Love is the only gold.

My day, while seemingly uneventful, included holiday travel planning (hey-o who's road tripping to Canada in a couple weeks, and then headed for Brazil), mala making, lists upon lists (and checking them twice), decorating, meditation + so much love.

The prompt for Day 2 of #12DaysofDarling was, you guessed it, gold or silver! I constantly want to guild the whole world, so the holidays are an excuse for me to wrap my life up in gold.

It's certainly the season for glitz + glamour, and I'm the first to admit, it can be so easy to get caught up in the pageantry of it all. However, we must not lose sight of what is truly important. We should remember, always, that love is the very core of everything. Love is all there is.

Allow your open heart to be a guiding force during this, and every season.

I'm making a conscious effort to make this holiday a mindful one, and I hope you will join me.

Peace + love,

Alex

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.