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20% off books: Yoga in America and What is Yoga?
Now through December 31, 2009, both of my books are 20% off! Great gifts for yoga lovers AND proceeds support our charity, Florian's Causes (retreats for wounded troops on St. John, USVI)
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Florian Yoga Gift Guide - 2009 Holiday Season
Please enjoy this collection of eclectic gift ideas. These are my favorite shopping destinations from 2009. And feel free to add your favorites to the comments field. Happy mindful shopping!
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 | Crochet Totes...made with love by Well of Creations on Etsy I adore my beanie and large cranberry colored tote bag from Robin's collection. A day doesn't go by when someone doesn't remark on my fab tote. |
 | EarthLife Shop - Healing Jewelry from Sweden via Etsy Each handmade piece has a meaning...my gorgeous crimson necklace (similar to the one shown here) encourages authenticity and speaking your personal truth. Other inspired pieces promote fearlessness, rejuvenation, introspection and more. And no worries about the shipping from Sweden, my goodies arrived quickly and with cool stamps! |
 | Yoga and Spiritual Books My book recommendations for any new or seasoned yogi(ni). |
 | Unique Yoga Music Playlists For all types of yoga practices from gentle to vigorous vinyasa. |
 | Flutterbye Aromatics Simply the most amazing essential oil based, 100% natural products for face, body, and hair. Simone's soaps make perfect gifts for any occasion, especially stocking stuffers. Her products are remarkably inexpensive for the high quality and care she puts into preparing each order. Oh, yeah and did I mention the products (especially the light moisturizer) smell amazing! |
 | The 30 Day Yoga Journey Give the gift of yoga for 30 days. Appropriate for newcomers and long-term yoga practitioners. A yoga-email-a-day for 30 days, and they can begin anytime. Daily emails include Mp3 yoga/meditation downloads, mantras, yoga philosophy and lots more. Plus ALL gift certificate proceeds support Florian's Causes charitable work. |
| Melange Boutique-Woman's clothing and yoga attire Simple, elegant, comfortable, tasteful - that's how I'd describe Melange's selection of clothing and accessories. I discovered the online shop while searching for Hard Tail yoga tanks. They have a great Hard Tail shop, but then as I began to browse, I discovered their gorgeous selection of casual-chic clothes. The best part is when they arrive at your door...each piece is hand wrapped and there is always a personal note from the owner. |
I'm such a sucker for a new product!
OK, I admit it...I'm a cosmetics junkie! I love trying new skin care and make-up products. As you know from some of my recent posts, times have been tight for me as they have been for everyone. So, I've cut back on my shopping-therapy and I spend money on "optional" products sparingly.
But recently Jen, the sweet manager at my local Wholefoods Body department made a few recommendations that I can't resist sharing with you. I have pretty dry skin and tend to get raw and red around the change of seasons. Jen asked me if I'd heard of sea buckthorn. No, I never had.
But now, I'm a sea buckthorn fan. I have the serum (which I use all around my eyes and lips) and the face moisturizer and I'm loving how my skin feels.
So if any of you love to try new skin care products, check these out. They are all natural and organic and all that good stuff. Also, they are reasonably priced for those of us who are on a budget for life's little luxuries.
My 2 new finds:
Sea Buckthorn with Ester-C Antioxidant Serum and
Aubrey Organics - Sea Buckthorn & Cucumber W/Ester-C Moisturizing Cream
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But recently Jen, the sweet manager at my local Wholefoods Body department made a few recommendations that I can't resist sharing with you. I have pretty dry skin and tend to get raw and red around the change of seasons. Jen asked me if I'd heard of sea buckthorn. No, I never had.
But now, I'm a sea buckthorn fan. I have the serum (which I use all around my eyes and lips) and the face moisturizer and I'm loving how my skin feels.
So if any of you love to try new skin care products, check these out. They are all natural and organic and all that good stuff. Also, they are reasonably priced for those of us who are on a budget for life's little luxuries.
My 2 new finds:
Sea Buckthorn with Ester-C Antioxidant Serum and
Aubrey Organics - Sea Buckthorn & Cucumber W/Ester-C Moisturizing Cream
Balance Ball Chair - Review in the Wall Street Journal
Tomorrow, the Wall Street Journal will have a review of a bunch of unique chairs....and I heard a rumor that the one I use (and love) will be featured. It's the Balance Ball Chair. I can't wait to see what their reviewers say about it.
No matter what the WSJ says in their review, I give it 5 out of 5 stars!
This post to be updated when the article goes live....
And now, here's the update: WSJ article: Sitting Pretty When You're at Work
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No matter what the WSJ says in their review, I give it 5 out of 5 stars!
And now, here's the update: WSJ article: Sitting Pretty When You're at Work
Confession and Discovery and a Special Discount
In the midst of my 30-day yoga journey, I developed an addiction. Not to my mantra or my new exercise regime, but...to Twitter!
I'd ignored Twitter for ages thinking it was "for the kids". But at the prompting of a friend who is quite serious and business-like I decided to check it out. And now 1000+ tweets later, I'm hooked.
