TRAVEL & BEAUTIFUL PLACES

LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE

TRAVEL & BEAUTIFUL PLACES

LIVING A HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE

HEY BEAUTIFUL, WELCOME

I’m Mariaan… owner, designer, photographer & stylist behind everything here at M.studio. This space, not only celebrates living a beautiful life, but it’s also the place for my work in design, products & stationery. I share & write about the beautiful places & spaces I’ve been fortunate enough to see all around the world, I tell some personal stories about life, running a business & married life. On M.studio’s online store you’ll find a range of lifestyle & stationery products that focus on organising, self-love & living a more purposeful life. Welcome to my M.studio community, I’m grateful to have you here & I’d love for this space to be a place where you come for gifts & ideas & inspiration. I hope that through the things I write & the products I create… it can help you live your most beautiful life too…

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“SPRING…a lovely reminder of how beautiful CHA

“SPRING…a lovely reminder of how beautiful CHANGE can be” THIS YEAR… more than ever…
THESE words resonate DEEPLY with my soul.

CHANGE
on so many levels…
outside, inside, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually.

In South Africa, we celebrate the arrival of SPRING the 1st day of September. If you’ve followed my creative journey for a few years, you’ll know that it’s my favourite time of the year. Some of the most memorable events in my life happened in September… but, also some of the most challenging.

Every year, this time, I also celebrate SPRING with all of you at my annual SPRING BRUNCH event. I didn’t know it at that time… but at last year’s spring brunch… there was also another little seed growing in the most miraculous way.

I feel so grateful for every amazing therapist, healer, trainer & life coach that has already & continue to help me manage the trauma that comes with dealing with grief & shock of more than just one unexpected loss.

a Few days ago, a beautiful light worker reminded me of the following…

“Mariaan… when you NOW sit on the beach, it is okay to feel 2 emotions at the same time… happiness AND sadness… ( I’m constantly reminding myself that I still have so many things to feel happy about… & then there’s days when the reality around everything that has happened overwhelm me with intense emotions… If there is one thing I am extremely grateful for AF THIS POINT… it’s that I can feel + cry & then get up & CARRY ON 🙏 )

a Year later : spring 2023 > spring 2024… I feel inspired & ready to start being creative ‘for me’ again. It’s time to turn pain & heartbreak into something beautiful & positive. I’m excited to let my creativity be part of this healing journey to *spark NEW things… I’m going to write, travel, design, take photos, meet inspiring people, do exciting things & have some amazing life experiences.

Happy SPRING DAY to all the beautiful souls who call South Africa home 🌸

@otg_active @sportsmanswarehouseza @canonrsa @pentravel

#spring #followthatspark #heal #travel #nomad #wanderlust #femaleentrepreneur

If you’re also into the moon & stars, the galaxy

If you’re also into the moon & stars, the galaxy, the universe… the cosmos… sunrises & sunsets & twilight & moonlight…

Then you’ll know that today, 8 APRIL’24, is a BIG day with the *solar eclipse*

Even though we are not able to see it in South Africa… it’s still happening ⭐️

It’s been pouring in Cape Town, so I swopped a grounding beach walk for a long warm shower by candle light, massaged my whole body with a sweet smelling oil while giving gratitude for my health & this amazing body I’ve been blessed with to experience LIFE in!

Playing reiki healing music on youtube all evening & taking some time to journal, breath, meditate, reflect, let go, surrender & trust ⬇️

⭐️ release… beliefs that limit my potential

⭐️ surrendering… doubts & fears that hinder my progress so that I can pave the way for revolution

⭐️ inner reflection & setting intentions… so that I can plant new seeds towards the life I want to live

⭐️ trust… that the unfolding of events are there to assist me with renewal to grow & evolve
( growth blossoms beyond our comfort zones )

⭐️ pause… to give gratitude & reflect on my life & the countless blessings around me every day & always

& a BIG ONE…
⭐️ FEEL THE REALITY OF MY DESIRES

📷 iphone selfie from a full moon evening a few weeks ago, I ran outside just before bed in my black silk nighty 🤣 messy hair, put my hand on my heart & just took a DEEP breath under the moonlight reminding myself that…
‘all is well’
‘this too shall pass’
‘God… I surrender, what would you have me do?’
‘Angels… surround me with white light & guide me’

⭐️ Be part of the 8 APRIL’24 *solar eclipse* energy & comment below with something YOU feel grateful for too & let’s raise the positive vibes together! ( I can’t wait to read them ALL !!! )

#spark #followthatspark #solareclipse

To really SURRENDER is to practice complete accept

To really SURRENDER is to practice complete acceptance of what we cannot CHANGE.

It is to accept that things were supposed to happen the way they did & we won’t yet understand why. Part of healing is to forgive… to let go of how we think things should have happened & to SURRENDER to what it is now. SURRENDER means to be at peace with whatever happens next…

I love how the teachings of Eckart Tolle explains it so beautifully : “sometimes SURRENDER means giving up from trying to understand and becoming comfortable with not knowing.“

When things don’t go as planned or how I have hoped & prayed for… I can only SURRENDER. To SURRENDER is a CHOICE… a CHOICE to trust over anxiety & fear.
 SURRENDER is not giving up - it’s practicing the art of allowing… It’s the ultimate act of self-love.

Over the last few months & in the coming months I have & still am learning the deep art of SURRENDER… so that I can gather the ENORMOUS amount of courage that’s needed to REALLY let go… #surrender #spark

Our future isn’t set in stone. We make 100’s

Our future isn’t set in stone.

We make 100’s of CHOICES every day, some big & some small… & every 1 of those choices CHANGES the course of our life… some CHOICES more than others.

No one can give us an answer or tell us what to do when we are at a crossroad with a life changing decision that’s going to impact our future immensely… should I go left or should I go right ?  If someone was able to give us an answer, tell us what to do & which road to take… we would think that’s our only CHOICE; which would not be good because we’re all given FREE WILL for a reason… To make the best CHOICES we can & learn from them.

We have to ask for guidance & pray for wisdom every step of the way & hopefully we’ll make the right CHOICES to create a beautiful life for ourselves…

We are our CHOICES & everything in life is a CHOICE. Sometimes in life we make CHOICES but sometimes in life *CHOICES MAKE US*.

When a CHOICE is completely out of my control…
& someone stopped choosing me like I always chose them, the only CHOICE I do have & one I am able to make, is how I am going to choose to respond to it all… having deep gratitude & grace is really the only way I know how.

I’ve been given the opportunity to make new CHOICES & sometimes we have to choose the things that scares us the most… because they are the ones that’s going to help me grow, they’re going to open up a whole new world & shape my life differently than what I expected... but I do believe it’s going to be in an even MORE beautiful & adventurous way… MORE than what I ever thought was possible. #choices #spark

a few months ago, the life I SO gratefully wake up

Gauteng ladies… wasn’t it JUST AMAZING. I had

Gauteng ladies… wasn’t it JUST AMAZING.

I had the greatest time with all of you at my 2023 SPRING BRUNCH… a female empowered gathering to come together & celebrate life, womanhood & a season for fresh starts.

@whiskawayicecream
@instax_za
@cricut_sa
@jowilnanolte
@gardendaysa
@kirchhoffsseeds
@moba.coffee
@bristle_cone_nursery
@fhilo_textiles_sa
@culturelab_kombucha
@sanicclean
@lynnedejager
@happyearthpeople
@konfetti_love
@a.seed.to.sow
@graceandcrumbs
@skintechsa
@medipatch
@klerekasdotcom

#springbrunch #spark #followthatspark