Look Out!!!
Too much woman coming through!! These boots were made for walking. PLEASE step aside before you make me ROAAAAARRRRR!!!
I was born beautiful. I was born strong. I was born determined. I was born dreaming of changing the world; not getting married or having a picket white fence life. I was born beautiful....beautifully strong, with a brain, a mouth, and I'm not afraid to use either! A woman most people would call "too much" and in fact all I've heard all my life. "Alisha....she thinks too much, talks too much, is too quiet, is too loud, too brainy, too opinionated, too much temper, too much happiness, too much excitement, for such a small woman how is this woman too much?! My GOD that woman has a MOUTH on her! She's a fire cracker, a spitfire, does she actually breathe fire?! That is one woman I would NOT want to piss off...." In my defence…. I know I can be this way and can be graceful when it NEEDS to happen; I am this thing called human. These are the things I've heard all. my. life. That I'm too much. hahaha Oh yes! I also curse too much apparently..... it's called fucking passion. Don't be afraid of it!!! I'll be the first to tell you...It'll serve you well when you are alone. That's a true story. There's also studies done about people who curse.... you can google that, lol.
My Motto in life is "Just fucking breathe, Find the beauty in imperfection, and don't just go through it....fucking GROW through it!!!" And yes! Those words are mine and no one else's. These are the words tattooed on my canvas.
A bit about how I got to here.... I was a department manager for the biggest grocery chain we have today at age 19 yrs. I stepped down at 22yrs to go to hair school and to eventually own a barber shop but..... I got pregnant the same time and there went my plan. I wanted to be a big business owner and eventually start putting money into abused women and children shelters but..... plans change. Today, I have two daughters and my ex husband is my best friend. I never wanted a family.....I can not live without them now. I would die without them....During my time of becoming a mother, I barbered and became a model. I started modeling at age 29, have created some absolutely smashing works that get showcased around the city, Ottawa, Canada, in art galleries, coffee shops, and public places. I have never been published to date but I don't pursue my modeling as fiercely as I got hit with illness. The doctor told me it's time to step away from some things and I actually like to be behind a camera today. There are many reasons for stepping away which is for another time....But that is another thing I am passionate about as being a model was one of the jobs I wanted to do as a little girl.
A Quick look back!
Chain Store Department Manager, Barber, Model, Makeup artist, (non competing) body builder, mother and then... hit with illness.
It came quickly and HARD! Because of it, I had to relearn the woman I am completely. I had to put up major boundaries and had to step away from my most passionate hobbies/works. During my toughest times of illness, I learned how to crochet, cook, make dog food, garden indoors, outdoors and in containers, and I learned to meditate. Over time, a lot of alone time... I started to get better and took my tiny butt back to school for Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training, the yoga of awareness and graduated with honours. I can also play the Gong if I need to. My hardest times of illness though makes me sad because I was barely able to get up for my daughters, I feel I missed a lot, it scared my youngest and I had to teach them how to completely take care of themselves when my youngest was only in Kindergarden... Today they are PROUD little girls and so they should be! They feed themselves better then most adults....
I'm a lover of knowledge, I will read almost anything put in front of me. For physical activity, I rock climb, paddle board, bike, and just took up snow shoeing this winter as my body is not ready to ski and my family are snow boarders..... I've ridden a horse when I was told I'd have to ride a pony; did one even better and stood on the horses back (trainer said go for it!, haha)
My belief is that mindfulness, health and beauty go hand in hand. This website is a creation of mine to help, inspire, and educate by sharing some of my ideas, experiences and expertise in the field. hahah who am I kidding?! I am no expert but I am absolutely loving all this learning. I am a lover of books, records, yarn/stores, dogs, information, music, anything that makes me go OOOooooooo .
Presently, I am 200+ hrs certified in breath work, meditation, kundalini teacher yoga. I have 15hrs Gentle Yoga training, 100 hrs Hatha Yoga Teacher Training, and 8wks Mindfullness-Based Stress Reduction Program. I am one bad ass Crochetier who is self and YouTube taught. I am informed but not certified in Ayurveda living, Hygiene, Home Economics, Nutrition, Fitness/body building, Gardening, Sexuality and/or Relationship Styles, Different Spiritual paths, Hobbies and Life Styles.
Today, I am a modern shaman who teaches and guides people on their life's journey. The person people turn to when Dr's have no answers. Not everything that ails us today is medical.
I hope you enjoy the journey I am sharing with you and the knowledge I have learned along the way. Health, mindfulness and living a conscious life are the center of inspiration of the various articles you will find here. Feel free to browse around and I hope you enjoy your (web) surf!
