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NEW ART ALERT! ✨

 Introducing my latest oil painted portrait of Nisargadatta Maharaj, one of the greatest sages of India. This nighttime painting of the beloved enlightened sage embodies Maharaj’s fiery energy and the intensity of his demeanor, captured in vibrant colors and vivid brushstrokes.  
       

✨ Nisargadatta is one of my all time favorites, thus his appearance in my Spiritual Heroes series. His Advaita Vedanta pointings, are precise, no fluff – he doesn’t hold back – that’s what I love. Nonduality is known as the Direct Path for good reason; it’s for those not interested in waiting millions of lifetimes to wake up. For it is possible now and it is indeed our natural state! Nisargadatta has inspired countless seekers to an understanding of True Nature, the timelessness of Being, via Self Realization. This painting is a tribute to this beautifully simple, direct and sublime wisdom.
 
🤔💬 I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the painting and your experiences with Nisargadatta’s teachings. What aspects of Nisargadatta’s teachings do you relate to most? Have you read, I Am That? Share your insights in the comments below!

✨ If you’re interested in owning this piece, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. It would be an honor to have this painting in your collection and to know that Maharaj’s teachings are continuing to inspire through this painting as well. Original and Limited Edition prints available while they last.

Love💕
Juliane
11” x 14” oil on panel.
If you are interested in this piece and you’d like to add it to your collection, please message me at StyleNectar@gmail.com

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Allow me to introduce you to HairPrint, the only 100% hypoallergenic, non-toxic, odor-free hair color in the world proven not only to restore hair to its natural color… it also improves hair structure!  

Bye-bye harmful chemicals that eventually cause irreparable damage to the hair shaft, follicles and scalp– Not to mention to our bodies as a whole, since the particles of standard toxic hair dyes are small enough to enter the bloodstream (the reason we can't color hair during pregnancy).  The melanin pigment in Hairprint is already present in millions of our skin cells and due to its relatively large size does not pass into the bloodstream.  

Currently, HairPrint has formulas available to return hair to its original shade of brunette or black… even if hair has since gone totally gray or white.   They're working on a formula for blondes to be available soon.  

 

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When I stumbled across HairPrint I was intrigued by the fact HairPrint not only returns hair to each individual's specific natural color, permanently, it also leaves hair in better condition. 

Following are the details of my results.  I'll start with what led me to try it out in the first place.

Slowly but surely I've been overhauling all the products in my life from beauty to cleaning, food, laundry, etc. to upgrades (often inexpensive, simple alternatives) made with basically edible ingredients.  At this point I could conceivably eat most everything I use!  A lot of things do double duty – for example, it's amazing how much can be done with vinegar and baking soda.  It's been a process of becoming ever more conscious of how what I'm using in my environment and on my body affects not only myself, my family and my pets, but my neighbors, the community, all animals and people, the earth and beyond.  As we become more and more conscious, our eyes open wider to see conditioning for what it is… and we can't help but continue the journey down the rabbit hole, realizing and questioning the litany of assumptions, habits and beliefs we carry around, unravelling their domino affects which have become so tightly woven into society.  

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Which brings me back to hair… and the memory of a hair appointment a couple of years ago. For years I've been going to a lovely French salon in Washington for a great cut and  "rich brown" color to give my natural tone an overall boost.  This time, however, the experience went a bit differently. As a result of my ultra-clean lifestyle, my sensitivity to chemicals, smoke etc. has become super acute. Though I will say, I'd never been someone to care about stuff like this prior.  Now, something like a processed girl scout cookie – it literally tastes like plastic chemicals to me. Or the scent of fabric softener wafting through the neighborhood - startling and artificial to my nose. My senses have recalibrated to the scent of baking soda and essential oils in my laundry (bonus tip for super soft, lovely smelling clothes) and the bright fresh flavors of a plant based diet.

I digress, however, back to that hair appointment… WHEW!  My eyes, nose and scalp were on FIRE like I'd never experienced before!  I could barely contain myself under that black cape, realizing how incredibly toxic the whole situation enveloping my head was – I knew I could never do it again. What affect must it be having on my body I wondered… on my dear hair stylist… on all the stylists who do this for a living day in and day out, their clients?

