Some of Our Student Success Stories

"Deep life changing transformation"

“I did a small flower essence course with my two girls with home schooling on the Bach flower remedies which led me to pursue flower essences more deeply. I then discovered First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® which really felt ‘right’ as they contain the holistic healing powers of New Zealand nature, and are all made using specific native New Zealand plants.

I felt a strong urgency before doing the Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy course that something in the holistic healing of people was going to be very necessary in the near future.

I am so grateful to have found First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® and to be a part of bringing the necessary tools to the community for deep and true holistic healing. We live in exciting times!

The more I looked into First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® and the Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy course, the more sound it became for me that this was a very complete holistic healing system. The thoroughness of this vibrational medicine system brought me to want to study First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® and journey with it for myself, my family and working with the wider community.

This vibrational medicine system covers everything! It is multi-facetted and works with plant intelligence which means it doesn’t miss anything like other modalities can. There are no blind spots when working with plant intelligence in this way. The First Light® Nature’s Holistic Healing Matrix© system covers all levels of our holistic wellbeing and from every angle.

I think the teachings are so life changing personally and for the generations that follow. The personal benefits are just so vast, I would love everyone to have this knowledge even if not wanting to take it professionally to others. The courses go far deeper than just vibrational medicine, and the knowledge is transformative.

As far as study and juggling time and life commitments, it is totally doable with it being an online course. It is perfect as you can work your life around study to suit your time life commitments and schedule.

Doing the Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy training has helped support me by committing to keep myself on track, and work through self-sabotaging blockages and procrastination issues that have been deeply ingrained over a long period of time. I am working through these areas and I am finding that I am following through more and have a clearer direction, and the clarity and self-discipline to keep moving. I am finding that my self-commitment to my path and putting in the work has kicked into action. There is direction now and accountable self-awareness.

The achievement for me has been transformative in both mine and my children’s personal lives, and our approach to life. This has and will continue to help me personally on my journey and also helps support me in my parenting by supporting my children and their wellbeing.

It is exciting to be a part of bringing such supportive holistic healing tools to the community. We have the tools and the know-how to support amazing growth and holistic healing to build a better ‘us’. No more hamster wheel and surface healing, this offers deep life changing transformation which leads to actual joy, love, peace and truth – authentic and living our best selves.

First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® teaches truth and true holistic wellbeing. It is not surface level but multi-faceted, encouraging a deeper understanding of life and being in touch with all aspects of our holistic make up. Ultimately resulting in re-connection to ourselves, and how to be happy and holistically healthy.

Because this is holistic healing and it has wellbeing as the core foundation of the teachings, I have seen improvement in all areas of my life and will continue to do so.

Some of the challenges that came up for me while studying were my own self-doubt, which I cannot hide from!! This has taught me to push through these boundaries and stand in my freedom to do better.

The First Light® Online School experience is perfectly suited to my learning style. It is a very supportive family, the help is there quickly if needed. The information is easily comprehended and the question and answer section with Franchelle was very helpful. I love the flexibility of being able to learn around my time and other commitments of home schooling and children etc.

My journey has not ended and I am excited to be saving and planning for the First Light® Healers and Shamanic courses and doing my Diploma in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy. This training has been on so many levels just incredible. I see the benefit in my own life, my children’s and extended families being able to bring that knowledge and holistic healing to others is just such an amazingly exciting opportunity to be part of. It brings joy to my heart.

My most deepest gratitude, respect and love for the experience, to Franchelle and the study support team and co-ordinators. Words cannot express the wealth of these teachings and tools and what it has done for me and also in the knowledge of what is brings for my children and the collective. This is life changing and transformative for the past, present and the future. Off the hamster wheel! Much love and gratitude more than words can express.”

Nicole Tilsley, Cert.NZNFE
Mother and Educator
New Zealand

"I feel more confident about offering my services as a practitioner"

I undertook the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® courses for personal development. and was captivated by what I was learning, and how it was helping me.

