Episode 138: Herbalism As A Pathway For Spiritual Awakening With Nana Meriwether, Former Miss USA

Nana Meriwether is a Former Miss USA and professional and Olympic-level volleyball player.    Meriwether went on to work for Harper’s Bazaar as Head of Editorial Special Projects and Executive Assistant to the former Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s Bazaar - America’s first fashion magazine. She has written for and contributed to Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Vogue Australia, The Huffington Post, CR Fashion Book, Cosmopolitan magazine and she edits a wellness blog called, Well, There’s This.   She is the founder of Cale, a wellness company focused on alcohol alternatives. The brand innovatively makes wine out of herbs with their first releases being low-alcoholic wine grape varietals infused with healthful, adaptogenic and functional herbs, botanicals, mushrooms and plants.   In This Episode: Nana was born in South Africa, went to high school in DC, and shares the rest of her origins story. How and why she got into pageants and spoiler alert, she became Miss America.  How preparing for pageants was Nana's first foray into manifestation and shadow work.  The event that started her spiritual awakening. How she came up with her low alcohol plant-based wine Cale which is pronounced like kale.  How her trip to Costa Rica changed the course of her life.  The magic of plants! Nana's morning ritual to start her day from an aligned place.  How Nana deals with imposter syndrome.  Herbalism as a pathway for connecting to a Higher Power. FULL SHOW NOTES Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast and you feel called, please share it and tag me! Subscribe, rate, and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign Let me know your favorite guests, lessons, or any topic requests