Thanks for stopping by. My name is Miinkay (min-kay) and I’m a meditator, energy healer, mom and lover of plants and nature. I was born and raised in Texas, but now live in Southern California with little family of four. I’m here to help you find grounding, centeredness and peace.

In 2016, my job felt so out of alignment that I was depressed. I navigated much of that time in my life with partying and escaping. But finally I figured out that no amount of distraction was going to make me happy. It was time to make some changes. So I quit with nothing lined up, and just a plan to take a solo road trip up the California coastline. The goal was to rediscover myself, be in silence and reflect on what I truly wanted. My desire was to get in touch with my intuition and start hearing it more clearly.

During this trip I went backpacking as much as I could because it was out in the backcountry where I could really be disconnected and alone with my thoughts. On a 5 day excursion on the Wonderland Trail, I got lost. I had a map and tried to follow the closest landmark – a river to the bridge and back to the trail. This one hour detour was scary, rough, and mentally fatiguing. When I made it back to the trail, I ran into some other hikers and asked if they got lost as well. They told me the trail had washed out last week, but if I went up then I would find a switch back and find it again. This information was so simple, but sent me into a tailspin of disappointment in myself and my choices. I spent the next four hours hiking and berating myself for not simply looking up. I was angry and upset that I could make this mistake and put myself through having to bush-wack and possibly get hurt off trail.

It was after those four hours that I realized – I am my own worst enemy. How could I find happiness if I was always yelling at myself? If I had unrealistic expectations of myself? If I could yell at myself for four hours and not show myself a kind word for my mistakes?

Since then I’ve been working on my mental health – through meditation, therapy, self-help books and anywhere that teaches and talks about self-compassion and self-care.

The journey to a more peaceful life has been full of trials, uncertainty and plenty of worry. But today, I and the happiest and most positive I have ever been.

Get to know me better by listening to Meditate with Miinkay. Short, sweet guided meditations that help you calm your mind and find a few minutes of peace.

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