I had the pleasure of speaking ( in French!) with Cynthia Boucher, founder of the Vêtements Mandala clothing line based in Montreal, for my podcast Soulful Couture.
Her collection of bright colored leggings caught my attention this past year as I was scrolling through my Instagram feed. I also loved her slogan: “Vous êtes magnifique – You are beautiful!” and the fact that her collection is available in sizes XXS to 3X.
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Hello friends!
Happy New Year. Sharing this article I wrote for Mantra Magazine.
So what’s a spiritual awakening anyway?
Some people describe an awakening as a crumbling, others call it a dark night of the soul. Dark night because that’s how the soul feels, trapped in the darkness of the personality and life we “created.” It feels stuck in unhappy circumstances, false constructs and relationships that lack true authenticity. It now desperately wants to be set free.
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I first met Annie Langlois while attending one of her amazing retreats at the wonderful Spa Eastman in the Eastern Townships.
She was hosting a Kundalini retreat and I was looking for some rest and time out after completing another book. The retreat was terrifically soothing, and I discovered a woman 100 % aligned with her truth. A passionate teacher, there’s nothing false or fake about Annie. She lives and breathes ( no pun intended! ) her true passion for healing and helping others on their life path and journey.
She’s talented yoga and breathwork instructor whose mission is to share the healing modalities that she has discovered on her own healing journey.
In our conversation on the podcast, we discussed how we very often come here to teach what we ourselves need to heal and learn.
Message Factory, a local fashion brand based in St-Jean, Quebec, is a company after my own heart. They create fun and whimsical ready-to-wear apparel that shares inspiring messages. And Julie Rochefort, its founder and CEO is no different. She is as inspiring as the messages on her colorful T-Shirts.
A proponent of slow fashion, she encourages shoppers to buy less, but locally made quality items, something I’m trying to do in my own life.
Other than writing fiction, two of my biggest passions are fashion and spirituality. I’ve always loved clothes, ever since I was a child. In fact, most of my novels revolve around fashion and discuss some of the thorny issues affecting the industry. And most of my characters evolve in some kind of spiritual way on an inner level. Why? The simple answer is that this reflects my own personal journey and that’s just the way I roll.
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