February, 2009
“Me” Dates: Refreshing Alone Time on the Cheap
27 Feb 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • eco-living • wellness
I want to share some free (or really cheap) ways I’ve found to entertain myself out and about in San Francisco. A while back I blogged about the value of “artist’s dates” – an idea I got from the book The Artist’s Way that inspires me to take myself out regularly for some good quality [...]
The Lipstick Effect
24 Feb 2009 ~ 5 Comments ~ Categories: blog • products
Recently my friend, Philip Wood from Citizen Citizen told me about a fascinating occurrence, something totally counter intuitive, that really grabbed me at a gut level. He pointed me to this article about an excerpt from the diary of one of the first British soldiers to liberate Bergen-Belsen concentration camp from the Nazis in 1945. [...]
Facials: Not What You Might Think
19 Feb 2009 ~ 2 Comments ~ Categories: blog • face • IO in the news
If you’ve never had a facial, it might not be what you think. Many people have preconceived notions that this type of spa treatment is a decadent slathering of creams onto the face with little or no real impact. Honestly, at many spas these notions are a reality. At IO our facials are quite the [...]
A Tropical Hut of One’s Own
13 Feb 2009 ~ 3 Comments ~ Categories: blog • wellness • yoga
Ah, the importance of time alone, time away from it all… I cannot stress it enough. I just returned from a yoga retreat with one of my all-time favorite teachers, Peggy Orr, at Haramara in Sayulita, Mexico. Haramara is rustic elegance at its best. And, for me it was out of this world. Literally. So [...]
One Thing at a Time
11 Feb 2009 ~ 3 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • mind • wellness
A life coach gave me a powerful lesson that made a positive impact on how I function in my day-to-day life. For a week, she challenged me to spend a solid hour every day practicing “not multi-tasking”. This sounds easy, but actually requires a healthy does of focus and discipline. I chose lunchtime. For an [...]
The Multi-Faceted Benefits of Essential Oils
11 Feb 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • mind • products
Smell is the only sense that we become numb to after a matter of minutes. Bright light is always bright light; we might get used to it, but it’s bright all the same. Loud noise stays loud until our eardrums can’t take it anymore. But scent actually disappears, perceptively. This is why you can’t smell [...]
Kick and Scream or Age Gracefully
06 Feb 2009 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • body • mind • wellness
I’ve been working on shifting my attitude about getting older. With each new fine line, sag, and yes, some gray hairs, I give myself a little pep talk. But luckily it’s not always an uphill battle. There are some ways in which getting older is a relief, even kind of nice (wow, did I just [...]
Bottled Water is Out, Tap Water is IN
04 Feb 2009 ~ 1 Comment ~ Categories: blog • eco-living • products
Bottled water used to be all the rage. There was a time not that long ago when you wouldn’t see a photograph of a celebrity without a plastic bottle of water attached to their hand like the world’s hippest accessory. And in every yoga class or gym, bottled water was ubiquitous. Fiji water seemed like [...]
