You are encouraged to join the session with a brewed cup of green tea and have eucalyptus essential oil on hand to get the full sense of the experience offered during this recorded session.

Keywords

green color, aromatherapy, heart chakra, wellness, fashion, self-care, green tea, essential oils, mindfulness, emotional health

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the session and focus on green

01:19 Color psychology of green and its calming effects

02:13 Ways to incorporate green into daily life

03:37 Green recipes and art as expressions of renewal

07:37 Using aromatherapy and eucalyptus to open the heart chakra

11:27 Science behind eucalyptus and its calming effects

14:49 Communing with green tea for nourishment

19:24 Writing and releasing limiting beliefs

28:19 Celebrating green in fashion and adornments

36:00 Setting intentions and gratitude practices

43:43 Closing thoughts and invitation for support

To purchase a copy of the fashion journal, please visit my Amazon store and to access the September Worksheet, visit this link . The first 8 minutes of the recorded lesson are available for free, and explore how incorporating the color green into your life can be therapeutic and supportive. To access the full lesson, please consider becoming a subscriber of my Substack page.

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Why not just offer my multisensory style discovery sessions without involving the moon? When I mention that I work with the rhythms of the moon as a stylist, I get either blank stares or a sudden shift in expression that I would describe as distrust.

I’ve learned to trust my intuition, and it’s telling me to continue on this path because it asks me to dismantle old systems—systems shaped by more than 600 years of patriarchy that have disconnected us from our bodies, emotions, intuition, nature, and one another.

When it comes to style expression, there’s no denying that getting dressed becomes a joy when we feel fully embodied.

What does it mean to be embodied? It means being attuned to our bodies, listening to how they feel, and honoring their various needs: moving when we need movement and resting when we’re tired—even when our schedules are packed. Burnout and grind culture have been celebrated for far too long, disconnecting us from the wisdom of our bodies and the magic of our intuition.

I feel it is my life’s duty to help people expand their creative expression through style so they can live more playful, fulfilling, and joyful lives.

Embodiment is an important part of that journey, which is why I explore tea wisdom, plant wisdom, and chakra activation in my multisensory style discovery sessions. This work is part of reclaiming and sharing the knowledge once understood by the healers, midwives, and wise women of their villages, before male authority deemed it dangerous.

The covering up of this knowledge led to one of the darkest chapters in human history, and its pain continues to live silently within the cells of women around the world through bouts of anger, distrust, pain, and fear. In his book A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose, the contemporary spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle refers to these emotionally charged energies as the “pain body.”

In our modern world, many of us live in a constant state of stress and disconnection, feeling we have little choice but to rely on medication and stimulation to manage pain and discomfort. This can further distance us from the natural rhythms of life, our intuition, and spontaneous expression.

Healing, growth, and shedding outdated versions of ourselves that hold us back from a new way of life is uncomfortable. Sometimes it feels like death. We cling to old identities, fearful to let go because then we are forced to face the unknown. Often this manifests physically in the contents of our closets.

Many of us seem to turn to only 15% of what is occupying our wardrobe 85% of the time. Could this be your pattern or a pattern of someone you know?

What might the 15% of clothing you consistently turn to symbolically reveal about your identity in this moment in time?

Reflect with honesty and vulnerability: are you allowing yourself to explore other unfamiliar aspects of your deeper self? Clothing is an excellent tool for gently uncovering new versions of ourselves if the current version is limiting us in any way.

With the New Moon Collectif, I’m proud to offer supportive style discovery sessions that create a state of trust and flow, allowing the inner work to unfold and the outer world to follow.

The October New Moon is taking place on the 10th, and I have the recorded lesson ready for you to experience. In this session recording, which you can access as my Substack Subscriber, I guide you to celebrate the grounding brown hue and all the sensory elements associated with this comforting and reliable colour, including: earthy patchouli essence, nourishing cinnamon tea, the luxurious symbolism of the velvet textile, and the protective qualities of the Tiger’s Eye crystal. I guide you through a meditation and reflective exercises designed to help you gently uncover a fresh version of yourself, then inspire you to choose a new piece for your wardrobe that stylishly expresses this emerging side of you.

It’s time to change the narrative around moon rhythms, which are part of nature and part of us. The moon, with its steady, reliable cycle, can offer us much comfort during these chaotic times.

If the subject of the moon triggers you or brings up negative associations, it may be an invitation to reflect on and heal those responses. In doing so, you may also contribute to the collective healing of the systems of control that patriarchy put in place hundreds of years ago, systems that continue to affect the planet and humanity at large.

