At the beginning of Sept I attended Wellbeing by the Lakes Festival & had such a wonderfully uplifting day. We listened to fascinating talks, practiced mindful movement, picnic’d by the lake & met some inspiring souls.

This is where I met Shelly, co-founder of Moonma. We chatted whilst my friend & I browsed the rails of beautiful quality, Eco-friendly t-shirts emblazoned with uplifting messages, reminders of positivity & mindfulness. One mantra caught my eye: ‘And still I rise.’

Several days later ‘And still I rise’ was still in my heart & mind. It is a mantra that really resonates with me so I reached out to Shelly to discover more about Moonma.

Moonma is the co-creation of mother-daughter team, Jackie & Shelly. Jackie’s spiritual journey started over 2 decades ago in the wake of life knocking her down time & again as it is often the case. But Jackie’s kindness & love, drive & determination & her spiritual practices got her through.

Shelly had a spiritual upbringing, growing up with yoga, meditation, mindfulness very much part of her life thanks to her mum’s magical influence. They both swim in the sea at the full moon & practice moon meditations. Hence, Jackie’s nickname: Moonma.

Jackie & Shelly wished to create something that would empower others to be present & connected. They felt strongly for the power of words & embodying the essence of these words: and Moonma was born. A delicious array of clothing & gifts decorated with inspiring & intentional mantras guiding you to feel good inside & out.

Wearing the mantra you want to reflect that particular day, is like setting an intention for the day & a gentle reminder, whenever you catch a glimpse of the message, to turn inwards for a moment & connect to the essence of those words.

It was wonderful chatting to this inspiring mother daughter team. I joked with them that there was no way I could work with my mum but they are obviously a close family & working together was a natural progression.

I told them how inspired I had been by the mantra ‘And still I rise’, how it really sang to me. They told me they had created a beanie with it on further to my suggestion & that they had expanded the range to include other products bearing these words – I can’t wait to see them & get my order in! They also said the inspiration for this t-shirt was May Angelou’s fabulous poem And Still I Rise.

But there comes a point when words can no longer do the product justice, a picture says a thousand words so why don’t you check out it out for yourself, There’s new product coming very soon! Find out more: https://www.moonma.co.uk/

If you would like more information on how to practice mindfulness, meditation & yoga message Alex Bannard  at alex(at)alexbannard(dot)com.

For free resources check out her Facebook group: Mindfulness & Yoga for Self-Care, here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MindfulnessYoga4Relationships

Alternatively please check out her website: alexbannard.com