LAKOTA MOON MINDFULNESS MOVEMENT & MENTAL HEALTH COACHING

Happy Friday!! Beautiful People! Tervetuloa! (Welcome) We made it through another week, give yourself a pat on the back or better yet a hug! so well deserved! "As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.."-Unknown Let's go... Ok, we covered physical health, mood, and dental care; With today's closeout, I wanted to delve into skincare, nutrition and the important screenings women in their 40's should obtain. If new wrinkles and age spots seem to appear overnight, chalk i

Hello Beautiful People! Byen venu "Real beauty isn't about symmetry, weight or makeup; it's about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own" -Valerie Monroe Let's go...... There is an awesome reason to celebrate being a woman; there's a more than 50% probability that by 2030 the female life expectancy will break the 90-year barrier-a number thought to be unattainable at the turn of the century. For many of us though, it's not just th

Beautiful People Velkommen "You can't see people's mental health. Be kind; always...." -Unknown This is for you Macho (Julian) Let's go....... On 10/20/19, I got the worst news of my life: my 28-year-old nephew Julian had ended his life after years of struggling with depression. Julian was a bright light in the lives of those who knew and loved him. He was charismatic, thoughtful, and ridiculously funny. He was so smart, always open to learning new things sharing, and be pro

Beautiful People! Bienvenue ! (welcome!) "Worry about loving yourself first instead of loving the idea of other people loving you." -Unknown Let's go... Taking the time to examine yourself can help develop a strong sense of self-confidence. Introspection is the examination or observation of one's own emotional and mental processes; the key to gaining peace and comfort in your authentic skin. I have struggled in my own experience with gaining self-confidence. I began to realiz

Welcome Beautiful People, I hope the weekend was good for you! It is Monday, back to the grind and hustle-you got this! "Let Monday be kind to you; be happy with what you have and accept the things which you cannot change." -Unknown Let's go...... We sometimes think of co-dependency as primarily existing in relationships between two people. I don't believe this is necessarily so; I believe that all of life is relational; we are in relationships with money, food, the earth, me

Happy Wednesday Beautiful People; we are midway through this week, you got this!! Let's go... A few hours ago, I had an interesting Zoom conference with a number of my mental health colleagues; at the beginning, the conversations were spirited; I felt that it was too spirited to the point of feeling "fake" I asked, "ok people, what is really going on here?" What then took place was a conversation that we as service-related professionals rarely talk about-burnout. I think, for

Happy Monday Beautiful People!! Another week, the opportunity to tackle our grind.. Let's go... Annoyed, irritated, aggravated, ready for change, sickened with the current state of affairs. This is how a snake may feel right before shedding its skin to reveal a whole new one, yet a snake knows how to move through change seamlessly. Let me be clear, a snake is an expert in skin shedding; the snake shows us how to let go of the old way and slip into the new skin. However, it do

Hello Beautiful People! Happy Wednesday! I am hoping that today's blog will inspire, lead to a deeper appreciation of our core unsung soldiers on the frontline of this pandemic-Nurses. Let's go... This time during the year, we celebrate the work of nurses; highlighting the challenging conditions they often face and advocating for increased investments in the nursing workforce. However, no one could have imagined the extremely critical importance of nurses in our society broug

Hello Beautiful People! Hoping this weekend was good to you; normally, today would be a motivational blog to set off the week; unfortunately, it has been very difficult to remain motivated when there is a feeling of helplessness against an adversary that cannot be touched or appealed to; this adversary I speak of- the impact of this pandemic on my autistic son. Let's go... First, AUTISM does not define my son; however, it has impacted his quality of life in terms of education

Hello Beautiful People!! The weekend is over and for many of us, it is back to the grind; here's hoping that your weekend was restful and productive. Let's go! Ever heard of the term soul loss? Soul loss can occur when there is a perceived trauma and the soul shoots out of the body in order to stay safe. If you think about it, it is no different than when someone disassociates or experiences transfer and counter-transfer; yet after a significant amount of perceived trauma, fe