 Yes, it is true, everyone's constitution is different.  Some people can withstand a lot more than others – or at least for a longer period of time before they notice ill affects.  Before they begin to put two and two together between the correlation of lifestyle habits and resulting diseases/impacts in body/mind/spirit.  Society/conditioning is a strong enabler, however, writing much off as a part of getting older or simply lumping various preventable maladies into the trusty folder of "it's a mystery, that's life". 

 

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Friends, it's not a mystery, there is a litany of research available demonstrating the devastating ill affects the thousands of chemicals present in the majority of "food", "cleaning products", "beauty products" etc. etc. being consumed.  Just check out the EWG site, read Dr. Michael Greger's book, How Not to Die, or watch the movies, What the Health, or Earthlings to get all the facts.

Why isn't all this stuff more well known?  Chalk it up to the machine of conditioning. Profit motives, lobbyists, habit… basically, ego on a large scale.  Ego is conditioning.  Who are we then if we aren't our ego, our identity?  Our authentic nature is love… the heart.  Our authentic nature does not lack or need to be "someone".  It's already complete. Full. Wise. Powerful. Beautiful. Our authentic nature does not want to envelop heads in harmful chemicals. It actually knows better – without even having to read a book, watch a movie or visit a website.  The heart doesn't support any of this stuff.  The heart, love, is very wise. It's who we really are. However, conditioning is a formidable and relentless opponent, and, if our eyes aren't open, it will take the upper hand.

However, No!  I'm not here to be a fear monger.  The good news is everyday there are more and more outstanding alternatives entering the market –  like HairPrint – with amazing, clean, beautiful high vibration products.

 

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Thankfully, many people are catching on so the awareness and demand for these beautiful choices is growing.  As I said before, it's definitely a rabit hole one enters, once we taste a real peach, we don't want fake peach flavoring. Once we start using real essential oils, chemical sprays and perfumes just don't compare. Yet, it's a win, win, win, win as there are SO many upsides to a clean lifestyle, from the health and beauty benefits of detoxification, to the mental and physical benefits of aromatherapy, the saving of animals (from product testing, exposure to the resulting toxins in our waterways, etc), saving our hair from turning to straw, preserving our beauty and youth… the list goes on!  A clean lifestyle on all fronts holds such integrity, improving, uplifting and preserving our body, mind, spirit, earth and everything/one around us. 

HairPrint not only provides a safe alternative to men and women who want to return their hair to it's natural color safely, but they're also giving 20% of their profits to educating women in developing countries.

I love the result in my own hair, though I have to say, since I've been plant-based I am suspecting that the few gray hairs I had, may be turning back to brown – more on this in another post – or feel free to ask about in the comments section.  I completed the process myself in my bathroom following the instructions to a T.  I had been using Surya Henna which I'd loved, previously.  However, it does contain some chemicals (though it's a FAR cry from standard hair dye) and it's temporary, washing out after 5 or 6 weeks.  Not so with HairPrint!  It's permanent.  Yes, the process is a tad lengthy – though shorter than driving to a hair salon if you account for travel time – and much less expensive.  I've read about others having their hair stylist do the process for them so that's always an option.  Additionally some women are even layering  successful balayage highlights overtop the HairPrint base. I'm a simple chocolate brown girl… as you can see from the results photos I've humbly interspersed alongside the stunning models depicted in HairPrint's inspirational artwork.

