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hi!

i’m minna.

I’m really glad you’re here.

 
 
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Current Top Reads on the Blog:

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Blueberry Lavender Tonic
Blueberry Lavender Tonic
5 Ways to Gain Genuine Self-Confidence
5 Ways to Gain Genuine Self-Confidence
How to Start Reducing Waste + Live a Greener Lifestyle
How to Start Reducing Waste + Live a Greener Lifestyle
My Journey with Hashimoto's
My Journey with Hashimoto's
 
 

LET’S TALK ABOUT IT ALL.

 
 
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-my name is pronounced Mee-na
-i have more houseplants than shoes
-i’d rather get a cavity filled than eat (or even smell) cilantro
-i want to adopt all the dogs
-i love talking about the difficult stuff that no one likes to talk about
-i nerd out for hours about he science of the human body + mind
-i created this space to encourage people to chase fullness over happiness, and to build resilience rather than resistance….
and to give you tools to help you with it all!

 

a little bit of everything

LIFE stuffs

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Wanderlust 108 - Destination Happiness
Wanderlust 108 - Destination Happiness
Happy 10 years, NYC
Happy 10 years, NYC
5 Ways to Gain Genuine Self-Confidence
5 Ways to Gain Genuine Self-Confidence
 

eats + nutrition

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Blueberry Lavender Tonic
Blueberry Lavender Tonic
Spring Vegan Thai Curry Pasta with Mushrooms + Chives (GF)
Spring Vegan Thai Curry Pasta with Mushrooms + Chives (GF)
Choco Chaga Tahini Cookies (GF, DF) Recipe and all about Chaga Mushrooms
Choco Chaga Tahini Cookies (GF, DF) Recipe and all about Chaga Mushrooms
 
 
 
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wellness

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The Importance of a Nightly Wind-Down Routine + My Routine
The Importance of a Nightly Wind-Down Routine + My Routine
Why I Eat Local + Urban Farming w/Gotham Greens
Why I Eat Local + Urban Farming w/Gotham Greens
Current Clean Skin Favorites
Current Clean Skin Favorites

fitness

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5 Important Things You Might Not Know About Stretching
5 Important Things You Might Not Know About Stretching
Should You Workout When You're Sick?
Should You Workout When You're Sick?
Gift Guide for the Fitness Fanatic
Gift Guide for the Fitness Fanatic
 
 

traveling minnaly

 
 
 
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The ‘Gram

for everyday inspiration + laughs:

