https://celestegabriellekriel.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Celeste KrielenFri, 03 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.todaywellspent.com/blogs/articles/paying-attention-paysDo we actually pay attention to what we pay attention to? Does anyone ever have less than four tabs open in their browser at a time? Is switching from one website to another every few minutes more your vibe? If you’re the rare unicorn who has just one or two tabs open at a time, give yourself a pat on the back because your attention span is probably way above the eight seconds most of us are working with.Fri, 03 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.todaywellspent.com/blogs/articles/paying-attention-payshttps://www.todaywellspent.com/blogs/articles/balance-the-3-types-of-focus-for-more-self-awareness-creativity-and-better-relationshipsInfluencer or influenced? It all comes down to attention. All the things are vying for your attention all the time. How many times have you checked your phone today? Your email? Scrolled through Instagram? Retweeted another COVID-19 meme? Checked your ever-growing Evernote to-do list? Reinstalled Tinder? Of course, technology has been a fundamental source of information and connection to each other during this time. But the same thing that makes it beneficial also makes it a bummer.Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.todaywellspent.com/blogs/articles/balance-the-3-types-of-focus-for-more-self-awareness-creativity-and-better-relationshipshttps://www.todaywellspent.com/blogs/articles/notice-your-surroundings-an-antidote-to-distractionNoticing is the building block of attention. By intentionally choosing what you tune into, you flex your focusing muscle. You can tap into the power of noticing by tuning in to your surroundings. It helps to activate curiosity, build concentration, spark creativity, and inspire us to see the magic in the mundane.Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.todaywellspent.com/blogs/articles/notice-your-surroundings-an-antidote-to-distractionhttps://www.todaywellspent.com/blogs/articles/to-fear-or-not-to-fear-the-covid-19Feeling the fear and anxiety of the coronavirus? It’s totally normal. Fear is healthy as it keeps us safe by acting as a motivating factor to do things like wash our hands and practice social distancing. But when fear rises to unhealthy levels and develops into anxiety, there are a number of ways we can manage our fear and anxiety.Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.todaywellspent.com/blogs/articles/to-fear-or-not-to-fear-the-covid-19https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/12/177_280792.htmlBeing an expat in Korea brings with it challenges mental, physical, and emotional, and the holidays can be an especially daunting and lonely time for anyone far away from home. Dawn Wheeler, the founder of Nourished Abroad, helps women in their physical and mental health journey through support and coaching. At the start of next year, she is offering a six-week women-only group coaching online course focused on practicing the habits and skills that promote mental health and resilience.Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/12/177_280792.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/12/177_279710.htmlWhile Korean cosmetics and beauty products have become essential items on the bathroom shelves of beauty lovers around the world, it is still difficult for darker-skinned women living in Korea to find their shade of foundation here. With the arrival of Sephora, darker-skinned women had expected this to change, but have been left disappointed. Sephora, the world's biggest cosmetics retailer, opened its first store in Korea Oct. 24 at Parnas Mall. Sephora in the United States is known for sellTue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/12/177_279710.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/11/177_278950.htmlkeeps flipping scripts and is back to stage its unique take on Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Ray Salcedo, co-founder of The Collective, returns as director for this year's main stage, coming off their The play is one of Salcedo's personal favorites and he had long been eyeing the script. Relevant to the context of the expat experience of a "chosen family," "Dinner with Friends" surrounds two best friend couples who realize that the seemingly impermeable bonds of marriage and Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/11/177_278950.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2019/09/703_276149.htmlContemporary art initiative Pow! Wow! returned to Seoul for its second year, bombing the streets with art and beautifying the areas around Konkuk University and Seongsu-dong in Seoul with?massive multiple-story murals and live public art installations by top international and local artists chosen for their skillful artistry, community-driven sense of fun and desire to share their creative process with the public. Under the direction of Andy Song, a freelance creative based in the U.S with a dWed, 25 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2019/09/703_276149.htmlhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/05/682_269482.htmlWhile Korean indie rock band Se So Neon is taking over stages locally and internationally, the band's frontwoman Hwang So-yoon released her debut self-titled solo album "So!YoON!" last week, three years after the band's inception. The 10-track album was released on May 21 ― two days before her 22nd birthday. It is hard to believe the singer is only 22 with everything she and the band have accomplished in such a short time. The band's 2017 debut release "Summer Plumage" won the Rookie of the Sun, 26 May 2019 00:00:00 +0100http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/05/682_269482.htmlhttp://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=269207June is international Pride Month, and this year the Seoul Queer Culture Festival is in its 20th year. To mark the occasion, Seoul-based creative collective Shade x Femme will present a week of events, starting June 27, exploring queer culture in Korea and celebrating with free workshops, a panel discussion and film screening for everyone. Celebrations