For more information on the HairPrint line of color, shampoos, conditioners and products, feel free to visit them here:  HairPrint.  No, I have not been paid to write this little testimonial. I'm just a happy customer :)  Also, I'm happy to answer any questions about my process switching from Henna to HairPrint as it does require a tad different procedure.  Overall, my hair felt super soft, silky and voluminous.  I didn't use ANY additional product aside from the HairPrint color – didn't even style it – just blew it dry and that was it.  In all honesty if I'd known I was going to take the results pics I'd have probably absolutely styled it – but this is at least a testament to the truth that HairPrint truly does improve hair structure making styling a potentially optional step 🙂

 

Much love,

Juliane 

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Today I thought I'd share one of my favorite books, The Baghavad Gita.  Specifically, the version translated by Eknath Easwaran (1910-1999), who is respected around the world as one of the greatest spiritual teachers.  The Bhagavad Gita is believed to have been written between the 5th and 2nd centuries BCE, and, like similar great classics such as the Bible, it's timeless in its application.  You could read this book many times over and receive something new each time.  Let me know if you've read it and what inspires you the most – or if you pick it up let me know how it impacts you.  We'll have our own little book club discussion right here on StyleNectar.

 

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"Some of the chronic problems that millions of people suffer from today might be solved by gaining a little detachment from their minds and emotions, so they can stand back a little when the mind is agitated and see the ways in which it makes mountains out of molehills. Many problems simply are not real; they start to seem real only when we dwell on them. The thorniest problems to solve are those that are not real; yet most of us go on giving them our best efforts."

Eknath Easwaran

 

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(Warning, along with a nice recipe, this post is pretty self-indulgent, rambling and goes where I've never gone yet always wanted to…)

Hi Guys,

There is SO much I want to talk about today; tons of amazing recipes I've been making and want to share (keeping me so busy I haven't had a chance to post about them!) an incredibly easy, practically free way to grow your own sprouts, food combining- something new I've started paying attention to, my new morning green drink recipe, etc.  I will do my level best to get it all on StyleNectar as soon as I can.  I'm learning so much, it's quite fun and exciting!  

I have been on an amazing journey, as we all are right?  That's life!  And lately I've been looking at a lot of things including the concepts of identity, presence, going through life with conscious awareness (versus autopilot) and the repeated & perplexing realization that I am quite solo in my fascination by any of these ideas.  Most times I bring up discussions, they're with an interest in looking beneath the surface of what's commonly accepted, leading to one of the concepts above.  And generally no one wants to go there:-(  Consequently I've made many fine friends through the authors of great books who DO love these philosophical discussions- but that will take me on a tangent into literature- another post for later.

For a long time I was too nervous to share these thoughts I consider most valuable & important on StyleNectar.  They wouldn't appeal to a very large audience.  So I kept things surface, sharing my favorite healthed-up, yet non-vegan, mainstream food so as not to turn anyone off, silencing all the stuff I really wanted to yell from the mountaintops – with the exception of my paintings- they're honest and real- yet simultaneously wide open for interpretation and, therefore, safe.  I suppose that's an appeal for an artist; the viewer need go only as far as they dare in interpretation.  Plus, they're from the soul, so half the time they're a mystery to me also:-)  However, choosing this overall "safe" approach with the rest of my blog was getting to me.  I wanted to be authentic which meant representing only a sliver of who I was wasn't enough – plus of course I've since gone completely vegan.  So, a few months ago, I tiptoed a bit further and decided to start putting the rest of myself out there, and I've been truly heartened by your enthusiastic response!  

Historically, I've stuffed my artistic and spiritual philosopher side.  Not that I wanted to- actually I think it was rather unconscious- a product of being sort of a chameleon/socially acceptable.  I can count on one hand the number of individuals I've known throughout life who love to philosophize, my Dad being one of them, thankfully:-)  Otherwise, I get blank stares if I mention my daily meditation practice, being vegan (watch Our Daily Bread or Earthlings & read Diet For A New America or Eat To Live & you'll be vegan too) or my fascination with economics/politics or Buddhist/Hindu philosophy (I'll stop there, the list goes on I'm afraid.)  

So it won't come as a surprise that I don't at all agree with such directives as don't discuss religion and politics!  What's wrong with asking why?  Why the aversion to looking beneath the surface?  What's the appeal to living a life like robots on autopilot?  Answer: conditioning is VERY powerful, if not virtually impossible, to go up against.  And yet, the various domino affects of a world of robots are very frightening and so I do hope a few more people will have the courage to open their eyes.  Personally, I find living in a state of presence/conscious awareness the most beautiful way to go through life.  Though I'm not saying it's easy and it's definitely a life's work.  However, autopilot has NEVER and will never be interesting to me.

