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spiritual lessons… for a stressful layover July 10, 2019
Ruoyi… on contemporary chinese design May 22, 2019
Vivien… HOW TO not let mental illness or your job define you April 4, 2019
6 how grapefruit essential oil can improve your health and wellbeing March 20, 2019
Hope… turning pain into success March 20, 2019
why i don’t need to wear foundation anymore… March 17, 2019
Romana… on pulling out those ingrown hairs March 7, 2019

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#collagemadeau no.42⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖤⠀⠀⠀⠀ #analogcollage by me... made from #beatyeditorial from @hungermagazine ⠀⠀⠀⠀ photography @travysowen ⠀⠀⠀⠀ model @gideon__allen ⠀ hair and make-up @sarah_gehrmann_hmua and @claudinethequeen ⠀ 🖤⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cutandpaste #papercollage #fashionstylist #printisnotdead #makeart #creativedirector #creativeminds #mindbodyconnection #createexploretakeover #collageartist #collageartwork #paperartist #handcutcollage #handmadeart #newyorkartist #femaleartist #femaleentrepreneurs #freelanceartist #paperartwork #mindbodyspirit #artistsofig #graphiccontent

“in any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety.” - Abraham Maslow⠀ 🕷⠀⠀ did i ever want to step back into safety? ...fly back to a warm beach, live in a bamboo hut (wifi optional), fill my days with searching for artisan treasures, or run in the rain and do spontaneous photo shoots with @leanna_banana (like here in 2014 on bali), where taxes and sometimes wifi and hot water did not exist. ⠀ - hell fuckin yeah!⠀ ⠀ but instead i stepped forward into growth... and am currently working on my ⠀ 🌟intuitive thai therapy certification🌟 (18 more sessions to go!). i am so grateful to Sarah @thaibrooklyn for guiding me on my journey. ⠀ ⠀ DM me if you want to find out more about intuitive thai therapy, or want to book a free session 💫⠀ 🕷⠀ #bodywork #thaitherapy #buzzcut #buzzcutgirl #bohochild #bohochicstyle #mindbodyspirit #growthmindset #spiritualjourney #followyourpath #vagabondstyling #intuitivehealing #trustheuniverse #baliliving #spiritualgrowth #buddhist

it sure does...⠀ ⠀ i got hit by a car once. flew in the air and landed on my ass...⠀ in vietnam two guys on a scooter attempted to snatch my phone out of my hand, leaving my finger bleeding and my body in shock...⠀ on a business flight from london to munich, i threw up in a barf-bag, while sitting next to my boss... ⠀ in a club in hell’s kitchen, my phone got stolen out of my purse, while i was wearing it.... ⠀ in cambodia i drove my scooter into the bushes, ate a fruit i apparently was allergic to and almost suffocated, and cut my foot on a corral, which got infected so badly i thought it was gonna fall off 😅......⠀ ⠀ i am grateful for all those experiences. the shit that happens is the shit that makes life worth living and help me grow. ⠀ ⠀ art by @hatecopy @richardtaittingergallery pic by @hardeepsbrownlife ⠀ #selfloveclub #mindbodyspirit #girlswithshorthair #newyorkartist #femaleentrepreneurs #nyfashion #newyorkfashionstylist #womeninspiringwomen #minimalista #minimallifestyle #vagabondstyling #liveinthenow #dreamersanddoers #styleinspirations #outfitpic #everydaymakeup #naturalmakeuplook #embracelife #beauthentic #womanonamission

one year ago... the day before getting hitched... ⠀ ⠀ we did the same we did every year on the last day of oktoberfest: we took a stoll through the crowd, he shot me some roses, we drank beer and shared a “steckerlfisch”, @fischer_vroni_festzelt . this year, we had to break our tradition (in fact, this is his first time he’s not going at all, since his teen years), but instead we are living together again and will stroll through LES, drink a matcha latte and maybe get some @vanleeuwenicecream 😁. ⠀ one year went by too fast, but there are many more to come ❤️ @chevinger #mrandmrswest #newlyweds #justmarried #silverfox #couplesofinstagram #longdistancerelationship #beardeddragon #handsomeman #blissful #mindbodyspirit #mindbody #jadore #myhubby #loveactuallyisallaround #loveisallyouneed #couplestyle #couplevacation⠀#coupleselfie #newyorkers

nothing tastes⠀ sweeter⠀ than the life⠀ we’ve chosen⠀ for ourselves ⠀ swallow thr⠀ pill⠀ then,⠀ ⠀ just one more time. ⠀ Be water they said⠀⠀ So I flowed⠀⠀ And found the river⠀⠀ And drank in life until⠀⠀ All that was left⠀⠀ Were droplets of rain⠀⠀ On my hands. ⠀⠀ There’s still room to grow. ⠀⠀ Water me.⠀⠀ 🖤⠀⠀ poetry by @hardeepsbrownlife ⠀⠀⠀ paper collage by me⠀⠀ 🖤⠀⠀ #collagemadeau⠀⠀⠀ #cutandpaste #papercollage #analogcollage #printisnotdead #createexploretakeover #collageartist #collageartwork #paperartist #handcutcollage #handmadeart #newyorkartist #femaleartist #freelanceartist #artistsofig #fashionstylists #creativemind #womenartists #handmadecollage #poetrylove #femalepoet #fashioneditorials

