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with Madeline Barnett
 
 
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the lux list / 3
the lux list / 3

I am getting married next week!!!!! Here are some of the tools I am using to be a centered, healthy and mindful bride.

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WELLNESSLux LakeJuly 20, 2018lifestyle + inspirationComment
the lux list / 2
the lux list / 2

a healing ayurveda cookbook, bacteria replenishing toner, my fave market backpack and much more.

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WELLNESSLux LakeJuly 6, 2018lifestyle + inspiration
the lux list / 1
the lux list / 1

five of my favorite things at the moment//what’s bringing me major joy.

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WELLNESSLux LakeJune 21, 2018lifestyle + inspirationComment
5 ways to show your Mom major LOVE this Mother’s Day
5 ways to show your Mom major LOVE this Mother’s Day

plus, a love letter to my Mom and all other Moms who live their truth!

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WELLNESSLux LakeMay 11, 2018lifestyle + inspirationComment
be inspired: Khrystle Rea
be inspired: Khrystle Rea

Discover how this Health Coach helps busy women reach their full potential and become their best selves.

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WELLNESSLux LakeMay 4, 2018interviewsComment
be inspired: Lucia Liencres
be inspired: Lucia Liencres

Learn why balance is key- on and off the mat.

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WELLNESSLux LakeApril 2, 2018interviewsComment
be inspired: Caroline Deisler
be inspired: Caroline Deisler

Learn how to eat in abundance and be your most fit, grounded self with Caroline Deisler from Caroline's Choice.

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WELLNESSLux LakeFebruary 21, 2018interviews Comment
be inspired: Ivy Carnegie
be inspired: Ivy Carnegie

Learn all the inside scoop on how this nutrition and wellness guru lives her best life. 

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WELLNESSMaxine TaskinJanuary 26, 2018interviews Comments
be inspired: Lilo Ask-Hendriksen
be inspired: Lilo Ask-Hendriksen

Learn how to live a healthier, more natural life with Lilo Ask-Henriksen from Honey and Roots

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WELLNESSMaxine TaskinJanuary 8, 2018interviewsComment
be inspired: marcia hamelin
be inspired: marcia hamelin

Interview with the co-creator of Culture Curated and health enthusiast, Marcia Hamelin.

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WELLNESSMaxine TaskinDecember 15, 2017interviewsComment
2017 holiday gift guide
2017 holiday gift guide

support sustainable, cruelty-free products these holidays! 

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WELLNESSMaxine TaskinDecember 1, 2017lifestyle + inspirationComment
be inspired: a zero waste life
be inspired: a zero waste life

Interview with Anna + Charlotte from A Zero Waste Life

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WELLNESSMaxine TaskinNovember 24, 2017interviewsComment
my asian adventure
my asian adventure

 As you may or may not have known from the million instagrams I posted, I traveled around Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam for the past month. 

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WELLNESSMadeline MorrisonMay 26, 2017lifestyle + inspiration Comment
brb: unplugged vacation
brb: unplugged vacation

Going on a trip and disconnecting so that I can do my best to live in the NOW...

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WELLNESSMadeline MorrisonFebruary 27, 2017lifestyle + inspirationComment
new years resolutions: one week in
new years resolutions: one week in

2016 was quite a year...

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WELLNESSMadeline MorrisonJanuary 10, 2017lifestyle + inspiration Comment
the 2016 holiday gift guide
the 2016 holiday gift guide

This is the time of giving. So, why not share gifts that will promote a healthy lifestyle? 

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WELLNESSLux LakeDecember 2, 2016lifestyle + inspiration Comments
a new journey
a new journey

here goes nothing.

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WELLNESSMadeline MorrisonSeptember 6, 2016lifestyle + inspirationComment
ski trip: telluride, co
ski trip: telluride, co

let's go on a trip.