As a society we're obsessed with building and maintaining an identity- as if without one, we'd cease to exist and life would somehow be meaningless without constant activity, achievement & results.  In my humble opinion this clinging to an identity, essentially making an I the center of the universe, is the root cause for all the suffering in the world.  Though I'll be the first to admit it's a struggle for me too, because of the tremendous pressure of conditioning.  

When I was about four years old I'd ask myself, "Who am I?"  I just couldn't take myself that seriously and kind of wondered why anyone else did.  Didn't you often question, when you were a far less-conditioned human at that young age, all the drama with which adults seemed to be constantly engaged?  As pre-conditioned children we were still in touch with our present, peaceful, inner selves.  Jesus said, "We must become as little children."  A return to the peaceful, spacious, silence where we can regain perspective in a moment of presence.

Meditation is the way I practice presence.  It trains me to transcend identity and live in the world with conscious awareness.  It's my fast-track (yes, ironic word choice) approach to putting life into perspective  in addition to having a host of additional amazing benefits.  And I'm committed because it works quite frankly.  If I didn't see results I wouldn't be motivated to do it.  

There are centuries of evidence and myriad scientific studies linking the affects of meditation to everything from increasing the peaceful centers of the brain to improving one's ability to concentrate, make decisions and cultivate awareness practice.  I'll go into awareness practice in another post.  Generally, it's learning to become conscious of the patterns of habitual thought in one's mind in order to ultimately let them go and harness the power of the mind rather than live unconsciously according to it's unhelpful, incessant chatter.

During meditation I watch my thoughts go from fast forward to slow motion- a general tape loop of the same 4 or 5 subjects repeating over and over!  Letting go of my own "self/identity" follows suit.  And soon, I feel as I did when I was four, at one with my surroundings.  Bathed in love.  Completely at peace.    

I don't feel like working on a good segway here so I won't bother.  But doesn't all that correspond nicely with not wanting to eat animals or needing to drink coffee in order to be happy?  

Jim and I don't drink caffeinated bevvies any longer.  We don't miss them.  At all.  We actually have more energy than when we used to drink them.  And I'm afraid that, yes, we are sleeeping better too.  If I had to say we have a substitute for coffee, I'd say the rocket-fuel-like energy we get from our green drinks far surpasses (chlorophyll baby).  We also imbibe in a spirulina shake almost daily which is seriously amaze.  And these Macaccinos pack a nice punch too.  They're my late morning snack- Jim heads to work with his in a travel cup.  

Maca is an ancient root prized by the South American tribes for centuries for its ability to energize and take warriors into battle with great stamina.  It's an adaptogen, meaning it creates a state of balance or normalization in the body which restores its natural homeostasis creating affects such as balancing hormones.  Do read up on Maca and start with a very small amount, listen to your body and proceed gently as such ancient herbs are powerful medicine.  

Love,

Juliane

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Un macaccino pour madame s'il vous plait?

Macaccino Recipe (Serves 1)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 teaspoon Maca Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cacao Powder
  • sprinkle of cinnamon
  • stevia to taste
  • 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk (for a lighter, yet still delish drink use 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup water)

Method

  1. Heat the milk over a low heat until teeny-tiny bubbles start forming around the edge. 
  2. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a small bowl til incorporated.  
  3. Pour the warmed almond milk into the bowl, whisking until the dry ingredients are thoroughly combined into the milk.
  4. Pour into your favorite mug, kick back and enjoy!

 

"To commune daily with God in deep meditation, and to carry His love and guidance with you into all your dutiful activities, is the way that leads to permanent peace and happiness."

~ Paramahansa Yogananda 

In grace, light and presence✨ 

Love 💕

~Jayashrii

 

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Self Portrait by Juliane Porter, Oil on Canvas Panel