The Flowerlounge with Katie Hess

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EP 122: Moonshine with Kristina Wingeier Dec 01, 2019

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ntuitive astrologer Kristina Wingeier is back for another episode of MOONSHINE to share her wisdom by providing us with a full astrological report for November 2019 (complete with a quick-reference cosmic calendar, breakdown of themes we can expect + luna-inspired rituals). Interested in how this all can be connected to flowers? We get into that too!

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EP 121: Business as Personal Growth with Clare Chiang and Katie Hess Nov 27, 2019

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Clare Chiang lives in Singapore and manages the Flowerevolution Program for LOTUSWEI. In today's episode, she interviews me about one of my favorite topics: business. We talk about an average day, how my businesses have grown & changed with me, and recent challenges. We talk about dance as a method for exploring our personal edges, and we chat about quirky, interesting things about Singaporean business culture and how spending time in Asia last summer was life-changing.

EP 120: Fermenting Wisdom with Sarah Owens Nov 20, 2019

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In this episode I talk with baker and horticulturist, Sarah Owens, during her book tour launch of her third book: Heirloom.A James Beard Award winner, Sarah specializes in sourdough cultures and other types of fermentation, as well as locally-grown and heirloom ingredients.

We talk about why food preparation is so sacred and the beauty of making food with your hands. Hint: it transmits your own special essence to people who eat your food - through the microbiome (bacterial cultures) on your hands. We learn how working with unpredictable fermentation processes in food preparation can foster your own intuition -- helping you listen to and trust yourself more deeply.

Sarah is a proponent of using fresh-milled flours and sourdough starters that she's personally developed, and she walks her talk: she's made over 50,000 loaves of bread in the last 10 years and over 30,000 fermented grain cookies in the last two years!

Sarah talks about baking bread as one of her paths to self-awareness and self-care. We chat about the potential to gain personal insights during the alchemical process of baking bread, as well as the nature of fermentation, that it fosters cultures (both bacterial and people across the globe) and the spread of unique foods from around the world.

She describes how she travels the world to places like Mexico, Moscow, Georgia, Italy and Lebanon, teaching and learning about the fine art of fermentation in baking and cooking.

EP 119: The First Mess: Food Blogging & Self Love with Laura Wright Nov 13, 2019

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In this episode, I talk with chef Laura Wright about what it takes to create her food blog that showcases seasonal vegan recipes with beautiful photographs and captivating stories. We talk about her experiences growing the business, from learning the best lighting for food photography to development of a newsletter and plans for cooking videos. Author of the visually stunning cookbook, The First Mess, she includes some of her seasonal plant-based recipes originally developed for the blog. We cover her inspiration for creating new recipes, her favorite savory flavors, and her advice to food bloggers and folks wanting to start their own business. We talk about how her business influenced her personal growth and how putting herself out there taught her to love and nourish herself.

EP 118: Money as a Path to Self-Awareness Nov 06, 2019

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In this episode I talk with Sarah Von Bergen who helps people spend their time, money and energy on purpose. We talk about money as a path to self-awareness and how we spend as a reflection of our self-worth. We also talk about the power of ONLY indulging in foods you love, a helpful tip to avoid perfectionism, the impact of doing three self-care actions on your own personal financial bottomline (and maybe even your bottom, if it involves food). Sarah shares tips for traveling and living the life you want to live no matter how much money you make.

EP 117: Moonshine with Kristina Wingeier Nov 01, 2019

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Intuitive astrologer Kristina Wingeier is back for another episode of MOONSHINE to share her wisdom by providing us with a full astrological report for November 2019 (complete with a quick-reference cosmic calendar, breakdown of themes we can expect + luna-inspired rituals). Interested in how this all can be connected to flowers? We get into that too!

Subscribe to the podcast + listen at: http://www.lotuswei.com/podcast

EP 116: Sex, Money & Flowers with Samantha Bulloch Oct 30, 2019

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In this episode I sit down with Samantha Bulloch from The Alchemist Tree in Eastern Australia. We talk about her favorite flower essence and essential oil allies - for all issues sex and money, along with her favorite flowers + nourishing foods — and how to anchor plant medicine into your daily rituals.

EP115: Becoming the Conduit Between Earth & Sky with Frank Banuelos Oct 23, 2019

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This week I invited Frank Banuelos to talk about his new moving meditation class that's based on Qi Gong-style healing movements that are centuries old, passed down to him by his Tai Chi teachers. It's an hour-long class of simple, gentle movements that cleanse the organs and build up internal chi energy. He weaves together three different movement systems. My favorite? The 5-Animal Play: you embody five different animals -- bear, tiger, deer, monkey, and crane -- which balance the five major organs of your body.

If you're the type of person that wants to meditate, but finds it hard to sit still, this is the perfect moving meditation practice. Or if you're interested in learning how to direct and work with your own chi energy for more radiance, vitality and strength, you'll love this episode.

I interviewed Frank about Tai Chi in episode 28 -- for over a decade he's devoted himself to the martial arts, self-defense, and meditative aspects of a Yang Style form of Tai Chi brought to America by Master Fu Yan Ni.

Along with Tai Chi, this class is now being offered at the SAN Center: 5-Animal Forms, 8-Brocade & Ancient Tai Chi Warm Up's for Radiance & Longevity

EP 114: Embracing the Mystery - From ICU Nurse to Energy Work with Karen Betten Oct 16, 2019

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In this episode, I talk with energy medicine practitioner Karen Betten of Limitless Living about her transition from ICU Nurse to energy work. She shares how certain emotions can cause physical issues, why Body Talk + the Franklin Method are instrumental in her practice + life, and how fight or flight stress can get locked in the body when you exercise.

EP 113: Aging is Better Than the Alternative with Kathy Nelson Oct 09, 2019

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In this episode, I sit down with Kathy Nelson of Kabuki Spa in San Francisco to talk about getting comfortable with aging, as well as intuitive wayfinding in business.

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