Namaste~Heather Giveaway!!!

August 7, 2010

As promised a week or so ago, I’m having a giveaway for my 100th Post.  Honestly, I think this post is 97 or 98, but close enough.  I don’t have the opportunity to write as much these days, but today I do, so here goes . . .

Drum roll please . . .

Welcome to the Namaste~Heather Giveaway!!!

And what would you think I’d give away?

Items pertaining to yoga, mindfulness and green living of course!

In this giveaway you will win four or five items.  The reason I say four or five is because three of the items were donated by three friends who have Etsy shops.  I also want for them to be able to enter the drawing and if they win, I will withhold the item they donated for a SECOND GIVEAWAY!  We’ll just have to see what happens!

Here is what is included in the giveaway . . .

ITEM #1 – Yancy at 5Seed donated an all natural Chocolate Mint Lip Balm.

I love 5Seed products!  I have several items, including this one!  Here is the description:

This delicious-smelling lip balm (our most popular) is made of all natural ingredients – absolutely NO PRESERVATIVES have been added. We also do not use flavorings, or tints in our products. With all the information being spread about the dangers in traditional cosmetics, it is safer AND more environmentally-friendly to use all natural cosmetics – especially on your lips!

Cocoa butter and beeswax offer your lips intense moisture as well as protection from wind, sun, heat, and cold. Peppermint essential oil is refreshing and yet restful. This lip balm smells like a peppermint patty (which is why everyone loves it so much!)

Visit her Etsy shop at www.5seed.etsy.com.  You will love it!

ITEM #2 – LeLa, of Naturallylela left a comment on my blog some time ago, offering me a free yoga mat spray.  She sells two kinds in her Etsy shop.  After contacting me, I asked if she would be willing to send a second one for this giveaway, and she agreed!  This all-organic yoga mat spray is called Sun Salute.

I am currently using her other mat spray, called Moon Madra.  Sun Salute Mat Spray is composed of the following ingredients:

Check out NaturallyLeLa’s Etsy shop at www.naturallylela.etsy.com.

ITEM #3 – Lauren of SaltSays was one of my first blog friends.  She doesn’t write a yoga blog, but she is a very funny and sweet yogini.  She recently opened her own Etsy shop and I bought one of her first (maybe THE first) items from her shop.  They are drop earrings with Namaste on one and the OM symbol on the other.  I love them.
Lauren offered to make a pair of earrings for this giveaway and they are soooo cute!
I apologize for the picture quality here!  These earrings are lotus flowers cut into silver square drops under a pretty green crystal.  Lauren has lots of other beautiful jewelry in her Etsy shop called love|salt.  Visit her shop at www.lovesalt.etsy.com.
ITEM #4 – from Yours Truly, me!  I also opened an Etsy shop, which is currently VERY sparse.  I am offering a pair of earrings from my shop as well.  They are yoga inspired with all of the colors of the rainbow to represent our seven main chakras.
Here is the description of the earrings I placed on my shop page:

These playful earrings were inspired by my love of yoga and wonder of the the chakras.  Most physical forms of yoga are known as Hatha Yoga. “Ha” stands for sun, while “Tha” stands for moon. Opposites. Yoga is about balance.

One earring has a sun, while the other, a moon. Crystal beads of each color of the rainbow correspond to our seven main chakras which run along the central channel of the spine. Each of these chakras relate to the colors and a specific area of our lives.

Red – security
Orange – creativity
Yellow – power
Green – love
Blue – having a voice, speaking our truth
Indigo – witnessing self
Violet – connection to a higher power

Visit my Etsy at www.namasteheather.etsy.com.

ITEM #5 – a yoga book!  Yoga Bliss by Tara Fraser.  It’s a sweet little book that can help any beginner get started.  If you are a seasoned yogi, it will be a new book to add to your collection!

Quite a giveaway, huh?  I am so thankful for my friends who donated items!  Here is how the giveaway will work.  I will use Random.org to determine the winner.  Leave a comment with your entries on this post.  Here are the ways to enter:

  1. Blog about this contest, linking back to it. (1 entry)
  2. Follow me on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/namaste_heather. (1 entry)
  3. Follow Namaste~Heather on Facebook.  Click the link in the sidebar to find it! (1 entry)
  4. Tweet about the contest.  (1 entry)
  5. Re-post this Giveaway on your own Facebook page. (1 entry)
  6. Join Project thriftEEE! Follow the link!  Examine your consumer choices.  It is an open experiment which you can undertake in your own time and YOU make the rules.  It isn’t a challenge, but an experiment.  You can read more about Mindful Consumerism and Project thriftEEE by following those links.  (1 entry)

Leave a comment below telling me which of the 6 entries you did.

The contest will be open until 4 p.m. E.S.T. next Sunday, August 15th.  After collecting all entries and using Random.org to determine the winner, I will post here on either Sunday the 15th or Monday the 16th.  Should Yancy (5Seed), LeLa (Naturally LeLa) or Lauren (love|salt) enter and win, I will keep their donated item and have a second giveaway with exisiting entries, using Random.org once again.

