Development of Living Essences of Australian Flowers Research
 Vasudeva and Kadambii Barnao both started their exploration into the healing properties of flower essences with the culmination of many previous years experience, knowledge and practice of Yogic sciences and the understanding of the mind/body interrelationship. Before they met each other, they had both been practicing meditation for a long time, which they credit with giving them the intuitive sensitivity and inner quiet to appreciate the subtleties of human nature and the many mysterious aspects of the flowers.
Originally from New Zealand, Vasudeva first began to work with researching and producing Australian flower essences in 1977, after he personally experienced the amazing effect of flower essences.
In 1977, whilst walking through the Australian bush preoccupied with certain life issues, Vasudeva noticed a complete change in his state of mind. His emotional and mental reactions to the issues he had been thinking about had completely changed. A calm came over him, the reaction stopped and he could see with clarity how to resolve his dilemma. Upon reflection, he quickly realised that the palm of his hand was in close proximity to a flower, and that when he moved his hand away from the flower the old state of mind would come back. When he passed his hand back over the flower the positive state of mind would return. The experience was very profound and he realized the healing potential that the Australian flowers had to offer.
Vasudeva then researched and developed a range of Australian (New South Wales) and New Zealand flower essences. With these essences he found that this healing modality had even more to offer than first thought.
In 1980, he moved from Sydney to Perth, in the heart of Western Australia, known internationally as the "Wildflower State". There he met and married Kadambii and together they dedicated their lives to the research and development of flower essence therapy.
Whilst developing the flower essences, Vasudeva and Kadambii started to run education programmes at their Australasian Flower Essence Academy to enable other people to experience and use the healing properties of flower essences.
During the mid eighties, Kadambii's work with an aboriginal community led to the discovery of the oldest living tradition of flower essence therapy, that of the Nyoongah people. From their elder, Nundjan, Vasudeva and Kadambii learned that their research was ratified by the ancient practices of the Nyoongah people. Later they also discovered the ancient Buddhist tradition of flower essence therapy, from Malaysia and Thailand, where temples specialise in flower essence healing.
Through the 80s and 90s they pioneered the research and use of flower essences through acu-points and meridians, and this, plus the development of incorporating flower essences into creams and lotions, led to their work being taught and utilised in hospitals. Living Essences are the first flower essences to be used and taught in hospitals around Australia. The main area of their use is in pain and stress management.
The Academy has a six-year part time, and a three-year full time, diploma course that is government accredited and provides graduates with advanced standing towards a Bachelor of Science Degree. Video Correspondence Courses, for national and international students, have been available since 1991. The Video courses cover the first four Flower Essence Therapy modules of the Diploma Course.
In 1995, they were individually knighted for their research and philanthropic health work in the community. They are Dame and Sir, respectively, of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta (sometimes known as the Knights Hospitaller) an international knighthood dating back 900 years, which espouses caring for the sick and protection for the weak and oppressed.
In1997 Vasudeva and Kadambii published their third and most comprehensive book - AUSTRALIAN FLOWER ESSENCES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, which focuses on the wildflower essences and all their unique diagnostic and application techniques.
Although the Australian wildflowers are the main flowers that Vasudeva and Kadambii work with they have also been involved with pioneering the development of both Japanese and Russian flower essence research.
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