As we get through 2020, many of us may wrestle with thoughts about starting your own business, and what success looks like. We understand the struggle, so we decided to chat with the owner of Nourish Melbourne and meditation teacher, Natasha Mason! Natasha also shares a ‘Perfectly Centred’ meditation with us that you can enjoy.
1. Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
I am a mother, entrepreneur, meditation teacher, passionate meditator, self-love advocate, educator, healer, connection and creator! Loyal as hell, always thinking about my next meal, and obsessed with self-care. I also love a good LOL!
2. How did you become an entrepreneur and what is it that motivates and drives you?
I always knew deep down I wasn’t made for the office. I now know the feeling of my truth, and with that comes the responsibility to create in order to deliver my heart’s work! My motivation is witnessing the flame of self-compassion be ignited within another, one that drives the incessant need for well being to be their no.1 priority.
3. How did you start Nourish Melbourne and why?
Nourish Melbourne started as a very basic blog following my departure from the corporate world. I continued work in the marketing and communications space as a freelancer, working on projects in the health and well being sector. The initial reason for starting NM was to spread knowledge and educate the public on the various types of holistic health services, products and experiences they could find in Melbourne. After a while (about 2 years), my contacts began to grow, events organically started and gained popularity, and with that came the idea for the Nourish Melbourne Membership program. A reward program for individuals who seek out trusted wellness products, stores, services and experiences to best support their well being.
4. What are some of the key elements in running your own business and maintaining a healthy lifestyle?
As a sole trader and/or sole director of a business, you are your business. Every decision comes from either a balanced and stable level of self-awareness, or one that is distressed, fatigued, and not able to connect with the heart in order to deliver what your audience and customers need the most. This is why self-care and knowing when you are beginning to become over-stressed and fatigue, requires immediate response.
When I started NM I was under the false impression that harder and faster = more successful. Now I understand that when I am most relaxed, I am most successful. I do less, and achieve more. This requires diligence and devotion to self…because no one else will tell you to do things like eat well, move, sleep well, and have a meditation practice!
5. I’ve heard you started meditation teaching! Tell us more!
Meditation has been life-changing for me, and life-changing is not a label I use lightly. It has changed everything – how I take my role as a mother, a woman, a business owner and a leader in the wellbeing space. I simply couldn’t ignore my intuition telling me after 4 years of daily meditation, I now needed to further embody these learnings and teach others how to meditate! I have been teaching my 3-day Learn to Meditate course for approximately 9 months and there is no looking back. While 2020 has meant more online teaching than face-to-face, it has been an honour to sit in the teacher’s seat and witness a just as profound experience from the students no matter which way they learn. And with the world changing and evolving at such a rapid pace, there really has been no better time for any human being to introduce a daily meditation practice into their life.
6. Do you use fragrance/scents during your meditations, if so what combinations do you use?
To be honest I don’t use any scents during meditation but I most definitely use them and have complete reverence for scent and fragrance in every other part of my life! When teaching my meditation course in person I will use incense in the space. My favourite one is a blend of calming lavender, clary sage and rosewood.
7. How does your fragrance affect your wellbeing?
I believe fragrance and scent 100% affects our vibration and energy. When I use fragrance, I feel like a goddess. If you feel like a goddess, you can only make the best possible choices that support your wellbeing! Fragrance gives an experience that provides a ripple effect of positive attention, and intention.
6. You came to our Scent Design workshop and designed a fragrance with Western Australia Sandalwood, Black Pepper, Peach and Peru Balsam. Why these ingredients?
Ever since I had my first experience with Sandalwood, it stole my heart. I guess I walked into the workshop knowing I would most definitely be using Sandalwood! Black pepper reminds me of my late father. Growing up, pepper was cracked onto everything we ate, and not lightly! So I guess black pepper has my heart in more of a nostalgic way. As for Peach and Peru Balsam, they are sweet and sexy! I had never experienced Peru Balsam before the workshop and as I allowed myself to surrender to the experience and let my intuition guide me, these two blended with the Sandalwood and Black Pepper in an intriguing and surprising way.
7. What advice would you give to someone thinking about joining our workshops?
If you’ve thought about it, then life is simply waiting for you to click ‘confirm’! Perfume Playground workshops are a joyous experience where you can truly let go, have fun, learn and even have a childlike experience of flow and innocence as you try something new. You might even learn something new about yourself.
8. Share with us what fragrance you plan to design next with Perfume Playground! Would you use similar ingredients or something completely different?
I think Sandalwood is a keeper for me! I do also have a fond connection to floral scents and in particular I adore jasmine and damask rose. May Chang is another scent that has caught my attention over the years, so that could well make an appearance.
9. Anything else you would like to share with us that might inspire others (you could even tell us your life’s motto!)?
The way you do one thing, is the way you do everything!
JOIN US FOR A MEDITATION
There’s no perfect moment in the future. Perfect is here, right now. You are perfect, right at this moment. This meditation serves to uplift and centre you at the same time. It will dissolve doubt and external negative influences that are affecting the ability for your true essence to shine. It’s a reminder that you and your life are perfect and sacred, in every single way. Click here to access a guided meditation with Natasha.
Check out more of Natasha’s journey on her personal Instagram and visit Nourish Melbourne
Upcoming Clubs
- 31 October. Wellington. Wine Sentience. Classic Club. Fast-paced and playful
- 12 November. Auckland. Perfume Playground NZ. Classic Club. Fast-paced and playful
- 14 November. Melbourne. Perfume Playground AU. Classic Club. Fast-paced and playful
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