hello, from New York City

news from inside our tiny Lower East Side apartment

Cherry blossoms fall like confetti from the sky.

Sometimes they get swept up into tiny tornadoes that I sidestep as I pass by. They are lifted a few meters high and then released for a second time. It is spring in the city. I feel tender and sensitive as I am stepping into my own era of blossoming.

A big, yellow full moon hung low over JFK airport on my late-night arrival.

I used to search for omens, signs, premonitions of a positive future. This would have been one had I wanted it to be. But a few years ago, something shifted, an experience that stripped away this need for external validation. I’ve found deeper security in embracing the “isness” of the world instead. I no longer require confirmation that everything will work out. I have receipts that prove it always does.

My period collided with my arrival and the first taste of jet lag since I left Mexico 5 years ago, an aching heart, and more social engagements than someone who has slept less than 5 hours a night in weeks should ever take on. I questioned every decision I had ever made and tearfully picked fights with my boyfriend for fun for the emotional release..

Slowly, I am awakening to my new reality.

Water that leaves my hair feeling like silk. Apartments that embrace me with perpetual warmth. Living in the UK and Portugal gifted me a distaste for that bone-cold damp that penetrates and lingers within you through most seasons of the year.

Everything lies within walking distance if you don’t mind traversing 20 kilometres daily. Coffee costs $5, plus tip. Groceries cost less than in Europe, but dining out demands more. People radiate generosity, kindness, and genuine desire for your success. For example…

Doing business in the UK:

Who are you?
Who do you know?
Why are you bothering us?
Give us 3 months to make a decision.

Doing business in the US:

Great to meet you!
We’d love to hear your ideas.
When can you come in and present?
We love it – let’s get this deal done.

This world is novel and yet familiar at the same time.

For now, I have little to say.

I am wide open to every experience — noticing, absorbing, learning, transforming — with little to give back. So instead, I’d like to ask for something from you:

𓇼 I have slowly, gently, and with an entirely new approach, returned to Instagram after a melancholic hiatus. If you inhabit this space, I’d love to continue our connection there @herwayclub. And if generosity moves you and you know people who once followed me, perhaps share this new beginning with your friends.

𓇼 I yearn to meet as many of you as possible. If you’re based in or near NYC and willing to venture into town, please reach out. If you know anyone here who might enjoy connecting, introduce us: studio@viendamaria.com. And if you’d grace a small gathering (free and spirited) that I arrange in the coming weeks, let me know now.

𓇼 I’ve mentioned recently that I’m speaking at The Rewilding Retreat this year. My video workshop explores ‘Choice Architecture and Invisible Currents.’ What you’ll discover through my session:

• Exactly why you keep scrolling instead of working out, or why takeout calls despite your full refrigerator. No more mystery, only clarity.
• How to identify the hidden traps in your physical spaces, digital landscape, and social circles quietly hijacking your choices. Once revealed, they cannot be unseen.
• Simple yet powerful adjustments to your everyday environments that transform good choices from exhausting to effortless. Your future self will overflow with gratitude.
• The specific environmental triggers keeping you locked in familiar patterns, and how to elegantly rewire them for lasting change.
• How to transition from passive participant in environments designed by others to conscious creator of spaces and routines that naturally draw you toward your deepest aspirations.

This complimentary 8-day event begins with a live Opening Ceremony on April 28th, delivering transformational workshops directly to your inbox.

come REWILD with me

I would be honoured by your presence there.

That’s all from me for now. My gratitude for you runs deeper than words. Thank you for being here with me as cherry blossoms fall and new beginnings unfold.