What inspired you to launch Bonberi and begin sharing online your approach to mindful living, and then in person when you opened Bonberi Mart?

I started to become interested in healthy living in college when I had to prepare meals for myself. First I started out as a "junk food vegan" that would microwave veggie burritos all day long and slowly my lifestyle began to include more whole foods, fruits and vegetables, and mindful living. At that time I was the odd one out from most and loved to research hippie blogs and health food stores in my free time. I started an online magazine called Bonberi.com that shared all these findings along with recipes that I would test and love, and it started to grow a following on social media. After a few years, I had an opportunity to open an IRL version of Bonberi on Bleecker St in NYC, it was only meant to be a few months but it was an immediate hit thanks to the community we grew online, and 7 years later we're still here.