I did not anticipate working as a practitioner outside my immediate family and friends, convincing myself I didn’t need or want a ‘Certificate’. Being of retirement age, now late 60’s, I certainly wasn’t looking for work.

Motivated by a nudge from the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® study support team, I finally felt ready to prove that I could complete this course through to achieving my Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Therapy. I had made a couple of half-hearted attempts previously and it lingered as unfinished business.

It was a challenge for me to present the information coherently (I overthink everything) but in the process it was great to review the course work and see how my understanding had developed since I first started the studies in 2014. With time, perseverance, family support and encouragement, I overcame the obstacles I encountered writing the modules for certification. The case studies were valuable experiences.

It was a wonderful feeling to finish and submit my work!! .

In the end that was all I was aiming for - to prove to myself that I could overcome my avoidance issues and finish something like this. I learned a lot about myself in the process and was happy with how it finally came together.

I’m a late starter for conscious spiritual development but that has expanded since First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® came into my life. From doing the courses and regularly using First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand®, I have gained significant self-awareness and emotional healing from a prior situation.

I feel peaceful and calm, balanced, more empathetic, intuitive, and am a better listener. . The benefits flow out to others around me, and my family from husband to grandchildren all use the essences. Good relationships become better.

My first ever personal blend of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® was made for me at an expo I attended in 2014. What a sorry sight I was then, and little did I know what I was in for by putting my name down as interested in the courses. Divine intervention at work. When I met that first practitioner again 2 years later, she said I looked 10 years younger. I felt it too. It was the best investment ever.

Now having earned this Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Therapy it validates my knowledge and experience and I feel more confident about offering my services as a practitioner to a wider group of people.

I now see possibilities instead of the obstacles.

By gently sharing my knowledge I can support others to ways of helping themselves. Using Skype/Zoom increases opportunities and benefits clients unable to travel to my home for consultations. I look forward to gradually repeating all the courses again.

Elizabeth Greenwood, Cert.NZNFE
First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Registered Practitioner
Dunedin, New Zealand

"I have discovered who I am and my life purpose"

I first came across energy healing in 2013-2014 when studying at the Naturopathic College of New Zealand. I didn't even know energy healing existed before that. Flower essences have always been in the background and kept "popping up" over the years in different ways and I felt them to be hugely beneficial to my own holistic wellbeing when I used them.

Achieving the Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy and becoming a First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Registered Practitioner feels like an intuitive destined thing I am supposed to do.

Now that I have achieved my Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy, I am able to develop my identity as a holistic therapies practitioner in addition to my regular job. The achievement of completion feels fantastic. Professionally it will add to my portfolio of what I can use to support my clients.

The knowledge I have gained from the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® courses will give another option for holistic wellbeing and personal growth. I am pleased to be able to offer First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® in our community.

Having other students thesis and case studies in the First Light® Online School Library to review was really helpful in getting me started. I have also been using First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® myself throughout the writing of the thesis and case study process.

I am continuing to work with each family of essences in sequence to consolidate my learning and overcome challenges to getting myself started professionally.

Spiritual and personal growth has been big for me as I have discovered who I am and my life purpose. I know I have more growth to do in these areas and I intend to use First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® to support me in this. I hope in future it will also support my career goals.

Intuitively I know this modality will be with me for the rest of my life.

I am excited at having completed a long time goal, being part of an exciting group of people and continuing to grow personally and professionally. Especially having a piece of the puzzle completed for what I want my private business to include.

Nicole Elizabeth Adams, Cert.NZNFE
Social Worker
First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Registered Practitioner
Kaikoura, New Zealand

"I now feel I can fully embody the mantle of the healer"

“First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® have in-depth study courses that are unique, thorough, and comprehensive unlike anything elsewhere on offer in the world.

I have always been passionate about mind-body and spiritual healing, plant medicines, and helping people. The motivational factor for achieving the Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy (Cert. NZNFE) was the holistic healing teachings offered by First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® and the support these essences offer at profoundly deep levels.

