Janessa Mondestin is the owner of Soulthentic Yoga. The concept of Soulthentic is the gel of the word’s “soul” and “authentic”, it came from my experience of walking into yoga studios and feeling like “should I be there?” because they were always predominantly white spaces. As a yoga teacher, I felt this cultural appropriation as ...
Kwanua Robinson is an American Mom on a mission to use exercise, play, music and art to foster healthy development and bring joy to all who encounters her space. She is a Ghanaian woman who immigrated to America at 18 years old to attend college in hopes of achieving the American Dream. Twenty years later, ...
In my personal quest toward improving my health and nutrition, I happened upon ginger-root. During Christmas last year, I had a horrible cold and, due to my pregnancy, was unable to take cold medicine for relief. A family member made me a cup of tea from freshly sliced ginger-root. Combined with raw honey and lemon, ...
Being a Mom that works outside of the home is a tremendous challenge. Balancing the business of home life and career can seem impossible most days but somehow it all seems to get done, right? How do you incorporate fitness into to your daily schedule? I know I struggled with this when I was working outside ...
When I was working full-time outside of the home, I had spurts of consistent gym time. But, with all of the demands that being a mom brings, it can be challenging to find time for consistent exercise. I would schedule time for working out, but a life event would arise and my planned exercise was immediately replaced. Overtime, I realized that I ...
Time To Grub Eat. Too often, do we feel guilty about our food choices. Without getting too psycho-analytical as to why this is so, let's focus in on our own marketing strategy for yummy eats. Food is good for you. Food is essential for your heightened mood, your enriched body, your convicted mind, and your uplifted spirit. Listen ...