BFVEA – Flower Essences & More at the 2024 Gathering

I love talking about Flower Essences and I feel a constant fascination with how good they are at helping us to change, evolve and transform. So an event dedicated to Flower & Vibrational Essences is most definitely going to be my thing! These kind of events are quite rare, so the British Flower & Vibrational Essence Association’s ( BFVEA ) Annual Gathering is always one to look forward to, and it didn’t disappoint!

The BFVEA Gathering at Woodland Grange 2024

The British Flower & Vibrational Essence Association was founded in 1998 and the Gathering quickly became an annual event enjoyed by members and any one else interested in discovering more about Essences. This years Gathering was held at Woodland Grange in Leamington Spa and offered a mix of interesting and insightful talks and discussions, as well a wonderful chance to catch up with old friends and to make new ones.

As well as the main meeting room where all the talks were held, there was also a room dedicated to showcasing flower & vibrational essences from some of the U.K.s many essence producers. As well as getting to explore an amazing variety of different essences, it’s also lovely just to hear the conversations that go on around the stands, and the depth of knowledge that all of the producers bring. Crystal Herbs had a stand there and it was lovely to share a selection of our Essences with attendees.

Talks on Flower Essences and More

The Gathering always draws a mix of people, from those who are interested in Essences and want to learn more about them, to Essence practitioners and Essence producers. Everybody is there to learn more and the talks are always a great way of getting new and different insights into Essences and how to use them.

All of this years talks were really interesting and insightful. My particular highlights included talks from: Jan Stewart, who gave a fascinating talk on Dr Edward Bach entitled "Botanical Messages and Dr. Bach". Jan is a font of wisdom on Edward Bach and has nearly finished a biography of him, which sounds fascinating. Debbie Sellwood gave a really interesting talk on "Miasms and Flower Essences", Natalia of Patagonia Essences explored the rich subject of "Vibrational Essences for Highly Sensitive Souls", Jane Collison gave a really interesting and practical talk on Kinesiology and Andrew Tresidder closed the weekend with "Software Healing with Cards". A big thank you to all of the presenters who gave their time to give talk.

Friends Old and New

The Gathering is always a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and to make new ones, and it’s a lovely reminder of just how much wisdom, love and enthusiasm there is in the Essence community here in the U.K.

Here are a few photos from the weekend…

Sam with Saskia Marjoram

Helen Scott and Kate Quatermaine

Erik Pelham & Debbie Sellwood

Sam with Natalia Montes Viviani

Helen Ward, BFVEA Chair Person

Sam with Arona

Crystal Herbs at the BFVEA Gathering

We really like having a stand at the BFVEA gathering and it’s always lovely to see how many people enjoy adding to their Essence collections, or come along to top up on Essences that they have used since last time.

Before going to any event, I love tuning into see which essences to take for the stand. We have such a large range of Essences that we can’t possibly take all of them, so I try and connect to the energy of the event and then take a selection of Essences that feels like it will be a good match.

It’s always different, but this time the Platonic Solid Essences were the ones that everyone seemed to really resonate with, along with the Rose Collection Flower Essences. The Bach Flower Remedies were as popular as ever of course!

Thanks to Dawn

Last but not least, just a quick mention for Dawn White, who has organised the gathering for many, many years now and always does a fabulous job. After doing the job for such a long time, Dawn is now standing down and so this was her last year as the BFVEA Gathering organiser. I’d like to say a big thank you to Dawn for all of her efforts over the years, every gathering that she has organised that I’ve been too has been really well put together and a pleasure to attend, and this year was no exception.