will end with its famous Pride Parade after party on June 1st at Cakeshop and Contra in Itaewon. Six years after its very first monthly eventTue, 21 May 2019 00:00:00 +0100http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=269207https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/09/177_268792.htmlKorea-based marketing agency East Meets West (EMW) teamed up with Duuple to introduce the new challenge-based app in Asia last month, with Seoul as its launch city. The interactive app has been making waves with influencers, brands and social media users already. The introduction started with a VIP party, and continued with the main event, which was emceed by TV host and YouTuber Serina Hwang, and was co-hosted by . The glittering black-tie party was held April 26 at Marina Park on the HaTue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/09/177_268792.htmlhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/09/177_263998.htmlCho Haein, a yoga and spiritual teacher, will be hosting a Goddess Yoga Retreat, a women's retreat from March 1 to 3 on Jeju Island. A former therapist and a yoga teacher of 14 years, Cho will provide an intimate space for women to come together to experience healing and community through yoga, movement, various healing arts and ceremonies on the beautiful resort island. With a mantra of three powerful words, "evoke, empower, embody" Cho invites women to the retreat to explore themselves and tTue, 19 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/09/177_263998.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2019/11/141_261537.htmlIn the middle of the city, just a stone's throw away from Dongdaemun Market and the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), The J. Hidden House sits like a quiet sanctuary, transporting visitors away from the hustle and bustle of the modern concrete jungle that is downtown Seoul to an urban oasis and a trip back in time to a slower pace of life. Tucked tightly away in an alleyway right off the main road, blink and you might miss it. The newly restored destination cafe, very accessible despite its hiddSun, 06 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2019/11/141_261537.htmlhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/03/177_261289.htmlKontrast, an interactive experience featuring fashion, music and art connecting professional and aspiring creatives, made its debut on Dec. 15 at Paper Street Cafe in Jung-gu, central Seoul, and will be presenting its second episode Saturday, Jan. 26. The creative content collaboration event kicked off episode one featuring a lookbook party, with a photoshoot set up on the first and second floors of the three-story art and cafe space, DJs and an art pop-up showcase on the third floor, with paWed, 02 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/03/177_261289.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/11/177_258604.htmlRepresentation matters in Seoul's newest theater group The Collective's rendition of Romeo and Juliet. The company is bringing a unique take on the tragedy to Seoul, premiering this Friday. The founders say the production will showcase the classic story of impossible love "by displaying it in an alternative reality, reaching the same heights of love and power,?but this time in a matriarchal society." Founded in January by Seoul-based theater makers Kim Schroeder from South Africa, Ray SalcedoTue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/11/177_258604.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/12/113_257838.htmlKnown as "K-pop's first openly gay singer," MRSHLL is releasing his new mixtape "Alien Issa Mixtape" today, Oct. 31, a collaborative release between Feel GHood Music and Wuzo Entertainment. The new mixtape is a shout out to all the "aliens and the misfits" and those on the margins of society, with six solid feel-good anthems with distinctly different vibes. "These are songs I've been working throughout the past year that didn't make it onto the Breathe EP released this past June, nor did Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/12/113_257838.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/09/177_255730.htmlThe Stella Foundation (SF) has been raising awareness about the importance of mental health, removing the stigma surrounding depression and suicide and sprinkling some happiness around Seoul as they go. The foundation brings people and communities together for fun workshops and programs, which they call "Happiness Boosters." Cho Jae-hoon, a resident of Seoul and a university student at Korea National Sport University, started the organization after he lost his mother to suicide five years agoTue, 18 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/09/177_255730.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/09/177_255001.htmlare on their way to full-time success with the release of their latest song "California Butterfly" with Korean hip-hop artist Jay Park last week. The duo have stepped up their game and are heating up the Korean music scene in this collaboration with Park, who is signed to Roc Nation in the U.S. The song is a feel-good track with tropical and South African influences that is perfect for dancing to under the summer sun, while the video is appropriately set in a colorful utopian jungle. Less tTue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/09/177_255001.htmlhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/06/177_251269.htmlin Haebangchon, celebrates its first anniversary this Saturday with a huge sale and a special event, "Eat, Play, Love" to thank customers for their support in making the one-year celebration possible. Owner Kang Hye-young and her business adviser "Sheri" are excited to welcome new customers as well to explore the store, drink champagne, play games, win prizes and hopefully learn a thing or two about sex positivity. Piooda will make a donation to support victims of sexual violence in KoreTue, 26 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0100http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/06/177_251269.