In Here We Are, artist Martine Thompson explores what it implies to look after oneself in a world that does not make it so simple. Up next, a discussion with Lorena Ramirez, founder of the plant-based health platform Healthy Hyna.
When I ask Lorena Ramirez how she would describe this season of her profession, three words entered your mind: “transformative, progressing, and plentiful– not just now, but always.” The vegan food enthusiast has been filling me in on her self-care practices and the numerous hats she’s used throughout the ongoing journey of her 20 s– mother, dancer, quinceañera choreographer, shoe business owner, personal chef. In 2018, in between the shuffle, she became the creator of Healthy Hyna, a wellness platform sharing recipes and way of life ideas rooted in Ramirez’s experiences as a first-generation Mexican American vegan.
The very first thing to get my attention about Healthy Hyna were the endearing visuals: A hand embellished with gold rings and a fresh manicure adding salsa to a quartet of tacos or holding a breakfast burrito with soy chorizo, sautéed potatoes, diced serrano chile peppers, and avocado. Video posts showed peeks of Lorena leading a totally free plant-based cooking demonstration for females and kids at a WIC center, and tossing up the West Coast sign with a huge smile on her face before teaching “holistic recovery in the kind of cooking” to a group of 20- and 30- somethings navigating food deserts.
I overtook Lorena throughout quarantine and she opened about the motivation behind her health work, her supermarket staples, and the everyday visualization exercise bringing her closer to her objectives.
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