Bokeelia resident writes new bestseller
Islander Lainie Sevante Wulkan has collaboratively authored a new bestseller, “High Vibrational Wellness,” which she said hit number one seemingly overnight in several different countries.
“There are only six categories that you can apply for on Amazon and we hit number one in all six,” Wulkan said.
Mastering categories, such as wellness, health and healing, and holistic medicine is not the only thing on Wulkan’s plate, however. She also wrote a children’s book, “Finns Giant Leap.” Inspiration to write the children’s book came to her years ago, she said, literally in the middle of the night, as Wulkan never had plans to become an author. Become an author she has indeed, as, all of her eight books have become bestsellers.
“I came from the food, wellness and nutrition world and I created a book called the ‘Food Healing Oracle Deck’ where I was really interpreting food as a messenger. It took off — I literally am now in 35 countries and once a year, I ship all over the world,” Wulkan said.
Many of the foods Wulkan writes about can be found on Pine Island, such as soursop and moringa, she said. She talked about why some of these are considered top foods and then backed the statement with several National Institute of Health studies on how these foods are being used for people with particular ailments. She did a smoothie recipe book based on the teachings of the Food Healing Oracle Deck and showed people how to make a smoothie with intention, she said.
“People make affirmations for themselves and you can literally see that energy as your drinking something with intention, so I made recipes that correspond to that,” Wulkan said.
An idea with which Wulkan finds herself resonating is, ‘intuitive food therapy,’ which she said is, in reality, trusting your gut. She explained it by using the example of a person who goes to the grocery store and feels they are craving butternut squash. She believes there’s an inherent reason for the craving and there may be some component in butternut squash that person’s body needs.
“There could be a vitamin or mineral in what you’re craving that you require — your body always knows what you need, so I teach people to be intuitive,” Wulkan said.
The book “High Vibrational Wellness,” she said, was originally called, “High Vibrational Eating.” She said once she gathered all the authors together, it was about more than food.
“I realized it’s just not about how we feed our body — it’s not just what we put in. It’s how we feed our thoughts and how we feed our soul. Staying well is about how we stay nourished on all levels,” Wulkan said.
She said she was careful to bring authors into the project who could help with the mindset of her would-be readers, because they might be on a healing journey or grieving. They may simply need to bring their thoughts back to positivity, she said. Her energy was inclined toward helping readers feed their soul by tuning in with prayer or meditation.
“I realized feeding works on all the levels, not just what we put into our mouths, so the 25 authors were a combination of all the ways to nourish your body temple by feeding it correctly. That’s when I changed the title to High Vibrational Wellness,” Wulkan said, adding that she sees this book as a recipe for life.
“Everybody has intuition. Trust your gut,” Wulkan said.
The author’s books can be found online at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lainie-Sevante-Wulkan/author/B078G4QCXP?ref=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true