Good luck!

Peace Love & Light,

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Project thriftEEE

July 23, 2010

As always, I’ve had a lot of synchronicities in my life lately.  Mostly, it’s revolved around my shopping choices, money, friends, new acquaintances and Etsy.  I’ve also been having a lot of bad dreams that have led to further examination.  Yesterday, I wrote about Mindful Consumerism.  I will be committing to a project in late August or early September which will allow me to choose only six primary pieces of clothing for the month.  I can wear those six pieces exclusively but can “change my outfits up” by accessorizing in any way I choose.

The SYNCHRONICITIES: 1 – Having less money and using the credit card more for regular living expenses such as groceries and gas.  Hate this!  All will be paid off by the end of August, but living beyond our means makes me uncomfortable.  Dreams ensued.  2 – I’ve been thinking of opening an Etsy shop, plus a friend of mine, Lauren (aka Salt of Salt Says . . .) just announced her opening for love/salt yesterday.  I bought some beautiful Om/Namaste earrings from her!  3 – Another friend, Yancy, who happens to run a lovely Etsy shop called 5Seed is also planning upcoming posts surrounding apparel and mindful consumerism on her blog.  4 – A new acquaintance, Lela of NaturallyLela, left a comment on my blog a few days ago.  She has an Etsy shop and is sending me an organic mat spray to try out.  5 – Both Yancy and Lela have been sweet enough to offer a product each in my first ever upcoming *GIVEAWAY* !  More to come on this . . . Stay Tuned!

Why am I telling you all this?  I had an idea this morning that stirred me.  I couldn’t go back to sleep.  The thoughts kept flowing, which lead to . . .

(Notice it’s an eco-friendly, energy saving lightbulb idea)

The acronym thriftEEE stands for the Thrift Store & Everything Etsy Experiment.  It is a loose project that anyone can join.  Here’s how . . .

  • Select the number of months in which you’d like to commit
  • Only buy apparel, accessories, jewelry (and anything else you can think of . . . stationary, beauty products, etc.) from thrift stores, yard sales, antique stores and Etsy (Etsy is an online marketplace for buying and selling all things handmade and vintage)
  • Join/Like/Follow the thriftEEE page on Facebook
  • Follow thriftEEE on Twitter
  • Examine and blog about your shopping choices through the experiment and share your links on the thriftEEE Facebook page and on Twitter
  • Copy and paste the thriftEEE logo (above) in a blog post or on your side bar, linking back to this post
  • Add comments here and on those sites with ideas for expanding the experiment!

Green your life.  Reduce – Reuse – Recycle.  Support Etsy friends.  Give one-of-a-kind gifts by shopping this way.  Examine your shopping choices.  Learn.  Grow.  Explore.

I am publicly committing to this project for three months beginning today!  Who is with me?  I cannot wait to connect and share experiences with all of you and possibly make new friends along the way!

Peace Love & Light . . .

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Yoga Party

July 14, 2010

When I first began teaching yoga in 2007, I was looking for a facility in which to teach.  Besides my regular workplace at the time, I was hitting walls.  I get these lightbulb moments from time to time . . . Yoga Parties, I thought to myself.  Brilliant, Heather!  I did a few, then began regular classes at FMC, Ohio U and Zane State, so, I haven’t offered them in a while.  Now seems to be a good time to do so.  With work and children, fitting in a weekly yoga class may be hard to schedule.  This may be the answer.

A Yoga Party is just like it sounds.  Contact up to 10 friends who are interested in learning and/or practicing yoga.  Open your home or other location.  Outdoor locations are wonderful in the warmer weather!  Invite me.  Voila . . . we have a Yoga Party. The nice thing about yoga parties is that YOU and your friends get to decide how the class goes.  And you can all relax with a bottle of wine to conclude the evening.  Bliss!  Here are some ideas for Yoga Parties . . .

  • Want to have a “Girls’ Chill Night”?  Restorative yoga and meditation may be just the thing.
  • Want a bit of a work-out?  Heat up with Sun Salutations and lots of standing poses, then wind down in Savasana.
  • All beginners?  This is a great way to start, in the privacy of your own home, among friends.
  • Want to establish a regular home practice?  Kick it off with a yoga party.
  • Storytime Yoga for kids and adults. Listen to a story or fable.  Act it out through yoga.  Read another Storytime Yoga article here.
  • Yin Yoga for deep stretching.
  • Guided Imagery and meditation.
  • Outdoor yoga with a nature meditation.
  • A combination of any above.

What about hosting a Yoga Party for these occasions . . .

  • Bachelorette Parties
  • Bridal Showers
  • Baby Showers
  • Birthday Parties
  • Holiday Celebrations
  • Wedding Weekends
  • My favorite occasion of all . . . just for the heck of it!

The sky is the limit.

Interested? Contact me at namaste (dot) heather (at) yahoo for scheduling and prices. Or connect and leave a message on my Namaste ~ Heather Facebook page.  Let’s get this party started!

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