ABOUT AWAKEN

The world is a stressful place nowadays, and it can feel like you’re being pulled on you from every side, without a break, I want to help you find your moments of peace, your community and your full potential in this world.

March 2024 the The Awaken Wellness Journal. was launched. A journal designed to help you create a daily routine of gratitude, reflection, goal setting and accountability. Having a daily journaling routine has literally been a life changer for me, and the research on journaling does not lie!

Since I was a kid I have been passionate about tea (fun fact: I used to collect tea bags in a notebook every time I would find a new kind of tea). About 6 years ago I was looking for a replacement of my morning cappuccino, as I discovered that coffee was a trigger of my migraines. I started to learn more and more about matcha, it's benefits, its preparation, its different qualities and started to incorporate it in my morning routine. I have experienced the preparation of my matcha in the morning as something ritualistic. But I noticed that it is often difficult to find good quality, and that there are many brands out there that don't sell the quality they claim to have.

That is why I started to source my own, initially out of curiosity, and I make it my mission to be as transparant about all the Awaken products as possible. I want you to be part of this journey and I want you to know what you are using or putting into your body.

The Awaken Matcha comes straight from Kagoshima, Japan, is organically farmed and handled. It is a product full of those amazing antioxidants that your body loves (& needs).

These are our OG products, I am constantly working on improving, sourcing and creating new products for you and your journey.

I hope Awaken can be a part of your journey and that we can help you to create those moments of calm and peace.

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About me

How I landed on the path of nutrition and wellness? It's a long story, and I'll try to not bore you.

It all started when in 2018 I moved from a small town in the Netherlands to Milan, Italy. I went to Italy to pursue my dream, to work as a model, what was supposed to be just two months turned out on a journey of years.

Unfortunately during my four years of modeling I developed many issues with nutrition and exercise. From restraining myself from eating certain foods or binge eating to over-exercising.

Luckily my now fiance, was able to make me realize how my habits were limiting me to live and enjoy life.

So I decided to quit the industry, my main focus become to develop a healthy relationship with food and exercise, which was and still is a journey with ups and downs. I have always been fascinated by nutrition and because I wanted to make informed decisions I started to follow different courses, knowing that eventually I would want to help people on their journey to get a healthy relationship with food and reach their goals.

After modeling I worked for around 6 years in the corporate world, in Italy and the UAE.

I found the need to find ways to find my peace and work on my mental health. I noticed that it was not only me that was suffering from high stress levels, but also the people around me. I started to experience health issues, and when I was requested to test my cortisol levels, the test results came back being triple the reference number. This was a wake up call for me. My focus became my wellness, and developing a routine that would make me feel more grounded and less anxious and stressed.

This is when Awaken started to get shape.

Not only for myself but in the hope to help others on different paths in their life to find more balance and develop mindful routines.

My hope is that Awaken can become my fulltime job, where I can create the freedom in my life to travel and build something awesome.

If you have any questions or would like to work together, please don't hesitate to reach out to me even if you would simply like to meet up for a matcha!

Thank you for being here!

Lot's of Love,

Saraya