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Our Inner Root🌳 | Wellness Firm & Healing Oasis

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from a holistic healer, here are a few gentle ways to slow down in your daily life right now:

🍃start your morning/end your night with a hot cup of herbal tea: the heat requires you to sip slowly and be patient so you quite literally don’t burn yourself rushing

🍃eat one meal without any distractions (no phone/screens, not even a book): decreasing your multitasking while eating can help you notice the pace in which you chew and be more present with the flavors of your meal. your chewing pace also aids in digestion

🍃set a time limit on your phone for social apps usage (yes i still press “15 more mins” but it’s the start that counts): the goal isn’t necessarily to immediately decrease your time usage. this is moreso a suggestion that can help snap you out of the doomscrolling trance.

🍃pick a day to hand write your thoughts/stream of consciousness first thing in the morning and leave it behind: there’s so much going on in the world right now and much of it can be replaying while our brains run on autopilot. dump all your thoughts out to see what’s really going on up there.

comment & lmk if you have tried or already partake in any of these practices!

~ love MK ✨🤎

#lovemkthe #healingjourney🧘🏾‍♀️ #holistichealing #naturelovers #selfcare by @ourinnerroot

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9 months ago

when all is said and done, [who heals the healer?] as healers, we give and we pour and we nurture. before we know it, our cups have been emptied and we are no longer operating from an overflow of abundance.

swipe for affirmations, claim the one(s) that serve you and leave the rest.

[Q.O.T.D.] is a series created to spark conversations on under-explored topics surrounding mental health and healing journeys.

daily affirmations, holistic healing, wellness journey, anxiety and depression, Black mental health

#ourinnerroot #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #communitybuilding #healingaffirmations by @ourinnerroot

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5 months ago

diving so much deeper into herbalism this summer was not 100% on my bingo plan but God took where i needed to go!

i have organically been partnering with herbs my whole life. any members of the Caribbean diaspora may know, that our families take any chance to boil some ginger and garlic, cloves or cerasee tea at the sight of any sickness 😭

6 years ago i decided to dive deeper and began sourcing herbs native to and directly from my homelands (🇬🇾Guyana and 🇯🇲Jamaica). speaking with my grandmother on all she knows and even the medicine man who brought me herbs that we refer to as “bush”.

fast forward to today, i am finally piecing together my cultural learnings and navigating ways to implement other methods such as TCM and Ayurvedic medicinal practices.

and that is where @aquaya___ comes in!! she so graciously hosted community herbal sessions this summer that allowed me to learn technical terminologies and additional forms that herbal medicine can take. this one was particularly held at @givingonetenthgarden in Newark, NJ. and we had movement led by @newarkyoga_movement . thank you both for the work you are doing!

#ourinnerroot #blackherbalists #holistichealing #newark #herbalism taken in Newark, NJ by @ourinnerroot

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4 days ago

i must say i am truly having a time on this herbalism journey.

i know it will be a life long one, but i am so proud of myself for taking the steps to pair my personal practice and ancestral knowledge with other forms of education.

at the end of the day, i am and always will be a writer. so it was important for me to showcase the duality and ways i still prioritize all sides of myself even when fulfilling my writer duties.

what else should i share about my herbalism journey?!

#herbalmedicine #teatime #writingretreat #ourinnerroot #holisticwellness taken in Catskills Mountains by @ourinnerroot

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a month ago

every reflect & reground session closes out with three deep cleansing breaths (maybe more if we need it)

i created this offering when i realized that the yoga and wellness space was largely becoming about fitness, sweating and who can hold a plank the longest (don’t get it twisted…i love me a good plank)

reflect & reground is an invitation for us to slow down, reflect on our inner thoughts and reground our nervous systems.

so bring your journal, something comfy to sit on and enter into the @ourinnerroot Oasis 🌳

upcoming sessions:

• 9/13 { 11am — 12pm }
• 9/23 {7pm — 8pm }
• 9/30 {7pm — 8pm }

link in bio to RSVP 🫶🏾

#guidedjournaling #meditation #holisticwellness #ourinnerroot #traumainformedyoga taken in New Jersey by @ourinnerroot

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a month ago

join us tomorrow @ 11am for a virtual meditative and journaling session!

this offering is for you if you are looking for:

🌿 dedicated time to free-write
🌿 guided journaling prompts
🌿 gentle guided meditation
🌿 space to free-flow, intuitively

reflect & reground is a meditative healing space with community, guided reflection & intuitive movement

RSVP to one of our sessions at the link in our bio 🫶🏾
(our 9/13 session is donation based/pay what you can)!

