ZenSation by Queen Lifestyle

Wellness is Black Excellence!! How can you tell? Because of ZenSation, that's how! During the last weekend of Black History Month, We Got Flavors and our very own Fashion Editor, Sydnie Beason of Queen Lifestyle, curated this occasion to display our community’s strength and knowledge of health through a holistic lens. The lower level of the North Avenue Market was occupied wall to wall by some of the best that the wellness community has to offer. The atmosphere was so loving and was topped off by the soothing background acoustic cover songs of Tlalok Rodriguez who was centered in the room with his guitar, a perfect choice for the ambiance by the curators. Walking around I saw turmeric soaps and other skincare items from Nakedd Skin Studio by Licensed esthetician CiCe, gemmed up energy cleansing jewelry and oils from Freequensee by JB, and Healing IVY brought teas, beads, and more beads. Queen Lifestyle herself brought in several jars of her own herbal juices. That Fire Cider Tonic? You don’t know spice till you've had that one. Cough where?? 

These ladies were artists of different talents and niches who had found themselves convicted with the responsibility of bringing their skills and resources to the community- to step back from the vanity of it all and bring attention to the actual quality of living which starts with the health of the body, mind, and keeping some smell goods in the house.

 While recovering from my first few sips of that Fire Cider (seriously I was taken aback…in a good way!), I began to gather something after admiring the visual of this excellence; the real truth. This pop up was not only of course a great marketing strategy for the vendors or just a sign that health and wellness is becoming more and more of a conscious consideration amongst our people, but that despite what has been economically decided, healthcare truly is accessible and affordable when we open our minds to where the solution might be. Your remedy for an ailment, an ache, or just needing a kick start of good energy for the day could literally be on your nail tech’s counter or in your stylist’s blender. Your cure for oily or dry skin is a 15min drive away at a local studio spot, not 3-7 business days ahead. Black health and wellness is simply the gift that keeps on giving and it's more within our reach than we think. 

/CW Naomi-Re’a