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Here’s your friendly check-in to be mindful of your breath. The more aware you become, the more you realize that you may not be doing it right. The breathing, I mean. A lot of us tend to hold most of our tension in our shoulders and neck, but also in our shallow breathing. This slows oxygen intake to your brain and triggers a whole plethora of stress causing factors. Just trust me and give this a try. Yes, right now. Inhale deeply. From the gut. Count it for at least 8 seconds. The belly needs to grow. Hold in your breath for 4 seconds. Exhale deeply for another 8. Let it all out. Hold your empty lungs for 4 seconds. Now repeat ATLEAST three more times, if not as many as you can sit for. Here’s some official data in case you need it to convince you otherwise: according to Stress.org (The American Institute of Stress), in order to effectively combat it, we need to activate our body’s natural relaxation response. And how do we do that? You got it. 20 to 30 minutes of abdominal breathing (not “can” but) WILL reduce stress. Keep practicing this throughout your day, your week. Your holiday season. Your life! Aaah! Hope you’re enjoying your Wednesday. . #bohoquotes #bohoblogger #bohememequotes #mentalhealthmatters (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6OUI1bhsHX/?igshid=j47zagjbx3tn

It’s a strange thing, coming out of broken mindsets. I used to (and probably even still) hold in so many of my emotions that I didn’t even realize how much it was effecting me until my anxiety and my breathing got worse. I carried this awfully strange habit of cutting off my own oxygen flow when my brain starts to race in a million directions. I would literally stop breathing. I think we all might do this to some extent, am I wrong? Suddenly you catch yourself trying to inhale the deepest you possibly can because a single thought physically disrupts your breathing patterns? All my anxiety warriors know what’s up. It’s how our bodies react to a fight or flight stimuli, sure. But when we are reaching for our best selves, it often involves stretching further than we think we’re capable. This is where your spirit gets involved. The key is drive. Do you have the drive to be better? Healthier? More aware? Do you have the desire to start your own business? Do you strive to be the best mother you possibly can? Do you have it in you to keep moving toward that life you dream of, where stress doesn’t effect you as bad, and you’re smiling and laughing and enjoying yourself for years to come? It is yours already. The key is drive. If I had let my fears stop me, BohemeMe.com would never exist, and just that fact alone, is cause to celebrate. I held onto fears for a long time that kept me back from starting something I love. Especially when I didn’t know how it will be received, or what stories people may make up in their heads about me (because we’re human, it’s what we do). I had to choose what I want for my future over my need for other people’s approval. Over my body’s physical reactions to stress. Over my fear of failing. I had to learn new ways to manage myself. Manage my breathing. Manage my time and my schedule. Trust me when I say I’m still very much on this journey with you. Let’s get there together. What ways do some of my #wellnesswarriors de-stress? I’m sure we’d all love to hear some new ideas. . #bohememequotes #spiritualawareness #quoteoftheday (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzDnpqKh0O1/?igshid=9opky4wss4y1

Happy Monday, Warriors! I had some thoughts today as I hustle through countdown mode to the launch of BohemeMe.com this Friday. I was wondering how my art will be received, one way or another. And no matter how much the thought terrified me, it made me realize that it’s within my character to just try my hardest and give my best, no matter what happens. That’s what it takes to be an artist. True Character is a lot like a waterfall. Not so much the water or the rocks below, but rather what the water does to the rocks over time. Consistency, integrity, character. These are not archaic words, these are qualities and attributes we should always strive toward maintaining. These are some of the many beautiful things that build up our humanity. The more we practice that character, the deeper the grooves we pave along the way for people who walk beside us. They are able to walk in trust, take comfort in your dependability, and your wisdom from having travelled the road, yourself, so many times. I hope you’re as excited as I am to finally see all the things I’ve been creating for this launch finally come together. 🙈🖤💫 If you haven’t yet, enter the #candlegiveaway I have happening right now 2 posts back! You could win 3 all-natural, hand-poured soy and beeswax candles, scented with essential oils from @labelmeeclectic . 2 of them are signature Boheme Me scents that we concocted meticulously until we got it right just for the launch! I’m telling ya, you don’t want to miss this giveaway. I lit my moon candle last night while I was working and I didn’t want to blow it out, the smell is soooooo divine! Mkay, I’m going to stop raving about them here, but I’ll share more details about the candles in my next newsletter. It’ll be out very soon, so if you haven’t joined the mailing list yet, dooooooo ittttt. Also-your 10% OFF code will be in there, too, for those that entered before the cutoff date. Love you to the 🌙 and back! 3.5 MORE DAYS! Aaaah! . #bohememequotes #truecharacter #mindfulmonday (at Winter Park, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/By0TTQsBzf3/?igshid=1s8bn8uig3t9w

