Raeh comes from my full name — Reagan Mae Hocking. Throughout my life, i’ve been met with others who have compared me to a light or “Raeh” of sunshine. Truthfully, i’ve never fully believed this for myself.

We really are our own worst critics.

It wasn’t until I came across the words, “consider the lilies,” that I began to see things from a different perspective. Which, ironically enough, the word Raeh is derived from the hebrew word, “ra’ah” meaning “to see,” symbolizing spiritual discernment.

I naturally have a sensitive soul. I’ve always seen the world for more than what it carries. You could say I see it through rose-colored glasses, that i’m an optimist, or that I carry what is now being referred to as “toxic positivity”. Whichever way you choose to word it, the truth is — this world IS beautiful and so are YOU.

Don’t get me wrong, I am aware of all of the darkness in the world. I have let it consume me time and time again. There is a fine line between ignorance and awareness. Living life in sunshine and rainbows doesn’t mean there isn’t thunder and lightning — in your personal life or the world as a whole. It’s about not adhering to those things. To be the sunshine in the darkness. That’s the first step to changing the world.

I have been drawn to the “beauty industry” ever since I was little. If you were in the era of Sweet and Sassy birthday parties, just know I was THERE. But in all seriousness, this industry truly has the power to produce so much light in this world.

To all of the women and young girls reading this right now, I know firsthand how HARD it is living in a society advertising hundreds of “quick” fixes, products, services, and standards to you. I am going to hold your hand through your screen when I say this: youdon’tneedthem.

None of those things are going to fulfill you. None of them are going to amount to the light inside of you.

I believe we spend way too much time analyzing and comparing ourselves to others. We are hyper focused on all of the wrong things. This brings me back to the words, “consider the lilies.”

Lilies growing in the field do not wish for or want to change. They simply receive all they need through rain showers and sunshine. They symbolize the beauty of being rather than doing.

If the lilies can exist to flourish in their natural beauty, why can’t you?

I believe once we begin to consider the lilies, the meadows, the butterflies, the ocean, the trees, the wind — the mundane and all of it’s beauty — we will begin to recognize it in ourselves.

I am not here to run a business. I don’t want to run a business. It’s not for me and never has been or will be. I am simply here to exist right beside you.

I am so passionate about my mission and purpose in life. My goals are simple.

I want to: Help people. Help people more. & Help more people.

My entire purpose in creating Studio Raeh is to be a Raeh of Sunshine in the areas of your life where you need it.

The skin is a mirror — it reflects so much of ourselves we may not even be aware of. The goal is not to do more, but to do less. To help you implement sustainable, tiny habits while receiving care and connection we so deeply lack.

The change your ego craves won’t always happen in one session. The good news is, the change your soul craves will.

I hope you come to recognize the beauty inside and outside of yourself.

With Grace,

Reagan Mae Hocking