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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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quarantine cuisine vol. 1⠀ ⠀ history shows, you are not so interested in my food.... (i know i am up against tough delicious-healthy-food-ig competition and the bathtub selfie i just posted will probably get way more likes...) but 1️⃣cooking makes me happy, 2️⃣takes up about 50% of my days, and 3️⃣taking photos of my (and @chevinger ‘s) meals is a good practice for #mindfuleating 💫and my creativity 🎨. @kitchen_madeau #plantbasedfoods #eatmoreplants #motherearthlove #veggiesfordays #quarantinefood

soaking, reading, and cooking, reading and meditating, and soaking, cooking, and writing, reading and cooking.

working on a project #bookshelf_madeau.... stay tuned ⠀ ⠀ here is a small part of my non-fiction / personal-growth bookshelf. ⠀ @davidelliott10 @deepakchopra @andypuddicombe @gabbybernstein @rebel_buddha @slavetofash @adriennemareebrown @keithferrazzi #shareyourbooks #bookshelfstyling #personalgrowthbooks

who has the need to feel needed?⠀ who is hungry for learning and growth?⠀ who loves newness? ⠀ who seeks efficiency?⠀ who is always on the go?⠀ who is an extrovert, a communicator, a carer?⠀ ⠀ -me!⠀ ⠀ ...and these times are not easy for us!⠀ ⠀ i am in the process of letting go of my old routine and finding space in this “new normal” to honor my core (the spiritual one, not the one they talk about in pilates) and do things i always wished i had the time for. ⠀ ⠀ 1️⃣i have a lot of time to work on my personal growth... reading, reading, reading and journaling. 2️⃣i am staying strong with daily yoga practice, made possible with @yogaglo. 3️⃣i am letting my creativity flow... collagemadeau, cooking, and writing. ⠀ ⠀ how are you using your quarantine? ⠀

there are a lot of things out of our control right now.... yesterday i needed a little pick-me-up in form of a black sesame shake from @rawsometreats. the owner Watt reminded me: “the only things i can control are to stay positive and eat healthy. and be grateful that you have a bed to sleep in.”⠀ 💫💧🌸 what does healthy mean to me?⠀ ⠀ 🍧this breakfast is cocoyo by @gtskombucha, @dimestimes cocoa granola, spirulina and acacia fiber. ⠀ ⠀ ...and the last two lunches i made:⠀ ⠀ 🍲mixed sea vegetables from @kelp_noodles ordered from @thrivemarket with carrots, avocado, @bragglivefoodproducts apple cider vinegar, olive oil⠀ ⠀ 🥗fennel, red onion, lemon, olive oil, chili flakes, topped with @riverdelcheese vegan cheese. no this is not an add... just hopping to inspire. ⠀ #vegancheese #healthyfoodrecipes #stayhomestayfit #veganfood #rawfoodrecipes #plantbasedfood #plantbasedbreakfast #holistichealthandwellness

for my trip to panama i wanted 3 things...⠀ to be surrounded by nature ✔️⠀ to have an adventure (i didn’t mean being quarantined on a pirate ship and barely making it out of the country, before the airport shut down... but it sure was adventurous) ✔️⠀ to buy an original panama hat ✔️⠀ ⠀ ⠀ and because #vagaondstyling is all about finding artisan treasures during my travels and traditional clothing.... and through them, learning about the history and culture they come from, here’s a little history lesson on #panamahats⠀ ⠀ ⠀ the origin of panama hat began in the early 1500s when spanish conquerors first observed a mystifyingly beautiful headpiece worn by the natives of ecuador. the rich and shiny material was like nothing they had ever seen before. we now know that the hats were woven from toquilla straw, but the superstitious spanish explorers thought that the ecuadorians were wearing vampire skin!⠀ ⠀ why is it called panama hat tho?⠀ ⠀ many americans went through panama to get to california during the gold rush of the mid-1800s. so this is where they encountered the delightfully lightweight and stylish straw hats that would help guide them on their journey to prosperity. this wrongful assumption of the origin of panama hats would only be reinforced many years later after theodore roosevelt was photographed many times wearing the attractive straw hat while inspecting the panama canal.⠀ ⠀ in 1835 manuel alfaro, a spanish entrepreneur arrived in montecristi to make his name and fortune in panama hat history, where his streamlined production process. ⠀ ⠀ and then there was also the 1855 world fair in paris, where the panama hat was showcased.....⠀ ⠀ almost 400 years later, here i am with my very own authentic panama hat, that was hand woven in ecuador and not only holds hundreds of years of rich history, but will always remind me of that crazy trip i was on.... when corona hit. #panama🇵🇦 #summerstyles #sunshineaddicted #bohochicstyle

my first day of quarantine in ny... and i already miss being surrounded by nature. ⠀ ⠀ the last week i spent on a sail boat, off the coast of panama. the trip was supposed to take 4 days, but we were put in quarantine by the navy (it’s a long adventurous story, for another time...)⠀ ⠀ spending every minute submerged in turquoise, caribbean water...⠀ having the wind ruffle my hair...⠀ with sunshine in my face...⠀ and ⠀ the wooden planks under my feet swaying with the breath of motherearth...⠀ i felt a level of profound awareness. ⠀ ⠀ back in my cozy apartment... i intend to keep it. ⠀ ⠀ being “trapped” is pretty much the worst feeling i can have and i felt that familiar grey haze wanting to creep it’s way into my mind, when day one of quarantine was still young. but i know better now, than to give in and turn to self-destruction. i am using my quarantine, here in ny to continue to cultivate my physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth. ⠀ 🌺⠀ if you have read this far you might be interested what my practices are... feel free to reach out if that’s the case✌🏽⠀ 🤍 ⠀ - M

it’s a time to honor, respect, communicate, and thank mother nature. ⠀ ⠀ mothernature’s healing... aloe vera edition. ⠀ #aloevera #sunburnremedies

surround by nature and limited access to i i internet and still having a hard time to stay in the NOW⠀ ⠀ messages from home (ny and munich) are concerning and so so surreal. ⠀ ⠀ this trip, like most of my trips, where i let myself be consumed by adventure, nature, and discovering are times i take for my personal and spiritual growth. ⠀ ⠀ the strong urge to be with my hubby during a “state of emergency”, wanting to being able to call my parents, and the fear of what might happen (will i be stuck here? would i mind? am i “safer” here? what would i do if i were not here? am i needed somewhere else?) are doing a good job at taking my mind off the pure beauty of this moment. ⠀ ⠀ i don’t know how @mademoisellebuda and my travels will continue, but for now i will take this experience as an exercise to not worry about what i can not change this very moment. ⠀ ⠀ sending everyone calming light from panama. ⠀ 🌴🌳🍃

it’s not about the destination ⠀ it’s about the journey ⠀ .... especially when it’s on a “diabolo rojo”⠀ ⠀ 🌸🧚🏼‍♂️🍇 #panamacity #vagabondstyling #vagabonding #chickenbus

no time for a long caption about how much i love discovering new places... panama city day 1

#collagemadeau no.49⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #analogcollage by me... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ with pages from @tushmagazine ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ models @swalina and @linus_jasper⠀⠀ photo @arminmorbach⠀⠀ hair: @stellihair⠀⠀ make-up: @baurloni⠀⠀ 🖤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cutandpastecollage #papercollageart #collageartistoninstagram #naturalbeautyproducts #collageartwork #handcutcollage #femaleartistsofinstagram #fashioneditorialphotography #freckledfaces

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