Wednesday July 3rd Tonya was the guest co host on Good Day NY with Lori Stokes.

On June 27th Movita had its first Movita Prenatal photoshoot with three lovely pregnant women who, along with Kristine Boel (Photographer and pictured right ) helped us capture the essence of prenatal health and that pregnancy glow. We can't wait to share the final images with you as we celebrate the launch of our newest product: Movita Prenatal, vitamins for expecting moms.

Wednesday, June 26th Movita hosted a booth at Foundermade East, in New York City where we shared our story as well as our products. We connected with many exciting brands and people with whom we hope to create meaningful partnerships; which means more opportunities for you to enjoy Movita and connect with us, out and about.

On May 22nd at the beautiful and bright space of the The Wing Flatiron Tonya was in conversation with Alechia Reese in front of an intimate group of women. They talked about everything from creating healthy habits to getting through the trails and tribulations as an Entreprenuer.

“There is no jumping over, there is only going through”

How did you get into the wellness space?

“Everyone has their own health journey. I was a kid who had allergies and asthma growing up, and I was a little overweight, so there was always that—how to be a certain size or whatever. Then, in 2007, the US Department of Health and Human Services asked me to be a spokesperson for their infant mortality awareness-raising campaign. It was called A Healthy Baby Begins with You, and I think they reached out to me because I’d done the children’s books and they know I cared about children. I joined the campaign and discovered that when you’re talking about a child’s health, you’re talking about women’s health. I traveled the country with that campaign and learned so much. I wanted to share it in a girlfriend-to-girlfriend kind of way, providing information and encouraging and inspiring women to lead their healthiest lives.”

What’s your current approach to wellness?

“Now I don’t look at it from the point of view of diet and weight. It’s really about ‘Am I taking good care of myself?’ I eat food to heal my body, not just to fuel my stomach, and it’s just become a passion. If women are healthy, it makes our communities healthier—it makes us all healthier. Also, I talk the talk, so I walk the walk. I’m not going to be out here telling people, ‘Live your best life, eat well, exercise, get your rest,’ and I’m not doing it. You’ll see it number one, and I don’t want to be hypocritical about it. So working in this space helps keep me going, too.”

Tell us about Movita:

“I started a website called Healthy You Now, not really knowing what I was doing. I was financing it myself, and in an effort to raise funds to keep it going, I met someone who was the head of a vitamin company. We were talking about the work I was doing and why it’s so important to me, and he was talking about bringing a really good organic product to the market that could deliver results for people. So we collaborated on Movita. The multivitamin was first, and we have prenatal and beauty that’s just coming out now. I’m the first person who will tell you that no one pill is going to do everything, but as part of a lifestyle of health and wellness, it can be helpful. I think of it as a tool in a women’s arsenal to be as healthy as you can be, because it can give you your baseline nutrition.”

Tonya was invited to curate a box of goodies for Geenie Box’s monthly subscription gift box for the month of May. Here is an excerpt from the letter Tonya wrote to the Geenies:

“As woman who multi-tasks and wears many hats as a mother, wife, producer, writer, entrepreneur and advocate, I know first hand that balancing one’s own self-care with the demands of life is complicated. To that end, in an effort to
support you as navigate your busy life, I am excited for you to receive this Geenie Box with a few items that are important to me that are a part of my arsenal to help me keep a healthy mind, body and help me feel my best.

First, I founded Movita Organics, a vitamin supplement company to support women through our health journey. I know every woman’s paths, goals, and bodies are unique and so that’s why we’ve created a formula that meets the nutritional needs for any woman’s body.

Our Multivitamin is certified organic, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, meat-free, and allergen-free from shellfish and nuts so you can take them and have no worries about side effects. They can also be taken on an empty stomach first thing in the morning with a glass of water…so my hope is that Movita is the first good choice of many that you make first thing in your day."