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WELLNESSMadeline MorrisonFebruary 8, 2016lifestyle + inspirationComment
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You can’t tell but these sweet potatoes are the size of newborns. One of the many stacks of pancakes I’ve had in the last few months... I have made a huge shift in my life that I’d like to share.. I used to feel AWFUL both physically and mentally when I would eat something “bad”. I’d instantly fill with regret and be disappointed in my lack of willpower. In the last couple of months I have not been eating as healthy as I typically do. However, I have not been feeling the same shame that I used to. In fact, I haven’t been feeling any sort of self-hate or negativity about it at all. It may seem small but it’s such a shift from where I once was. I think I was able to make this mental shift because I’ve discovered my worth is based on so much more than my physical appearance. As I’ve grown more secure in other ways, I feel more comfortable in my own body and who I am at my core. ••• If this is something you struggle with, message me. Let’s talk. I’d love to share more about how I’ve moved through this. ••• minimal workspace is cultivating maximum inspiration. • OCTOBER INTENTIONS • •wake up earlier and have ME time before starting the day - meditate, stretch, journal. •get back in the kitchen and start cooking again. •connect with old friends and put myself out there to meet new ones. •do a better job at trying to produce as little waste as possible. NO MORE PLASTIC STRAWS. AND, THE BIG ONE: •stop being such a people pleaser all the time. I never want to ruffle feathers, I always want to go with the flow, I feel so icky inside when I disappoint someone. I need to unpack the WHY I have such a hard time feeling like I’ve messed up. I think it goes back to my childhood. I was the “easiest” child out of the three of us. I took pride in this. So, when I would upset my parents, I’d feel like I really let them down on a DEEP level. I hated this feeling and so try to avoid it in all areas of my life. I want to work on feeling OK if I mess up or make a mistake and know that my worth/love-ability is not based on that. I could make a list of a hundred things I want to do better but I’ve found I’m more likely to make it happen when it’s just a few. What are you inspired to work on this month? This picture is from my honeymoon and I want to share a little story from this day. I was on such a high from my wedding and then immediately flying to Asia. I was feeling super spiritual, in tune with my body, connected to the universe around me. I was feeling so incredible. Then, we arrived at this resort and we instantly see a celebrity couple and their family by the pool. We’d later find out they just arrived that day and we would be spending all week with them. I IMMEDIATELY became insecure. I thought about how I wish I had brought more sophisticated clothing, how I wanted to look better in my bikini, I am LESS than them because they are famous. Without thinking, I gave them all of this POWER over me. I snapped out of the bliss I was in and became anxious and unsure of myself. Throughout our week at the resort, we saw them constantly. And I continued to feel LESS THAN for no other reason than I was in the presence of people who I thought were better than me because of their fame. By the end of the week, I came to a couple conclusions. 1. We are all just human beings. 2. No one is better than anyone else. 3. Eleanor Roosevelt was so right when she said “No one can make you feel inferior besides yourself” 4. It’s important to stop focusing on the distractions and noise around you and live in the moment. 5. When you’re around people who have more money/status/fame the room tends to give them all the POWER. We all have our own unique power and it’s just up to us to use it. Sweet and Salty. Summer melons with heaps of crunchies. Sometimes the most surprising combo can be the most delicious. It’s gloomy day and I’ve got a cold. Wishing I could transport back to drinking coconuts on the beach while watching the sunset. Epic veggie burger. What are you enjoying on this Sunday? Yesterday I cleansed my crystals with purified water and pink salt and let them sit in the sunlight while I burnt sage. Then I held each one individually, closed my eyes and programmed it with a specific power/job as I rung my sound healing bowl. Once they were each given a job and placed in different parts of my home, I burnt some palo santo. I don’t know why I did all of these things, it just felt right. CONNECTION •• I’m making more of an effort to connect with like minded individuals. This week I had a conversation with a few other women about business and discovered that we share something in common. No matter what our career path was, we all felt like a bit of a fraud sometimes. Like, we’re expected to be doing something really impactful with our lives or must know all of the answers NOW, and if we don’t...will people want to listen? Will people want to work with us? connecting to others has showed me that I am not the only one who sometimes feels insecure/unsure about my path. We’re all working through something and even when it seems like someone has it all together or is living their dream life, they’re probably looking at you and thinking you’ve got it all together. • connect with others and voice what you’re working on within yourself. You’ll find you’re not