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Our Core Values

Plant Centric

We listen deeply to the wisdom and guidance coming from Nature to inform our teachings.

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Practitioner Focused

From casual beginner to the advanced practitioner, our goal is to resource you for success.

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Multi-Brand

Just as practitioners blend essences from different producers, we believe flower essence education should be based on the plant and not restricted to one brand.

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Founders & Faculty

Ruth Toledo Altschuler

Co-Founder, Lead Instructor & Mentor

Ruth is a Certified Flower Essence Practitioner, Educator and Mentor. In practice for over three decades, she has a unique combination of experience unparalleled in the field. Originating from Brazil, Ruth was instrumental in developing flower essence therapy as a widely accepted modality in that country. She has a background in photography and uses that talent to greatly enhance the online student experience with immersive imagery. Ruth is an authorized instructor for the FES Practitioner Certification Program and offers this to yearly. She is the creator of Essence Mentoring & Essence Circles, and co-host of The Flower Essence Conference.

Kathleen Aspenns

Co-Founder & Instructor

Kathleen is a Nature Intuitive, Certified Flower Essence Practitioner, and Educator. As an Essence Researcher and Producer, she developed the Flora of Asia line of flower essences from herbal plants used in Chinese Medicine and cultivated in California. She holds a degree in Horticulture Science, and also works with horses as a Tellington TTouch Method Equine Practitioner. Kathleen co-hosts The Flower Essence Podcast and The Flower Essence Conference.

Rochana Felde

Co-Founder, Instructor & Designer

Rochana is a Flower Essence Practitioner, Herbalist, and Plant Spirit Researcher — creating flower essences from the wild coastal cliffs, forests, and meadows of Northern California. With an extensive background in information technology and user interface design, she creates graphics, websites and content for the school and related projects. Rochana co-hosts The Flower Essence Podcast and The Flower Essence Conference.

Adjunct Presenters

Featured speakers of the Flower Essence Conference

Julian Barnard
Isha Lerner
Ian White
Sabrina Pettitt
David Dalton
Judith Poelarends
Sandra Epstein
Deborah Craydon
Sue Lilly
Rosana Souto
Lindsay Fauntleroy
Heidi Smith
Cathy Skipper
Sara Turner
Loyola Colebeck

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