Our Wellness Secret Weapons
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It was going so well, until it wasn’t. When we first launched Maison Haven back in 2018, nothing fully prepared us for start-up life. We were so busy from the get-go (Amen to that), that we regularly skipped lunch on projects, worked every night after the kids went to bed, and rose at dawn to complete all the other tasks that running a business entailed. Surprise, surprise, the wheels fell off. Four months in, my bout of flu turned into pneumonia turned into an ambulance ride turned into a three-night hospital stay. Enough was enough.
We realized there was no Maison Haven without its founders. So we made a pact. Self-care moved up the to-do list. We built lunch into our working day. We softened the schedule. We adopted self-care routines. Since we upped our wellness intake, we haven’t looked back. Given the global health crisis, self-care feels more important than ever. Which is why we’re sharing our wellness weapons with you!
*I kick off the day with...
a tall glass of water before I get out of bed, and an old-fashioned alarm clock (my phone sleeps in my closet so I’m not tempted to check it first and last thing)
*Morning rituals...
a couple of drops of Vitruvi’s Boost essential oil blend on a hot flannel over my face, and a large coffee
*I take...
Seed vitamins and (if I remember) Goop Glow powder
*Beauty products I can’t live without...
Goop Instant Facial and the Dyson Air Wrap (the only hair tool I’ve ever been able to use)
*Go-to breakfast...
almond-milk yogurt with berries and homemade granola
*Afternoon pick-me-up...
weekdays a cup of Sakara Detox tea; weekends a homemade slice of cake (courtesy of my husband, the resident baker)
*Signature workout...
The Class by Taryn Toomey. Like therapy for the soul
*Currently reading...
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
*Often I crave...
alone time so I sneak off to the reading nook in my bedroom
*Bedroom Luxury...
Parachute linen sheets. I recently upgraded and they’re divine
*Bedtime rituals
I diffuse Vitruvi’s Retreat blend and run a bath with Epsom salts. Then a meditation and a long read
*Wellness hack...
If I’m feeling super stressed I pick one of my uplifting holy trio: get outside in nature, soak in a bath or play the piano. It works every time!
CORRIE’S WELLNESS KIT
*I kick off the day with
a 20-minute yoga flow on the mirror
*Morning rituals...
walking down the driveway barefoot with a cup of coffee in my favorite mug to pick up the newspaper
*I take...
Lypho-spheric Vit C and Glutathione
*Beauty products I can’t live without...
Living Libations face oil and Living Proof’s dry shampoo
*Go-to breakfast...
avocado toast and a soft-boiled egg
*Afternoon pick-me-up...
Ginger Kombucha
*Signature workout...
a run in the woods
*Currently reading...
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
*Often I crave...
date night
*Bedroom luxury...
Hill House Home satin pillow
*Bedrime rituals...
Bath, face massage, zzzzz
*Wellness hack...
a long walk, feed the birds, water the flowers - nature is my energy changer!
JENNIFER’S WELLNESS KIT
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