Category: Self-Care

  • 5 spiritually yummy lessons Reiki taught (and retaught me)

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    I got my first reiki reading at the Shades Retreat a few years ago. I explain what reiki is further down, if you aren’t super familiar. The practitioner at this retreat, Nichole’s style was so bomb. She integrated Orisha readings, and it blew my mind. She told me that Oya…

  • When the pressure is on to create something they’ll love

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    Organized Noize produced almost everything hip-hop coming out of Atlanta in the ’90s. They did a lot of work for Outkast, Goodie Mob, Killer Mike, Ludacris, and produced TLC’s “Waterfalls” (thinking of that song makes me want to do the butterfly). Recently, they released a must-watch Netflix documentary. One part that stuck…

  • 10 points that made my writing retreat, Between Words and Water, so epic

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    This post checks off three tasks: I wanted to share what happened, analyze what went well, and give some type of guide to those who plan to host a retreat of their own. We’re all creators who are aware of the importance of giving other women space to connect and create. So…

  • 15-Day Self-Exploration through Writing Challenge

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    Background on how this came about: Two nights ago, on 4/20 to be exact, I decided to consciously do something in between now and the retreat next month. Something for me, I mean. Something to commit to that wouldn’t be easy, but not too hard either. Time Out to Tune…

  • Using mangoes + Oprah’s money as opportunities for self-inquiry

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    I have this thing that I call “spending Oprah’s money.” It stemmed from a conversation I was having a while back about Oprah clapping back on Twitter one day. Someone asked when she was going to start giving back to America’s ghettos. “When are u?” she asked.   In my…