THE PLEASURE OF CONNECTED LIVING
You are invited to a softer, slower pace of life with the intention of experiencing more joy and simple pleasure in your everyday. Through evolving creative expressions, Hina Luna shares the beauty of connected living through the lens of everyday rituals, kitchen table culture and ancestral veneration. So please, come, pull up a seat. The kettle is on.
You are welcome here.
DEAR ONE, YOU ARE A LIVING ALTAR
THE HEART & HANDS OF HINA LUNA —
I’m Haley — an artist, writer, simple pleasure seeker and space beautifier making home and tending life on Hawai’i Island. My natural state of being is when I’m creating spaces that inspire a softer, slower way of living, in connection to ourselves, to the threads of our tapestry of ancestors, and in awareness of the beauty and pleasures that exist all around us. Everything you’ll find here is intended to support your journey to living a more connected and beautiful life. I hope something here lights the match in your heart.
TENDING ALTARS
LOVE LETTERS TO LIFE —
Since January 2024, I’ve been answering a personal call to commit to my writing practice. If you’ve been an inspired reader of the Hina Luna Journal or newsletters of the past, you will likely savor what I’m sharing in my Substack publication Tending Altars. It’s more personal and intimate than anything I’ve shared publicly before. In short, Tending Altars is now home to my writings and is growing into a collection of thoughtful musings on the things that connect us. Subscribe below to receive these heartfelt letters right to your inbox every week and visit Tending Altars on Substack to read through the archives.
LETTERS ON SLOW LIVING
Living in connection with the cycles of the seasons and in connection to the natural world activates the superpower of deep listening. By slowing down and tuning in to what’s happening around us, we are offered opportunities to better care for bodies, our homes and our communities while experiencing more simple pleasures.
LETTERS ON ANCESTRAL CONNECTION
Developing a connection to one’s ancestry can provide a guiding light in life, a beacon of belonging and sense of place. The ancestors can be our own family lineage, the greater web of nature, or our connection to the constellation of the beyond. Knowing where we’ve been can support us on our journey to where we’re going.
LETTERS ON CREATIVITY
We are all creative beings. Whether wielding a paintbrush, organizing your dream travel itinerary, setting the table or setting a mood, these are all examples of the creative soul at work. On a quest for more pleasure in life, Hina Luna explores the ways we can tend to our creative fires and flow in the currents of what inspires us.
SONGS FOR RISING THROUGH HARD TIMES —
A playlist to comfort like a balm & lift your spirits as you rise through the ashes.
POSTCARDS FROM ITALY —
A photo diary and poetic ode to a three week journey through the bel paese.
OUR ITALIAN-INSPIRED WEDDING —
A look into our heart-forward and intimate DIY’d wedding day on our land in rural Hawai’i.
