NANNANDA RECYCLED JEWELLERY - FAIRTRADE CHRISTMAS SHOP 1-13.12.

Find new NANNANDA earrings and bunch of other jewellery in the coming two weeks from restaurant Silvoplee, Helsinki! Fairtrade pop up shop is offering you fair, ethical and ecological options for your Christmas bag. Clothing, jewellery and many other things from local designers such as Ilo by Dakini, mary a. jalava, NANNANDA by Hanna Ruax and Bahini. Also jewellery and children's books by Meri Mort, master behind NANNANDA's logo. The shop is open 1.-13.12 (except Sat 6.12), 11 AM to 6 PM.  Welcome!

Every piece is unique and made 90-100 % from recycled materials.
Silver hooks from Helmikauppa.

These and more to be found from the shop! Recycled jewellery parts and Finnish
reindeer leather. Silver hooks.

Mandala meditation before some serious jewellery madness!

WATCH: DO WHAT YOU LOVE NO EXCUSES!

Today I gave a speech about entrepreneurship and my own story of how did I get here at my old University of Applied Sciences HAAGA-HELIA. I want to share the story and my thoughts on entrepreneurship here too but meanwhile I want you to listen to this TED Talk. Inspirational, funny and thought provoking - enjoy and get inspired!

MARINA AND ULAY

"Marina Abramovic and Ulay started an intense love story in the 70s. When they felt the relationship was ending, they walked the Great Wall of China, each from one end, meeting for one last big hug in the middle and never seeing each other again.

At her 2010 MoMa show Marina shared a minute of silence with each stranger who sat in front of her. Ulay arrived without her knowing and this is what happened."

TEAR ALERT! But every tear worth it.

NANNANDA - SPIRITS

I wanted to make a video for NANNANDA jewelries, to somehow share the emotion, feeling or essence of NANNANDA spirit. So I asked some friends to join the project and we took off to an island last fall and this is what was born in a day. No plan, just a vision and freedom for flow - just like NANNANDA jewelries. I'm SUPER happy with the end result, I hope you enjoy it too.

NANNANDA - SPIRITS from NANNANDA on Vimeo.

Big heart to

Meri Mort, my Goddess sister in crime

Joni Helminen, mastermind behind the camera, Time Films

Tiia Savuoja, for keeping us warm and serving us some soul food

Family Wuorenheimo, welcoming our crew to their beautiful island and keeping the sauna warm

Poola Kataryna, for the gorgeous fringe dresses

OH SUMMER WHERE ART THOU

This winter has been the cloudiest, therefore darkest in 50 years. This video gave me some light of hope as the day's will be now getting longer and lighter, yei!

Finland - Land of the Midnight Sun from Flatlight Films on Vimeo.

FUTURE CALLS - PIHASALI YOGA STUDIO

About two years ago I finished my Bachelor degree in businesses and took off for a 4 months trip around the east part of the world. When I came back to Finland my mom suggested that I would take over her company, a yoga studio in Helsinki called Pihasali - Joogaa räjähtäneille. It wasn't even 12 hours from landing back to my home country but there I was, hearing myself answering "yes" to her question. My mind was going "What on earth are you thinking!? Are you crazy, lady?!" but the answer came from somewhere else, from the heart. So the next thing was to find out how to proceed with this project and one year later, summer 2012 I became the happy owner of our small yoga studio and joined the entrepreneurs colourful group! Here's some pics from our reopening and a video. Please have a look and hopefully you get the same feeling which we all had in the party, very happy and grateful.

More pictures of the party in our Facebook group. Pictures and video by Joni Helminen (except two last ones).

Joogastudio Pihasali - Kutsu tulevaisuuteen from Pihasali on Vimeo.

BACK TO PARIS

The day came when we had to leave Le Tardoun so me and mom head our way back to Paris.
The mantra's we've chanted in the retreat kept on playing in my head. Om shanti shanti shanti.

PAPILLONS JOLIES

FRENCH MOUNTAIN WALK

It was good to go to a half a day walk out in the beautiful nature which surrounded our yoga
retreat area. Here's some pics but they don't make justice to the incredible view we had finally
up in the mountain 1600 m high!

GLOWING BALANCE INTERVIEW

I was asked by Merja to participate in her interview series "Soul Searching and Self-Love Sunday", for people for whom creativity and self-care matters. I was excited first of all to hear that Merja has been reading my blog for some years now and to answer the interesting questions she had for me. It made me reflect on my own thoughts again and opened new ideas. Check the interview here and please ask if you readers have any further questions! Loving Wednesday!

Pic via weheartit.

LE TARDOUN - YOGA RETREAT

Arriving to the retreat center you could just feel all the stress and stiffness flowing to
the ground, Mother Nature turning it into positive energy. 

Our yoga shala hidden behind the trees.

Janne our teacher and the group.

Hahahha I want a similar t-shirt! My thoughts on yoga too - yoga changed my life so that
sometimes I think how easy it would be just to not-think, not-feel, not-analyze. But when
you once start it, let yoga in your life, it never leaves. Luckily so! But it's not easy, nice
and fun every day, all the time. But under the dirt is a gem waiting to be discovered.

Jani the guinny pig. 

The course wasn't all about asana but also about pranayama, meditation and chanting.
The day's were scheduled very well and there was just enough of yoga but also
time for yourself, time to reflect, relax and enjoy.

We all have our own ways to relax. This is one!