The Flower Ceremony, sometimes referred to as Flower Communion or Flower Festival, is an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. It was originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia. It brings together the uniqueness and acceptance of all to create the bouquet of community.

Speaker Bio

Shanta is an ordained inter-faith minister through the Spiritual Healers & Earth Stewards Institute in Seattle. Shanta completed a Bodhisattva class in 2008 focusing on rituals and ceremonies using an earth based spirituality. Facilitating classes and workshops that bring awareness and intentions based on the wheel of seasons and pagan roots. Her graduate thesis was a focus on transforming communities through health and wholeness, with an emphasis on spirituality.

Topics: Flower Communion, Traditional Service