My knowledge of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® has benefitted friends, family, and clients for the past 15 years by making various flower essence blends for them.

The results are enlightening and humbling. It is magical to witness people moving beyond their own limitations, outdated beliefs, trauma, and genetic predispositions. I finally realised it was about time I acknowledged my skill base by completing the Certificate studies. Prior to achieving the Certificate, I was not fully committing to my healing practice, honouring my journey as a healer.

At times I wrestled with commitment and follow-through, I knew if I put time aside every day I would succeed in completing these invaluable studies. Focusing practically on the writing tasks at hand with regular attention, and taking a blend of study support essences helped me to achieve my goal.

Achieving my Certificate has assisted me personally by boosting my confidence and seeing this achievement has given me more credibility as a First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® practitioner. The knowledge I have acquired through the depth of the teachings is invaluable

I now feel I can fully embody the mantle of the healer by stepping out into the world. I'm enjoying connecting with clients through my mobile service. I'm not one for sitting at a table every day in consultation. I have actively moved out into the community to talk about what I do and this is drawing more clients and their animals to me for consultations.

I can see energetic imprints in my clients and in animals’ energy fields. I can ascertain what is needed to help clear, align and rebalance them at an energetic level. I am really enjoying working with people's pets and achieving great results.

First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® are an essential and integral part of everyday life, supporting myself and others, holistically, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Relationships have changed exponentially over the years through the influence of ingesting the essences to transmute and transcend limitations, This has helped me to discern what is right and not right within my own holistic makeup, track and clear it and help others to do so.

The First Light® Online School is a wonderful platform, warm, supportive and engaging. I am forever grateful for the teachings and I love the Ask Franchelle section which is always insightful and mind-expanding. Thank you to the study support team, and the students, the online school community is a family of like-minded souls.

I am looking forward to starting my Diploma in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy studies as soon as possible, which I foresee myself completing by the end of this year. I am excited about continuing my studies and working with First Light Flower Essence of New Zealand® to help lift the vibration of our community.”

Christina Earl, Cert.NZNFE
Healer, Multi Media Artist-Musician
Levin, New Zealand

A clear path opened ahead

My Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy journey began as a seed that was planted while I was dealing with my dad's passing for my own holistic healing, and to realign myself while figuring out my life goals and aspirations.

I felt a pull towards First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® because they are made using New Zealand native plants. I am naturally drawn to holistic healing and undertaking the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® courses was a positive step towards me achieving my own holistic wellbeing.

Prior to doing the Certificate training I had been consumed with just making it through daily life, struggling to breathe and to be the real me. I was living life with regrets and fears that held me back and making no time for my own needs. I had no real direction with an end plan.

Online learning was something new for me and I wasn't too sure how I would adjust or even be able to understand fully but the First Light® Online School is set up in such a way that made it easy for me to navigate and understand.

The First Light® Online School became my safe space that I could go to and be with like-minded others. The online school set up is easy to navigate and suits all different learning styles. I found the Common Room a great way to communicate with other students, and reading their posts was inspirational and supported my learning. I always look forward to seeing the names of graduating students and their achievements.

As I progressed through my First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® studies, I felt I reclaimed what I had lost: I was feeling fully grounded and spiritually replenished. A cleared pathway had magically opened new doors and opportunities that wouldn’t have been available to me previously.

I feel that my vibrational frequencies are in check, and I am now able to be me. Reconnection and grounding have returned, my spirit is whole and my emotions are supported. The First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® teachings alone have helped me develop into who I am today, guided by the knowledge I have acquired and a personal thirst for evolving.

Achieving my Certificate is an added bonus. It is the start of something beautiful that has moulded my outlook on life. I never expected to get my Certificate and that’s my silver lining and blessing. I was just going with the flow figuring out my life. I now feel grounded and confident and that has opened doorways for me.

Professionally I can now offer a light for others with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand®. I have been given tools to guide me in the creation of bespoke flower essence blends to support holistic wellbeing on all levels for humans and animals alike.

