Being Japanese American has always been an important part of my identity. Despite being a fourth-generation American and speaking more Spanish than Japanese, I try to keep some traditions and cultural aspects in my life and pass them down to my children. But as with many other cultures, some of the beliefs and traditions are […]
Tag: mindfulness
Journaling Has Changed My Life & How You Can Start (4 min read)
Journaling has changed my life. Long before journaling was a self-care trend, I was writing my daily happenings in my denim Tweety Bird covered diary that had a key lock attached. This is the first journal I remember keeping when I was in just 4th grade. My writings and journaling practices evolved over time from […]
Vaginismus: The Unheard of Sexual Disorder (4 min read)
Ordinary. At some point or another most of us feel that is all we are. We convince ourselves that we are normal, that our day to day events are commonplace, that our lives are mediocre, mundane, uneventful. Even significant accolades that we spend countless hours grueling over, we somehow trivialize and believe that others won’t […]
Why Trying New Recipes is Good for You (4 min read)
How many of you have ever been frustrated with someone who loses weight easily, feeling like if you mess up just one meal you’ve ruined it all? I’m guilty of this myself. I wish I could hold my head high and say I haven’t been affected by diet-culture or placed value in a number on […]
What does self-care actually mean? (5 min read)
There’s a lot of talk about self-care these days. Some people love the word, others cringe at the sound of it because it’s been so overused and seems to be played out. But it is important and if we break down what it truly means, maybe you’ll be more willing to embrace it with some kindness and […]
Looking Backward & Forward Makes Progress (5 min read)
I think a lot. Sometimes I wish I would think less, but overall, I wish most people would think more. Being reflective is a crucial part of progress. Reflection can occur in all sorts of ways whether it’s “thinking” or meditation, journaling, or art. Regardless of what it looks like, without introspection it is impossible […]
What face do you have on? (3 minute read)
I started baking at a young age in my grandma’s kitchen using her fancy Japanese painted bowls because they were the perfect size and the hand mixer that I actually had to crank by hand because she didn’t have an electric one. I’d make a mess on the round kitchen table and don’t have any […]
Eating My Emotions of Joy! (2 min read)
For so long I believed what society had ingrained in me about food, especially as a woman. I should only eat so much of it and certain kinds of it, otherwise I’d be fat forever. Eating was never an enjoyable experience for me because I was constantly presuming that whatever I ate was going to cause […]
What is whole-being wellness?
Maybe you’ve heard the term “holistic” before, meaning whole and interconnected. Holistic wellness looks at health from multiple directions and addresses the maintenance of the body using many different modalities- Western, Eastern, alternative, allopathic. Whole-being wellness is what happens when you see yourself as a complex living being. One that is interconnected and interdependent, not […]
Making Simple & Realistic Goals (3 min read)
I’m a go-getter and I have big ideas. I like to envision the future and what it will look like. While it can be a great quality to be a visionary, to look ahead, to be ambitious, there are times that it can defeat me as well. I get frustrated because things don’t seem to be […]