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

“Every section of the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® training has been wonderfully enlightening. I enjoyed learning about the interaction of personality, aura, chakras, DNA and soul. The five families of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® essences work together in a wholistic healing matrix. During the First Light® Seeds – New Beginnings course, I very much enjoyed looking at my family history as I find genealogy fascinating and relevant to how we absorb our negative or positive beliefs, shadows, behaviour and fears from our ancestors, past lives and the journey through this present life. I am very pleased to have finally completed all five of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® courses and to achieve the First Light® Certificate in New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy and become a First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® registered practitioner using this sensational, comprehensive range of essences that are the sacred plant medicine of New Zealand."

Gillian Crundwell, Cert.NZNFE
Ecologist and Herbalist, First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® Registered Practitioner, New South Wales, 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

"Before I discovered First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® I was seeing clients in my Instinctive Health practice using BodyTalk. The ‘discovery’ of the essences and the in-depth training offered by First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® has given me an amazing tool to add to my toolbox. My clients now get so much more understanding of themselves and they go away with a blend that syncs in with the journey they are on.

It is gratifying to see change happening – those who come with deep seated grief and after a few months are moving forward in their life again. The First Light® Ferns – Life Trauma and First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® fern essences have to be my favourite. The First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® fern essences help to clear energetic imprints of trauma and I know from personal experience that they helped me through some traumatic events in my own life. Maybe because of this I seem to attract people who need to clear trauma too. They always go away with some First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand^® fern essences in their blend."

Jeanette Shearer, Dip.NZNFE
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