🍁🍂i love how today was the first day I smelled fall in the air and I didn't even know it was the official autumnal equinox ☺️ bring on alllll the long-sleeves, sweaters, and boots please! this lil dress is on sale for $30 and it is the coziest lil fall dress -- make sure you download the @liketoknow.it app to get all the deets of the fall outfits and home reveal to come ☺️ http://liketk.it/2xrSl #liketkit #LTKunder50
✨pull up a seat for it + sit with it✨ 〰️ i've done two podcast interviews in the past few weeks (and I can't wait for you to hear both) but during yesterday's interview with @init4thelongrunblog, we chatted about something in mental health I think it's hugely important, yet ignored in our current culture, and a very powerful tool if harnessed. 〰️ we have a really big problem with our inability to sit with discomfort. discomfort of the unknown. discomfort of uncertainty. discomfort of riding something out. discomfort of having a lack of answers. discomfort of the stuff we don't like about ourselves. discomfort of vulnerability in all its forms. 〰️ we have a tendency to be very reactive-- some people run away from it, some distract, and some try to "fix" it. 〰️ but what if were to just sit with it? what if we just pulled up a chair for it? let it sit next to us. hang around. look at it in the eye. we'd find our peace/ease with things a lot more easily. and be able to trace those feelings back to their roots. 〰️ this was a frequent visualization exercise that I did in therapy for my eating disorder, and it has been one of the most helpful tools in my life. to use when I'm feeling any strong feelings of resistance, anxiety, urgency, or stuck-ness. hope you guys give it a try ❤️ 〰️ happy Saturday, friends! it's a gorgeous fall day out ☺️go enjoy it! 📸 stunning shot by @justintjamison ✨
✨the reward for conformity is that everybody likes you but yourself✨ 〰️ conformity is always comfortable. don't ruffle any feathers, don't be the black sheep, be vanilla🍦 it's easier to feel connection and a sense of belonging when you do and believe the same things as everyone else. 〰️ but ask yourself this: you have ONE life- do you really want to spend it living out someone else's idea of how it should look? or even living a life that you told yourself you wanted or once did but might no longer? remember, you and only you are the one person you go to sleep with and wake up to every day of your life. 〰️ self-love is a lot harder to practice when you're not being authentic to who you are. after all, how can you properly love yourself when you're busy pretending to be someone else? 〰️ i promise you this-- you don't need others acceptance or approval to feel a sense of belonging. 〰️ when you stand on your own and learn how to truly be comfortable there, that is true peace and love for the sum of the parts that make you, you ❤️ no acquiescing or conforming needed. 〰️ //📸 @sophiesahara
🌿didn't think that a murky green could look this pretty, yet here we are! almost love this time in my city before the leaves change even more than when they actually do- because it feels like the night before Christmas morning ☺️🍂🍁can you guys feel how annoyingly excited I am about fall yet??🤣
✨it scares me, sometimes. the velocity the volume at which I feel the world around me.✨ 〰️ 🌊feelings and sensations tend to engulf me like a tidal wave. beautiful visions dance like shimmering lights in my eyes. the sorrow of pain pulls at my chest like quicksand. anxiety + fear whip around my head like a tornado. passion courses through my veins like rivers cutting through rock. the sting of hurt flushes across my cheeks like a wound torn just beneath my skin. anger at the unjust thunders in my ears like lightening. unbridled joy unfolds in my body like the first eager blossom of spring. love infiltrates every cell I exist in from head to toe. and I often feel the feelings of others more powerfully than my own. 〰️ it's overwhelming and frightening at times. and other times it feels as though I am the lucky one. ✨ it's like I get to see the world in the fullest, most lush spectrum of colors one can imagine. and I wouldn't trade that for anything. ✨ //📸 @sophiesahara
☕️i love traveling but it also feels so good to be cozy at home with my plants and pourovers🌿 i have so much I'm excited to tackle this fall, but I'm feeling a little scattered after bopping around so much this past week. i actually feel pretty good for just having come off a travel trip with eating out and drinking more usual-- it definitely helped to have prioritized working out 4/6 days I was traveling and also sleeping decently well. 〰️ but to really ground myself so I can be really productive, and also to be on top of some physical goals I have for myself over the next few months, I'm doing a lil challenge with myself - 🍴I'm not eating or drinking out during the weekdays (minus work/social obligations already set and my birthday) for the next 2 or so weeks 〰️ not only does this make me more conscientious of my spending + budgeting, I definitely become much more mindful of creating nourishing and delicious meals for myself at home. I know that this probably doesn't sound like a big deal to many people out there, but esp when you live in NYC where healthy food is available everywhere, it's really easy to spend a ton of money on meals that still don't hit your nutritional tenants like they would if you made it at home. so I like to actively challenge myself to do this once in awhile to keep myself in line☺️ 〰️ thought I'd share this, in case anyone feels like joining in! 👇would also love to hear more about your biggest hurdles with your nutrition game-- ASIDE from "time"😉
