WAVE OF PURE INTENT FLOWERLOUNGE AT MUD\WTR :GATHER IN SANTA MONICA

WAVE OF PURE INTENT FLOWERLOUNGE AT MUD\WTR :GATHER IN SANTA MONICA

I sat on the stage after the Flowerlounge was over, watching everyone in their small groups, deeply immersed in meaningful connection.

I took a few deep breaths and took in the scene.

I felt a sense of calm and spaciousness.

I listened to the crickets singing in the plants in the background.

I felt that we had accomplished something.

Everybody got the chance to skip the usual small talk with strangers and reveal their innermost stirrings & life challenges. 

They broke the barriers that typically keep us separate and unaware of how much we have in common with the people around us.

It offered a deep dose of connection and interconnectedness.

With flowers as the key to personal insights around where our greatest opportunities are for growth.

I am never quite sure what will be the response of the Green Tara Healing Ceremony, a practice that we learned 2 years ago in Nepal. 

And, it seems, that there is something wordless that is transmitted, that removes obstacles, breaks down the walls in our hearts and reminds us of the divine that is innately within each of us.

Flowerlounge audience seated around low tables watching practitioners lead the Green Tara Healing Ceremony in Santa Monica

Katie Hess sprinkles petals into a smiling guest's hair at the Flowerlounge in Santa Monica

A guest sits in quiet prayer at the close of the Flowerlounge in Santa Monica, rose petals scattered around her chair.

A guest raises her phone to photograph a smiling woman holding a floral notebook and orange wrap at the Flowerlounge.

Orange, red, and pink roses arranged with fern fronds in a brass bowl at the Flowerlounge

A guest with grey hair shares her reflections into the microphone as others laugh beside her at the Santa Monica Flowerlounge.

A mandala of red, burgundy, and orange roses ringed with pale gold petals for the Green Tara Healing Ceremony in Santa Monica.

Two guests share a warm embrace at the Flowerlounge as others raise phones to capture the moment.

Wide view of the Flowerlounge in Santa Monica: guests circled on wood benches around a central platform beneath a round gong

Woman with hand on heart, eyes closed in quiet meditation at the MUD\WTR :gather Flowerlounge in Santa Monica

Woman with wavy hair holding a golden bowl, arm raised as a petal falls near her, seated by lush plants and candlelight

Rose petals shower over a seated guest during the Flowerlounge blessing ceremony in Santa Monica.

Woman laughing while lifting a flower essence dropper, a man reaching beside her, at the Santa Monica Flowerlounge

Two guests point to the Venus Fly Trap flower essence card among LotusWei dropper bottles and rose petals

Two guests share a laugh at the Santa Monica Flowerlounge, one resting eyes closed in a quiet moment, essence bottles nearby.

Overhead view of the Santa Monica Flowerlounge ritual table, ringed with flower cards, dropper bottles, and a petal-filled bowl.

Practitioners misting a flower essence blessing over a smiling man with closed eyes at the Santa Monica Flowerlounge

Hands holding a small LOTUSWEI flower essence bottle with a pink floral label and open dropper cap, a gold ring catching the light.

A guest wrapped in a plaid shawl applies a LOTUSWEI flower essence from a dropper bottle onto her palm at the Flowerlounge.

A woman mists flower essence overhead in blessing, LOTUSWEI bottles spread across the table at the Santa Monica Flowerlounge.

A guest wafts smoke from a brass censer over a cup at the candlelit Santa Monica Flowerlounge, rose petals scattered nearby.

LOTUSWEI flower essence bottles including Divine Within and Divine Truth beside a MUD\WTR cup and rose petals

Small circle of Flowerlounge guests laughing together beneath the orange gong sculpture in Santa Monica

Person holding a fan of LOTUSWEI flower essence cards including Sacred Datura and Pieris, with MUD\WTR cups on the table

Woman in a white jacket and beaded hatband meditating with eyes closed at the Santa Monica Flowerlounge

Katie Hess speaks on the Flowerlounge panel of five, guests circled around beneath the gong in Santa Monica

A grey-haired panelist laughs into the mic as rose petals shower around her at the Flowerlounge in Santa Monica

Amber Divine Within essence bottles line a table beside a bowl of rose petals at the Flowerlounge

Wei of Chocolate Cherry Bomb dark chocolate squares, 68% cacao infused with flower essences, on a plate with the package

A guest closes her eyes savoring a cup of MUD\WTR amid dropper bottles at the Flowerlounge

Two people reaching for Wei of Chocolate Cherry Bomb pieces on a shared plate at the Flowerlounge

Katie Hess sprinkles rose petals from a golden bowl over a smiling guest at the Flowerlounge in Santa Monica

A red brocade pouch sits beside a brass bowl of orange roses and ferns on the Flowerlounge table

Katie Hess placing flower petals on a woman's head as part of the closing ceremony at the Flowerlounge

Guest in a knit beanie and fur vest meditates with eyes closed during the Flowerlounge ceremony

Four people seated cross-legged with hands in prayer, candles and roses glowing behind them at the Santa Monica Flowerlounge.

Special thanks to the dream crew at MUD\WTR :gather for being the most incredible collaboration partners to help bring this event to life.

Huge thank you to Mykyta & Yurii of @vashchenko_photo for documenting the event in such a way that the essence is totally felt through the imagery. So beautiful.

Love & flower petals, 
Katie

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