#35 - Join us for an amazing conversation on the magic & medicine of flowers and our relationship with Nature with Renee K. Smith (Ifagbaye Esubola Ayelaagbe Egbesina), flower essence practitioner and founder of Akika Flower Essences & Apothecary. In this episode, Renee shares how flowers can help to open layers of awareness in the process of healing and transformation, and how they help us in creating new pathways for how we want to walk in the world. She also offers wisdom on the magic that occurs when we are in community with the natural world, and how connecting with the Earth creates healing and promotes balance in our everyday lives. Renee K. Smith (Ifagbaye Esubola Ayelaagbe Egbesina) is a certified flower essence practitioner and proud founder of Akika Flower Essences & Apothecary. Akika Flower Essences was created to explore the ancestral practice of tuning into plant intelligence as a tool for transformation, healing, and empowerment on one’s soul journey. Renee received her flower essence certification from Oceans & Rivers Acupuncture and Wellness and The Flower Essence Society (FES). As a strategist, Renee believes that everyone can manifest their dreams by creating a strategy that encompasses the right people at the right time. Her goal is to assist others to find joy through connecting with plant intelligence in as many forms possible beginning with flower essences. As an Iyanifa and Olorisa, initiated to Ifa and Egbe in Nigeria, Renee also uses the knowledge she gains from her spiritual practice to assist her clients in finding and maintaining balance in their lives. She continues to expand her repertoire of community tools for healing through consistent study of our plant allies, learning and practicing the art of alchemy as taught by Master Teacher Diana Pharr and becoming a Level II Reiki Practitioner certified by Taino Reiki Healing. Renee is a Brooklyn native, mother, artist, healer, alchemist, strategist, cultural arts curator, flower essence practitioner, SRJ advocate and community member. You can find Renee at https://www.akikafloweressences.com/ and on IG @akikafloweressences For more info please visit Sara's website at https://www.multidimensionalnature.com/ and on IG @multidimensional.nature Learn how to communicate with plant consciousness in the free workshop on How to Learn Plant Language: https://www.learnplantlanguage.com