About Me
Allow myself to introduce...myself😉
My name is Nicole Raffa and I live in Alberta, Canada, where I've lived my whole life. I love yoga, good food, funny things, cannabis, road trips and rock concerts!
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As a child, I loved to create art and build things with my hands. However, by the time I graduated high school, I viewed art as something that was a waste of time when I could be doing something more productive. Like working.
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For nearly 20 years, I barely allowed myself to paint or draw...even though it was something that really made me feel good. In those 20 years, I experienced events in my life that were traumatic and they were largely left hidden inside as I convinced myself "it wasn't that bad, others have had it worse".
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In late 2019, I started my journey on becoming an online entrepreneur. As a part of my personal development required to become my best version of me, I was urged by my coaches and mentors to do things that I loved to do. And not only was it not a waste of time to do things I loved, but it was integral to me becoming a successful business owner! This was like music to my ears, full permission to take time to nourish my creative soul. I began drawing and painting as a fun pastime but everything changed in 2020.
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My past trauma was brought to the surface and I found myself for the first time in my life, experiencing a mental health issue...PTSD. I'll spare the details but my mental & physical health began to decline. Realizing I had to get help, I spoke with my healthcare team and began integrating my issues.
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All this time I had been creating and my style developed into painting and drawing almost exclusively mandala patterns.
This creative process became extremely therapeutic and allowed me to enter a meditative state which is the perfect state to be in when integrating stored emotions. Creating my art helped me so much in improving my health and wellness that I wanted to do the same for other people dealing with stresses in their lives.
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This is my I started sharing my art work...to help others enter a brain wave state that allows for relaxation, integration, and intention. And you don't even have to create art to reap it's benefits! Just looking at a mandala will put you in to an Alpha brain wave state...the same state as meditation.
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My goal is to share this knowledge with anyone looking to improve their life with meditation, especially if you find meditation difficult or intimidating.
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If you made this far...thank you so much for reading my story!
I hope my art is able to give you a feeling of peace and ease, even if just for a moment. After all, the present moment is really all we have!
🖤Nicole