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/06/177_250906.htmlFor most countries celebrating Pride, June is officially known as international Pride month when the LGBTQ community and allies around the world come together to celebrate themselves and their communities, to increase visibility and just enjoy who they are. While this year's Seoul Pride event takes place a month after most other countries, the LGBTQ collective Shade Seoul will be in Shanghai and Beijing next week to heat up the celebration, and will bring a Pride afterparty to Seoul in July. Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/06/177_250906.htmlhttp://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=249766House of Hathor (HoH), Seoul's latest neo-burlesque troupe, is gaining attention in the foreign community for their charm, as well as diverse acts ranging from burlesque comedy to soulful singing with a sultry edge and their cabaret-style performances. The art of burlesque has been growing for a few years now in the expat scene ― walk down any street in Haebangchon and you won't miss the sexy stickers of Whitelies Burlesque posted on the walls and inside elevators advertising their latest rockTue, 29 May 2018 00:00:00 +0100http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=249766https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2018/07/142_248974.html"This isn't poetry because it's not Shakespeare or Dickens or Goethe or White," author Magda Ayuk writes in her newly released poetry and prose piece, "Blue Bird." Ayuk's writing in "Blue Bird" is at once an unapologetic weapon against anti-blackness, an ode to women of color and a soothing balm of self-love for all who need it. Ayuk says the first draft of her book was not as bold ― or in her own words as "black" ― as the final published version. But her poetry took a slightly more radicMon, 14 May 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2018/07/142_248974.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/11/177_245163.htmlStarlight Productions will reveal the first of two burlesque play productions on the opening night of their "Burlesque Season," March 9. The Seoul-based production house stages original plays marrying burlesque and theater, as well as diverse art forms such as drag, aerial silk, aerial hoop and pole, while weaving in aspects of traditional theater. The burlesque aspect also takes on forms such as chair dancing and fire spinning. Written by Daniel Kennedy, "Open Letters," this season's Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/11/177_245163.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/08/197_234081.htmlKorean-American artist Annie Hong is painting canvases all the colors of the LGBT+ rainbow flag to increase queer visibility in the Seoul underground art scene. Whether she is painting on common cotton canvas, clothes, people, or the walls of Seoul, her work as HootnAnnie (her artist pseudonym) is infused with intricate patterns and colors coupled with simple "micro-poetry" and themes of queer love. Hong met with The Korea Times at a rooftop cafe in Itaewon to talk about her recent project, "I Wed, 02 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/08/197_234081.htmlhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2017/08/177_234026.htmlThe first issue of Korea Photo Review, a new quarterly magazine sharing diverse stories and experiences about Korea through visual storytelling, comes out this Saturday at an event in G-15 Sonnendeck in Itaewon, Seoul, celebrating its first publication. The exhibition of Korean and foreign contributing photographers' works weaves diverse narratives of Korea through contrasting lenses, from urban exploration to street photography. The first issue introduces eight featured photographers and nineTue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2017/08/177_234026.htmlhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2017/07/177_232822.htmlA newly opened "Queer Bnb" in Seoul offers short-term studio accommodation to travelers in Korea who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ). LGBTQ guests can access accommodation and travel information as well as support and advice tailored to their needs. "There is not much information about traveling in Korea while queer so I thought it would be a good idea to offer accommodation to people looking for that kind of thing," said Hayden Royalty, the Korean-American owner, Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2017/07/177_232822.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/12/113_225257.htmlRapper, producer and songwriter Koncept landed in Korea last November expecting to play two shows in Seoul and then return to New York. But, after almost four months and a music video, a couple of collaborations and a deal with Sony Music Asia, he is still here and has no immediate plans to leave. "I flew to Korea for what was supposed to be for two weeks for a show at Vinyl City and another at Secret Society, but I'm still here and loving it," he said. Arriving in Korea high on the afterglow Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/12/113_225257.htmlhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/04/691_223032.htmlTwo Seoul-based photographers, Lindsay Ryklief and Yim Soo-min, come together this Saturday to explore the concept of capturing dreams in motion in a collaborative photo exhibition titled "Free Dreaming," at Pistil, an underground music and art space in Itaewon, Seoul. Yim, a Korean citizen, will showcase her unique street photography style which catches on film the beauty and magic of everyday people, objects and places around her hometown, Seoul, and other cities of the world. Her partner onTue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/04/691_223032.htmlhttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/04/177_222989.htmlSeoul Players have chosen two plays by local writers for the second round of their One Act Play Project after they made an open call for various kinds of storytellers from playwrights to poets who wanted to see their stories adapted to the stage, and are now seeking talented actors and actresses to audition for the selected plays. The English-language theater company, based in Seoul, was looking to expand its pool of writers, performers and storytellers this year to better represent the diverseTue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/04/177_222989.html