Welcome to our website that has become an archives museum to share the evolution of FunZen. When my daughter, Grace, (at 6 years old) described her happy-calm place as funzen, (a kawaii word) it was truly a life-changing moment. In Japanese, the word kawaii describes something as “cute,” “adorable,” “lovable,” “pretty”, child-like or charming, and dare to be darling.
Kawaii is much more than just cute: it’s a huge part of Japanese culture and can be found in anime, fashion, art, music, lifestyle and more! Hello Kitty is the face of Japan’s kawaii aesthetic.
Sweeten Your Daily Life Practice!
“The Real Meditation Practice Is How We Live Our Lives From Moment To Moment.” Jon Kabat Zinn
Stressed is desserts spelled backward.
Thank you for saving room for spiritual dessert: A slice of heavenly peace, poise, power, and gotcha matcha green tea- dark & milk chocolate cookies, croissants, and more.
We are grateful to serve you simpatico soul food for thought, beauty beverage-water, spiritual espresso tips, green tea sips. Our homecoming soul treats and more self love refills help you feel blessed not stressed. I’m rooting for you.
We appreciate you visiting the FunZen Bakery Open 24/7.
Sprinkle Joy and Spread Smiles = )
It’s a treat if it makes us smile. = )
My simpatico philosophy is to empower people with resources and tools to choose to embrace and uplift themselves and others. Every little thing is better when you share it.
Thank you for saving room for our soul signature dessert, a little taste of heaven, Tiramisu: means “pick me up” or “cheer me up.” Here we go, turn up your mouth corners and smile, when we make our face happy, our mind follows.
Sweeten the moment magical recipe (with a little neuroscience) by Mommy’s darling, the original Funzen girl, Grace Sakura Rolek
Open your Heart. Empty your Cup: Leave your ego at the door. When our cup is empty we recapture the child-like ability to learn mindfully with a beginner’s mind. I teach the inner mechanics to reach excellence by gaining mastery of the fundamentals. In Japanese, the word for black belt is “Shodan,” in translation, this means “first step” and embodies the Zen mind, beginner’s mind of a lifelong learner. Now, I have learned enough to really begin learning and earning a black belt for the soul. Simply put, ‘It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” John Wooden
Training to shift from a worrier to a warrior means: Keep calm, miracle diamonds don’t crack under pressure. They just shine and shimmer in the dust.
Barbara Oakley, PhD, reminds us that “Learning makes us smarter.”
Be brilliant, beautiful, and bold, never stop learning.
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” Ernest Hemingway
Leave your ego at the door, B&N Bookfair “Reading is Awesome” 8/28/16
In the words of Audrey Hepburn, “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!”
Now, consider what felt impossible is now possible when you carry this sparkling gem; The Miracle Diamond’s Inner Dancer Mantra: “When the body lifts, the mind shifts, and the spirit soars with ground control.”
One Move with Many Blessings!
Hope you enJOY our short FunZen girls tutorial video (below) on how to activate the Miracle Diamond of Mindfulness. We are introducing the spiritual element of balance = love. Love embraces and uplifts us to stay on point with purpose, passion and inner peace.
Our Mindful Posture Tool only takes one move to effortlessly take us from Slouch to Stretch!
1) Lifting up takes you there (inner ribcage lift).
2) Lacing up keeps you there (engage core).
Mindful body-awareness keeps us anchored in the present moment. The instant we catch ourselves slouching (we all do) we can lift right under the breastbone (or wishbone) and magically shift from slouch to stretched, centered, strong and stress-free like a deeply rooted tree.
Forever now and Zen: “Be in the NOW and you will know HOW.” – Baron Baptiste
Affirm: “I am grateful to ground my gorgeous zen spirit.
Inhale ~Be here now. Exhale ~ Be love now. Inspired from Ram Dass
“Accept and acknowledge your own brilliance. Stop waiting for others to tell you how great you are! Believe it for yourself and about yourself.” – Iyanla Vanzant
Unleashing your inner badass (ballerina) = unapologetically accepting and loving your lower body to feel safe, secure, stable and strong on pointe, step by step in this dance called daily life. It is exercising the courage and confidence to be brilliant, {resilient) beautiful, and bold.
– Check out my story on how Iyanla Vanzant helped me unleash my brilliance.