06/15/2025
CREATIVE ‘FLORAL THERAPY’ WORKSHOPS
Just seeing and then taking in the fragrance of beautiful flowers, always evokes such a joyful response within me. I am sure there is a flood of endorphins exploding within me when it happens, basically leaving me ‘addictively immersed in botanicals’, a natural body, mind and spirit support. That would explain the uplifting feelings associated with seeing and receiving beautiful flowers. It may also be due to the association that flowers have healing vibrational energies.
I am a firm and ‘tried and true’ believer, in the healing power of plants, including herbs and flowers; bountiful gifts from God’s ‘farmacy’. You can read about my health recovery from multiple health challenges, aided by the use of herbs and other plant materials on my website, blog and in my book. The links can be found at the end of this post.
As the bounty of beautiful flowers from spring to fall fades, and the long cold winter months arrive, at least in Ontario, we lose that ‘floral endorphin fix’ opportunity from our gardens. House plants fill in some of the ‘need a botanical fix’ gap, and of course, bouquets from your local florist. Another way to savour those ‘floral endorphin’ images, is to preserve the flowers and frame them for floral appreciation all through your flower gardens ‘off season’. Adding inspirational or favourite quotes, further adds to the endorphin fix of floral therapy.
Pressed flower arrangements, created in various configurations, can carry you through the long cold ‘gardenless’ winters, providing you with joy, and reminding you that spring blooms are just a few months away.
I sell prints of my original pressed flower designs, which you can view on my instagram pages and purchase by messaging me. Many people would prefer the real dried flowers so I have decided to provide opportunities for people to create their own at my workshops.
If you would like to learn more, and create your own pressed flower arrangement, check out the tentative pressed flower workshop dates below and message me if you are interested.
FLORAL HEART WORKSHOPS (sample)
Saturday, July 12, 1:00 – 4:00
Saturday, August 9, 1:00 – 4:00
Saturday, September 13, 1:00 – 4:00
Saturday, September 27, 1:00 – 4:00
Cost: $75 CAD (all materials included for an 8×10” project, except frame)
Cost: $100 CAD (all materials included for an 11X14” or 12×12”” project, except frame)
A variety of dried flower materials will be available from my supply of dried flowers from my gardens, and may be different from those shown in the images, your opportunity to make your creation unique. Your design can be made on white or black background.
FLORAL BOUQUET or FLOWER MARKET WORKSHOP (sample)
Saturday, July 26, 1:00 – 4:00
Saturday, August 23, 1:00 – 4:00
Saturday, September 27, 1:00 – 4:00
Cost: $100 CAD (all materials included for an 11X14” or 12×12”” project, except frame)
A variety of dried flower materials will be available from my supply of dried flowers from my gardens, and may be different from those shown in the images, your opportunity to make your creation unique. Your design can be made on a white or black background or on a Flower Market pre-printed blank page in either white, yellow or black filled background.
Location: Dorchester (Thames Centre), Ontario
For more information visit my blog at https://mybodycanhealitself.ca/wordpress/escape-to-the-farmacy/ and my instagram https://www.instagram.com/escape_to_the_farmacy
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