Flower Essence Research Mbôngi

This study involves the formation of a Black Flower Essence Mbôngi to explore the practice of Flower Essence Therapy in Black communities. Mbôngi is a Bantu Kongo term meaning “place of learning,”  and is a system of governance that convenes community members to address political, social, and economic challenges.  Historically and in present time, an Mbôngi is a place to solve our community’s problems and co-create our future… together.

Spirit Seed’s founder Lindsay Fauntleroy is completing her doctoral research at Pacifica Graduate Institute. oThroughout the past five years, her research has been inspired by the image below:

The primary questions guiding this study are:

In what ways might the practice of flower essence therapy remember and enact African Indigenous onto-epistemologies (ways of knowing and being) for a group of Black flower essence practitioners in the Spirit Seed community?

  How are tensions between coloniality and healing practices grounded in African Indigenous onto-epistemologies negotiated, resisted, transformed, or reimagined in practice?

Call for Participants

Lindsay is currently seeking Black adults age 18 or older who use flower essences for personal or professional healing. across four categories:

If you are interested in joining this study or learning more, please email Lindsay.Fauntleroy@my.pacifica.edu to request a one-on-one interest meeting, or use the link below to book. Attending an interest meeting does not mean that you have to participate in the research. During the interest meeting, Lindsay will review the study details, answer any questions you may have, and confirm whether you would like to participate.

As part of the Research Mbôngi, you’ll first participate in a conversation with Lindsay via Zoom exploring your experiences and relationship with flower essences, your practice, and your vision for the field. You will be invited to participate in the Mbôngi, where all of the study participants will collaborate in discussing and reflecting upon emerging findings through a private Mighty Networks community and a series of Zoom meetings.

Please know that your participation is entirely voluntary, and choosing whether or not to participate will not affect your relationship with The Spirit Seed, its programs, services, or our community.

  • Those who use flower essences autonomously for personal healing and within informal networks of care, such as families, friends, or colleagues.

  • Those who have completed all coursework required to pursue practitioner certification (but have not yet completed 3 case studies).

  • Practitioners with a minimum of one year of active clinical practice.

  • Clinicians and healers of any modality who incorporate flower essences adjunctively into their clinical practice or refer clients to flower essence practitioners.