Clear Quartz Mushroom Gua Sha stones. Sweet little additions to my tool collection and they offer new techniques since the shape is so different. . . The shape of these stones work well along the jaw and up into the parotid fascia area in front of the ears, as well as the top arch of cheekbone and temporal area. (I love this area)This entire area, as well as the surrounding tissue holds a lot of tension if we are at all grinding or clenching the jaw. In the case of jaw tension, the entire temporomandibular joint (TMJ) region holds so much tension and it is vital to address this joint connection when working with jaw concerns. Of course we want to melt the tension out of the muscles but addressing the joint connection is also vital, as fascia covers all tissue. I very intentionally work this connection during inner mouth massage, approaching both the surrounding fascia and muscles in slow, deep layers. Muscles and fascia don’t respond well to aggressive work, tension must be melted through layer by layer, especially in the intimate area of the face. . . To sum it up, I love these Quartz Mushrooms because they warm up well and can be used to soften the external area before I work inside the mouth. Inner Mouth Gua Sha Fusion, yes please. 🙌🏻Share your questions below, I love anything TMJ related!
1. Identify the essentials. ✨ 2. Eliminate the rest. ✨ Monday Mantra by yours truly, Tika Turner. (It’s not easy being the prettiest girl on Miami Beach but someone has to do it!)
Fun Facts Friday and I’m sharing a little fun fact about myself you might not know. . . I love astrology, anything to do with the planetary forecast and I’m a Gemini Sun, Scorpio Rising and Leo Moon. . . So tell me, what are you? I truly want to know and can’t wait to see what you all share below! ✨🔮✨
I am celebrating Mental Health Day today not only because I am proud of my own achievements but to celebrate and share this newly released book written by my stunning client @kellybroganmd who so kindly gifted me a copy. . Some of you know I went through a severe burnout in early 2018. It started from ignoring depression, constantly exhausting myself because I didn’t feel worthy if I wasn’t exhausted and “busy”, ignoring my body asking for rest, being a people pleaser and not acknowledging the deep energetics that my work truly requires. It went from bouts of depression, to apathy and anedonia (basically feeling noting at all), to a frying of my nervous system and almost walking away from my work completely burnout. . Finally I had no choice but to stay in bed and begin slowly digging myself out, peeling back the many layers I was hiding underneath, painfully healing myself, beginning to tell people no, putting my needs first, not feeling obligated to anyone but myself, resting when I was tired without feeling guilty, knowing when I had to stay in bed, all the things. . To sum it up, the holistic practices that got me though my burnout are similar to what I’m learning from this book and confirmed by the fierce research you will find in this book. It has personally been a lot of confirmation for that period in my life, which has brought up another layer for me to shed through my healing journey to my most authentic self. . As I've been reading the book, I can't believe how much I deeply relate to the lows of mental health to how amazing you feel when you make your emotions, self care and spiritual well being the number one priority in your life. . This book also shares the many real stories of people who had been on loads of meds for years, living in the fog of society’s conventional medicine system while their lives pass them by and their experiences detoxing off meds through Dr Brogans care. It shares on dark night of the soul, the mass problem of presciption drugs, the disregard for self-care throughout much of society, the extensive connection between diet and mental health and so much more. A must read! Thank you @kellybroganmd you are revolutionary!!
Good morning Miami! I am hiring a part time assistant. The position is a combination of creative and operations work, must be familiar and confident with social media and knowledge/skills in blogging is a huge plus. Ideally you have an interest in skincare, wellness and the practices that Minimal Beauty is based on. Must love dogs! Please email me your resume and any creative work you would like to share to hello@minimalbeauty.com. I look forward to hearing from you!
I often tell my clients to think of the skin as a sponge. What happens when you add soap to a dry sponge? Nada. What happens when you add soap to a moist sponge? It absorbs, it spreads and it circulates through. The same goes for our skin in the application of products and their absorption. You want your products to melt into your skin, not have to work through a layer or dryness, dehydration and disruption. So give up the squeaky clean feeling from cleansers ASAP. I live in an extreme tropical climate, we sweat in Miami almost all year round and I do not have one client on a gel, foaming, soapy or sudsing cleanser. It is never necessary. If you have a tight, squeaky clean feeling after cleansing, your following products have to work harder to absorb into the skin as well as make up for the skin barrier disruption which causes a massive host of inflammatory concerns in general. . This constant disruption leaves skin in a mundane cycle of never reaching its potential of vitality and vibrancy, as it must start over and attempt to re-balance each time it is disrupted from the cleansing process. This is tiring for the skin. The components of your own skin barrier alleviate inflammation and heal your skin so if it is constantly disrupted, it is difficult for the skin to make progress in any type of healing. This constant disruption is often the catapult into chronic inflammation, sensitized complexions and accelerated aging concerns. . You can use the most beneficial oils/serums/etc for your skin but if the cleansing process is disruptive in anyway, it will lessen the effect of the rest of your ritual, as your complexion has to work to constantly rebalance/reach homeostasis after each cleanse. This lessens cumulative effects, as the nourishing/healing/radiant inducing properties will yield to make up for that chronic disruption vs creating deeper vitality of the skin. Moral of the story, over cleansing and harsh cleansers are very often the culprit for so many inflammatory skin concerns I see. If anything, cleanse your skin with organic honey! Check out my online shop for my top cleanser choices and leave me your questions below. 💫💫
In love with my citrine I found in the sweetest gemstone shop in Maine. The owner was so wonderful and the place had been there since 1930! They had the most vast array of gemstones I’ve ever seen and I loved the non pretentious vibe and how knowledgeable the owner was on everything. With the popularity of gemstones, seeking out ethical and high vibe sources is so important! . . This Citrine beauty was actually in the front window. As soon as I saw her, I knew she was ready to retire:) I cleansed her in a waterfall in the mountains, wrapped her up like a newborn baby for the flight home and grounded her in soil when we got home so she could feel her home, the earth, again. . . I’ve always the color of citrine but was never called to a specific stone until I saw this one. For the most part, I like to intuitively feel what I’m called to and then look up the properties vs seek out a stone for the properties. . . Citrine enhances intuition, clarity and creativity. It grounds and transmutes negative energy and is known to enhance wealth, success, abundance and professional endeavors. It brings money in and slows any excess flow of it outwards. . . I had a few experiences this week and kind of looked at this beauty with a side eye 👀....did you have anything to do with that? Either way, I love the energy of this stone and the beauty and vibration she brings into my home. I also found Maine to be such a peaceful place so her presence is a reminder of that peace, especially amongst the chaos that Miami, can be and always exists somewhere. I want to know, what are your favorite gemstones?