Westport Connecticut's Kaia Yoga: For a New Year Filled with Health and Peace
Recently, I had the chance to check out the newest Kaia Yoga in Westport, Connecticut (there’s two locations in Greenwich too), and walked away from my visit with the wonderful post-yoga calm and a pleasantly full belly. The former was due to an invigorating Vinyasa class in a gorgeously lit…
Team Eco Chick's Favorite Natural Beauty Products for a Healthy (Skin) New Year!
I know plenty of progressive, conscious ladies who eat organic, work out regularly, and even choose eco fashions over conventionally-made clothes when they can, but get stymied when it comes to makeup and beauty products. We all have our go-to’s, those tried-and-true products that will do what we want, when…
Abhyanga: The Ancient Art of Self Healing Massage
One of my favorite new body beauty wellness routines is to practice an Ayurvedic massage called Abhyanga (“ahhhh-buy-anga,” because it feels so good!) Abhyanga is a practice of self-massage that entails, in simple terms, annointing one’s body with oil. Now, this might sound a bit much: “Won’t it get on…
Abercrombie and Fitch (Deservedly) Earns Green Teens' Wrath with Mall Protest
Abercrombie and Fitch has long walked the ‘adored by teens, hated by adults’ line, what with controversies sparked by their scantily-clad (and strangely hairless) models and ugly-people-need-not-apply hiring practices. But now they’ve pissed off the kids, and they’re fighting back with 70’s-style in-person protests (hey, 70’s is totally IN) of…
Eco Chick Giveaway: Pamper yourself with a Spa Night from Pure Habitat
Amy Ludwigson lives green and wants to share it with the world. To that end, she founded a resourceful new site, Pure Habitat. “I just launched Pure Habitat as a way to make it easier to shop from all the amazing companies that are committed to making the world a…
Vampire Weekend are Kombucha Lovers!
Members of Vampire Weekend with Buchi Kombucha founders in Asheville, NC. I am totally in love with Vampire Weekend; from their adorable mod-dapper Ivy League style (they attended Columbia University when I was at grad school there) to their fun-fun-fun Afropop tunes, these guys turn plenty of musical conventions on…
Starre's Healthy Summer Coffee Energy Drink Recipe
Too many so-called energy drinks are missing key ingredients to give you truly sustained and healthy power. Too many refined sugars and caffeine, but no sustenance, and ingredients are processed and packaged months before you drink it. Fresh is always better and more life-sustaining– and if you’re looking for real…
"Fashion’s aesthetic should enhance and beautify the human form, not destroy it."
Coco Rochas walking the runway Warning: I’m going to use the F word in this column (not that I have any idea what it means – and you probably don’t either). What is ‘Fat’ anyway? I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit lately, more than I have in years.…
Human Ingredients T-Shirt: Fascinating and Disturbing
This thought-provoking tee isn’t organic, but it is available on American Apparel stock shirts, so at least you can choose a fair-trade option. I think this is totally genius, and includes all the heavy metals that have worked their way into the bodies of every human being on the planet-…
Barefoot Walking and Running: Best of Both Worlds with Vivo Barefoot Sneakers
My Viva Terras. Cute on the trail or off. Last summer, I was walking up from the beach at Gay’s Head on Martha’s Vineyard. (They’ve renamed the place Aquinnah, but I’m sticking with the original name, thank you very much) and then headed up the steep dunes, and over the…
