NATURE

Spending time in nature is one of the most powerful and nourishing ways to relax and come back to center. In the constant rush of our everyday lives, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, disconnected, and ungrounded. We’re constantly navigating a flood of notifications, to-do lists, meetings, family responsibilities, traffic, and the noise of the world around us. And in all of it, we often forget to slow down - to pause, breathe, and simply be.  And if we don’t take the time to res

Ever since I was little, the ocean has felt like home. Growing up in Southern California, I spent every moment I could near the water. I was obsessed with my scuba Barbie (does anyone else remember the Scuba Barbie CD-ROM game from the ’90s?) and dreamed of becoming a marine biologist one day. My friends and I would spend hours in the water, tying our ankles together with rubber bands and pretending we were mermaids (much to my mother’s dismay). It didn’t matter how cold we w