The Journey
As crazy as it sounds life is a beautiful journey and I believe we all can learn, grow, and share a bit of wisdom with one another.
From passion to business here is where it all begin!
Hmong clothes photo credit: Manda’s Photography and Designs
In my early elementary years one of my teacher wanted to start a Hmong dance group to showcase the arts of the Hmong and its culture. When I heard of this opportunity I hoped on the dancing train with full commitment. After a few performances, everyone went their separate ways and I moved school. From there on I went on to explore different art mediums.
In 201l, in one of my after-school programs I had the opportunity to joined our worship team as a vocalist. There, I explore the musical sounds and it’s connection with the universe. Unfortunately, during this time, my mental health took a toll on me and I lost my voice.
Over a course of many years, my mental health issue built up and I strayed away from everything I once had a passion in. This, lead me to connect with nature.
In 2014 I started my photography journey as a way to capture physical evidence of happy times. Something I can look back at for enjoyment and peace.
Through photography I discover ways of communicating with the world. In 2016 I took a leap of faith and shared my work with a small group of audience as everest_mk. In 2021, after I started my reflection journey, I took this passion a step further and founded Only We Know Photography by Mai Ka Yang (MK). On October 2023, I decided to merge my work of photography with coaching and healing.
In 2019 I had the opportunity to travel overseas. There, I reconnected with myself and started my reflection journey. Also, there, I had a life changing moment and it inspired me to act on my dreams. One of them being the work of Lenses & Perspectives.
On June of 2020, I founded Lenses & Perspectives. Lenses & Perspectives went from being a humble and sacred space of mine to a now in the making home and upcoming organization for orphans and those in need of a safe home to go to.
For more about Lenses & Perspectives, it’s upcoming work, and my reflection journey check us out here.
From losing my voice to losing myself and from finding my voice to finding myself, on July of 2021 I discovered my shamanic calling. As I continued the Reflection Journey chapter to my Self Healing journey of 3 years, on December 14, 2022, I became a certified Life Coach on a mission to assist others on their self healing journey.
Fun fact: Life coaching has been something I had done over the years before I knew what a life coach actually does.
In 2023 I officially added sound healing and reiki healing onto my resume with the goal to assist others in restoring the vibrational frequencies of their energy. Theses healing modalities sets as a reminder that there is always more than one way to do things.
Expanding my work forward, I now integrate everything I know and everything I am learning to better contribute to the healing journey and life of others and extending to the amazing contribution Lenses & Perspectives will be offering to the communities around us, once it launch.
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