Lila DeviLila Devi is the founder of Spirit-in-Nature Essences, the oldest flower essence line within the U.S. and globally outside the U.K. since 1977. An engaging seminar leader with over 38 years' experience, Lila lectures nationally and abroad. Through exeriential wisdom, humor, and music, she brings an expansive view of people, plants, and animals to her programs, radio shows, and television appearances. She has authored 4 books spanning 4 different genres: The Essential Flower Essence Handbook (considered a holistic classic, first published in 1996) and Flower Essences for Animals (a guide to helping our beloved pets know the highest quality of life through natural pet care)--both in several languages and the texts for the SiNE Home Study Courses; Bradley Banana and The Jolly Good Pirate, the first in a series of 20 children's picture books, also in several languages, each personifying the uplifting quality of a flower essence as a little girl or boy who enjoys a cathartic adventure at a juncture of reality and fantasy; and her latest book, a spiritual memoir entitled From Bagels to Curry: A Jewish Yogi's Journey Through the Passing of a Parent. A graduate with honors from the University of Michigan, Lila holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, psychology, and a secondary teaching certificate, and is considered one of the foremost flower essence developers in the world today. Drawing on her skills as a writer of songs, poetry, and plays and on her talent as a musician--vocalist, guitarist, and composer--her classes present a refreshing approach to Nature and an awareness of human nature. Read More Read Less