With love,

Inna

Creative Director of Jewel Branding Studios

The first 14 minutes of the session are available on my YouTube Channel for free if you are ready to just learn about the healing qualities of the brown hue.

You can purchase a copy of my audio-visual fashion journal “My Style Journey Guide” here. The journal is an elegantly designed tool that takes you on a journey of self-discovery through style and shows you ways you can show up glowing unapologetically in a world that is very good at dimming our light.

We are meant to shine brightly, my dears. Old programming makes some of us want to hide, and we sometimes turn to clothing to help us accomplish this, but I'm here to gently help you remove this heavy outer shell to uncover the real you. That’s what these New Moon Collectif Sessions are all about. You can explore this guided lesson (and others i’ll be posting) under the power of the New Moon on October 10th, November 9th, or December 8th in 2026, or at any time, and as many times as you wish. Each time you’ll discover something new.

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This session is now available to be viewed for free on my YouTube Channel.

In September, it was all about the green hue, bows, and ribbons, which offer us a sense of celebration, gratitude, peace, trust, and hope. This heart-activating session is now available for purchase.

If you find life feels overwhelming right now. You are not alone.

If your closet is stuffy and feels uninspiring. You are not alone.

If you feel like you would like to connect to a little more trust, hope, peace, intuition, and love, my multisensory New Moon Collectif gatherings will help you do this and inspire you to look at your closet in a completely fresh way.

Our body is a vehicle of life. We can honor it, heal it, love it, and adorn it through the simple daily ritual of dress. I speak more about this as a guest on Dr. Katie Estberg PsyD. “Dealing Healing” podcast, which aired this Thursday.

Dr. Katie is a specialist in nervous system healing, behavioral science, and mental health, so it was an absolute pleasure to be her guest and explore deeper layers of style expression with her guidance.

With love,

Inna

Creative Director

Jewel Branding Studios

As someone who learned to speak English after moving to Canada at age 10, and who now works in fashion education, much of my work is shaped and inspired by my immigration experience. I believe style expression, both verbal and visual, is an important subject to cover in schools, especially ESL schools, where students are in a new country and building a new identity.

Here are three important ways language schools can enhance the human element in the learning journey, encouraging self-reflection, self-direction, and self-analysis by using fashion as a tool.

1. Focusing on a curriculum that enhances creative thinking and colourful expression.

AI can make almost anything sound impressive, and translation apps can help us in an instant, but there is something on another level about a human being expressing authentic thoughts spontaneously. Their words activate something in the listener’s mind and create a meaningful connection. Connection is essential in our world because it opens the door to vibrant ideas. When our vocabulary lacks vivid expression, speaking can feel like a busy bee trying to pollinate a plastic flower. Memorizing words and phrases is one thing, but sparking curiosity and building the confidence to communicate fresh ideas is something else entirely.

Creating opportunities for students to discuss dressing choices and self-image can be incredibly therapeutic and empowering for them as they build a new identity in a new country.

2. Real World Application

When the vocabulary a student is introduced to is also useful in other areas of life, learning becomes supercharged.

A deep conversation about fashion not only builds a rich fashion vocabulary but also opens the dialogue to cover subjects such as art principles, psychology, fashion history, colour theory, colour psychology, complex feelings, visual impact, and investing in garment quality. In other words, one subject can have many applications in other areas of life, including finances, relationships, and work.

3. Stimulating the Human Visual Cortex

Fashion can be exciting. It gives us a chance to look and feel amazing simply by putting on a new piece of clothing. But fashion can also be deceiving.

Without a solid foundation of fashion knowledge — including historical context, dress codes, basic garment construction, timeless pieces, our character analysis, how natural fibers differ in performance from synthetic ones, and what sets sustainable fashion apart from fast fashion — we may keep adding new items to our wardrobe while still saying, “I have nothing to wear.”

Between 2000 and 2014, clothing purchases rose by 60%, while the average lifespan of each item fell by half. By 2024, the purchase of clothing had surged by 300% compared with 2000. This means that if we bought 10 new pieces in 2000, in 2024 we were purchasing 30, yet making way less use of them.

This statistic has huge implications for our lives. Our homes can become visually noisy when our wardrobes are filled to the brim with clothes we don’t wear. Unworn clothing takes up both our precious attention and space, affecting our peace of mind. Our visual cortex thrives on a neat, efficient closet that reflects our authenticity, helps us dress each day quickly, and earns us respect the moment we step out the door.

Understanding why and how the visual cortex gets lit up by certain fashion allows us to act with purpose rather than impulse or emotion when purchasing clothing.

Three incredible side effects of acquiring foundational fashion knowledge, whether English is your mother tongue or not.

