The BFVEA is headed by a committee of established and experienced essence practitioners, who freely give of their time and energy to guide and govern the association.
You can contact the BFVEA here, or you can contact each of the committee members as follows:
Chair
Sara Turner is the Chair of the BFVEA. Involved in flower essence therapy since the early 1980s, Sara is an Advanced Practitioner and Tutor Member, as well as the producer of Moon Flower Essences. She offers an accredited Diploma in Flower and Vibrational Medicine and is passionate about raising the profile and expertise of practitioners of this modality.
Secretary and Data control officer
Caroline Thomas serves as Secretary to the BFVEA, and is a registered Pharmacy Technician. An Advanced Practitioner member with a specialism in animal essence therapy, she offers courses in both essences and crystal therapy for animals, has written several books on these subjects, and developed the Scintilla essence range with Bailey Essences.
Treasurer
Sally Arthurs is the BFVEA Treasurer. She is an Advanced Practitioner member and producer of the EeeShel Trinity Essences. Her work is based around helping people who are ready to dive deeper into their own personal healing or spiritual journey and supporting them to take their journey to the next level.
Membership Officer
Christine Martin is an aromatherapist and massage therapist with over 20 years experience, and is an Advanced Practitioner Member working in Sussex. Christine specializes in working with women as they face changes, supporting them with treatments, Essences, Essentials Oils, Reiki and experience.
Practitioner Officer
Lucy Hunter is our Practitioner Officer and CPD officer and has been using natural and holistic therapies for over twenty years. She is an Advanced Practitioner Member and specialises in supporting people with natural, well-being solutions using essences, reflexology, reiki and rhythm of beauty seasonal skincare rituals.
Gathering Officer and Webmaster
Dawn White is the Gathering Officer and Webmaster for the BFVEA. She has worked with flower essences for over 20 years and often combines this healing modality with other complementary therapies.
Friends Officer and Editor of ESSENCE Magazine
Helen F. Ward serves as both the Friends Officer and as the Editor of ESSENCE magazine. Creator of the Guided Essences, she is an Advanced Practitioner member, astrologer, and channelling medium.
Education Officer
Lesley Oates is the Education Officer for the BFVEA. She is an Advanced Practitioner and Tutor Member, a complementary and beauty therapist, and a qualified teacher and assessor, with over ten years’ experience in teaching therapies in both Further and Higher Education.
Disciplinary Officer and COREP Chair
Jan Stewart is the Disciplinary Officer for the BFVEA and also the Chair of the Confederation of Registered Essence Practitioners (COREP). She is a retired academic who has made and worked with flower essences since the 1960s. She is also a Tutor member and course meditator for the BFVEA. Jan is the producer of Stewart Essences.
E-Newsletter Editor
Linda is BFVEA E-newsletter editor, an Advanced Practitioner Member, Aromatherapist and Sound Healer. She is also the producer of Natural Magick and Celtic Moon Tree essences and the author of ‘Flower Essences Plain and Simple’.
Promotions Officer
Emma is BFVEA Promotions Officer. Formerly trained in and pursued a career as a professional historian, Emma is now an Advanced Practitioner Member, with a Practice based in Dorset, UK. She is currently co-creating her essence range – Lucia Essences.
Research officer IEAW Assistant and BFVEA Course Assessor
Veronica (Ronnie) Williams is the IEAW Co-ordinator and occasional BFVEA course Assessor and supports the IEAW Officer. She is an Advanced Practitioner Member and is also a holistic therapist working with , Reiki and Emotional Freedom Technique.
COREP Secretary
Debbie Sellwood is the COREP Secretary. She has held the previous committee positions – Treasurer, ESSENCE Editor and Secretary. An Advanced Practitioner member, Debbie is also a professional astrologer and author of “Centaury for Virgo, Rock Rose for Pisces”.
IEAW Officer
Sharon Keenan is an Advanced Practitioner, Aromatherapist and Reflexologist. She is one of the tutors for the BFVEA accredited course ‘Essentially Flowers’, as well as a Lecturer in Anatomy and Physiology. Sharon is also a Self-Help Practitioner and Emotional Resilience Trainer.
If you are a BFVEA member and interested in serving on the committee, look out for vacancies in ESSENCE magazine or contact us.