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S: So you think now there’s an emphasis on well-being within the modeling industry as opposed to in the past?
K: Yeah I think so. I think in the past you didn’t have all these options. You can really use food to fuel you, but also to watch your figure. Whereas, in the past, I think, there wasn’t as much so people could get into a situation where they were doing things that weren’t really healthy. Also, differentiating between when you feel like you’re taking care of yourself to do your job, because your body is your business and your looks are your business, and when it becomes some kind of psychological disorder or torment of perfection and having to be a certain weight–that kind of thing. There is a really big difference, the line is not that fine. Colleen was talking about how you can work your body to strengthen it and feel really good in your body, or you can work your body to punish yourself and make it really hard for yourself. And then, obviously, that’s really different than wanting to do a good job and be in the best physical condition to do it.
“You can really use food to fuel you, but also to watch your figure. Whereas, in the past, I think, there wasn’t as much so people could get into a situation where they were doing things that weren’t really healthy. Also, differentiating between when you feel like you’re taking care of yourself to do your job, because your body is your business and your looks are your business, and when it becomes some kind of psychological disorder or torment of perfection and having to be a certain weight–that kind of thing.”
S: That’s a great message.
K: I think it’s going to be something they are going to continue to do once a year in the fall. What’s your birthday? I told you your card (Cards of Destiny), right? Oh right, you’re Two of Diamonds. The Wheeler Dealer card.
S: What does that mean?
K: A relationship is super super important to you always. Any relationship it’s always about the relating because you’ve got the two. Because two is always about the other, about relating–relationships. And then diamond is all about values. And they call the Two of Diamonds the Wheeler Dealer. In a sense, you’re always looking for how thing are going to work.
S: What is your card?
K: I’m a Ten of Hearts. And my card is called Success With Groups. And it literally means I deal in love and leadership for all. They say weddings are governed by the Ten of Hearts. A real heart-connection with a lot of different people, which would make it great for me to do public speaking. And that’s what I did find with the young women I was speaking to. They were all coming from different walks of life and had different issues, personal issues that were going on, but so many of them were so touched by what I had said. The whole room broke down in tears. It was really moving. It was quite a special moment and I think that’s my Ten of Hearts at work, an authentic sharing of love.
S: So that’s something you’re continuing doing and planning to do? More public speaking.
K: Yes. And the other stuff that I’ve been doing is I’ve started doing Kabbalah and I’ve found it really interesting, so I’ve started having like a beginner’s Kabbalah class at my house. Which was so much fun to introduce people to something that could possibly change their lives. So that was good. Yeah, the idea of just community and also doing our best and really putting what we want to see in the world in the world. Just being that person instead of looking for it, just be that, and then it will always be there.
S: You’re really encompassing yourself with this. Not many people can say that. They have a message, and maybe their lifestyle sort of matches here and there, but yours is one hundred percent. Your beliefs dictate your actions.
K: Yes, and that’s part of the teachings of Kabbalah and a lot of different things. Every choice creates our world the way that it is: our own personal world and the world at large. Which means by the time you get to something you’ve forgotten the hundred choices or thousand choices you made to get to that point, but if you were to just pay attention to every choice knowing that this is your way–either towards what you believe in and what you want in your life or the other way. And so it makes it less overwhelming and more: Is every choice aligned with my values? I think in our society today we’re taught to make choices that aren’t really aligned with us to get to a certain place, some place in the future, and when you retire or when everything works out for you to then start living what you believe. It could actually be a different way. And I think a lot of people are also seeing that there are some rules for some people and then there are people who break the rules and do what they want and live their passion. And we all see how happy and successful those people are.
“I think in our society today we’re taught to make choices that aren’t really aligned with us to get to a certain place, some place in the future, and when you retire or when everything works out for you to then start living what you believe. It could actually be a different way. And I think a lot of people are also seeing that there are some rules for some people and then there are people who break the rules and do what they want and live their passion. And we all see how happy and successful those people are.”
S: What other kinds of alternative remedies and things of that sort are you into these days?
K: Well, I’ve found that there are a lot of different uses for castor oil. Anywhere from settling your stomach or to, you know, female monthly issues, to growing back your eyebrows. I’ve been using it to grow back my eyebrows. It’s been amazing. It’s non-toxic and it’s really good for you. It’s better than all those brow-grower lash-grower things that are out there. And then the other thing is coconut oil, it’s called pulling. It’s so great for your sinuses and your skin and clarity. So I’ve been doing that. The other thing is food-grade hydrogen peroxide, which you can put in a bath and have a real detox bath. It’s also good for pain. Oh, and vitamin B12 reverses grey hairs. I noticed that B12 is really good for that. And then for skin: hyaluronic acid and this stuff called pycnogenol. Really good for your skin and for your blood flow.
S: When you come back are you planning on living here and the wellness center would be here too? Is that correct?
K: The Noble Beauty part would always run out of New York and then be connected to the wellness center, but I’m not sure. You know, this may be it. I may end up just living in Costa Rica or basing myself there full-time.
S: How many times have you been to Costa Rica?
K: I’ve been traveling there for the past fifteen years and it’s a place that I go back to, with all the places I’ve visited in all the world. Before Costa Rica, I would just go to a different place every summer and then it just started where I just wanted to be in Costa Rica. It was worth it for me to go back. I just liked it that much. So I’ve made friends and I know the town and I have a good idea of what life is like there. Have a look at Mal Pais and Santa Teresa. It’s at the bottom part of the Nicoya Peninsula. That’s where I’ll be. And also just the idea that we live in these places and we get attached to them for different reasons. And I know I’m in a special place because I don’t need to stay here for work and I don’t have my family here or, you know, a partner who can’t leave their job, but, the reason I live in New York, when I think about it, is because I have my apartment here. But, when I think about where I really want to live right now, Costa Rica makes so much more sense. For a lot of these people you just wouldn’t even have the thought. You just continue building you life and you wouldn’t think, “Oh, would it serve me better, or support my purpose or my involvement in life, here or somewhere else?” We’re all that busy.
S: It’s really great that you’re going for a year and maybe more… we’ll see.
K: Maybe more.
