Buds to Blossoms: Flower Essences for Children, Teens and Young Adults
Are you ready for back to school? Did your beautiful baby just enter the terrible twos? How are you handling those know -it-all teens? Are you a parent, caretaker, educator or wellness practitioner wanting to reach a young person in a way that honors their unique soul’s journey?
In Buds to Blossoms, you’ll learn how to use flower essence remedies to support children, youth and young adults as they transition, grow and develop. As a community, we will explore how plant intelligence can offer wisdom for every stage of becoming.
Each workshop focuses on the soul lessons and blessings of four stages of youth and adolescent development: Birth to age 7, 7-12, 12-18, and 18-24. Using the power of storytelling and personal reflection, we will explore solutions as a community of caregivers to assist the young people in our families, communities, and/or our clinical practice.
Those who are new to flower essences will find easy to use formulas and individual essences to have in their home medicine cabinet. Experienced flower essence practitioners will learn special considerations for working with children and adolescents in clinical practice.
Course Details
Pre-Requisites:
This is an open-level course, with assignments designed for those who are taking the course for community healing, as well as those on the Spirit Seed practitioner track.
If you are brand new to flower essences, we recommend taking one of our free Flower Essence Basics workshops!
Successful completion of this course offers 4 credits towards certification.
Schedule
Seeds to Blossoms meets for 4 live virtual sessions via Zoom on bi-weekly Sundays from 12- 2pm EST/ 9-11am PST. 80% attendance and assignment completion is required for certification credit.
Live Workshop Dates (Via Zoom):
October 6th: Early Childhood, Birth to Age 7
October 20th: School Ages, 7-12
November 3rd: Early Adolescence, ages 12-18
November 17th: Late Adolescence, ages 18-24
Resources
Recommended Books & Resources:
The Essential Flower Essence Handbook for Perfect Well-Being by Lila Devi
Bach Flower Essences for Children: A Parent’s Guide by Barbara Mazzarella
Spirit-in-Nature Affirmation Deck
Flowers that Heal: How to Use Flower Essences by Patricia Kaminiski
Flower Essence Services Affirm-a-Flower Deck
Additional reading selections will be available on the Spirit Seed student forum
Facilitator
Meet Renee!
Renee K. Smith (Ifagbaye Esubola Ayelaagbe Egbesina) is a certified flower essence practitioner and proud founder of Akika Flower Essences & Apothecary. Akika Flower Essences was created to explore the ancestral practice of tuning into plant intelligence as a tool for transformation, healing and empowerment on one’s soul journey. Renee received her flower essence certification from The Spirit Seed (formerly Oceans & Rivers) and The Flower Essence Society (FES). As an Iyanifa and Olorisa, initiated to Ifa and Egbe in Nigeria, Renee also uses the knowledge she gains from her spiritual practice to assist her clients in finding and maintaining balance in their lives. She continues to expand her repertoire of community tools for healing through consistent study of our plant allies, learning and practicing the art of alchemy as taught by Master Teacher Diana Pharr and becoming a Level II Reiki Practitioner certified by Taino Reiki Healing. Renee is a Brooklyn native, mother, artist, healer, alchemist, strategist, cultural arts curator, flower essence & reiki practitioner, SRJ advocate, priest, artist and community member.
$375
Tuition for this course is $375. Payment plans, financing though Affirm or AfterPay, and partial scholarships are available. Choose this registration option to fulfill credits towards Spirit Seed practitioner certification.
You’ll choose your Payment Option when you register:
Option 1: One-time, full tuition payment due October 5th.
Option 2: Spirit Seed's no-interest payment plans that divide all of your tuition for registered courses into one monthly payment installment . First payment is due on October 5th.
Option 3: Financing through AfterPay or Affirm, credit-based platforms that sometimes offer lower monthly payments over longer periods of time