immersion in images of plants and flowers, you'll: πΏ See the patterns that bring plants together and guide Flower Essence Therapy πΏ Learn how these patterns and relationships influence the essence healing qualities πΏ Become more confident...
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Flowering Reader, We invite you to join us for four live sessions beginning May 22nd where you'll learn the Botanical Families Framework we use to select flower essences with more confidence, greater accuracy, and better outcomes. Through deep immersion in images of plants and flowers, you'll: See the patterns that bring plants together π Learn how this influences their healing qualities β¨ Become more confident in the alchemy of flower essence βmatchmakingβ π Our Early Bird pricing ends...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
How to Use Botanical Families in Flower Essence Therapy πΏ In this quick video, Kathleen Aspenns walks us through selecting flower essences using botanical families with two real client examples: Learning about botanical families can help us select flower essences with greater accuracy and effectiveness for our clients. If you're on the path to deepen your knowledge of flower essences, I hope you join Ruth and I for this Botanical Families series. πΏ Botanical Families begins May 22. Early Bird...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Plants are at the core of my flower essence studies πΏ A Story from Ruth When I first started reading about and using flower essences, I was fascinated by the human patterns depicted in the essence descriptions. In each description, I could see people I knew, and it was amazing to know there were ways to address these issues with the help of the flowers. It was a lot of information, and I longed to go deeper to truly grasp it. With my heart and soul, I wanted to learn more, and nothing would...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read