What do you seek out when you need to see something beautiful?
Produce at the farmers market! it brings me so much peace shopping at farmers markets!
Where does your gaze linger when you need grounding?
The sunshine and blue skies
What image lives rent-free in your mind lately?
The horizon on Mediterranean sea.
What is your favorite scent memory?
My mum’s perfume, Giorgio by Beverly Hills
What’s an unexpected scent you love?
Wet gravel
What fragrance makes you feel most like yourself?
Something orange blossomy but musky with a smidge of patchouli
Is there a scent, sound, or place that unlocks that sense of wonder for you?
My second home—Spain
If your favorite season had a scent, what would it be?
Lemons in the winter. Or any winter citrus for that matter!
What sound quiets your mind instantly?
Cicadas in the summer!
What’s the soundtrack to your slowest mornings or most alive evenings?
Slow mornings call for classical music or jazz and alive evenings calls for 70’s disco, Ethiopian jazz or Motown!
What do you hear when you’re fully present?
Silence
Is your mind quiet or loud?
It can be both depending on what I am doing! I can switch off quite easily when I need to, and bring in a quieter mind.
What textures or materials bring you back to your body?
Cotton and linen clothing
What’s a daily ritual that feels like a form of touch?
Swimming
What’s a flavor that feels like a memory?
So many, but right now - Greek food, especially grilled octopus and stewed chickpeas
What’s the most indulgent thing you’ve tasted lately?
I’ve been traveling and working in Europe for the past 2 months, and as soon as i got back to the US I had the most incredible burger and ice cold gin martini! :)
What do you savor when you need to feel nourished—body or soul?
whole foods for my body, and music for my soul
