Ninna Lu

A Night of New Beginnings | A Unique Make & Take Experience

   We started off an amazing evening with a brief overview of The New Moon In Aquarius, with the Aquarius season being from January 20 to February 18. The new moon as we all know brings in new beginnings and what a great way to start off the new year by learning and experiencing something new. In this case, guests signed up to make and take a crescent moon crystal dreamcatcher. We also went around the room by introducing ourselves and verbally sharing our individual sign's New Moon In Aquarius affirmation as an ice breaker. And my favorite part of this event was not only the creating and designing your very own crystal dreamcatcher, but we also incorporated sound healing, a brief discussion on the history of dreamcatchers, as well as a resounding guided meditation.

 

Thank you to my special collaborators:

Christi Cerretti of Sounds Like A Dream & Nafsheen Luhar of Nafsheen

 

 

 

 

 

A Birthday Fashion Reveal

   

   Fashion exhibits are not really a hobby of mine per se, but I do occasionally visit fashion designer exhibits when they are showcased especially at our local museums. Two of which I posted about and you can look back on it here:

June 2015 ~ A Museum Masterpiece

High Style ~ at the Palace Legion of Honor in San Francisco, CA

February 2019 ~ An Inspiring Sunday

Kimono Redesigned ~ at the Asian Art Museum also in San Francisco, CA 

 

   My sassy sister decided to take me for my birthday to see the Lee Alexander McQueen exhibit at Sacramento's Crocker Art Museum and it was amazing to be able to see a few of his masterpieces in real life. This exhibit is definitely a must see and they did allow folks to take pictures of the exhibit. I decided to feature a few favorites on this blog.

 

 

 

 

 

I highly recommend seeing the documentary McQueen before or after visiting the exhibit.

 

 

 

 

The exhibit also reflected Ann Ray's photography of Alexander McQueen's work as well as the models.

 

 

 

This exhibit will be at the Crocker Museum until April of 2023.

For details regarding the exhibit, visit the

Crocker Art Museum

 

Ninna Lu | First Make & Take Workshop of 2023

 

Happy New Year All!

Join me at Heart Craft Studio for my first workshop of 2023.

Join me on a Sunday evening, January 29th at 5:30pm to celebrate the upcoming New Moon of Aquarius and simultaneously align with your own root chakra.

We will begin the evening with a guided meditation, briefly discuss the history of dreamcatchers, and we will begin the make and take.

Create and design your very own ten inch crescent moon crystal dreamcatcher.

All materials for $44 are included:

Crescent moon, limited cords and fabric, and a pre-wire wrapped crystal of choice.

Once you are finished with your crystal wreath, you may

join us for a restorative yoga session that begins at 7pm (an additional fee applies).

To register:

BUY TIX HERE

 

 

Ninna Lu | ABC Toolkit 2022 Collab Events

 

  Looking back through the year of 2022, a few of us gathered our minds and put together a virtual event that addresses a specific energy point or chakra. Three areas of focus were the root chakra, the solar plexus and the heart. These wellness practices are shared by each speaker to inform the audience of economic and effective ways to find alignment with an area of struggle as part of their self-healing toolkit. The first of it's kind is the ABC Toolkit to Financial Bliss which focused on the root chakra. 

 

There was so much interest with this above event that we decided to continue the collaboration especially during these trying times of inflation. 

 

With the exact same speaker line up, we got together in September of 2022 to focus on the solar plexus chakra and created the ABC Toolkit to Self-Empowerment.

 

 

And lastly, with the holidays coming up, what a better time than now to give yourself some self-love

to align with the heart chakra. With this event, we also offered a heart chakra themed goodie bag to along with the event.

 

This unique way of balancing your chakra is a great form of self care and personal development. Looking forward to 2023 as it'll come with even deeper intention as we align these events with the upcoming lunar calendar. To stay tuned for future events, please connect with me on Instagram @ninnalu.inspired.

 

 

Meet The Maker | Maritza of Body By Keke

 

   Welcome to a new blog series called Meet The Maker and for this very first introduction, I have the pleasure of featuring the creator of these beautifully handcrafted bath and body products from Maritza of Body By Keke. I meet so many wonderful makers in person and virtually that I decided to feature each one I meet on my blog. I have tried her colorful and fragrant soaps, and the body balm. My favorite is her Hamsa shaped soap. 

 

 

   Below are five questions that I asked her and here are her answers:

1) How and when did you get started as a creator/maker? And why?

   When I had my son (child #3) we decided that it would be best if I stayed home instead of working a full-time job. Not having to worry about childcare and being able to fully be present for my family was a complete blessing. But, after a while I started to feel like I was losing who I was. I was losing my sense of individuality and my value. I was depressed and really looked for validation in others. I needed to create something that was mine and feel like I was contributing to our finances. I also realized that I had no idea how to take care of myself and how to meet my needs. I didn't know what it was that I needed to feel happy. One day my daughters had the idea to start making body scrubs to sell. I thought it was a great idea for them so I jumped in to help them get started. Before I knew it, what started as a little side hustle for the girls turned into Body by Keke (named after a nickname we gave our oldest daughter). Today, Body by Keke has a variety of bath and body products  with the goal of helping YOU create the self-care ritual that is perfect for you.

 

2) What is your vision for your business a year, five years and ten years from now?

 

   I would love to see Body by Keke products be a part of your self-care/self-love rituals. I see myself holding workshops that inspire you to discover different ways to practice self care. Ways that matter to you. Ways that fit your lifestyle. I want to help busy women to realize that self-care and self love is about showing up for yourself and having grace with yourself and really discovering how you can bring happiness and peace into your world without depending on someone else. I see myself holding retreats where we work together to build self-care rituals that honor our highest self. And, of course, I see Body by Keke with its own physical shop where we can host different events and welcome some amazing women to come and facilitate the most magical workshops that will empower the community that we have built to step into their power and begin to love themselves fully. 

 

 

 

3) How can we connect with you on social media, your website, and other pertinent contact information?

 

I would love for you to follow me on Instagram and check out our online shop. I am also open to collaborations or just connecting to see how I can support you on your self-care journey:

IG: @bodybykeke

Website: www.bodybykeke.com 

Schedule a connect call: https://linktr.ee/BodyByKeke

 

 

 

 

4) Who would you like to see featured next as a maker on this blog and why?

 

   Sierra, creator of Bruja by the Beach is amazing.

She creates these beautiful tea blends and crystal charged spoons that turn tea time into a magical experience.

Follow her on IG @brujabythebeach. 

 

 

5) As a woman entrepreneur, how do you support other fellow makers, creators, or entrepreneurs?

 

 

   I am a part of an amazing group of women entrepreneurs and love to encourage upcoming fempreneurs to follow their dreams. But the best way to support is to share posts, give shoutouts and purchase their amazing products. I am always looking for ways that we can collaborate so that we build together. Community over competition always!

 

 

Thank you so much Maritza for being the very first to be featured in this blog series.

Looking forward to getting to know more makers along the way!

Thank you so much for reading!