I am living proof of the benefits of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® which have supported my own holistic healing journey. The knowledge and understanding I have gained means I can support my clients to overcome problems using this gentle, effective and non-invasive form of holistic therapy to address their needs on all levels.

Personally, my holistic health and wellbeing improved as I started to adapt what I learnt to my own needs. Spiritually, I had found my calling and felt my vibes returning. My relationship bloomed as I felt more guided to where I wanted to be in life and had a set plan in place.

As a result, I am finally creating career opportunities doing what I love most which is empowering people and animals by holistically supporting them on all levels including their mental, emotional and spiritual needs.

I am excited about being in my apothecary and creating bespoke flower essence blends and incorporating First Light Flower Essence of New Zealand® with the other holistic healing modalities that I work with.

Amy Savage, Cert.NZNFE
Student Homeopath
Whakatane, New Zealand

"I had amazing results in a short space of time"

After being introduced to First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® back in 2020 I had amazing results in a short space of time. I was instantly hooked on these flower essences knowing that one day I would study to become a Registered Practitioner. I was inspired to complete the Certification right up to Diploma level in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand®.

I have always been unable to focus for long periods of time and have been mildly ADHD and dyslexic since I was a child. I am so pleased to say that after completing the Diploma in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy training I have now overcome these challenges and have no trouble articulating what I am trying to express both in written and spoken form. This is huge for me after 49-50 years of these sorts of challenges which saw me fail subjects I was practically very able with in school but to communicate in exam settings was my let down.

I know my life will never ever be the same after completing my Diploma in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy for the very best reasons. I can now fully step into who and what I am and inspire others to do the same.

My goal is to get this modality into one of the biggest government organisations in the country and change how they support their patients so they can assist them to heal holistically and also be the very best version of themselves.

I am a firm believer in leading by example and sharing stories of my own personal holistic healing journey through working with the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand®. I find that people attract others of similar circumstances who are also looking for clarity, understanding and holistic healing to address whatever challenges they are experiencing. To lead by example, with empathy and sound education I feel my clients will benefit greatly.

I finally got a major breakthrough with an opportunity of returning to work in a major organisation I have been involved with in my past career. I have begun decluttering and minimalising my house and personal possessions having held onto some items from when I was a baby (50 years!).

I can now speak with calmness, composure and clarity being able to articulate clearly and effectively what I need to say without anxiety sabotaging my messages. I am now very careful and sensible with my money as I used to spend money on things I did not need. There are loads more examples but these are the major ones.

After achieving my Diploma in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy I am super excited about getting this vibrational medicine system out to the world and opening people’s eyes up to how true holistic healing really works!

Megan Chamberlain, Dip.NZNFE
Holistic Healing Therapist and Medicine Woman
First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Registered Practitioner
New Zealand

"I am excited about the more enhanced level of skill I now have"

I have my Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy and I am a registered practitioner with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® in Australia. The natural progression was to achieve my Diploma in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy.

I very much also wanted to re-study and bring the specialised support and knowledge about the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® healers and shamanic essences into my practice, as I had previously learned about them while studying with the Medicine Woman Centre for Shamanic and Esoteric Studies©.

I am excited about the more enhanced level of skill I now have as a flower essence practitioner. Since completing the Diploma qualification I am now attracting the sort of client that needs the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® healers and shamanic essences.

Working with these essences benefits me personally and I feel some subtle growth spiritually and in relationships. I can see that for some friends and certain clients that extra level of knowledge I now have will be advantageous.

More and more I am meeting clients with issues where the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® healers and shamanic essences No’s 85-120 are appropriate to use for specialised support, in addition to using First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® essences No’s 1-84.

The First Light® Online School is excellent. It is well constructed and easy to follow. The ability to look into other student’s questions and the answers to questions about client issues has always been a great help. Thank you for being such excellent people.