1. When we know how to compose an impactful outfit and, most importantly, what it is silently saying on our behalf, we can feel confident and impactful. In new-age speak, we become better “manifestors”.

2. The clothing we don’t end up wearing costs money- good money that could have gone towards something better, like investing in appreciating assets or padding out our savings.

3. An organized closet makes it easier to get dressed each day, and a clear sense of how we want to present ourselves to the outside world helps us create a lasting impression, earn respect, and advance faster in our careers.

I believe every educational institution facing an uncertain future in student retention could benefit from including fashion education as part of its curriculum. Opening a space for students to share original ideas and to self-reflect on their wardrobe can create not only human connections that last a lifetime, but also a deep relationship to the inner self.

At Jewel Branding Studios, we curate unique group experiences that teach the practical value and true beauty of fashion while also creating space for growth and a sense of well-being.

Since I was last in touch, my personal Instagram account vanished, so if you enjoy my work and my messages, please follow me on my studio account @jewelbrandingstudios.

I released 3 episodes of the Tapestry Podcast, continuing to explore the deeper meaning behind the clothing we choose to wear and the link between wellness & fashion. In episode 6 of Season 2, I feature Texas-based Dr. Hillary Smith, who is the founder of Advanced Thermal Imaging, the highly respected, long-running Thermography Clinic in Los Angeles. In “Bras, Lymph Flow & a Thermal Picture of Health,” Dr. Hillary offers us a unique and effective way to track the state of our health and protocols that help create an environment for healthy lymph flow. Healthy lymph flow leads to a more efficient release of toxins from our body. Something incredibly important to do these days in the world we live in. This episode, for several different reasons in only available on my private Vimeo Channel.

My interview with the founder of the Canadian dress rental company The Edit reminds us how much the shopping experience has changed over the years and how impersonal, stressful, and inefficient it has become, leading to a lot of waste. Ivanna is on a mission to change this with The Edit. Listen to “How The Edit is Changing Fashion One Outfit at a Time”. It’s a short but really inspiring episode.

And lastly, after the digital little window that’s my personal Instagram account vanished after years of planting little digital seeds and growing my brand, I realized the power is really in creating something more tangible. This is where growing a physical garden and growing a physical community dawned on me. I go into details on this epiphany in my conversation with the Turkish Organic Farmer Ozgur Gokdeniz in “Building a Global Community on Land & Art”.

Please visit my YouTube Channel to access all the episodes.

How I’m Going About Building a Community

As I mentioned in my previous newsletter, in June I led a workshop for photographers at Cocreate Spaces in Toronto, teaching their members how clothing selection impacts the final image and wove quantum physics and the Observer Effect into the presentation. I had the privilege of being photographed by dozens of different photographers and videographers throughout my career as an actress and a model, and felt I had a unique and inspiring perspective to share on how to preserve and continue elevating the craft of photography. So in the end it’s not just a subjectively “pretty” picture, but one that offers elements that raise the frequency of the entire image. We are currently editing the presentation, and a cut will be shared with my audience soon. I hope to bring this message to a bigger audience and continue building upon the lessons I share in the format of private creative retreats that offer a space where photographers can feel inspired to develop their craft and explore pushing creative boundaries.

And lastly, following up on my passion for the moon, which I also wrote about in the previous newsletter, I’m continuing to build out The New Moon Collectif with a resounding positive response. It’s becoming an evening of connection, fashion inspiration, and access to a deeper sense of self.

The next Agust New Moon Collectif gathering will take place in person in Toronto on Thursday, August 13th at 6.30 pm, and online on August 10th 6.30 pm Eastern Time. To participate in the online session, you will need to reserve your spot before August 1st to allow me time to send you a package with the New Moon Wisdom notes, flowers, fabric, tea, and essential oil infusion we will be exploring in the session. Both online and in-person sessions are offered for $25 plus 13% Ontario tax and $5 shipping (for online only). You can learn more details about The New Moon Collectif here on my website. If you wish to participate, please reach out with your preference for online or in-person and your mailing address, if you plan to join me online.

My fashion journal is now selling on Amazon

And in the images above, I channel three fashion archetypes from the journal wearing clothing from Ivanna’s The Edit dress rental company.

Most people assume working with a stylist is only for celebrities and the uber-rich, but dressing oneself well is a vital skill anyone can pick up and turn into an asset. Because when you show up glowing, people notice you and opportunities flow your way. This audio-visual interactive fashion journal gently leads you in developing your personal style.

12 narrated fashion stories reveal 12 unique fashion archetypes and invite you to consider which archetype best reflects your current lifestyle, as well as which others you may want to tap into to help you reach your dreams using clothing as an expressive tool. It offers the same transformation you might achieve by working with a private image consultant, but at your own pace and without the hefty investment.

