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I’m baking a sourdough loaf. I’m playing my favourite soft songs. My favorite lavender licorice tea is steeping. A bit of rain would make this perfect. 🤍

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strength training. pilates. steady state cardio. quran. journaling. sushi. water. greens. spanish whitefish. cooking in the evenings. wellness podcasts. yoga. skin routines. soft knitwear. my cat.

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Consumerism is not self care. Buying hundreds worth of skin products, candles, and whatever the goop website is selling you isn't and will never be a substitute to healing your mind.

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Fav. workout channel on youtube; Donna Trana for pilates and strength training. Don't forget to hydrate and study!

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It's May! I pray for love, laughter, abundance, faith, and grace this month. Good luck to everyone studying for their exams, and to those whose exams are well underway.

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La Fenice Opera House - Venice, Italy

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La Fenice Opera House - Venice, Italy

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Be the ease in someone's hardship

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you have to stay kind. you have to find a way somehow

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Pilates channels for busy girls

Madeleine Abeid. Bailey Brown. Lidia Mera. Move with nicole. Pilates Body Raven. Callie Jardine Gualy. Donna Tranna. Brooke Moorberg. Body with Zoe.

All these channels have shorter and longer pilates workouts, depending on how you're feeling. Enjoy <3

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Mina's general advice for the menstrual phase—

Remember to hydrate!!!

Rest— as women, we tend to get absolutely exhausted during our menstrual phase — I do, at least. And when you're physically and mentally drained, it's your body's way of telling you to rest. Sleep. Sleep in if you can. Ritualise it. Soak in Epsom salts, smother yourself with burgundy knitwear and facemasks.

Eating— crucial nutrients during your period are B12 (turkey, chicken, eggs, etc) vitamin C (bell peppers, broccoli, grapefruit, etc), omega 3 (fatty fish), zinc, magnesium (dark chocolate, avocado, dark leafy greens, etc), and especially iron (spinach, beets, etc) because of blood and tissue loss. Low serotonin (happy hormones) levels will make you crave sweets, and I usually honour those cravings. Prioritise warm, whole foods to really nourish your body and reduce cramps.

Fitness— there's no better time than your period to slow things down, so avoid high intensity, high effort workouts— opt for lower impact walking, yoga, pilates (this period pilates workout by poosh and bailey brown is one of my favs)

note: If you're studying, work in shorter sessions with breaks in between.

Cramps— these are caused when your muscles contract to shed your endometrium (uterine lining). Hot tea (raspberry leaf/peppermint/etc), heat pads on your lower abdomen and back, yoga, hot baths, etcetera can help reduce cramps.

When it comes to acne, alhamdulillah I don't break out often during my period, but when I do occasionally i take that as a sign to 1) drink more water. 2) eat properly. 3) not use products on my skin other than gentle cleanser.

I hope you're all doing okay, and please remember to be kind to yourselves.

—Love, Mina <3

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Mina’s green juice recipe for glowing skin

I make this every week for my skin, it’s helped me with my acne, dryness, and skin texture

it’s only cucumbers, celery, lemon, ginger, matcha powder and spinach, amounts are up to personal preference

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Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere

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I know the second term or semester or whatever you call it can be daunting, and a little depressing and you might be dreading it but i promise it'll be okay. —Mina <3