Gillian Crundwell, Dip.NZNFE
Ecologist and Herbalist
First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Registered Practitioner
Berridale, Australia

"Supported me in improving my overall holistic wellbeing"

After achieving my Diploma in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy I feel more confident and surer of my role as a healer, and what this means in the modern world today. I now know how I can support myself on an energetic, soul and spiritual level to avoid healer burnout and stay soul-strong so I can be in my personal power to assist and support others on their healing path.

Applying the knowledge I have gained during this training supported me in improving my overall holistic wellbeing and connection to myself, to my own inner rhythm and that of the natural world. It has brought in feelings of calmness, contentedness, and of being at peace in general, and in times of stress.

Learning about the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® healers and shamanic essences as part of my Diploma study has given me additional knowledge. I can now create flower essence blends for other healers and practitioners to support them in their important role so they can continue to stay in heart and create healing spaces for their clients without feeling energetically drained, fatigued or overwhelmed.

Achieving my Diploma in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy allows me to support those needing assistance on a deeper spiritual level.

Brooke Kerekere, Dip.NZNFE
Registered Naturopath and Herbalist
First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Registered Practitioner
Wellington, New Zealand

I am now able to provide a more holistic approach to the client

"I was motivated to embark on my First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Diploma study due to my desire to expand my healing modalities for my clients. While I have been serving my clients for many years with their biochemical balancing, I felt that there was a need for a more energetic arm of my practice.

While I was able to address biochemical imbalances through my functional medicine background, I am now able to provide a more holistic approach to the client by raising awareness of the importance of dealing with emotional or unresolved situations from their conscious or subconscious past or past life that may be holding them back from their wellness goals. It has been incredibly empowering to be able to offer clients holistic healing tools on this deeper level with new knowledge gained from the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® study.

My fundamental concern about undertaking this study was the time commitment involved. I manage a busy functional medicine practice and was unsure of how I would juggle my work and study commitments as well as maintain a personal life through it all. I have enjoyed that it was a self-paced study so I could progress at my own pace. This meant I was able to schedule my time accordingly to meet all of my commitments.

My sincerest gratitude to Franchelle Ofsoské-Wyber for the immense wisdom and ground-breaking teachings that truly embody all levels of holistic healing of the body, mind, heart, and spirit. I greatly look forward to passing along this great holistic healing knowledge to others."

Kathleen Schubert, Dip.NZNFE
Naturopathic and Functional Medicine Practitioner

“I have been a health practitioner for more than fifty years, professionally in main stream medicine and in private practice in natural health. I began studying with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® in 2002 and I have completed all First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® courses and attained a First Light® Diploma in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy. The ground-breaking information provided in First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® courses is invaluable in order to understand the underlying energetic causes of disharmony and dis-ease. I never cease to be in awe and passionate about the holistic healing capacity of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^®. I find that the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® flower essences No’s 1-36 are amazing for my clients who want to understand themselves and to find holistically effective ways to go beyond limitations and restrictions.

After being an ACC accredited sexual abuse counsellor for twelve years, when I completed the First Light® Ferns - Life Trauma course I immediately began to use the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® fern essences No’s 37-43 with my clients. To witness my clients leaving the pain and trauma behind is remarkable.

I also use First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® tree essences No’s 44-50, seed essences No’s 51-62 and plant essences No’s 63-84 with my clients. They are life changing. It is a joy to see a client fulfilling their full potential.

My life has been enriched immeasurably by First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® flower essence range and courses, the connection with like-minded people, the holistic healing and the joy of making a difference in the world is a treasure."

Chris Griffiths, Dip.NZNFE
Registered Nurse, First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® Registered Practitioner, New Zealand

“I have been working with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® for over 15 years. I began the training courses when I was working as a naturopath and medical herbalist in a very busy health food store dispensary. Very quickly First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® became one of our most utilised modalities as they were applicable to almost everyone who came to see us for assistance.

I became a First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Registered Practitioner when that qualification became available and set myself up at home to see clients for First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® consultations. I soon had a regular client base and to this day I still work with many of those clients who came to me in the early days for their ‘magic drops’.