Please visit my Amazon store to purchase the journal. Makes an ideal gift for anyone embarking on a new chapter in life and in need of a fresh makeover, such as graduating from school, switching careers, starting a business, moving, entering the dating world, or retiring.

That’s it for now! Thank you for being a loyal subscriber.

With gratitude,

Inna Korobkina

Creative Director of Jewel Branding Studios

My passion for highlighting fashion mentors, as opposed to fashion influencers, can finally begin to shift things in the industry and the world at large. The thing is, we are ALL mentors. Every one of us. You can share a story of your favorite, well-loved piece from your own wardrobe with a friend and inspire them to look at their wardrobe with a fresh perspective. You are a mentor. I think fashion has been painted as this unattainable otherworldly thing. But self-expression through style is a part of who we are; some of us just need to remember this visual language. And that’s what I’m here for.

And, on that note. New podcast episode for you this week with the incredible Craig Colby, who, with his rich stories, inspires us to look at our hat collection again and offers a full masterclass on the lost art of listening and the true meaning of leadership.

I’ll be leading two workshops in the month of June. One for photographers in collaboration with Cocreate Spaces, teaching their members how clothing selection impacts the final image. I’m having great fun building this out and weaving quantum physics and Observer Effect into the presentation.

And lastly. I’ve been incredibly curious about the moon and its effects on my body this past year. Did you know that in biodynamic farming, they use the moon as the guide to boost harvest output in the garden? Wild! I put it out there that I want to know more about the moon, and lo and behold, Clinical Herbalist Michelle Rosetta, who knows a lot about the moon, appeared in my life to invite me to collaborate with her in creating a New Moon Collectif women’s gathering on Monday, June 15th. Details here and to reserve your spot with us, click here. Only 9 spots are available in total; it’s going to be a very intimate experience. Please join us if you can, or reach out if you want to collaborate with us to build this out into a multiple-day global retreat.

My fashion journal is officially out in the world, and two price points are available.

The catalyst for creating it was 10 years ago. I remember clearly, because my son, just born, was sleeping peacefully, as most babies do for the first 3 months. I decided to watch the documentary “True Cost” while he napped. In the opening sequence, I saw a little boy crying by the ruins of the Rana Plaza, where his mother, along with over 1134 garment workers, lost their lives in the deadliest structural failure in modern history. They were making our clothes in that building. The clothes I was wearing while watching the movie. And I didn’t even know. But now I knew. The movie showed me, and I thought about how unfair it was that she had no choice and was forced to go to work that day in fear, seeing the cracks, alerting the managers, but her life didn’t matter. She was treated as disposable, and the clothing she made for pennies a day was also disposable.

What if it were me? What if it were my son crying for me? It really hit me. I cried hard, and then I decided others needed to know how clothing is made, how style works, and outside quickly passing fashion trends that create a system where people and natural resources are treated as disposable.

That’s one of the reasons why I created the fashion journal.

That’s also why I weave fashion stories with my guests on The Tapestry Podcast and discuss the deeper meaning behind the clothing that we wear.

I’m aiming to shift these two statistics; we utilize on avereage 15% of our wardrobe 85% of the time, and we are purchasing 400% more clothing than we did two decades ago, but wearing them for half as long, and some only once before discarding them. I know that’s not you, reading this, but you might know someone who honestly doesn’t realize this pattern exists in their life. This journal is for them. For those who feel alienated from the clothing-making process and feel somehow they can never catch up to the trends, and never feel satisfied with the contents of their closet.

Additionally, from a wealth-consciousness point of view, people who build a financial legacy fill their space and time with quality, useful items. They see past the programming of the matrix that keeps them in a constant state of numb consumption.

The story behind the inspiration for my journal is sad and tragic, but the journal is joyful and beautiful because that’s the best way to inspire change.

How can you help make the message behind the journal reach as many people as possible? Talk about it, purchase it, suggest that your child’s school use it as a reference guide for a unit on “Introduction to Fashion”.

If you run a women’s group, purchase copies for your members as gifts to inspire an open conversation about style and fashion, along the way, getting to know each other deeper.

If you have a community you are nurturing, suggest they purchase a copy of the journal to discover ways they can add more joyful self-expression into their life using clothing as their guide.

Visit my brand new website to purchase a Limited Edition Lux Autographed version, or order a copy of the Standard Edition directly from my printer if you live in the U.K. or the U.S, or from Amazon from anywhere in the world for $20 USD.

Thank you for your support. Collectively, we can get the conversation going and shift things in the right direction.