Hello Beautiful People and yes, TGIF!!! We made it through another week; kudos to you! Let's go...... No can disagree, we are living in a time that is unprecedented; there are moments of anger, fear, and a level of anxiety that can stress even the coolest, calm, and collected individual. I have always prided myself on being relaxed and for the most part stress-free; these times have me hypersensitive and nervous of the unknown; mix that with having to help my autistic son so

Hello Beautiful People! I wanted to keep the talk of energy going; this time removing negative energy around you. Let's go... Ever find yourself in situations with certain people or social settings drained, exhausted, anxious or overwhelmed? How about experiencing bad energy from others and can't seem to shake those feelings? Does it feel like the negative energy is floating around you and won't leave? more than likely you are in need of energetic protection-both protecting a

Beautiful People! happy Monday! I am hoping that your weekend was restful and in spite of this climate was productive. Let's go! It has been 51 days since NYC went on pause; and in 51 days, our lives shifted from the routine and structure to adopting a new "normal" consisting of "social distancing" and wearing a mask just to buy groceries at the market. Hangouts literally happen at google hangouts, Whatsapp or Zoom; many of us (myself included) have not been able to spend tim

Hello Beautiful People!! Are your unhealthy eating habits based on situations? this is a habit I am so trying to break... Let's go... There are a number of factors that find us craving nasty fat, high carb foods; hopefully, this list will guide you in making healthier choices around what you eat (lord knows I am trying!) Stress (we shouldn't be surprised) When we are stressed, our body releases an additional amount of a hormone called cortisol; when we are maneuvering in flig

Happy Wednesday Beautiful People! I just completed a video chat with my loctician (Ms. Jade) who is unable to make it out to NY due to the current climate (thus leaving me with the arduous task of caring for my own locs). Ms. Jade not only inspired my lock journey, but she was also very instrumental in cultivating it. Many moons later I have a healthy head of thigh-length locs; I thank Ms. Jade for that. Ms. Jade is a dynamite loctician, and a trichologist; an expert in hair

Hello Beautiful People! Let's talk about aligning with money..yes money.... Let's go! Ever heard the term "money is the root of all evil"? or "more money more problems"? as a society, we seem to have an oil and vinegar relationship with money; when we have it, GREAT! when we don't, we curse the world wishing we had multitudes of it. We can shift the conditioned mindset we have towards money by looking at it through a spiritual lens; yes, I said spiritual. Money and spiritual

Happy Monday Beautiful People!! Hoping that everyone's weekend was restful, invigorating and safe. Let's get it going..... How do you start your morning? are your mornings guided by external forces such as going on the phone (to send/look at texts, social media), turning on the television or logging on to the computer? By having any of these as the first thing we do in the morning, we're giving away some of our power by way of telling the universe that external needs are way

Beautiful people, happy hump day! Today's blog will just touch on self-care... Nothing wrong with a little refresher... Self-care means taking the time to do things you enjoy. Usually, self-care involves everyday activities that you find relaxing, fun or energizing. These activities can be as simple as reading a book, listening to music, date or family night, treating yourself to a bath (see below) or just enjoying the company of others. It is so easy to forget incorporating

Hello Beautiful people! Today's blog is a heavy one for me; however, I am hoping that someone out there will benefit from this... Let's go... Yesterday I got a lengthy text from a friend of mine who is working from home; to protect her identity, I will refer to her as Cyn. Cyn is a sweet, intelligent, beautiful woman in her 40's who works in manage care. She has very few friends, no children nor a significant other; she is estranged from her siblings who live outside of New

Hello Beautiful People! We all stew in our emotions; some emotions such as love and happiness lift our spirits, while others, worry, and sadness can create apathy and drown us of our strength. With a few simple strategies, you can tip the scale towards positive feelings and tap into that emotional energy portal. Let's go... My previous post touched on self-compassion as a tool to exercise social distancing. This time we are going to re-visit self-compassion as a method agains