✨as I was training one of my clients this morning, I said something I've said a million times before to my clients when they're stretching or doing SMR: "take a deep breath into that place of discomfort right now and resist fidgeting or the urge to escape the unpleasant sensation. if you're holding tension, not breathing, and just waiting for it to pass, your body won't make that positive change and progress through this sticking point. it's once you breathe into it, and welcome in the discomfort to affect you, it changes you for the better." 〰️ this made me think of how applicable to life this same thinking is. 〰️ whenever we are faced with something novel or uncomfortable, we instinctively have the urge to find whatever escape we can to just get the hell out of feeling those things. to find the freedom of release. we squirm. we run. we drink. we bury. we distract. we destruct. whether it be pain of loss, crippling insecurity, fear of intimacy + love, pressure to succeed, loneliness, etc. 〰️ but the thing about escaping? it finds us temporary relief. not release. because you don't work THROUGH the source of the issue. the root of the pain. the heart of the feeling. 〰️ so for this Tuesday, can you all do something for yourself? when you feel that instinct to flee, breathe in all that discomfort, and resist the urge to wriggle out of it. stick with it. find your true release ❤️ 〰️ //styled by @yogaoutlet with @fpmovement ✨ #yogaoutlet
🍂🌸thanks for the joy (and wildflower crowns), Seattle! met many wonderful new people, got to get creative, and made new cherished memories I wasn't expecting. am super excited to hit the ground running when I get home, with all the things I'm looking forward to in the fall with both work and personally☺️🍁 working up a storm on the plane, typing, editing, and brainstorming 🤓see you soon, NYC! #TravelingMinnaly
🐶unsure if I've ever looked this maniacally happy in a photo, but I'm just living my best life🤗 〰️ Leaving Seattle soon, but I can go to sleep easy tonight, knowing that I got to play with 3 adorable puppies this visit, including @theminniegrams, @coffeeandcardio's new baby😍 I've got a puppy hangover and need to find me some fur babies in NYC...
✨🙏 it allows you to feel the kiss of falls breeze on your skin it allows you to feel the power of your legs as you hike those hills with those muscles it allows you to feel the burning of your lungs when you run + play it allows you to embrace and hold another soul close with those arms it allows you to take in the beauty this world holds with those eyes it allows you to stop time by kissing with those lips it allows you to experience full-body joy with those laughs pulling at the corners of your mouth it allows you to feel the world beneath your feet with those toes. 〰️ what a gift we’ve been given with these bodies. these bodies that allow us to be warriors of the soul. let’s love on these miraculous vessels of ours a bit more, yeah? 〰️ and the key to being able to thoroughly experience all of the above though? mindfulness. 〰️ for me, one of my favorite ways to let my inner warrior out + get mindfully connected is by getting outdoors. no better way to feel more mentally and physically invigorated than to get your blood flowing, fresh air in your lungs, and to feel alive in your body! my meaningful @alexandani stacking bracelets are my favorite little reminders of this as I go explore and play in this world I get to call home. 〰️ For more on how to channel your inner warrior, head to the link in my bio. #Ad #IAmAWarrioroftheSoul #alexandaniWARRIOR #wearyourchakra #DesignedToConnectYou //📸by @justintjamison
✨Have you guys seen a more fitting room color scheme for me? Hashtag live 24k 🤣 〰️ Checked into the @fairmontolympic today, toting my new @lojeltravel along. Out and about today, but I snuck a peek at the gorgeous pool + health center here (will be sharing on stories in a few minutes) and I cannot wait to get into the gym and for a swim tomorrow! 💪 #FairmontOlympic #LojelTravel 〰️ linked the details of my mustard jumpsuit here via @liketoknow.it http://liketk.it/2xmaD #liketkit bc I know you all always ask about my "hard-to-pee" outfits aka jumpsuits that I live in hehe❤️
✨🍃purely magical time @cascadianfarm + @thefeedfeed -- that dinner was like a wedding tablescape straight out of Pinterest! In fact, the whole day was filled with beautiful nature and experiences out of dreams- and the dinner by @thechefryanross was unbelievable and had options for us special crew with every dietary restriction under the sun 🤣 I'll be posting the food pics on my Stories for you to drool over, but I also had to share a few of my favorite photos I took yesterday before heading out for the rest of the day to explore Seattle! ✨ #OutgrowOrdinary #partner
 
 
 

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