“Dining with one’s friends and beloved family is certainly one of life’s primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.” – Julia Child Being Earth-friendly when it’s just you is doable… throw a group of friends, family, or a whole dinner party into the mix, and things can sometimes get a…
“Plan Ahead, Bring Your Own, and Be Prepared.” In our opinion, one of the greatest joys of life is traveling – experiencing exotic foods, embracing new cultures and witnessing all the beautiful landscapes this world has to offer. Travelling does wonderful things for the soul and there is so much to gain from changing…
Inhale… Hold it. Exhale… Focus on your breath. Breathe in, fill your entire lungs. Now, exhale, let all your stress out. Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Breathing is a vital part of any yoga practice. Unfortunately, this action and how we practice in general may be doing our body more harm than good. As most yogis…
Guest post by Jazeen Hollings. The energy on a movie set is infectious. There’s a certain hustle and bustle you won’t find anywhere else. The intense immersion from actors, like Leonardo DiCaprio actually sleeping in a horse carcass for Revenant, or obsessive film directors like Werner Herzog, who instructed his cast and crew to live…
Guest post by Jazeen Hollings, Director of “The Bodhi Wave“ As I chatted with Travis Bays, Bodhi Surf + Yoga’s busy co-owner, I pictured him hunched over his wooden kitchen table in Bahia, Costa Rica, trusty stainless steel water bottle in hand. Through the telephone I could hear the excited laughs of his two-year old…
Let’s break the period taboo and talk plastic-free menstrual products! This is an important topic to explore because these monthly visits from ‘Aunty Flo’ can have a large impact on our bodies and our environment. Did you know that companies who create these products aren’t required to disclose all of the ingredients in their products…
Who hasn’t noticed that strawberries purchased in the winter from a grocery store just don’t taste the same as the ones you collect directly from the plant in June? If you have a strawberry patch in your backyard or if you have access to an organic farm where you can pick them yourself, you probably…
Every summer, we need to talk once again about the utter awesomeness of our Freezycup popsicle mold because, well, people forget or they didn’t know this product existed in the first place. Imagine a popsicle mold that is not made of plastic, but instead of premium stainless steel, so that when you warm it up…
We asked our operations manager, Sarah Wylie, to try our new Neem Body & Hair Shampoo with Tea Tree Oil. Here’s what she had to say about it… You may notice her enthusiasm: “I stumbled upon the ringer of the soap world! This neem and tea tree multi-purpose shampoo is everything you need in…
The Problem With Plastic Straws Plastic straws are finally getting more attention in the media, and rightly so. Although they have often been overshadowed by the menacing plastic bag and disposable cup, they have consistently been in the top 10 most commonly found plastic items, according to the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup data. In the…
