Meet the Tutors

Franchelle is the founder and co-creator of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® and First Light® College of New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy and has over 50 years of experience of working with clients and students. From a young age Franchelle had the ability to communicate with the plant kingdom and identify the New Zealand native plants that could transform negative emotions and attitudes to help people release old patterns and create changes in their lives. A powerful and inspirational teacher, Franchelle provides each student with an exhilarating insight into the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand®.

During my 10 plus years experience as a First Light® Tutor I really have discovered the power of vibrational medicine in the form of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® and I love teaching and sharing their holistic healing potential. It is an honour and a privilege to represent First Light® College of New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy and the Sacred Plants of Aotearoa, and to share their wisdom and healing gifts.

Steven has been working with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® since 2007.

“They are an integral part of my life and it is a privilege to be able to pass on the incredible information within the sacred plant medicine of New Zealand”.

Steven has been a primary school teacher since 2002 and knows the value of quality instruction. He has a deep respect for New Zealand native flora and fauna and enjoys sharing their gifts with others.

Maria is passionate about holistic health and natural healing methods, Maria’s study in herbal medicine led to her discovering the vibrational modality of flower essences. For more than 25 years Maria has personally used and supported family and friends with flower essences and as a First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® practitioner worked with many clients both in New Zealand and Australia.

With a great curiosity and love of nature Maria brings her enthusiasm and love of the comprehensive range of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® to workshops in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Founder of Kauri Holistic Healing, New Zealand Flower Essences of Japan. Minako started her practice as an aromatherapist and an aromatherapy teacher in Tokyo in 1995. She has acquired considerable knowledge and experience in her respective fields. She has been providing aromatherapy to patients in the Department of Psychiatry in a hospital in Tokyo for over fourteen years. Through her activity in the field of psychiatry, she started using astrology to acquire deeper insight into the client’s inherent psychological archetype.

She started providing astrological aromatherapy consultations in 2006 and trained many astrological aromatherapists in Kauri Holistic Healing.

In 2008, she connected with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® and found her passion. She became the first Japanese practitioner and tutor in Japan.

She established New Zealand Flower Essences Japan in 2010. Since then, she has been presenting the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® range of essences to Japanese people and providing workshops to train certified First Light® College of New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy practitioners.