The upside of twittering, tweeting, whatever you want to call it is that you "meet" all sorts of interesting people. And lots of yoga peeps are on Twitter.
One of my new tweet-buddies designs adorable totes and yoga slings in customized fabrics. Below are a couple of examples. Jill, the designer has generously offered readers of Florian Yoga Companion a 10% discount on totes and yoga slings. Hari Om!
See fabric selections and order at LovePeaceYoga.com Use Discount Code: florian at check-out to receive your discount.
Oh yeah, and if you want to tweet with me, I'm @FlorianYoga
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I'd ignored Twitter for ages thinking it was "for the kids". But at the prompting of a friend who is quite serious and business-like I decided to check it out. And now 1000+ tweets later, I'm hooked.
The upside of twittering, tweeting, whatever you want to call it is that you "meet" all sorts of interesting people. And lots of yoga peeps are on Twitter.
One of my new tweet-buddies designs adorable totes and yoga slings in customized fabrics. Below are a couple of examples. Jill, the designer has generously offered readers of Florian Yoga Companion a 10% discount on totes and yoga slings. Hari Om!
See fabric selections and order at LovePeaceYoga.com Use Discount Code: florian at check-out to receive your discount.
Oh yeah, and if you want to tweet with me, I'm @FlorianYoga
Yoga Patriots support Wounded Warriors - Great yoga gifts for a great cause!
Yoga Patriot T-shirts, bibs, hats and tote bags
100% of proceeds from Yoga Patriot products support wounded troops; specifically the retreat that we are hosting at Florian Villa this fall.
1,000 t-shirt sales = airfare for one soldier to Florian Villa
We plan to host 6 soldiers....help make this possible. Here's an ABC News Good Morning America clip about the trip we just sponsored in March 2009.
New Playlist - Upbeat, slightly edgy vinyasa mix
This new 75 minute mix includes a variety of music styles, traditional yoga music, electronic, folk, and electronic. Check it out and see what you think. It's probably most fitting for a power or fast moving flow class. New Florian Yoga Playlist And as always, you can pick and choose the songs you want to download.
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A special gift for readers of this blog
I love spreading the word about businesses that support causes and provide great products. BuddhiWear is one of those companies.
BuddiWear is focused on buying local, supporting small businesses, and being green.
Their mission is to promote positive empowerment through yoga and other practices.
And they practice what they promote: For EVERY garment sold, the owners plant a tree.
It's my privilege to offer readers of this blog a 20% off of your ENTIRE BuddhiWear order.
This was generously given to us by the folks at BuddiWear. Please use the coupon code GREEN20 when you place your order.
And if you'd like to make a donation to the homeless in the owners' home town, enter the code HOMELESS. They will give ALL profits from your sale to a local homeless family of 5.
What did I buy? The green hoodie below...just placed my order and I can't wait for it to arrive.
www.BuddhiWear.com
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BuddiWear is focused on buying local, supporting small businesses, and being green.
Their mission is to promote positive empowerment through yoga and other practices.
And they practice what they promote: For EVERY garment sold, the owners plant a tree.
It's my privilege to offer readers of this blog a 20% off of your ENTIRE BuddhiWear order.
This was generously given to us by the folks at BuddiWear. Please use the coupon code GREEN20 when you place your order.
And if you'd like to make a donation to the homeless in the owners' home town, enter the code HOMELESS. They will give ALL profits from your sale to a local homeless family of 5.
What did I buy? The green hoodie below...just placed my order and I can't wait for it to arrive.
www.BuddhiWear.com
What is Yoga? The book.
I'm delighted to announce that the "What is Yoga?" series from this blog is now available as a book - in print or as a download.A portion of proceeds from the book, "What is Yoga?" supports families of fallen firefighters and wounded troops.
Thanks again for all the feedback and support that encouraged me to turn this into a book. Namaste.
5 Great Eco Friendly Gifts for Everyone
Tree-Free Journal, Moss Green
Recycled Rice Market Bags
Bamboo Lacquer Serving Tray
Blanket Agean - King
Cork Wine Chiller
Yoga Gifts for Women
This chenille pull-over is beyond soft and comfy, it's perfect to wear around the house and when you're heading out to yoga class (I have the forest green one):
I saw someone wearing this at yoga the other day and it was adorable on her:
I've been circling around whether to buy a pair of Uggs for 2 years now. When I first saw them I thought they were kind of ugly! But now I'm absolutely hooked and I have them in a few styles and colors. They're very practical for Boston in the winter.
Great Yoga Gifts - Yoga Music: Total Relaxation
These selections are CDs that I never tire of. I've been listening and teaching yoga to these selections for years without boredom. I also find them to be good background music when I'm working or writing because the music is not distracting. Most of them are entirely instrumental (Returning is not instrumental).
Yoga Audio CD - Review coming soon:
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Yoga Audio CD - Review coming soon:
Great Yoga Gifts - Books for People New to Yoga
These are some of my absolute favorite books. Although they are great for anyone new to yoga or starting a yoga library, they are by no means "beginner" yoga books.
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