Namaste ,

As we arrive on Black Friday, or as I prefer – Gratitude Friday, and the festive frenzy kicks into gear, we have an opportunity to shop consciously and mindfully.

Instead of purchasing stuff just because it's on sale, I invite you to consider how each product or offering that piques your interest will serve you – will you use this product? Will it support your well-being? Is it perhaps a well-deserved treat for you, maybe something you've been working towards?

If you're using Black Friday & Cyber Monday (also known as Cyber Weekend) to purchase gifts for family, friends, and loved ones for the festive season – perhaps consider how they will use it. Do they need another box of chocolates or would they prefer perhaps a reusable coffee cup? A new yoga mat? Or an experience (maybe a gift card for yoga classes 😉 – feel free to email me if you'd like to arrange a gift card).

When our intentions are considered, wholehearted, and thoughtful while we shop – we buy less 'stuff' and add more meaning to our lives through the products and gifts we consciously choose to invest in for ourselves and others.

With this in mind, here are a few brands & offerings that I use and love!

Support your well-being and self-care through the 'festive fury' season, with 10% Off Class Passes until Monday 28 November, 2022. Enter the code 'SELFCARE' at checkout to grab this offer.

Namakind yoga classes will be running between Christmas, New Year, and across the January School Holidays (I'll be taking an early break from 16-25 December to go camping 🏕). T&Cs apply. Excludes intro pass offer. Valid for Namakind classes only.

PS. Keep an eye out for our Summer timetable launching soon with new classes and locations to support your whole being across the holiday season.

I'm also very excited to share that I'm joining The Sanctuary yoga team starting this week with Hatha Flow – Tuesdays 9:30am (Book via Mindbody here)

Yoga Bolsters, Blankets & Props – Stretch Now

I get this question a lot – where can I buy quality, eco-friendly yoga props?

If you've attended an in-person class with me, you'll know that I love offering props to support your yoga practice. Stretch Now offers a beautiful range of organic, consciously made yoga bolsters and blankets. Our Organic Cotton Oval Yoga Bolsters come from Stretch Now and there are lots of colours to choose from, plus we'll also have new Organic Cotton Blankets in classes very soon!

Skincare that loves you back!

With the skin being the largest organ in our body, I personally feel that it's sooooo important to choose wisely what products you apply to it. Reducing our chemical load can be such a challenge in our modern world, but every choice you make about what goes in and on your body is a positive step.

After years of searching for and trying many, many skincare products for my sensitive, combination, sometimes oily & sometimes dry skin, I found Bohemian Skin. They are Australian, female-founded, 100% natural, and also pregnancy safe (in case you're gifting to a mumma-to-be this festive season it's an important consideration!). My fav is the Back To Basics bundle which includes a Gel Cleanser, Purifying Toner, and Natural Face Moisturiser.

Do you have a conscious brand or product that you love?

Hit reply and share it with me! 😊

Kindly,

Namakind – Yoga & Meditation

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