We all have a little wild. Like all parts of our personality, there is a reason that it exists. It’s the part of us that keeps us grounded, whether we realize it or not. It’s the reason why we will always eventually choose self-love over people-pleasing. It’s innate within each and every one of us to do what is best for our own selves and this is directly attached to our wild. Trust it. Much like intuition, it knows when the time is right to have reckless abandon and when to stay strong, durable, and see something through. My wild is directly responsible for BohemeMe.com and all the handmade bohemian jewelry, fashion, fine art + decor that will be flowing from those digital pages on June 21st. I’m trusting my wild. I hope you will, too. The fashion shoot yesterday was a huge success and I can’t wait to show you what we were able to capture. Check out my story for some behind the scenes footage before it’s gone. And if you don’t mind, tell me something good, below. I wanna know how you is. Xo . #bohememequotes #wildquotes #supportsmallbusiness #countdowntolaunch (at Winter Park, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BynSOOchn8Z/?igshid=14wn5eukshj12

Stay raw, my friends. . Don’t let the mirage of this world fool you. It takes a strong person to remain raw, authentic and true to what they feel. We tend to build walls around areas we don’t want anyone to know is still unrefined or “not good enough” but in reality, maybe we should be celebrating the sheer effort we bring forth each day until we get there. Focusing on what we don’t want will only pave the path for it, and we tend to draw more focus and attention to the areas we hope to keep hidden. However, I know I don’t have to explain to you how it feels to have your inner wounds constantly irritated. It’s the reason for the walls, after all. My beloved, understand that these triggers are there to serve a purpose. Avoiding them only postpones your own healing. Your inner being is trying to tell you that there is a pain that needs attention. Stay raw and attend to it. Therein lies the beauty. The intricate dance of balance. Build another wall, and stay stuck, tilting that balance. Just some thoughts for today before I sit down to get some more work done for BohemeMe.com. I’ve really had to zone in on my yoga and meditation practice lately to level out my new stresses I’m taking on. 🙌🏼🖤💫 It’s all about that balance, baby! In what ways are you being challenged lately? I wanna hear about them, below. Love you to the moon and back. . #bohememequotes #rawness #outerpeacethroughinnerpeace (at Mother Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVem0TBeIl/?igshid=16oxk52xscpgh

The way I see it, we have a couple of choices. We can either be the type of person that gets tossed by the waves in the sea of life, or we can learn to ride the them. ✨🖤🌊 One option leaves you wide open with opportunity for growth, the other keeps you a victim. You have the choice, I have the choice. Every day. Every decision. Which will you choose today? . #bohememequotes #bohoquotes #ridethewave #mentalhealthawarenessmonth (at Winter Park, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByFqc9VBWCh/?igshid=87c7298w67yu

It’s time to have a little more grace with yourself. - If you know me, you’ll catch me saying this phrase quite a bit. “You can’t win em all!” I created this gentle reminder for myself because I was getting tired of not being able to make everyone happy. No matter how hard I would try, it would never seem good enough for some (and sometimes for myself). If you’re an #INFJ (and a Cancer sun sign to boot), you know just how hard that can be. I later learned that in life, it was never my job in the first place to make everyone else happy, but this phrase just gives me that needed nudge every time it tries to come creeping back. Do you also struggle with people-pleasing? Give it a try. It’s quite a nice feeling of release it brings. Do you have a method that you’ve adapted or created to help you snap out of it? Tell me about it below! Happy Thursday! - #bohememequotes #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #recoveringpeoplepleaser #wellnesswarrior (at Altamonte Springs, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxhwWMug4mH/?igshid=17xrrfydopl7z

I had a conversation with a co-worker the other day and he asked what I was going to be selling through @bohememe coming up in June. When I told him BohemeMe.com would be the online residency to house my various forms of art (jewelry, fashion, digital and physical canvas art, Fine Art photography, dreamcatchers and wall art, oh as well as online creative content and photography services) he said, after being taken aback, “Wow! It sounds like you’ve got your hands in a lot of pies!” I stretched a toothy grin back at him and said,”yep! Sure do.” 😁✨ And why not? If you love doing more than one thing, why do we limit ourselves to just one? “You have to pick one”. “It’s the only way it’ll work if you want to succeed”. Who the hell said that and why are we all listening to them? The truth is, I believe people are fully capable of being great at many things. And here’s the shocker- doing it all simultaneously! 😮 I know. What an archaic though, right? Who would have thought that the “highest evolved species” 🙄 would want to excel and perfect their crafts in multiple areas of their lives? (Man, I’ve got a lot of fire energy right now- sorry guys, hang tight. 🔥) Think about it this way, there’s a story to be told inside of each one of us. For some, that story may only need a few main characters, but for others, there’s a lot of moving parts that all need to speak. There’s nothing wrong with picking one thing and going with it, but my point is not to limit yourself to thinking that’s all you’ve got. I think you’ll surprise yourself. Will my launch be a success? Who really knows? It could totally flop and not a single person could buy anything from me. Or it could do really well, I’ll find out just how connected the #handmade community really is and it could flourish. I’ll have to wait and see and that’s just where I’m at in my journey. It’s part of the adventure. So to my fellow #bossbabes : if you’re thinking about switching up your game, just remember you are in control of how you want things to go. No one else. Anyway, Happy Saturday. Keep slaying. . #makersgunnamake #bohememequotes #wellnesswarrior #bohoblogger (at Winter Park, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxVApwOAXXZ/?igshid=1t3kcfldw5o99