The Flowerlounge with Katie Hess

Megan McDonough is co-founder and CEO of Wholebeing Institute, an educational organization focusing on the science of whole-person wellbeing. With a degree in nuclear medicine, senior leadership experience in health care, two decades as a yoga practitioner and teacher, and experience directing numerous online-learning start-ups, Megan focuses on how to get from point A to point B through whole-person engagement. She’s an award-winning author of three books on mindfulness.

Arielle Hayat is a clinical herbalist from Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism where she is currently working on her clinical education. She apprentices at the oldest medicinal herb shop in Manhattan, Flower Power Herbs and Roots focusing on the Six Steps of Healing of the Wise Woman Tradition. Arielle has a private consult practice, and teaches weekly workshops at wellness haven, The Alchemist's Kitchen.

7Song is a clinical herbalist, teacher, botanist and naturalist. He is the director and main instructor of the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine. He is a founder and practicing herbalist at the Ithaca Free Clinic, an integrative clinic providing free consultations and herbal medicine. As a clinical herbalist, he practices an integrative approach working alongside conventional and holistic practitioners to provide multiple healthcare avenues for people’s needs.

Jessica is the owner and founder of Balance Point Wellness in Minneapolis, is a clinical supervisor for Chinese medicine interns and a staff acupuncturist at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, MN. Working with and guiding students has created an even more rich and fertile ground for her constant study of Chinese and East Asian medicine, Chinese medicine theory, and the interaction of these with the contemporary world we live in.

EP 42: Moonshine Lunar Forecast with Kristina Wingeier (PT.7)

Sayer Ji is an author, activist, speaker, and widely recognized thought leader in the natural health and wellness space. He is also a reviewer at the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, Co-founder and CEO of Systome Biomed, Vice Chairman of the Board of the National Health Federation, advisory board member for the World Mercury Project, Co-Founder, Exosome Media Group.

Christiane Northrup, M.D., board-certified ob/gyn, former assistant clinical professor of ob/gyn at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, NY Times best-selling author, is a pioneer in women’s health. After decades on the front lines of her profession as a practicing physician in obstetrics and gynecology, she is now dedicating her life to helping women truly flourish by learning how to enhance all that can go right with their bodies. Subscribe to the podcast + listen at www.lotuswei.com/podcast.

This is the sixth episode of our MOONSHINE series, where we invite intuitive astrologer Kristina Wingeier to share her wisdom by providing us with a full lunar report (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! To see all of the information, please visit: LOTUSWEI.COM/PODCAST

Richard has been practicing as an herbalist since 1997, with a background in both Chinese and Western herbal traditions and a passion for our native, local plants. He is co-founder and co-director of the ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism in New York City. Richard is a Council member of the American Herbalists Guild, and currently serves as Secretary and chair of the Committee for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity. To learn more, visit: LOTUSWEI.COM/PODCAST

Sandor Ellix Katz is a fermentation revivalist. His books Wild Fermentation and the Art of Fermentation, along with the hundreds of fermentation workshops he has taught around the world, have helped to catalyze a broad revival of the fermentation arts. A self-taught experimentalist who lives in rural Tennessee, the New York Times calls him “one of the unlikely rock stars of the American food scene.” Sandor is the recipient of a James Beard award and other honors. To learn more visit: LOTUSWEI.COM/PODCAS

Maya Shetreat, MD is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of The Dirt Cure: Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child (Simon and Schuster, 2016), which has been translated into ten languages. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, Sky News, The Dr. Oz Show and more. Dr. Maya​ is the founder of the Terrain Institute, where she teaches Terrain Medicine™, earth-based programs​ for transformational healing....To learn more, visit: LOTUSWEI.COM/PODCAST

This is the fifth episode of our MOONSHINE series, where we invite intuitive astrologer Kristina Wingeier to share her wisdom by providing us with a full lunar report (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. To learn more, please visit: LOTUSWEI.COM/PODCAST

With her unique blend of Western medicine, indigenous traditions, feminist principles, and contemporary sensibility, Susan A. Lipshutz, LCSW, sacred feminine activist. Deeply devoted to building strong communities that reawaken and integrate the sacred feminine into daily life, Susan strives to weave the wisdom of our grandmothers with her own powerful modern teachings attuned to the complexities of today's challenges and evolutionary potential. To learn more, visit: LOTUSWEI.COM/PODCAST

Tiffany Soi is a proponent of Limitless [Multidimensional] Living. An [unintentional] boundary-breaker, Tiffany is an Astrophysicist & STEM careerist turned Wellness [& Personal Growth] Advisor. She is also an advanced competitive and outdoor rock climber, a yoga teacher, performance artist and creator of ClimbFlow Movement: the dynamic yoga + fitness method, created for climbers and anyone who wants to elevate in body & mind. To learn more please visit: LOTUSWEI.COM/PODCAST.

Jeff is a founding member of the World Society for Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products in 1994 and a Member of the International Society for Mushroom Science, Mr. Chilton’s company was the first to offer a complete line of Certified Organic mushroom extracts to the US nutritional supplement industry. To learn more, or buy Nammex products, please visit: LOTUSWEI.COM/PODCAST