Hi, my name is Martie. My journey to becoming an esthetician began almost 10 years ago, when I was a dog groomer for over 20 years. Over the years it had taken its toll on my body, and I had collapsed and was unable to walk for many months, thinking I would be bedridden for the rest of my life. I was faced with planning to have back surgery, reluctant to take that route I had returned to Yoga instead. Finding healing through my Yoga practice in ways I never imagined or knew that I needed. My practice became my medicine and connected with the community that quickly became family. I became a Yoga teacher with a strong desire to help others battling their own limitations and to find quality of life again.

In my journey of healing and self-discovery, I learned that I had been in my masculine energy out of survival my entire life and needed to reconnect with my feminine softness, calming, intuitiveness and my emotional well-being. I leaned into the importance of self-care and started my journey by becoming an esthetician. My love for helping others quickly grew and the vision for Lotus Flower Wellness was borne.

My core values as an esthetician remain focused on self-love and with the love and support from the community, I have been blessed to be able to be of service to the same community that has inspired my own dreams.

You can find me located inside Lash Brat Beauty Bar at 1601 State Ave. NE Olympia WA, 98506.

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Join us as we interview Mo Golden. She is an artist, entrepreneur, and creativity researcher based in Olympia, Washington. She holds an MA in Experiential Education from George Washington University and a BA in interdisciplinary arts from Evergreen State College. Mo and her husband own Heart of the Deernicorn, an award winning game design studio. Together they just launched a new venture, Studio Golden, a design studio focused on making daily tasks and time at home feel like special moments, through workbooks, oracle decks, and ceramic functional art pieces.

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Meet Diksha, a Washington State-Approved Doula and Trainer with over 16 years of experience as a doula, inspired to support families after my own transformative pregnancies. Originally from Germany, she has called Olympia, WA, home since 2006. As a solo practice doula, Diksha provides personalized, one-on-one care, building trust and tailoring support to each unique birth plan.

Diksha is certified through DONA International, The Matrona, Bastyr Simkin Center, WA State, and The Body Ready Method®. She offers expertise in birth doula services, lactation education, infant massage, and Body Ready Method alignment sessions and parent classes. She is also a triple-certified Placenta Specialist and trained in Spinning Babies and OSHA standards. Committed to professional integrity, Diksha attended nearly 100% of her clients’ births, with a trusted backup doula for peace of mind.

As a leader in Olympia’s birth community, she founded the Olympia Doula Circle, Meet the Doula Night, and the Monthly Cesarean & VBAC Support Group, and she lead a local Body Ready Study Group. Diksha is here to empower others through pregnancy, birth, and beyond with skillful, heart-centered support.

In addition to serving birthing families, she is passionate about training and mentoring the next generation of doulas. Diksha offers in-person doula training and individualized doula mentorships that provide a strong foundation in evidence-based, compassionate care, helping new doulas grow with confidence, clarity, and purpose.

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