Ninna Lu

Getting Rooted

   

  I've been diving deep into self reflection lately in my life and have been working on assessing my very own energy points starting from the root or base of my spine. It brings me to want to learn even more since I became a certified crystal healer in February of 2021 and also even connecting to collaborate with subject matter experts in their field on how to align with a particular energy point or chakra. Did you know that creating a budget is also a great tool or habit to use to align with your abundance or prosperity mindset? And did you also know that clearing the clutter in your home or office works the same way?

 

Amazed at the amount of interest of our first event on June 14th, that we went ahead and scheduled a second event for

August 30th, Tuesday at 6PM PST | 9PM EST. 

 

 

 I chose to collaborate with these amazing panel of women I trust and admire. If you'd like to read on, below are their bios.

 

Freya Krishnan

Freya Krishnan is a Visibility and Confidence Coach, speaker, leader and author. Her mission is to empower creative women entrepreneurs so that they can be more visible as their most authentic and confident selves.

Freya is also the Leadership Development Manager for Women of the World Network and Founder of the Chasing Happy Mondays Community and the Confident Fempreneur Club.

 

Leah Villaroman

Leah is a single mom of two little fireballs, a Holistic Financial Planner, a Young Living Brand Partner and do-founder of We Oil So Hard. She is passionate about helping people and families thrive in the areas of both wealth & health.

As a full-time homeschooling mompreneur, she has found fulfillment in connecting and serving her clients to help them in their healing journeys -- whether it's physical, emotional, spiritual, mental and financial.

 

Jenna Carlsson

Jenna Carlsson, MSW, is a Certified KonMari Consultant and owner of The Joy Filter. Jenna uses Marie Kondo’s “life changing magic” to help entrepreneurs and change-makers let go of clutter, stress and overwhelm and create lives and spaces of more organization, joy and ease. Jenna offers both in-person and creative, fun virtual services. She loves travel, wine, and Latin dancing, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

 

To register for this upcoming event, or to attend any other event or workshop, please go to the link here:

Ninna Lu Events

 

 

 

 

 

   

Ninna Lu | June Events

 

Below are June's line up of events for Ninna Lu. Hope to see you virtually or in person!

 

 

 

 

An Infinite Time To Remember

   

   The start of my new year didn't quite begin as blissfully imagined. But that's the journey of life. On January 8th, 2021, my father, Tony, passed due to Covid 19 complications at the age of 74 years old. I knew his time was close, but I didn't expect him to die without being surrounded with immediate family as he passed peacefully in his sleep. I was hoping and imagining to have a couple more years with him, as we were approaching the date of him getting his new prosthetic leg. This man was a fundamental figure in my adult life, as his words of wisdom always came across through hardships, change, joyous moments, challenges, and even during family concerns or issues. My Dad's role was always to set me straight in life, in my relationships, professional and personal, he always gave his opinions, and sometimes not invited ones. 

   He was always there, even if just a phone call away. My Dad was my FaceTime buddy on a every other day basis. We spoke of family, food, how his day went or is going to be. But we never always agreed, and once in a great while, he was a tough one to take. I always commended my Mother as a strong woman to have to deal with his moods, in all honesty. But he is known to me as someone that will always help no matter what. A very generous man, he sacrificed for his family. 

  As his eldest daughter, I never truly understood the uneasiness of his personal health ailments, until I stayed with them for eight months in the year of 2018, after Trinity's passing in December 2017. I needed him and Mom again then. He was there, even not knowing or being mindful, that I truly needed him to just be my Dad. That year, I appreciated him and my Mom more than ever, for showing their never-ending emotional support. I saw first hand what it was like to live with his condition, the daily doses of multiple medications, not having the regularity of being as mobile, he needed a walker. I knew in my heart that my Dad was unhappy with his lifestyle due to his health, but we pushed him on. Always trying to make him remember why we need him around, especially for my dear Mom. I cherish those months, like it was his last days.

