The Flowerlounge with Katie Hess

In this episode of the #FlowerloungePodcast I interviewed my friend + founder of @breakfastcriminals + @wokeandwired , Ksenia Avdulova! We dug into topics revolving primarily around social media + how to master your presence on + offline but we also talked about the beginning of her journey. Ksenia has SUCH a fascinating story to tell + I think you guys will enjoy it just as much as I have!

In this episode, I interviewed Maia Toll on overcoming life’s challenges + using embodiment to build a more mindful life. We cover things like putting your ideas into action, living with intention, + avoiding escapism! 

In this episode of the #FlowerloungePodcast Shea Betten, our Summer intern, chatted with me about what being in the LOTUSWEI office is really like. We also dove into topics like what the high-stress life of a teenager looks like nowadays + a bunch of other fun topics!

In this episode, authors of "Beyond the Egg Timer: A Companion Guide to Having Babies in Your Mid-Thirties and Older", Emma Williams + Sharon Fisher give us their insight on all different aspects of the journey of having a baby. We talk about everything from manifesting your baby through the Law of Attraction to why you shouldn't feel like you need to rush into having a family. We even dive into topics like stigmas surrounding the decision to have a baby + miscarriages. 

This is the tenth 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

Lopa van der Mersch is a mother of a 3 year old, 5 year old, and a start up living in Colorado. Lopa's start up is a business she co-founded named Rasa Koffee, it's an adaptogenic coffee alternative. What keeps her going on the hard days are the reviews from customers saying that Rasa has changed their lives. When she's not peddling adaptogens, you can find her doing tea ceremony and/or gushing over her insanely cute boys.

Dr. Christopher Zambakari is a South Sudanese American who immigrated to the US in 2001 as a refugee from Sudan. In 2015 he founded the Zambakari advisory, an organization that provides consulting services in the US, Africa, + the Middle East. He has a degree in psychology, an MBA in international Finances, a Masters degree in international studies and conflict resolution, + a doctorate in law + policy.Chris grew up dancing, discovered salsa over a decade ago & currently teaches beginner classes in Phoenix.

Born in Tahiti, raised in Canada, and now based in New York City, Téana is the Director Programming at Deepak Homebase & ABC Home’s Paulette Cole in 2011. Téana co-curates and produces an on-going series of more than 75 dynamic events a year. Her purpose is to amplify teachings on the true nature of existence, leading to increased reverence for Mother Earth and equal justice for all beings. She is dedicated to the realization of inner peace as the ultimate path to peace on earth.

In this episode, Tessa of LOTUSWEI's creative team interviews on me on the origins of LOTUSWEI + my journey through entrepreneurialism.  This is a new Q&A format where I'll be answering questions that YOU send in! If you have any questions that you want me to answer, go to www.lotuswei.com/pages/podcast + scroll to the bottom to find our comment box!

This is the ninth 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

David Winston is an Herbalist and Ethnobotanist with 49 years of training in Chinese, Western/Eclectic and Southeastern herbal traditions. He is an herbal consultant to physicians, herbalists and researchers. David is the founder/director of the Herbal Therapeutics Research Library and the dean of David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies. He is the president of Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc. a manufacturer that produces herbal products that blend the art and science of the world’s great herbal traditions.

Katie Hess of LOTUSWEI + Ksenia Avdulova of Woke & Wired podcast + @breakfastcrminals instagram teamed up at Animamundi Apothecary in Brooklyn, New York to host a sacred ceremony + live Q&A episode. The evening started with grounded flower elixir + cacao/açai ceremony, followed by questions around topics like: conscious entrepreneurship, wellness hacks, + intuitive leadership.  **Skip ahead to minute 44 if you only want to listen to the Q&A!**

Sarah Clark is a certified life coach with accreditation from the International Coaches Federation and a health coach with training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.  She is the author of Fabulously Fertile - Supercharge your Fertility Naturally, Fabulously Fertile Cookbook and Fertility Preparation Program. Her fertility coaching program dramatically improves the chances of a healthy pregnancy and baby!

Pixie Lighthorse is the author of the Prayers of Honoring Series. Lighthorse received her training in western shamanism between 2003-2012. She was born in California, and grew up among farms, ranches, animals, and wildlife. She studied literature and art at Cal State Northridge and several other higher learning institutions. She is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Feminine and earth-centered sensibilities form the cornerstones of her work. She lives with her family in Central Oregon.

This is the eighth 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