in this moment, i don’t care that we are sick, i’m not worried about bills that need to be paid, and i not thinking... thinking... thinking 🤯. i’m in the NOW with my LOVE. this man left his hometown.... apartment, job, friends and family for me. so flowing through LES, on this beautiful, sunny wednesday, drinking a matcha latte, with @chevinger by my side is something to be very grateful for. ⠀ please take a moment today to think about what you are grateful for. 🙏🏼 #spiritualjourney #summerloving #holistichealing #beuniquelyyou #mindbodyspirit #ecobeauty #howyouglow #selfloveclub #mindbodyspirit #newyorkartist #vagabondstyling #liveinthenow #beauthentic #couplesofinstagram

#collagemadeau no.41⠀⠀⠀ 🖤⠀⠀⠀ #analogcollage by me... made from #beatyeditorial from @beautypapersmag ⠀⠀⠀ photography @roversi ⠀⠀⠀ make-up @lucia_pieroni ⠀⠀⠀ hair @eugenesouleiman ⠀⠀ stylist @hanneshetta ⠀⠀⠀ model @jaderabarivel0 ⠀⠀⠀ 🖤⠀⠀⠀ #cutandpaste #papercollage #fashionstylist #printisnotdead #makeart #creativedirector #creativeminds #mindbodyconnection #createexploretakeover #collageartist #collageartwork #paperartist #handcutcollage #handmadeart #newyorkartist #femaleartist #femaleentrepreneurs #freelanceartist #paperartwork #mindbodyspirit #artistsofig #graphiccontent

thank you @nuurvana for my reading💫🤸🏻‍♀️🎢💎 and hooking me up with @earseeds ⠀ ⠀ 👉🏼 shen men point against stress⠀ 👉🏼 liver point for digestion and detox⠀ #acupressure #acupressurepoints #earacupuncture #pinkhaircolor #earparty #earpiercings #newyorkartist #spiritualität #mindbodyconnection #mindbodyspirit #holistichealing #holistichealthcare ⠀

what is self?⠀ ⠀ #collagemadeau no.40⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖤⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cutandpaste #papercollage #fashionstylist #printisnotdead #makeart #creativedirector #mindbodyspirit #newyorkfashionstylist #womeninspiringwomen #liveinthenow #dreamersanddoers #styleinspirations #embracelife #beauthentic #womanonamission

first time in two weeks that my alarm clock did not ring / play redondo beach (remastered) by @thisispattismith, at 6:30am. ⠀ and when did i wake up? - at 6:30am......⠀ ⠀ but even though this photo might suggest something else.... i am really happy and ✨grateful✨ for enjoying a slow morning @irvingfarm with my hubby @chevinger ⠀ last year i went to this very café, pretty much every day, to work from my laptop.... emailing, taking webinars, networking, and all that good freelance-hustle. last year, i was broke, lonely and swinging back and forth between self-harm and self-care🙃🙂. ⠀ ⠀ today i might physically be in the same place, but i am very much in a different place... mentally💫. it was a good reminder for me (who always has the urge to move on, find new things, go on adventures, and travel).... that i might not be moving from county to country, but that doesn’t mean i am not growing and discovering more of myself. ⠀ ⠀ wishing warmth to all you adventurers, 🖤M

#collagemadeau no.39⠀⠀⠀ 🖤⠀⠀⠀ #analogcollage by me... made from #beatyeditorial from @beautypapersmag ⠀⠀ 🖤⠀⠀⠀ #cutandpaste #papercollage #fashionstylist #printisnotdead #makeart #creativedirector #creativeminds #createexploretakeover #collageartist #fashionstyling #fashionphotoshoot #collageartwork #paperartist #handcutcollage #handmadeart #newyorkartist #femaleartist #femaleentrepreneurs #freelanceartist #paperartwork #mindbodyspirit #artistsofig #graphiccontent

when’s the last time you picked wild berries? ⠀ ⠀ when i was a kid my parents would take me and my sister on loooong-ass bike rides (and when i say long, i mean up to 3 days!). sometimes we would find wild raspberry bushes. i remember exactly how i felt... standing in between these 2 meeter prickly bushes and how sweet, juicy red the berries tasted. and i remember exactly how freaked out i was when i found worms 🐛 in some of them🙀😸. ⠀ ⠀ last spring i picked these blackberries during my horse ride through the colombian countryside. this time around (worms or not) i simply was grateful for this moment of deep connection with 🌱mothernature🌱. ⠀ ⠀ living in ny... it’s easy to get disconnected with mothernature. so on my way to work, i make it a point to touch a tree🌳...and call to my attention that we come from the earth and are not separate. ⠀ stay connected, ✨M #mothernaturesbeauty #wildberries #berrypicking #newyorkliving

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