Katie Hess is a flower alchemist and the founder of LOTUSWEI, one of the world’s leading floral apothecaries. After 15 years of independent research of flower and plant-based healing, her flower-powered community is thriving in over 15 countries. Her transformative elixirs having been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, The LA Times, Sunset, and Organic Spa Magazine. A lifelong spiritual seeker, Katie has studied meditation and mindful-awareness techniques with several Tibetan Buddhist masters, including the Dalai Lama and the Karmapa, Tibet’s next generation leader. Website: www.lotuswei.comLouie Schwartzberg is an award-winning cinematographer, director, and producer whose notable career spans more than four decades providing breathtaking imagery using his time-lapse, high-speed and macro cinematography techniques. Louie’s recent theatrical releases include the 3-D IMAX film Mysteries of the Unseen World and the pollination documentary feature Wings of Life, narrated by Meryl Streep. As the only filmmaker in the world who has been shooting time-lapse flowers, 24/7 continuously for 40 years, Schwartzberg is a visual artist breaking barriers and telling stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people, and places. Website: www.movingart.com
