mindfulness

Using Mindful Consumption To Fight Black Friday and Protect The Ocean

Using Mindful Consumption To Fight Black Friday and Protect The Ocean

This week’s Wake-Up Wednesday Wins fall on a particularly frustrating week for environmentalists: the week of Black Friday. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, have no Internet, or don’t use email, you’re aware that this week is home to one of humanity’s most frustrating holidays: Black Friday. I say frustrating, because let’s face it:…

Opt-Out October: Falling Out of Love with Plastic

Opt-Out October: Falling Out of Love with Plastic

Opt-Out October was started by a small group of environmental badasses on Kauai. Formed around the concept of kicking disposable plastic’s buttasana, the group is encouraging folks to begin where they are, work towards eliminating wasteful plastics from their diets, and becoming more mindful about purchases and interactions with their trash. The challenge: Rule No….

Fresh-Pressed Madness

“What can we do?” This was matter-of-factly stated to me by a conscious human, at a health-foods store (Lower Mainland, BC) in regards to the scourge of plastic plaguing the aisles of our grocery stores, the coffee cups we sip from, and the bottles we house our water, juice, and sodas in. *face-palm* In the…