YOGUE's sustainable holiday picks - great last minute green gifts


For all body types: Pure Ayurvedic Balancing Oil: $21. By Vancouver's Padmashri.
Merge cool, Scandinavian style and sustainability with organic Cotton Tea Towels and Home Wares by Ferm Living. $19 and up.


Organic Cotton GIVE Bag by Canada’s own BYOB: $39.99
Get Hip Get Green Stainless Steel Water Bottle: US $24

A subscription to Ascent Magazine, probably the most interesting and intelligent yoga magazine on the stands: $21.95
Pangea Organics Holiday Gift set that will grow a spruce tree. Prices Range

Eoin Finn Yoga DVDs: $19.99 - $24.99
Available at amazon.com, lululemon, chapters, mec, REI and Y Yoga.

Healthy Immune Boosting snacks like Goji Berries, Golden Mulberries and Raw Cacao Nibs from Navitas Naturals: $5 and up.

Honey, honey...


Honey (Honning)
Originally uploaded by Åsta
Since this time of the year can get so busy, remember to take even 5 minutes for yourself and relax. Here's a simple recipe for an ayurvedic facial mask that will feed your skin and give you that happy holiday glow.

Ingredients:
Pure local (organic) honey - 2 tbsp
turmeric - dried, 1/2 tsp
cream - fresh from the top of non-homogenized milk / or use plain thick yoghurt instead - 1 tbsp

Mix thoroughly until smooth and pat onto your face. The honey is full of antioxidants and turmeric is both an immune booster and an anti-bacterial, while the cream will give you a serene glow. Enjoy.

Green your Holiday Shopping

If you're shopping for the holidays in Vancouver, consider buying from local businesses that are making an effort to reduce waste, save energy, and help their communities. You can't go wrong with Park Royal Mall's cutting edge Greenworx members, a group of retailers promoting fair trade organic goods, 100% recycled wrapping paper, local suppliers, composting and best in class sustainable practices.

From organic soy candles, to delicious artisanal teas, naturally dyed leather goods, eco furniture and more, you will find something special here.

Searching for Sustainable Travel in Costa Rica

Thought I'd share this cool magazine I found while mucking around the still sleepy, beach town of Avellanas, in the Nicoya peninsula of north-western Costa Rica.

Edited by a yogi, Guru mag. seeks out places that you fear are already lost to development in Costa Rica. Real eco-hotels, national parks with abounding wildlife and reviews of eco-chic products that benefit the locals. Check it out here or look for it while you travel in CR.

Raw = Delicious

Did you ever put those two together? Well, at Gorilla Foods, Vancouver finally has a raw food, vegan restaurant that infuses creativity, flavour and lots and lots of love into delicious tasting, healthful foods. Since we discovered Gorilla Foods a month ago, it has been our newest post yoga hangout, a welcome addition to the heart of downtown. Let your taste buds guide you.


Living Mains:Do try their Thai Collard Green Wraps, which are filled with a sprouted sunflower seed and veggie pate, sesame seasoned coleslaw and served with a ginger raisin chutney and their sprouted buckwheat crust pizzas.
Liquid Love: We lust after the Strawberry Zinger smoothie and of course the yummy house favourite, Choco-Gorilla Shake made with raw cacao beans, dates, hemp seeds and more love.

Gorilla Foods
Open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily.
101 - 436 Richards St.
Vancouver.
info@gorillafood.com
tel: 604 722 2504