My practice grew organically and before long I was busy juggling parenting, full time work, my First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® practice and volunteer work – all made possible due to using the flower essences myself. My own personal growth and healing with the essences has always evolved alongside my growth as a practitioner and it has been a delight to bring my clients along on this journey.

Today I am a self-employed First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® practitioner. My naturopathic skills still come in handy, but only as an adjunct to my work with the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^®. I have worked with hundreds of clients over the years and have become well-equipped to assist people from all walks of life dealing with the myriad of complexities of being human.

My First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Registered Practitioner qualification is a real taonga to me. It is the absolute centre of my practice and working life and from it all great things in my life emerge and evolve."

Lynda Earl, Dip.NZNFE
Natural Medicine Practitioner, First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® Registered Practitioner, New Zealand

“Prior to undertaking First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® courses I was seeing clients as a secondary income as a healer and had my own healing practice. After completing the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® courses I began incorporating First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® into my practice by giving clients First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® flower essence blends at the end of the session to support them. I realized that it was the bottle of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® that the client took away with them that was actually where the majority of the holistic healing occurred.

Shortly after that awakening my sessions consisted using solely First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® and it is the only modality I now practice. I have seen incredible changes within myself, family and clients as a result of working with these essences. They are such an important part of my life that I applied for and was accepted to become a First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® tutor in 2017.

I now teach First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® workshops in Hamilton and Auckland which I see as an honour in being able to facilitate an Aquarian Age holistic healing modality that is totally suited to the needs of the 21st century. It is so rewarding to see students that have attended my workshops to go on and become certified practitioners of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® and create their own holistic healing practice."

Steven Lydford, Dip.NZNFE
Primary School Teacher, First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® Registered Practitioner, New Zealand

With First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® I can help people to solve more difficult issues in a shorter amount of time

"I enrolled into the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Diploma training because I wanted to be trained at the top level to be able to serve my clients better.

With the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® healers and shamanic essences, there's a significant change, a new level of healing is possible. I can help people to solve more difficult issues in a shorter amount of time. Bring order and coherence to this world, one person at a time.

I am very excited because I plan to apply to be a tutor of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® in Spain. I love First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® and I love to explain their properties and spread the knowledge into the world."

Montserrat Escoda, Dip.NZNFE
Businesswoman, Coach, Barcelona, Spain

First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® is a modality of infinite possibilities as it works with you as an evolving being

"I first came across the modality of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® therapy while studying for a Diploma in medical herbalism. I immediately recognised the potential of this form of vibrational medicine to address the underlying causes of negative states and dis-ease at the less tangible areas of a person's life such as the emotions that contribute to undermining one's physical health.

In my journey of learning about holistic health and wellbeing I knew you had to get to the cause of a problem otherwise you are only ever applying a bandaid over the symptom.

First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® therapy became part of my tool kit for my family and friends while I was raising my children.

By working as a First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® practitioner and selling flower essence blends to clients I was able to continue to fund my studies to gain my Certificate and then my Diploma in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand®. I have been a registered practitioner since 2015, and became the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® tutor in Sydney, Australia in 2021.

First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® became the basis of my practice and one that I could fit around the needs of my family.

One of my favourite ways to work with a client is to meet them in nature for coaching and to have my First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® Practitioner Kit ready to make a blend for them to take home according to what was indicated by our coaching conversation.

I personally take a blend of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® all the time, creating a new bottle to suit my holistic health needs and to stay strong and centred from an inner perspective so I can meet any challenges I face with a positive response.

My personal development has always been important to me and I continue to grow and evolve with the personal blends I make and take for myself. This is a modality of infinite possibilities as it works with you as an evolving being and this is another reason I love working with the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® range. There is something for everyone no matter where they are in their holistic healing and personal development journey."

