A few weeks back I watched a really great movie called Southpaw. In it, Jake Gyllenhall's character, a boxer, wears this simple grey sleeveless hoodie that I could not get outta my head. It was perfect - slouchy and broken in, cut off sleeves with huge arm holes and a hood that stayed up. It hit right at the hip and had a big kangaroo pouch for the hands. I desperately wanted one.
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Best travel yoga mat - pin it
The Best Travel Yoga Mat: Jade Voyager
Jade is a yoga mat company that I love for many reasons. One, their harmony mat is one of my favorites for everyday yoga, and two, for every mat they sell, they plant a tree. What's better than that?!
Jade sent over a bunch of mats for us to use for our photoshoot in Las Vegas. While the voyager didn't, ahem, make the trip (we used their harmony mat instead), I wanted to review it because I am always on the hunt for a great travel mat.
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Avoiding the yoga practice?
When You Avoid the Yoga Practice & What's In My Yoga Bag
Over on the Yoga Forum, readers are sharing their thoughts in their own personal blogs, and something that's come up recently is what happens when you find yourself running away from the practice. Like you know that it's good for you and will help you but you just find yourself making excuses to avoid the mat.
When this happens to me, I listen to my body. If I'm avoiding the practice for some reason, I really will just avoid the practice. I feel like it's my body's way of saying, "I need a break." When I sat down and thought about it, I realized this makes sense. I turned my passion into a job which on one hand is awesome. But on the other hand, it means I live and breathe yoga-related stuff all day and sometimes I just need a break. I think, in a way, that's why I've been focusing on things like weightlifting and pole dancing - because I love to be active, and I find that when I'm in the zone, they both offer the same meditation in motion that yoga does as well.
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Pin now, read later - everything you need to know about mala beads
Everything You Need to Know About Mala Beads
This post is brought to you by Mala Kamala, a woman-owned small business based out of Australia (but they ship worldwide!). She makes the most gorgeous mala beads, her packaging is fantastic, and her passion for what she does shines through in each piece she creates. Thank you for supporting the companies that support YBC.
Mala beads are gorgeous jewelry pieces that combine fashion and function. Obviously they look great (even on men!), but they're also excellent for meditation and a way to easily keep track of how many mantras or breaths we've done. But I've learned that there's so much more that meets the eye when it comes to malas, so I thought I'd share my findings.
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Comparing two pairs of shorts to see if it's true that you get what you pay for.
Do you really get what you pay for: Shorts
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When it comes to clothing - especially activewear - I'm sort of picky and a big believer in the saying "you get what you pay for" and I'm willing to pay a pretty penny for a solid pair of yoga pants. But recently, my theory was proven wrong with a pair of shorts and now I'm sort of reevaluating.
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Curacao Breeze
Aromatherapy Pod
This evening I'm interrupting our regularly scheduled program because it's just come to my attention that this awesome product is having a kickstarter campaign that runs out soon. I rarely promote these types of things but this product is so near and dear to my heart since I am actively trying to reduce stress levels as you know.
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