alone!! We tend to wear the label “busy” as a badge of honor. And I’ve noticed I’ve been saying this a lot, “oh I’ve been so busy, you know, with the back to back wedding, honeymoon and then the move.” And I have been on the move a lot and my normal routine has been absent but being BUSY has gotten old and now I am ready to get back to being PRODUCTIVE, which is so much better. The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise man grows it under his feet. Today I am leaving Ann Arbor and moving onto the next adventure with my new husband and our cat, George. I love this city. It’s where I went to college, where I fell in love with my husband, where I met my closest friends and where I’ve grown the most. Moving is bittersweet. Sad to say goodbye to my life here but have so many tingles and butterflies for what’s in store. Stay tuned friends... A pretty bowl of oats and fresh fruit to catch your attention. But what I really wanted to tell you was an interesting concept I am reading about in The Anatomy of the Spirt- most people are timid to look within. Not because they’re unsure about what they’ll find but because once they do the introspection and realize growth must occur, the next step is to either make change or to avoid. Committing to growth is simple but it is not easy. Sometimes it’s more convenient to delay the self reflection and reality check for another day but then suddenly it has been months and nothing has happened. What are you holding out on? I used to tweak photos of myself. I’d smooth out cellulite so my legs would appear smoother and wipe out blemishes so that I’d look prettier. Really what I was doing was presenting a mask that wasn’t truly me because I didn’t fully believe I would be “liked” just as I was. Nothing has really changed with my body to now feel more confident to post an unedited picture of myself with no makeup and a bikini but my mind, spirit and self worth has shifted. So now, an image I would never have shared without some sort of altering is just how I’m going to be living my life these days. Comfortable and accepting of who I am now, just as I am. I N T U I T I O N this little cutie hatched just twelve hours before along with 80 of his brothers and sisters. They rest up and then at sunset we released them into the Indian Ocean, their new home. Somehow, by some miracle, even though they’ve just been born, they know exactly what they’re meant to do. They follow their intuition and head into the vast blue ahead of them and, what’s even more incredible, they’ll head back to the very same beach years later when they’re ready to mate. What a wise creature. So beautiful and humbling. Nature is extraordinary. Yesterday I had a session with a blind healer who massaged and circulated energy around my body while releasing negative energy. Afterwards, a translator relayed to me that everything in the universe is aligned for me I just need to get out of my own way to access it. I need to raise my feelings of self worth and self love to be aligned with the universe- and then everything will begin to flow. I started crying when she told me this as already knew it to be true. Today I feel lighter and a bit more connected to myself and my higher being. Scroll down my page and you’ll quickly see I was alllll about the food. I got super excited when I finally realized that I could eat heaps of healthy food and it was still considered to be “healthy”. But really, I just switched my unhealthy relationship with food from restricting then eating junk to just eating lots of healthy foods all the time. I never stopped to think about WHY I was constantly thinking about food in the first place. Even though I was consuming healthy alternatives, I still had a poor relationship with it. I’m realizing that I would eat when I felt bored, lonely and anxious because it was a pick-me-up-distraction and I didn’t want to feel or accept that I was actually feeling that way. Now I’m trying to own my feelings, accept them, honor them, understand them. Not cover them up or push them aside. I’m on the journey, constantly evolving and figuring out what works for me and what doesn’t, picking that rug up and pulling out all the things I’ve swept under it for so long. It’s liberating. So, here is another piece of that journey. I had and sometimes still have an unhealthy relationship with food. If you do too, something that helps with that is simply saying it aloud honestly and then pinpointing what you use food to coverup or distract you from in your life. Just bringing this to the forefront of your mind is a powerful first step. COMMENT OR DM ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS! I’m getting married one week from today!!! SO GRATEFUL. #adulting #grateful #finalcountdown Saying NO is a powerful tool. If there’s something in your life that isn’t serving you, if someone puts an unhealthy drink or food in front of you, if you’re invited to do something that you feel isn’t right for you- whatever it is- don’t be afraid to say NO. Listen to your intuition and use it as a guide. If you feel in your gut that it’s not the right move, honor that. You don’t have to say yes just to please others. Please and honor yourself first and foremost! Also, did you know I’m getting married next week?! Some of the tools I’ve used to keep me a mindful, anti-bridezilla are now on Lux Lake. Link in bio. #honoryourself #no #authenticself #luxlake
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