I love watching the seasons change, it’s this magical time when you really feel the Earth’s energy and movement. As a lot of you may know however, the winter season, although very beautiful at times, can really throw me off my A-game. I absolutely LOVE the spring and summer time and I feel so good when the weather is bright, warm and sunny. When it’s cold and grey however, I definitely feel a shift in my mood and energy levels. Over the years however, I’ve learned about a few techniques and practices that I notice help me a lot when I feel myself drifting away from my normal positive self. I hope these 5 tips will be helpful to you as well! 1. GOOD LIGHTING One of the biggest aspects of the warmer months that I miss, is the longer hours of sunshine and light. I just love seeing sunshine pour into the windows of my apartment, and especially in the early hours of the day when I’m doing my morning routine. In the winter however, when I wake up around 6am, it is dark. Very, very DARK. It also tends to get dark very early as well when I’m still busy working and wanting to be productive. To offset this, I light up my apartment by turning on enough lights to make it feel like day time, as well as my oil diffuser which has a warm yellow light as well (I use mood boosting citrus essential oils like lemon, […]

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Hi my loves! Hope you guys have been having a nice weekend ♥ So one of the questions I get asked a lot is about HAIR – everything from my own personal hair routine to tips on how to make it grow faster, break less, have more volume etc so I thought I’d combine my personal 5 favorite ways for keeping my locks in the best shape possible! Photo from a recent trip to Los Angeles, taken by Veggie Jenny 1. Use A Sulfate-Free Shampoo Sulfate is an ingredient found in lots of beauty, household and even car wash (yes!) products which acts as an surfactant – the stuff that makes something foamy / bubbly. Even though it feels nice to have a product that lathers up with lots of bubbles, it’s not the best for our scalp as the ingredient is quite harsh and can strip lots of nutrients and natural emollients from our scalp. Thankfully, there are LOTS of sulfate free alternatives these days, including one of my personal favorites, the Giovanni Triple Tea Tree Treat Shampoo. I’m always trying out new natural shampoos but this is hands down of my of favorites! It still has a beautiful lather and leaves my hair super clean and refreshed! Another nice one is the 100% Pure Burdock & Neem Shampoo. 2. Top Knot Waves I LOVE styling my hair from time to time either using a blowdryer or curling wand, and I don’t think it negatively affects your hair unless it’s done […]

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I am back home now after an incredible trip to LA! I am so grateful I get to travel a lot and meet people from different parts of the world. I haven’t been to the states in what feels like forever, so being back felt SO GOOD. I especially loved going shopping at some of my favorite stores again (America has the best stuff!) particularly picking up some new makeup and beauty items.. I missed it! I will be doing a little haul soon featuring some of the goodies I got. I was also able to meet some amazing people, one of which took these photos of me doing some yoga.. against a palm tree 🙂 California is seriously so beautiful! Thank you Jenny for the photos 🙂 You can see her website, Veggie Jenny, here and Instagram here. The swimsuit I’m wearing is by Vitamin A and I am totally in love with it ♥ It’s cool to see how much I’ve progressed in my yoga this past year. It’s so good to challenge yourself and try new things. Obviously yoga isn’t always about pretty poses against trees haha but it’s fun taking it outdoors and creating beautiful shapes with nature. Are you guys into yoga? So good for body & mind!

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Hi everyone! Hope you guys are doing good! LA has been incredible ♥ We are staying out by the coast and the views here are so gorgeous. Been having some nice family time and also getting meetings and work done which is always exciting. I found this beautiful little place to act like a monkey stretching for a while haha 🙂 Have you guys tried this pose? It’s pretty fun! Just make sure you have a good grip on the bars! Love this stretch.  Big stretch by the ocean ♥

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Hello my lovelies ♥ I hope you’re all doing great! Today I came across something so beautiful and inspiring (it even brought a few tears to my eyes) and I just had to share this with you all. Below is a picture of Maya, the beautiful daughter of @dehappy5_mama on Instagram. Ullenka (the happy mama!), her husband and their three kids have been following a raw high carb low fat vegan diet for the last 6 months and have experienced some truly remarkable results. Maya had previously suffered from severe eczema as well as leaky gut caused by candida overgrowth. After only a few months, Maya is completely healed and is looking absolutely gorgeous and healthy. “After struggling with terrible eczema and allergies for most of her life, my 8 year old daughter recovered completely within only 5 months on high carb raw vegan diet. She has a condition called leaky gut caused by candida overgrowth that she had since born. Years of other treatments and diets gave no results and even worsen her eczema till the point shown on left photo. At the beginning there was about three months of hard detox and from then she started to heal beautifully to be a healthy and happy girl today. Her two younger brothers had milder stadium of eczema and all three of them are clear skin today.” @dehappy5_mama I am so happy to see Maya’s transformation after only a few months of eating raw – how amazing! It just goes to show the […]

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Hi beautiful! I just whipped up the most delicious raw plant based gluten-free bliss balls from just a few simple ingredients. These are great as a snack or a dessert. They give me lots of energy and they taste absolutely amazing – plus did I mention they’re actually healthy? 🙂 Dates, the primary ingredient, are rich in minerals and vitamins such as B-vitamins and are very low in fat. Recipe for these bad boys are below! Bliss Ball Ingredients: Dates (pitted, about 1-2 cups) Organic gluten-free oats Cinnamon Vanilla pod (or organic vanilla essence)  Coconut flakes Other optional ingredients: nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews), dried berries (goji), cacao etc How to make:  Using a blender or food processor, blend up the dates Add in ingredients such as: oats, cinnamon, vanilla  Take a spoon full of the date mixture and roll into bite size balls using the palms of your hands Cover in dried coconut flakes  Place in fridge to allow ingredients to set before serving, or devour as is!  Hope you try out & enjoy these little heavenly bliss balls! ♥

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Hi beautiful! So for the last few months, I’ve been exploring more natural means of traditional beauty products which I’ve been loving. I read a book over the holiday season called “The Green Beauty Guide” by Julie Gabriel which pretty much changed my whole outlook on makeup & skin care. It is such an interesting read and I definitely recommend it! One of the components in DIY skin and body care are essential oils. They each provide unique benefits, and of course smell heavenly! Out of the oils I’ve experimented with so far, my favorite ones are Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Ylang Ylang, Neroli, Jasmin and Lavender. Last week I was sent a package from Days Island with their gorgeous collection of oils, pictured below. So I thought I’d take this time to share some fun ways of incorporating oils in your beauty routine. I have a few new ones now to experiment with! 🙂 My beautiful array of new essential oils from Days Island! Ways To Use Essential Oils  1. Scent your hairAdd a few drops to either your shampoo, or directly onto your hairbrush and brush through your hair. I think lavender oil would be great for this – the scent is very calming and it has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. 2. Facial toner / mist I love adding a few drops of tea tree oil to my face toner. Tea tree oil is a natural antiseptic, and is great for problematic / oily skin types. It also has a gorgeous […]

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