I thought I juggled a lot of projects and interests. Then I met the multi-talented Kaya Mey, who is clearly not dropping the ball on any of hers.
What do you do?
I practice deep bodywork, and I’m in the middle of founding Haven, a massage and wellness center in San Anselmo. I also jump at any chance to use my physical theater—I’m in an ongoing Dungeons & Dragons podcast called The Roll Report and just came back from performing in front of 2,000 people. If you’re interested in watching me do the acting thing, I’m in a film called The Last Day of Retrograde that comes out on AppleTV+ on Nov. 22.
Where do you live?
San Rafael.
How long have you lived in Marin?
16 years.
Where can we find you when you’re not at work?
In my garden, hiking with the pups, thrift stores, theater shows and dancing.
If you had to convince someone how awesome Marin is, where would you take them?
Start the day at Longway for a mint matcha latte (or real latte; they have the best), a hike with the pups to Cataract Falls and finish the day at Wu Wei Tea Temple in Fairfax for a Firewalker (spicy sipping chocolate).
What’s one thing Marin is missing?
Affordable housing; diversity is important for culture and community to thrive; a sober social scene; and BART.
What’s one bit of advice you’d share with your fellow Marinites?
Prioritize play, compassion, gratitude and diversity of experiences and people.
If you could ask anyone to join you at dinner, whom would you invite?
My grandmother; another meal with her would be worth the world.
What’s some advice you wish you knew 20 years ago?
Study where you want to live/work.
What’s something that 20 years from now will seem cringeworthy?
Driving and flying are big ones that reflect our collective dissociation regarding climate change.
Big question. What’s one thing you’d do to change the world?
Well, I try to do that through bodywork and telling stories that hopefully share impactful ideas and facilitate catharsis. If I could snap my fingers and have a more structural change, I’d either limit individual wealth, or, go big and heal in everyone that human trauma that chooses violence and greed.
Keep up with Mey at @kayameyy and KayAMEYzing.com. And support her new movie by pre-saving it at apple.co/3NhdmWy.
Know a Marin local I should profile? Email me at ni******@gm***.com or find me on the ’gram at @IveGotNissues.