   The on-going eye opener in my experience of losing a parent, even at this old age, is that life is short and very uncertain. My God gives me the strength to not feel sad for my family's tremendous loss, I will infinitely remember you Papa. You are not to be forgotten. I hope that Trinity finds you and cherishes you as her grandfather. We love you forever and ever. May you rest in peace.

love your daughter,

marissa

 

   

   

A Look Into Our 2020

   

   We started this year with a family trip to Hawaii right before the start of the pandemic around the end of January before the virus was discovered to exist within the United States. From there it's been all about pandemic preparedness and getting used to our daily quarantine lifestyle

It was scary in the beginning with the stress buying of supplies at the grocery stores, having to hunt down clorox wipes and toilet paper wasn't something I thought I would ever experience during my lifetime. Luckily we've been able to stay afloat despite a slight economic impact. I am praying for those who have passed due to the COVID 19 pandemic, praying for their families affected too. We've had to adjust tremendously with the social distancing and not being able to see family members on a whim anytime we'd like to. What was once an easy way of life, is now one we will cherish instead. Cherish the memories of the kind of family time we once had. The IRL kind. I don't know what we would do without Zoom, FaceTime, or Google Duo. My elderly parents had to defintely learn using those applications on a whim to spend time with us. 

Here we are nine months later, near the closing end of this dreadful year, I don't necessarily want to look back, but definitely look forward to 2021. Not that we are near the end of all this, but just to have a new and fresh perspective. I ask myself, have I helped enough people, did I contribute in any way I can, was I mindful about my spending this year. I think the most important is that I am surviving. Staying healthy and keeping my six foot distance. I probably have made more crystal dreamcatchers this year than last year in 2019 when I first started. One, I had the time while at a stay at home order, two - I just enjoy making them tremendously. 

 

Going into the third year of our healing journey, grief still comes and goes. Trinity would've been three years old on December 20th, 2020. To all those who cross my path on the daily, every so often, or from afar, thank you so much for being my lamp, my lifeboat or my ladder. I hope that with creating these healing stone wreaths, I do equally the same for others who truly need it. 

 

My hope next year is to make an even greater difference as a tribute to Trinity. 

Happy 3rd Birthday Trinity!!!

Love,

Mom & Dad

Thank you so much for reading.

~ marissa

n i n n a l u i n s p i r e d | An Autumn Photo Retrospective

 

 

The autumnal equinox was on September 22nd, 2020 

this year, which spiritually means the ability to express one's individuality

or "oneness" . To celebrate this one of four equinoxes, 

I have put together a photo retrospective of my crafty activities with

 n i n n a l u i n s p i r e d.

During this month of September, I was continuously on DIY fire.

Creating these meaning cards for my healing stone wreaths has been tremenduosly fun

as I used a beautiful geode inspired paper from Paper Source as pictured above.

 

 

 

It's been amazingly fun designing, creating and developing these unique, one of a kind

wreaths as part of one's peaceful sanctuary for a client at 

Sutter Street Folsom's Wolf Home Decor in sunny Northern California.

Wishing and dreaming these wreaths will not only provide healing in one's life journey, 

that it could also be just as rewarding, that it finds a heartwarming home.

As a tribute to our daughter, Trinity Marie. This craft

is a continuation for the reverence of her very short life.

 

 

 

During this equinox, I ordered a custom made calligraphied love poem as a special birthday gift.

This important short sentence from this love poem can be interpreted a thousand ways.

My interpretation is that love has no measurement in distance, and that love will still stay.

By using different stocks of paper, just like that beautiful geode inspired paper, and a wooden frame,

not only adds to the earth element of the gift,

I used a part of that poem written by Courtney Peppernell,

{as the element of (autumnal) air} As LOVE is in the air.

 

 

Lastly, I wish I can reveal this upcoming prototype project,

but it does have something to do with

a water[fall] element

for

n i n n a l u i n s p i r e d.

So stay tuned.

 

Thank you so much for reading.

~ marissa