It's no question that yoga is a growing trend across the US. Thousands of Americans will try yoga for their first time this year. The question is, which class or type of yoga is best suited for a beginner? The term "yoga" can be used to describe a) the most relaxing experience you could possibly imagine...or b) the most intense, sweaty, challenging and seemingly unbearable workout. How does a beginner differentiate between all the types available?

Design, this is the part of fashion that everyone dreams about!  Beauty is something we all desire, not just in vanity, but in the way each of us seeks after those things that give pleasure to the senses and to the mind.  Design is the controlled ability to translate thoughts into form, material, and architecture down to the way that object is eventually held, touched, and experienced.  It is the skill and talent of making life more beautiful.  

Wow! It feels like this year is flying by! We’re already in October and I just finished up with one of my favorite year end festivals in California, Feather Fest. 

I’ve been going to Feather Fest and running the class 4 and 5 sections since I was 9.  The race is held on the beautiful North Fork of the Feather River, and is such a special place for me to go because it’s where I learned to creek boat.  I’ve only been doing the creek race for two years because my crazy schedule has made us miss it.  Last year I placed 3rd in the creek race and this year I was really excited to actually learn the race lines so I could have an even faster time! 

When Body Image Activist Taryn Brumfitt posted an unconventional before-and-after photo in 2013 it was seen by more than 100 million people worldwide and sparked an international media frenzy. EMBRACE follows Taryn’s crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies.

Gnarly is an experience. The experience of letting go. Letting go so you can hold on tighter. The experience of leaving town, so you can find your way home. The experience of giving up, so you find a way to give it everything. The experience of burning out, so you can rise from rubble. And so it is with those who seek us out. They will not find a brand, they will find an experience. A set of meanings that reflect their desires to become more than they were previous.

Purnaa’s mission is to empower individuals and communities to become whole and complete, free from the enslaving cycle of poverty. They do this by creating job opportunities for those whose marginalized status in society prevents them from getting work elsewhere. As a social enterprise, they make this mission their top priority, re-investing our profits to further Purnaa's social impact.  Each day, in everything they do, they work towards their goal of creating ethical, dignified, and meaningful jobs for those in need. I absolutely cannot imagine what these women have been through, and it warms my heart to know places like Purnaa are out there helping them out—and I am very, very honored to be a part of that.