Maria Gerathy, Dip.NZNFE
Transpersonal Coach, Sydney, Australia

First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® have become a central part of my health practice

"Studying for the Diploma with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® was life changing for me. It gave me an understanding of myself, others and the world that I did not have access to before. Working with the essences has integrated this into every level of my being.

When I undertook the very first First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® course my personal experience of coming back into balance was extremely powerful. I felt as if I had been wading through mud, suddenly I felt free and could move forward again. It was so easy.

When I started working with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® 12 years ago, they became a perfect match for my BodyTalk practice. They provided a different level of holistic healing and also bedded in the sessions. My clients found this a powerful combination as they felt they were actively working on holistically healing themselves and by keeping this focus could notice the changes.

My clients say that First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® is their ‘secret weapon’. They use the essences before going into challenging meetings or before a challenging conversation. For other clients the work has been on supporting their soul journey. By understanding their journey and supported by the essences it has helped them learn to love the challenges life presents them as an opportunity to learn and build some muscle in that particular soul lesson. The other noticeable change has been their ability to remain neutral and unattached to the outcome in challenging situations and as a result they have had unexpected positive results such as turning a fraught relationship with an ex-partner into a good relationship so they can work as team for the benefit of any children.

First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® have become the central part of my holistic health practice.

Before I worked with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® I was always comparing myself with other people who I thought were super project managers, super consultants or super practitioners. I was always striving to be better. I had a low view of my skills and abilities. It was very tiring and stressful.

Through working with the essences, and the training, I learnt I had a soul and my life and life events were about my soul journey. I learnt that I was unique and had a unique set of gifts to contribute to my clients and the world. I stopped trying to shoe horn myself into someone else’s skin. I stand in my uniqueness.

Thank you to First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® and the Online School for the support I received through the process.

Hilary Carlile, Dip.NZNFE
Project Manager and Consultant, BodyTalk Practitioner, New Zealand

First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® were the missing piece in my toolkit

“I started working with First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® on a personal level when I began my Herbal Medicine and Naturopathy training. I was ‘hooked’ after my first blend and knew deep in my being that this was where it was at for me both personally and professionally as a practitioner.

First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® are now my modality of choice. I am constantly in awe of the powerful ways in which they work to help shift disharmonious patterns and help people to free themselves from old emotional pain and trauma that has been impacting their lives.

I love it when a client contacts me to let me know that they feel lighter and more empowered to manage their life from a place of strength and awareness since they started taking their essence blend. It is amazing to witness the transformations that can take place within a short period of time.

I have seen people go from feeling uncertain and fearful to being able to respond to what is happening in their life with clarity and self-assuredness. These flower essences were the missing piece in my tool kit and I offer them to all my clients as a way to help bring greater harmony, balance and empowerment to their lives."

Lana Raill, Dip.NZNFE
Medical Herbalist, Naturopath, Intuitive Healer, First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® Registered Practitioner, New Zealand

This work is much more fulfilling to me

"I am qualified as a Naturopath and Medical Herbalist, and have used First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® range in my practice for well over a decade. My work has changed drastically over that time, and I now see clients for tarot and astrology readings, and counselling at a soul level. This work is much more fulfilling to me and is well supported through First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^®.

My transition started after doing the First Light® Plants – Life Enhancement course, where I learned about the Soul’s journey and the correlation between the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® plant essences No’s 63-84 and the major arcana of the tarot.

During my client’s readings many themes and issues arise, and I have found by giving my clients a bottle of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^®, they can work through these junctures with renewed strength and grace. The First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® allow a deeper level of holistic healing and allow new and exciting patterns to emerge.

Likewise the astrological correspondences with the flower essences No’s 1-36 offer a way forward to my clients. It is great to see the themes of a natal chart appear, and the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® flower essences No’s 1-36 give a more visceral and proactive way for the client to work with their innate gifts.

Whilst I still work with herbal tinctures for physical ailments, First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® are my first port of call for each and every client who walks through my door."

Stephanie Young, Dip.NZNFE
Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Tarot and Astrology Reader, First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® Registered Practitioner, New Zealand