#ourinnerroot #holisticwellness #traumainformedyoga #journalingprompts #guidedmeditation taken in Accra, Ghana by @ourinnerroot

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a month ago

as i evolve in my thinking and belief systems, especially as a writer and healer — i am aware of how much power words hold.

i’m a true believer that words really mean things. i speak to and of myself how i intend to be spoken to. this next example (work) became more intentional for me once i transitioned out of corporate and realized i no longer wanted to subject myself to the labor force through the lens of capitalism

are there any words you have removed from your vocabulary? share em below!

#holistichealing #wordsofwisdom #healingjourney #writercommunity #naturelovers by @ourinnerroot

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a month ago

our upcoming sessions for you if you are looking for:

🌿 dedicated time to free-write
🌿 guided journaling prompts
🌿 gentle guided meditation
🌿 space to free-flow, intuitively

reflect & reground is a meditative healing space with community, guided reflection & intuitive movement

RSVP to one of our sessions at the link in our bio 🫶🏾
(our 9/13 session is donation based/pay what you can)!

#ourinnerroot #holisticwellness #traumainformedyoga #journalingprompts #guidedmeditation taken in New Jersey by @ourinnerroot

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a month ago

can i be honest? i was going to wait to post this. im trying to find the perfect story & hook to ease you all into my herbalism journey. but the truth is, today i forgot to take my prescribed medication for inattention/anxiety and the impacts put a damper on my day.

so im here to start with: that’s a huge reason i am taking this journey more serious. it sucks to have to rely on medication to have what others would consider a “normal” day. it sucks to have to remember to pop a pill, as opposed to genuinely incorporating herbs into my routine (which is already a heavy part of my Caribbean culture).

i do many things. all with striving to one overall purpose.
yes, i am a writer. yes, i am a movement guide (& yoga instructor). and YES, i am an herbalist in training.

all in alignment with my purpose: to heal

welcome to my journey (again) 🫶🏾

#lovemkthe #holistichealing #herbalmedicine #tealovers #writer taken in NYC by @ourinnerroot

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2 months ago

here are a few words i no longer intend to use in my vocabulary! as i evolve in my thinking and belief systems, especially as a writer and healer — i am aware of how much power words hold.

i’m a true believer that words really mean things. i speak to and of myself how i intend to be spoken to. this first example (sorry or i’m sorry) has been one i’ve been implementing for a few years now. of course there are some exceptions where maybe i genuinely do feel sorry about something. but i promise they are still limited 🤣

also as a NYer, you will get a “my fault” out of me before i say sorry 😭

are there any words you have removed from your vocabulary? share em below! 🫶🏾

#holistichealing #wordsofwisdom #healingjourney🧘🏾‍♀️ #writercommunity #naturelovers taken in 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 by @ourinnerroot

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2 months ago

seasons thrive under varying circumstances. while they embody respective qualities, there is still something worth appreciating & to gain in each one

autumn: signifies release. showing us that as easily as things may bloom during the Spring & Summer, the state of our lives is not necessarily permanent. we also will still have a chance at new life during the next go round

winter: reminds us that all fruitful entities and forms of energy still need a resting and recuperation period. you may not see anything blooming on top, but best believe those trees are still solid & rooted into the ground

spring: rebirth — is cyclical. no matter the prior occurrences, we’ll always have another chance to become anew. it’s that simple.

summer: work hard, playyyy harder! rejoice! naturally a warmer season, we stretch, we expand, we grow. welcome the abundance. bask in it until autumn gently nudges us to slow down again 🍂

#seasonalgrowth #holistichealing #ourinnerroot #naturelovers by @ourinnerroot

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2 months ago

i loveeeee nature, I WANNA BE A NATURE! ☘️🪾🍃🪵🍀🌴🌳🌿🪴🌱🍁🍂🌴🌵🌲

go touch someee grassss please 🥹🫶🏾

#naturelovers #lovemkthe #healingjourney🧘🏾‍♀️ #treehugger #herbgarden taken in Newark, NJ by @ourinnerroot

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