Blog by Jai Dev Singh, Floracopeia CEO
It is Monday, September 21st 2009, one day after the conclusion of the In the Garden of the Medicine Buddha retreat. As I sat down a moment ago to write to all of you about the events that took place over the weekend, I immediately realized that there are no words that could come close to communicating what has just happened. (more…)
Recently, at the annual conference for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, Floracopeia had the great pleasure of interviewing Dr. Vasant Lad, founder of the Ayurvedic Institute and probably the single most influential individual for Ayurveda in the western hemisphere. (more…)
As many of you know, the In the Garden of the Medicine Buddha immersion retreat is right around the corner.
I don’t know if we’ve ever been more excited about a Floracopeia event as we are for this one. This retreat represents a new phase of growth for Floracopeia Events and the business in general. The anticipation is incredible and there are many new developments for Floracopeia on the near horizon. (more…)
Blog by David Crow
Essential oil-containing aromatic plants have been used for anti-infectious purposes for millennia. The unpleasant odors of sewage, rotting garbage, sick people, and environmental pollution reveal the presence of proliferating microbial toxins. Without knowing the details of what pathogenic agents were present, people have always known that where there were bad vapors, diseases lurked. (more…)
We are excited to announce the newest addition to the Floracopiea line: The Vata, Pitta and Kapha Ayurvedic Blends. These latest aromatic offerings have been a long time coming and the feedback we’ve gotten so far has been extremely positive. All three blends are on sale for this weekend only (expires 4/13).
They are pure essential oil blends that are being sold in our 1/2 oz (15ml) bottle size. We aren’t going to reveal all our secrets, but we wanted to share some of the ideas behind our creation of these powerful new blends. (more…)
Here is a wonderful interview of David Crow that was conducted for the ‘Gaialogues’ series at the podcast site, futureprimitive.org.
The interview covers a wide range of topics, and as always, David continues to impress with his insight, knowledge and vision.
Listen here and/or download it on our Itunes page
Here is the first audio piece from the Sedona retreat.
This is from the Friday night, Replanting the Global Garden presentation.
I mentioned in the last post on the Sedona weekend how beatifully David tied together the local grassroots gardening movements (represented in this case by Sedona) to the grander vision of ‘Replanting the Global Garden.’
Hear it for yourself here…a stimulating and inspiring listen. David is really at the cutting edge of (more…)
The fourth and final audio excerpt from Prana, Chi, Jing and Ojas is available for you below. Click the audio link to listen and/or download it on the Floracopeia Podcast on Itunes.
About This Section of the Recording
Here, David takes us through the Seven Levels of the Heart Prana. He discusses Prana as the evolutionary, immunological intelligence of creation and the human body having been created by Prana in the ‘image of plants’. (more…)
The third Audio Excerpt from David Crow’s talk, Prana, Chi, Jing and Ojas, is waiting for you below. Turn up your speakers and click the audio link.
About This Section of the Lecture
“If you would like to know how subtle prana is, every time you have a thought you disturb it…you send it in a different direction. Every time you have an emotional feeling, it influences the movement of prana. (more…)
Below is the second audio excerpt from David’s talk at the Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine: Prana, Chi, Jing and Ojas: Concepts of Life Force in Eastern Thought. This section expounds on the Ayurvedic philosophy of the five elements and prana. It includes the first of a series of guided meditations (which is but a taste of what you’ll experience at the Contemplative Aromatherapy Retreats).
If you missed the first audio excerpt in yesterday’s blog, you can access it at any time here, or on Floracopeia’s Podcast on Itunes. (more…)