Breigh Jones-Coplin of Black + Blossomed is a ray of sunshine in the floral industry, and we are so excited to chat with her about her floral journey, including pop-ups, grounding techniques, and more!
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Flowers Can Have a Positive Impact on Mental Health
Can having something as simple like plants and flowers around us improve our mental health? Here how flowers impact our health in this article.
17 Excellent Ingredients for Therapeutic and Edible Flower Bouquets
Flowers aren’t only beneficial for creating a beautiful space and bringing joy to the lucky recipient—they’re also incredibly healing for the heart and certain blooms are useful therapeutically and medicinally. Here are 8 flowers and 9 herbs that work beautifully to create therapeutic and edible flower arrangements.
Why Flowers Matter with Amy Balsters
In this episode, Kelly and Amy are talking about being intentional in your work with flowers and recognizing the healing power that flowers hold. Amy is sharing her recent curiosities and discoveries regarding the chain of supply for flowers and she’s chatting about how the practices we utilize today will impact the future of the industry. You’ll be inspired as she talks about how staying curious, researching, and asking questions has kept her work with flowers fresh and exciting for 20 years.
Simple Ways to Practice Functional Movement as a Floral Pro
Regardless of your role in the floral industry, it's no secret that the work you do includes manual labor. Lifting buckets, picking up heavy boxes, getting on your hands and knees, climbing up ladders, spending hours in the field harvesting—all of this and more is done daily in the floral industry! Manual labor is hard work, and for it to be sustainable for many years, you need to make sure you're doing a few things for your body.
Video: Tips for Body Mindfulness in the Midst of Burnout
Burnout in the floral industry is something we’ve all either heard about or felt ourselves, and it can be caused by a variety of different things—one of which is physical pain or exhaustion. This video clip from the Team Flower Business Growth class gives you practical tips for body mindfulness and a self-scan.
Tips in Overcoming Depression, Grief, and Anxiety as a Floral Designer
Working with flowers is a wonderful career and a great privilege - we live surrounded by beauty, and we get the honor of accompanying our customers as they celebrate many happy occasions. But what happens when the florist herself is going through difficult times? How do we find joy, beauty, and creativity to spread around when we are in pain?
The Benefits of Flower Remedies with Amy Cohen
Amy Cohen reached out to me several months ago and introduced me to an area of flowers I was not familiar with: flower remedies. It’s also called plant medicine or botanical healing. At the time, I was familiar with essential oils and could speak to the life-giving effect incorporating plants into my life, so this was intriguing. Flower remedies are different than oils though, so I thought it could be fun to invite Amy to teach us a little more about this topic.
How to stay healthy during wedding season
Can I start this blog post with a confession? I let myself go during wedding season. I manage work/life balance very poorly, and one of the first things to go is caring well for my body. If you can relate, I hope you find some hope that you are not alone and that healthy habits are possible!