When you’re in charge of planning an upcoming celebration, there can be a bit of pressure to pull off the perfect celebration for the person/honorable occasion. You’re looking for something that will keep everyone connected and engaged. You care about your people and want something that makes your guests get comfortable while having an experience that they’ll remember for a long time. Better yet, you want something that will make them pull out their phones, take pictures and video snippets for their own social media. Yes, it’s that last part that let’s you know that you’ve pulled it off specia ..read more

  With a bazillion retreats out there for people to choose from related to spirituality, wellness, healing, mindset, how will you get yours to be just a little bit different and connect with your guests as well as them to one another? Retreats are an amazing gift for guests to reconnect to themselves, meet like minded people, and reset their exhausted nervous system. Many retreats typically  will have options for self care such as tarot readers, massage, skin care, energy healing, and more. And while location and surroundings do matter there’s also another major component that m ..read more

    Our curiosity makes us human and humans love to learn. Living in the information age has made it a little uneasy for us to want to ask each other questions. “Google it” is a common response to any question. And while that maybe the easy way to get general information, it’s also sometimes very overwhelming. There’s a lot of conflicting information out there. So who is right? Who do you trust to give you the best answers to your questions? As a professional henna artist that works many events and parties, I find that guests have so many questions regarding what henna is and what i ..read more

You definitely don’t need yet another beauty service on your calendar that you have to keep up with. I know this to be true because I also live it. Sometimes we are looking for something more simplified for a quick feel-good experience that doesn’t need an upkeep. Many people are finding this exact feel in a private henna session. Gone are the days where you need to be at a festival or at the beach just to get henna designs. Henna is a “go to” for so many reasons without any occasion necessary. Here’s the top 8 reasons why henna is considered the new beauty “pick me up”. 1. Henna makes you ..read more

Guest Blog Post by: Client- Nicole Bills I am a Healer and Life Guidance coach who was approaching a new chapter in life where both my children were becoming adults. “Who was I in this new chapter?” was a difficult question to sit with. As I had more time to myself, I became aware that I did feel worn out and bedraggled.  Realizing that I had started to become lost in the hustle and bustle of rearing a family, maintaining a marriage, and running a business - it happens even to the well-trained of us!  Taking time to reflect within, I decided to try and implement novel self-care wi ..read more

This is the #1 question that I get asked at events collectively by Black, White and Latina women in a lowered, unsure, whispered voice- “Is ok for me to wear henna?” I definitely understand your need to know. That’s why I want to help clear up what might be a misunderstanding for some.  Let’s say you are also someone that loves the idea of henna, loves how it looks on the skin, wants to wear it but feels it may not be…...well…...appropriate or even respectful to other cultures. Maybe you feel that since you weren’t raised in a henna wearing culture that it’s not ok or that it’s only for ..read more

  People ask me all the time, “How did you get into doing henna?” And “Is it because you married into Indian culture?”. The answer to that last question is both “yes and no”. The marriage part was just my introduction to the art itself and the cultural excuse that I used to hide behind.  Here’s my story:  Nobody’s healing journey is a straight upward arrow, and I’m no different. Before working my way into becoming a professional henna artist, I earned a Master’s degree and worked as a Pediatric Speech Pathologist. And although parts of working with children with communication d ..read more

Why is store bought henna bad for you? What is natural henna?  Isn’t all henna natural? If it’s not natural then what is it? These are all very common questions to anyone that is interested in wearing henna.It’s very common that some guests book a session knowing very little about henna and why should they? It’s similar to trusting your hair stylist or nail salon to some degree. You like what services they are offering and you would like to try it out too. If you’re like most people, you’re here because you love wearing henna or you saw it online and  you want to learn more.  M ..read more

I’m not going to give you the airplane metaphor of putting my oxygen mask on first before tending to others. I’m not even going to tell you that I’m a better mother and wife after I fill my cup first before tending to my family. I am a woman that wears the masks of mother, wife, daughter, sister, and friend. And while it’s taken me time to figure things out, I’ve been putting myself first and before anyone else in my life. Here are things that I’ve done in recent years and continue to do: I take solitude weekend trips, girlfriend vacations, day trips, indulging massages, healing reflexology an ..read more

There’s comes a time when a person feels a strong motivation to begin something new in their life or pursue a passionate interest. It could’ve been a strong desire to change unhealthy behaviors or a desire to learn a new skill that has been nudging at them for years to go deeper in the pursue of knowledge. Whatever the case may be, they’ve decided to go for it and take the leap. This happened to me as I slowly decided to pursue the study of henna in the medium of body art. I began drawing for myself and on myself only. I wasn’t ready to share anything that I drew in my sketchbooks and certainl ..read more