As we approach the Winter Solstice on December 21st, I wanted to talk about Makahiki, which is a Hawaiian season of rest, gratitude, and renewal 🤍✨

Makahiki reminds us that slowing down is not falling behind. That rest is part of our cycles and allows us to then after step into a renewal 🌱

The winter solstice lands at the peak of this season of rest (celebrated from October to February), and serves as a turning point where darkness begins to turn to light 🤍

This season teaches us to honor both the dark and the light. How shedding what no longer serves us or our “darkness”, makes room for lightness, balance, and renewal. Like yin and yang, both energies have value and create a balance ☯️

I hope this episode grounds you as we approach the solstice and brings you some love, light, and aloha on your aloha Friday 🫶🏼🤍🌴✨

#makahiki #wintersolstice #seasonofrest #selfcare #alohafriday

With the holidays and New Year just around the corner, I wanted to create an end-of-year reflection episode :) And what better guest to bring back than my best friend, Maya Klein, who was also my very first guest on the show (Pharmacist & Home Organizer) 🤍

In this conversation, we reflect on our personal and professional journeys over the past year, sharing lessons learned, moments of synchronicity, and the importance of mindfulness, nature, and honoring life’s seasons 🌿✨ Maya also shares grounding practices she’s embracing around the Winter Solstice ❄️ and in her daily meditation 🧘🏽‍♀️

I also reflect on starting this podcast this year - what it’s meant to me, how it’s grown, and how meaningful it is to connect with listeners around the world 🌍 (I share stats of where everyone is tuning in from)

One of our favorite themes is the idea that there are many “New Years” - January 1st 🎉, Chinese New Year (year of the Snake), birthdays 🎂, seasonal shifts 🍂, or any moment you choose for renewal 🌱 It’s also okay to be in progress at these point, because life is all about the journey.

Tune in as we talk about gratitude, growth, reflection, and defining your own new beginning ✨ I hope this episode helps you reflect on your own path and how you define your on your timelines and renewals 🤍

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In this mini Aloha Friday episode, I’m sharing soothing coqui frog sounds, a few fun facts, and a gentle reflection inspired by them 🤍

Coqui frogs are only a couple inches big at most, yet their presence fills the night in the sweetest, most comforting way. They’re a reminder that something small can still have a powerful impact - that you don’t have to be big or take up a lot of space to be felt 🌿🩵

Let this episode fill you with some fun facts about our little coquis, and be a calm moment, a soft exhale, and a peaceful way to ease into your weekend 🌙