Hey friends, back with another #12DaysofDarling photo. This one is from yesterday. Can you tell yet that I'm loving my seamless backdrop paper? Best $20 I have spent in a long while.

The prompt was "something re(a)d", so I dug out one of my favourite books, "Love is a Mixtape", by Rolling Stone rock journalist, Rob Sheffield. This book may or may not have been responsible for my ill-fated cassette tape tattoo from my 19th year.

I obviously haven't stuck with posting the photos here everyday, but I've certainly been a lot more present. So you can't blame a girl for trying! I've been sick with the flu for a few days, and I'm finally starting to feel like myself again. So much to do to get ready for the holidays and our upcoming trips to Toronto + Sao Paulo. You can see my whole #12DaysofDarling series on my Instagram page if you're interested! I'm having fun with the project.

Anyways, I'm about to unroll my mat for the first time since Sunday, and I'm looking forward to getting a little slow + soulful stretch on. I hope that your practice today creates balance in your life.

Namaste!

This weekend, along with Kayte from Mass Musings, I will be at the WELL Summit in Boston. For the first time since Yoga Teacher Training, I have the opportunity to dedicate all of my attention to my practice, and I am SO EXCITED. There are some really interesting workshops happening, and I can't wait to dive in, and put in the work. While I try to live my yoga every day, (#yogaeverydamnday, anyone?), I am looking forward to a few days of wellness, learning, meditation, yoga, nourishing foods, and good company.

I've been feeling all the yogalove this week preparing for my wellness weekend. I've been switching up my practice a little bit to keep things fresh. I didn't have the best week (asana-wise) last week, so I wanted to make sure this one felt better. I went to TWO different studios (South Boston Yoga & Down Under Yoga School), and even tried an Iyengar-style Rope Wall Class. It was super different from my usual Vinyasa Flow practice, but left my shoulders feeling AH-MAZING.

And then, my lovely friend Meagan of Boston-based mat company, Mello Mae, gave me one of her jute mats to try (you may have seen it pop up in my Instagram feed)! So far I am loving it! It's lightweight (which is important to me), super grippy, eco-friendly, and super cute :) Expect a full review soon, but I just couldn't wait to share it with you. For every mat sold, Mello Mae donates $1 to a health + wellness charity - how awesome is that? Plus, you can support the community + shop local - hooray!

My asana practice isn't the only thing that got a kickstart this week. If you take a look around - you may notice things are a little different. I've been working behind the scenes to spruce it up around here. Bear with me as things may change in the next few weeks, but I hope you're digging the new look, and the site is easy to use.

Peace + love,

Alex

Jute Yoga Mat c/o Mello Mae, but thoughts and opinions are my own.