Smoothies are liquified salads of fruits, vegetables, and nuts. They are full of essential nutrients, conveniently compacted into a drinkable snack, meal replacement, or hydration boost. Intro to Smoothies covers the basics of nutrients and goes deeper into the benefits of each ingredient. 

A towel meditation draws healing benefits from nature therapy, meditation therapy, energy therapy, beauty therapy, hydrotherapy, and sauna therapy. Simply lay in the sun, protect your skin, stay hydrated, and activate cod mode.

God moments can be routine, random, intentional, or awesome and can provide many therapeutic benefits. There are different types of God moments when we appreciate the beauty of living. God moments can be found in any meaningful moment and are worth collecting, experiencing, and feeling a rich gratitude.

During lockdown, my filling fell out and I’ve neglected to go to the dentist since. The other day I experienced severe tooth pain and made an appointment the next day. My dentist taught me a lot about what that pain was, how I could mitigate it, and the next steps to upgrading my dental care. 

There’s something magical about gardening that makes it so therapeutic for me. It’s a peaceful pastime that provides fresh air, cool shade, lovely fragrances, and sometimes food. Plants can be beautiful, resilient, and full of life. Over the past five years, I’ve had several seasons of caring for different kinds of gardens like indoor plants in colder weather, outdoor plants in warmer climates, and maintaining a garden for my pet snails wherever I go. The microecology for a modular garden is a science, an art, and an energetic connection.

Los Angeles, CA

Downtown Los Angeles has a popular flower district, known for their bouquets, orchids, succulents, and indoor plants. Shops are also home to lots of cats, and chill cats mean good vibes.

Los Angeles, CA

There are a variety of colors in places of worship and can be seen as a version of color therapy. Design choices include stained glass, colored walls and fabrics, gold-plated objects, flowers, and lighting. Aside from the presence of God, gratitude, and thanksgiving, the lighting perhaps played a role in wellness, release of tension, and enlightenment.

Granada Hills, CA

Prema Yoga in Granada Hills, CA offers different types of yoga classes including hath, vinyasa, kundalini, and yin. Other classes specialized in energetic and physical healing such as urban zen, meditation, yoga nidra, and spine health. I would recommend their studio for those who want to try a variety of yoga styles taught by educated and spiritually-minded instructors.

Lithomancy is the art of reading the arrangement of crystals in a designated space. When I was cat-sitting, I read my friend’s book on Lithomancy. The description is similar to other metaphysical readings like psychic, tarot, or palmistry. With crystals, we place meaning on them, drop them randomly, and read the relationships between them. No two readings are exactly alike. Here, I share the different ways in which I practice Lithomancy.

Los Angeles, CA

The way that we want to make the expo more successful and a better place is a reflection of how we want to make the world more successful and a better place. With music, dance, art, and dog therapy, the good vibes just keep on coming.

Los Angeles, CA

After the second day, I had a slow evening with a hotel version of hydrotherapy. I drew a warm bath accompanied by tea, raspberries, and my little church of the Conscious Life Expo.

Los Angeles, CA

I tried to capture what it’s like working in an environment that uses energy, meditation, and art therapy to showcase my kind of fab therapy. Here’s a little about the 2024 Conscious Life Expo pre-production and first day in the Signage Department.

The Hall of Healing at the Los Angeles Conscious Life Expo are specialized rooms for concentrated technologies to enhance a meditation experience. This year I’ll be working in these spaces and in this introductory blog post, I’m sharing what they have to offer, what to expect, and how to be emotionally and spiritually prepared. At first glance, the event descriptions sound esoteric and distant but these healing modalities are essentially wellness paths to feelings of love and expansion.

Prayer beads are a system of tracking prayers, chants, or scriptures to bring us into a contemplative mindset and become aware of the greatness of life, God, or enlightenment. Each religion has a plethora of resources and with the average of scholarly publications, I aim to paint a broad perspective on the multiple uses of prayer beads so that we can learn from other religions and maybe incorporate aspects into our prayer practice.

Made of a metal alloy or quartz crystal, singing bowls are sacred instruments for meditation, contemplation, and healing. We can visualize the physics behind their healing abilities, map their vibrational patterns, and notice how we feel from their psycho-acoustic therapeutic qualities.

Kenmore, WA
Between massage therapy and energy work, Craniosacral Therapy dedicates an hour to the fascia tissues around the head to restore the nervous system’s flow.

When I open my palms, I see my life’s many chapters. In this Palm Contemplation, I meditate on the layers of my skin, its sensory acuteness, and the transferring of light spirit. With clear crystal quartz tumbles, I connect to feelings of gratitude, gentleness, and crystalized energy within my hands.

In my final presentation for Meditation Teacher Training, I designed a guided meditation about the beauty of posture, including a chest opening warm-up, anatomical understanding, and visualizations of balancing stones.

With the theme of love and worthiness, this meditation explores different ways for the mind and body to connect to a stronger sense of value. From words of affirmation, symbolism, and guided visualization, this is an introduction to a life-long journey of you being you.

Sensing crystal energy has been a new practice for me. I have always enjoyed their company and now with meditation, I’m learning to sense their spark, visualize their energy, and open my mind to interpreting their messages.