HOW I DO THINGS (HINT THERE IS NO SECRET)

Don’t know how; try it anyway.Never went to school for it; give it a shot anyway.Didn’t fit the specs and profile; do it anyway.Lack the experience; learn it anyway.Didn’t fundraise; risk anyway.They might say no; ask anyway.Left or right— no idea; turn anyway.Fall hard; get up anyway.Have no community; create it anyway.Doubt yourself; believe anyway. […]
Some Q & As for Mimi

Where were you born? I was born on a small, sub tropical island of monsoon and evergreen forests in East Asia called Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa). Tree, Mountain and Sea are my original parents. In fact, my maiden name 林 (Lin) means forest. Are you fluent in your mother tongue? My first words were […]
SKIN FOOD: CHICKEN SOUP WITH TRADITIONAL CHINESE HERBS

People often ask me what I do for my skin, and I’ll be doing a deep dive on how I approach skin at my upcoming workshop, SACRED SKIN + CYCLES, at The Well on Bowen Island on Wednesday, November 21. There, I’ll share: Practical skin science What your skin truly needs through Traditional Chinese Medicine […]
UNDER THE NEW MOON: DECOLONIZING, GROWTH, MANIFESTING

Sometimes, my own fears and irrational habits surprise myself. I have internalized oppression of general Chinese/Taiwanese culture (not to mention cultural purging that modern China has experienced) and Christian patriarchy; being a female in a white-centric worldview also adds nuanced complexity. So many painful and limiting layers. So much living small and self-oppression. But I’m […]