Affirmations To Open Your Chakras

Chances are you have probably heard the word “chakra” before. Whether it was on TV, in a yoga class, or from your “New Age” friend, people are now more than ever aware of their chakras. Although you have heard of chakras, you may still not know exactly what they mean. Chakra (cakra in Sanskrit) refers…

10 Things I’ve Been Loving Lately

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Checking In: 2023 Updates + Goals

It’s been a long time since I’ve checked in on here so I wanted to say hi and update you all on what I’ve been up to. We are now almost a month into 2023! January has flown by. As some of you may know, I started a business called Love Is Essentials in 2022….

Wellness Practices We’ve Been Loving

Making wellness an everyday way of life is priority that can sometimes be tricky. With busy schedules and unprecedented plans, it can be difficult to not only make a wellness routine, but stick to it. I summed up some of my favorite wellness practices that are easy, effective, and can squeeze into your daily life…

This Is How You Elevate Your Bath Experience

If you are anything like me you love any opportunity to have a self care moment. One of my favorite ways to unwind and practice self care is by having a bath. Baths have been known to elevate ones mood, promote better sleep, relieve muscle pain, promote a healthy heart, and more. While any bath…

Life Lately: Summer 2022

I haven’t been very active on here this summer, so I wanted to share some photos to show what I’ve been up to. In May, I officially started a business called Love Is Essentials. I sell essential oil rollers, body oil, and bath soaks, and I’ve spent most of the summer exploring towns in New…

The Perfect Gift Set For Wellness Lovers

As the summer comes to an end and the Fall starts the roll around, many of us are sitting with that special “back-to-school” energy, even when we have been out of school for years. As the weather begins to chill and the sun begins to set a little earlier, we tend to turn our attention…

Is Trauma Dumping The New Normal?

Picture this: It’s a Tuesday afternoon and work is lagging. It’s 3pm and this point in the day you’re dying for it to be 5pm so you can go home and unwind. You reach for your phone so you can distract yourself from the monotony that is corporate America. You scroll through TikTok for a…

Quotes To Guide You In The Direction Of Your Heart

Have you ever felt totally directionless in life? Like your life is moving and you are watching it go by blankly without giving much effort into where it’s going? Many of us live this way. We let our lives happen to us instead of being intentional with what we are doing and how we are…

Why “Fast” Culture is Ruining You And How To Slow Down

Fast food, fast fashion, fast pick ups and deliveries, no one wants anything if they can’t have it quickly. We want what we what we want and we want it 5 minutes ago. These days, days no one wants to work for anything. No one would ever try to sell something to you saying that…

What Working At My First Pop Up Shop Taught Me

Yesterday was a very exciting day because I had the pleasure of being a vendor in my first pop up shop! Not only was it special being a vendor, but it was also very special to share this experience at Anthropologie, the company I have loved and been apart of for the last 6 years….

How To Take A Vibey Bath And Why You Should

Baths are amazing. They really are, you can’t fight me on this. As kids, we take them all the time and we would laugh, splash and overall have a great time. Then, one day we get older and stop taking baths even though they were such a fun part of the day. Bubble baths are…

10 Amazing Alan Watts Quotes That Will Change Your Perspective

Alan Watts , aka the man who leaves me lost in thought, was a 20th century British philosopher, writer, and speaker. Last summer I was introduced to Watts’ through Alan Watts chill-step playlist and I have been fascinated with his philosophy ever since. Watts is best known for interpreting and popularizing Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism…