Mikayla Lynn Sprung (@the.raw.sol) is a women’s health and nutrition coach with a focus on herbalism and aligning with our true design. She’s also the founder of Gordita Skincare, a line of tallow-based products that she formulates and makes by hand.
#89: Mikayla Sprung
Alberta, Canada
What does health, or being healthy, mean to you?
Health, to me, is about coherence. It is harmony between the body, the soul, the environment, and God. It is a deep sense of alignment, where life feels divinely ordered.
Coherence comes from a raw intimacy with life, being in it deeply, tasting it fully, suffering honestly when suffering is present, and then choosing to create from those experiences. When we fall out of coherence, the body often communicates through symptoms what needs our attention. We can slip out of coherence quite easily in our modern, disordered living conditions, and I think we often have to live quite intentionally to return to alignment.
I personally feel healthiest when I’m living close to nature and close to God. This is when my default state becomes faith, even when the world feels saturated in fear. I notice more synchronicities, playfulness, whimsy, and desire to live. I feel a stronger desire to engage with life instead of bracing against it. I see health as the capacity to stay present through pain and discomfort. It’s about having the energy to do what I love, and the ability to be present with the people I love, not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually.
It’s essential to care for physical health, but I think it is very important not to obsess over it. It’s meant to support your life without taking it over. There is a fine line between strengthening and honoring the body God gave us, and worshipping it. The body is something to tend to with reverence. Health is something to steward.
