Cosmic Tigre

Hey, it’s me- back on my smoothie grind. Ingredients 1 frozen banana 1/2 large carrot 1 cup strawberries 1/2 cup blueberries 1 1/2 cups almond milk 2 tablespoons oats 1 small piece ginger Process Place all the ingredients in a blender. Purée until smooth. Serve and top with anything you desire. Enjoy! 😀

Life Update

TLDR: Yoga Teacher certification, travel, and new business opportunities

Hello lovelies! It’s been a few months since you’ve last heard from me.

I am coming at you live from Sri Lanka where I am taking a short break during a few wild months of growth and new opportunities.

When I last posted, I told you all I was to taking these past few months off from blogging/creating new projects to…

TLDR: Working on some special projects so I am taking a social media and blogging break! I will see you all in a few weeks. Stay fresh my friends :)

Hey friends!

I want to thank you all for following this blog for the past 14 months or so. Every few weeks, I get to share my thoughts, experiences, and recipes with you all and it’s so rewarding. I really appreciate your support and feedback 🙂

This post is to let you know I will be taking a blogging and social media hiatus for a few weeks.

Right now, I am juggling working, launching a…

Women’s Empowerment Series

Project Details: I collaborated with Matai Agency, a digital women’s empowerment community to write on brand articles that helped increase awareness of their online presence.

Project Deliverables: Three unique articles on self advocacy, health, and self worth from a young Caribbean woman’s perspective.

Project Client: Manali Hamsagar of Matai Agency.

Yogiando/DWDC Social Media Campaign

Project Details: Create a unique, 1 month long Social Media Campaign consisting of 16 individual posts/stories to publicize Yogiando and DWDC’s partnership to create culturally relative ways to combat Washington Heights’ community stress and trauma through access to free, bilingual yoga classes and other health and wellness resources.

Aesthetics: Since the topic of the campaign can be heavy…

Caring for your Mental Health: Brown University College Advising Corps Workshop

Project Objectives: Create an interactive workshop and resource pamphlet that educates high school and college students on how to take care of their mental health.

Project Client: Brown University College Advising Corps

Workshop’s Slide Show Presentation (link)

Resource Pamphlet:

Last year, I solo traveled through India and Southeast Asia for 5 months.

For me, that trip really transformed my life. It was the beginning of a wild 2 years where I took time off college and fulfilled a few things off my bucket list. I traveled, began my blog, launched a business in the digital marketing world, and (most recently) moved to New York City.

Although I posted photos to…

Slowly remembering the depth of my roots Yey Omo Eja (Yemaja), Yoruban Orisha of fertility, the waters — The Mother of Mothers. Yorubaland encompasses southwestern Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. These beautiful, resilient African countries saw the largest number of its population unwillingly transported to the Americas beginning in the 15th century.

Atabey, Taíno Earth goddess of fertility and the…

Ingredients

1 lb garbanzo beans, cooked

1/2 lb red quinoa

1 large cucumber

1 bell pepper

1/2 large carrot

1/2 large onion

2 cloves of garlic

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1 tablespoon white miso

2 teaspoons cumin

2 teaspoons paprika

1 teaspoon oregano

3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

4 tablespoons olive oil

salt

pepper

Process

Cook quinoa according to packaging instructions. Drain off water. Season with 2…

Real talk: Sometimes you aren’t getting what you want or need from a situation.  People can cross a line and disrespect, invalidate, disregard, or underpay you. When that happens, you got to stand up for yourself! For many of us, we don’t expect those in our personal or professional lives to do things to us that make us feel uncomfortable, manipulated, or worse– threatened. The reality of life is…

This post is juicy, I go all in about matcha: its history, benefits, and my personal love for it. Give it a read and tell me what you think :)

If you’ve ever visited a cafe, chances are you’ve seen matcha on the menu.

Young green tea leaves courtesy of Encha Organic Matcha

It seems like some love it while others can’t stand it. To say the least, the antioxidant filled green drink can seem really intimidating.

Before you decide whether it’s right for you, I suggest you learn more about the wonder-tea and it’s origins.

What is it?

This moist and fluffy cake is sure to brighten up your day 🙂 It is a bright and delicious vegan lemon cake you can bring to any barbecue to wow your friends.

Recipe adapted from Heart of a Baker’s Vegan Lemon Cake, with a few minor adjustments.

Cake Batter

4 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cup soy milk

2/3 cup oil

2 cups granulated…

Breakfast of champions.

Ingredients

2 cups old fashioned oats

1 1/2 cups almond milk

2 ripe bananas

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Strawberries, 7-10

Granola, honey, other fruits (topping)

Process

In a saucepan, heat milk, cinnamon and oats over low heat. Cover slightly and cook for 15 minutes, or until tender.

Mash your bananas. Add the bananas and…

May 2019 – July 2019

Project Results: Increased awareness of natural and chemical free methods to reverse cancer through editing and rewriting content. 

Client: Nick Lorris via Keys to Cancer.

CBD Part 4: Commercialization The last article of a 4 part series exploring the history of cannabis and ways we can make the industry more inclusive for black and brown people.

Part 4- Commercialization (4 of 4 parts)

From May 29th to June 1st, I attended the Cannabis World Congress Expo where cannabis was everywhere. The cannabis plant was on display in the expo hall, seminars were given on how to enter the industry, and numerous cannabis infused products were on display.

From candies to coffee to terpenes to salves and supplements, the possibilities were endless.

CBD Part 3: Re-Enslavement I delve deeper into the War on Drugs and its affect on families of color.

Read pt 1 and pt 2 here.

Part 3: Re-Enslavement (3 of 4 parts)

These racist practices continued for decades until the War on Drugs. Former President Nixon’s anti-drug campaigns once again targeted people of color, rounding them up in jails where they live plantation-esque lifestyles, doing hard labor for little pay to benefit white corporations.

From 1970s until 2005, the United States…