We are very pleased to announce the official launch of the first ever Floracopeia Certification Course as well as two powerful upcoming tele-seminar trainings.
The courses were first announced at the In the Garden of the Medicine Buddha retreat last month and a pre-launch registration was made available to all the attendees there. (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…)
Dear friends:
In the coming months I will be offering retreats that combine the use of essential oils with meditation practice, which I am calling “Contemplative Aromatherapy.”
I have been sharing these teachings for many years in different forms, both in clinic and retreat settings, and the response has been extremely appreciative. However, because of their unique nature it has been difficult to articulate what they are in a few words for promotional purposes. Since many people have asked for more information (more…)
Medicine Buddha
I first had the pleasure of meeting David Crow through the brilliant literary work he composed, In Search of the Medicine Buddha. Even though David is now a close friend as well as a business partner, I still maintain that his beautiful book is on my top ten list. The poetic beauty and spiritual depth, interwoven with valuable medical teachings makes it a rare gem of its own kind. (more…)