Chenarii Bussey’s Stories, Lessons & Insights

We recently had the chance to connect with Chenarii Bussey and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Chenarii, thank you for taking the time to reflect back on your journey with us. I think our readers are in for a real treat. There is so much we can all learn from each other and so thank you again for opening up with us. Let’s get into it: What is a normal day like for you right now?
A normal day for me is a tapestry of love, challenges, and purpose. I wake up between 4 and 4:30 a.m., taking my mother to her vanpool by 5:15. Returning, I take a quiet moment for myself—reading my Bible and devotional before the day truly begins. I wake my son, get him ready for school, and after that, my daughter and I make the drive from the Inland Empire to Pasadena for her college.

In that space after dropping her off, I might find a cozy spot for coffee, open my laptop to work on my book, or sometimes I take a walk or meditate in the park. I then come home, feed my dogs, and later take my son to football practice. In between all these moments, I’m weaving together my journal, my guided meditations, running errands, cleaning, cooking, and being present as a mother, a daughter, and a businesswoman.

It feels like a season of sacrifice, stretching myself thin at times, but all of it is intentional and aligned with the greater purpose I’m pursuing.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Chenarii “Narii” Bussey, and I’m the founder of BALMM by Narii, a faith-based wellness brand rooted in Breath, Alignment, Love, Meditation, and Movement. My work bridges the sacred and the physical, helping people reconnect with God through healing arts, breath-work, and mindful movement.

BALMM was birthed from my own journey of breaking generational trauma and finding alignment through faith and holistic healing. What makes this work unique is that it merges the spiritual foundation of Christian principles with practical tools for the body and mind allowing believers to see wellness not as something separate from their faith, but as an expression of it.

Through guided meditations, digital journals, and live sessions, I create safe spaces for people to heal, worship, and realign with purpose. Right now, I’m working on expanding BALMM into a full wellness ecosystem — including a 30-day healing journal, digital devotionals, and immersive audio experiences, all designed to help others find peace, balance, and wholeness in their walk with God.

BALMM isn’t just a brand; it’s a movement toward wholeness, where healing becomes holy and movement becomes worship.

Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
This is a hard one for me because it’s twofold. A part of me that’s served its purpose is that open heart I’ve always had—loving, accepting people into my life, being their problem solver, their therapist, that ear for them. I’ve done it because I truly believe God gave me that gift. But now, I realize it’s time to release doing that without boundaries. I have to love in a healthier way, separating my personal love life from being that therapist figure for everyone. I’ve found I’m pouring into relationships more than I have the capacity to give. My cup needs to run over first before I pour into others. Enough is enough, and it’s time for me to protect that gift, so I can serve from a place of abundance, not depletion.

What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
The defining wounds of my life have come from family trauma,those deep hurts and relational struggles. I’ve healed by forgiving first myself, then others. I’ve learned to assess those situations with grace, understanding that just as God gives me grace, I need to extend that to others. I’ve healed by humbling myself, by prayer, and by recognizing that I’m human, I can hurt others and they can hurt me. So I’ve built boundaries, reassessed relationships, and where there’s been growth, I’ve cultivated new memories, while also letting go of people who remain a flight risk to my peace. I love them, pray for them, but keep those boundaries.

Healing is a process, sometimes daily, and when triggers come, it’s that constant habit of forgiving the little things that keeps me healing. That’s how I’ve broken those generational traumas—by walking in forgiveness, by creating space for grace, and by aligning my life with God’s purpose for me.

Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? What’s a belief you used to hold tightly but now think was naive or wrong?
You know, for the longest time I really believed the phrase “just do what’s in your heart.” It sounded noble, honest, free, even spiritual. But over time, I learned that the heart, as pure as it feels, can sometimes lead you into places God never meant for you to stay.

The Word says in Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who can know it?” When I finally slowed down and really digested that, it humbled me. Because I realized — I wasn’t always being led by love; sometimes I was being led by emotion, by hope, or by the desire to fix or fill something that only God could heal.

Now, I’ve learned to balance heart with wisdom. I still move with compassion because that’s who I am, but I also pray for discernment. I ask God, “Is this from You, or just something I feel deeply about?” And Proverbs 4:23 reminds me why: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

So yes, follow your heart, but let it be a trained heart, one that’s been aligned with God’s voice. Because when your heart and His will are in sync, you’ll stop walking into traps that only felt right, and start stepping into purpose that is right.

Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. Have you ever gotten what you wanted, and found it did not satisfy you?
You know, no pun intended, but it’s often been a guy. It’s like you meet the representative,someone who seems perfect at first, and that could last for years. But it’s not about the intimacy or chemistry being unsatisfying it’s about the consistency, the values, and the beliefs.

What I realized is that sometimes everything you see at first, how they look, how they dress, how they take care of you can make you think you’ve found what you want. But when those non-negotiables start to show, those inconsistencies and paths that don’t align that’s when you realize the satisfaction isn’t there. It’s a lesson I’ve learned, and it’s made me more intentional about what truly matters.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://Balmmjourney.com
• Instagram: @balmmbynarii @royalhighnesty
• Youtube: @narii_nuture

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Chenarii Bussey