Episode 023: Katie Hess of Lotus Wei Talks Flowers

Holistic Spaces July 25, 2016

HOLISTIC SPACES PODCAST, EPISODE 023

KATIE HESS OF LOTUS WEI TALKS FLOWERS

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I'm incredibly excited to welcome Katie Hess, a flower alchemist and founder of one of my favorite companies, Lotus Wei, to the podcast this week. Katie is an expert in flower essences and a student of Tibetan Buddhist meditation (like me!) and has agreed to share her flower knowledge with us!

What's so great about flowers?
What we can learn from flowers
Flowers and meditation
Using flowers to create a holistic space
Lotus Wei Flowerevolution

Thanks so much to Katie for chatting with us about how healing and life-enhancing flowers can be. If you're interested, be sure to check out the Lotus Wei Flowerevolution, and don't forget to sign up for the Holistic Spaces newsletter to receive weekly insight on feng shui, green design and holistic living PLUS a 10% off coupon to the Holistic Spaces store.

If you have any questions about feng shui, holistic living or green design, please feel free to send them along for answers and a chance to be featured on the Q&A Sunday series!

Katie Hess is a flower alchemist and the founder of LOTUSWEI, one of the world’s leading floral apothecaries. After 15 years of independent research of flower and plant-based healing, her flower-powered community is thriving in over 15 countries. Her transformative elixirs having been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, The LA Times, Sunset, and Organic Spa Magazine. A lifelong spiritual seeker, Katie has studied meditation and mindful-awareness techniques with several Tibetan Buddhist masters, including the Dalai Lama and the Karmapa, Tibet’s next generation leader.

www.lotuswei.com

Episode 022: Joseph Mauricio and Meditation to Create a Sacred Space

Holistic Spaces July 11, 2016

HOLISTIC SPACES PODCAST, EPISODE 022

JOSEPH MAURICIO AND MEDITATION TO CREATE A SACRED SPACE

I'm excited to welcome my meditation teacher, Joseph Mauricio, back for a second week with the Holistic Spaces podcast! This week, Joe and I talk more about meditation and how it affects our sacred spaces, PLUS Joe will guide us through a mini meditation!

- What is meditation?

- Meditation and feng shui

- Mini guided meditation

- Meditation posture

- How meditation affects physical spaces

- Creating a sacred space with meditation

Thanks so much to Joseph Mauricio for sharing his endless knowledge on why meditation is helpful in our modern society and how to make the most of our meditation time. If you enjoyed the short guided meditation on this podcast, listen in on this longer version from Joe's collection!

Don't forget to sign up for our Holistic Spaces newsletter for monthly tips on feng shui and green design, PLUS a 10% off coupon to Holistic Spaces, and if you have questions about feng shui, holistic living or green design, please reach out! Your question could even be featured on our Q&A Sunday series!

Joseph Mauricio is a speaker, teacher, workshop presenter, and meditation instructor in academic, business and private sectors. A senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist Tradition, Joseph began teaching twenty years ago at Karma Choling Buddhist Meditation Center in Vermont, and has subsequently taught in meditation centers, schools, businesses and community centers throughout North America, Canada and Europe. He has served as the Director of Public Programs and Outreach at the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York, and has recently become the Executive Director of the Baltimore Shambhala Meditation Center.

Joseph is a close student of Meditation Master, Sakyong Mipham, Rinpoche, the Head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. He has studied with renowned teacher and author, Pema Chodren, and many prominent teachers in the meditation and yogic traditions in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. He has completed dozens of solitary and group retreats, including three month-long meditation retreats, two month-long solitary retreats, an eight week silent group retreat, numerous shorter group retreats and years of advanced study. Joseph is a graduate of the Shambhala School of Buddhist studies and advanced meditation instructor and teacher trainings in the Shambhala Tradition.

www.josephmauricio.com