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THE WELL Editors

Updated: 10/26/2021

Our Director of Vibrational Energy Healing on her love of crystals, kittens and kundalini yoga

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What does wellness mean to you?

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Wellness is having a strong, expansive nervous system to contain and process our capacity for fully living.

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Book you own that's the most dog-eared?

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On-the-go snacks?

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Hippeas vegan white cheddar chickpea puffs, a Larabar and coconut yogurt

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Instagram account that gets the most likes?

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Wellness travel essentials?

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Flower remedies, crystals, floral hydrosols, moisturizer and lip balm

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Key to a good night's sleep?

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Cool room, clean body and left nostril breathing

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When you really need to chill out, you...

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I lay on the ground with a giant crystal on my heart space or solar plexus.

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Instant mood lifter?

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Food philosophy?

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Ethical vegan

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Most used condiment?

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Cholula chili lime hot sauce

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How do you take coffee or tea?

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I drink matcha lattés with almond milk.

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In your salad?

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Arugula, endive, radicchio, cherry tomatoes, hazelnuts, pear, olive oil and balsamic vinegar

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Simple smoothie recipe?

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I blend a handful of kale, bunch of cilantro, a pear, half of a lemon, water and ice in the Vitamix.

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Inner issue you're still working on?

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Being compassionate toward my inner child.

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Words to live by?

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"On the one hand, you take life too seriously, and on the other, you do not take playful existence seriously enough." — Jane Roberts, Seth Speaks

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When you feel a cold coming on, you...

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I do Kundalini Breath of Ten Meditation and tap my kidney and spleen points to strengthen the immune system.

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Weirdest wellness trend you've tried?

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Drinking kava at a kava bar — not that weird.

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How do you reboot?

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Get in the ocean or sit by the water.

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