SUPPER SACK SPECIAL

It’s Monday and you have healthy dinners mapped out the entire week, right? If not, I have a solution for my Los Angeles peeps! Monica of Supper Sack and her organic, farm-to-table shopping + meal plans. Delivered direct to your doorstep. I first shared my Supper Sack experience a year ago (we feasted like kings for a week on the Supper Sack menu at my casa). When my fab Gemini twin Sharzad of Luxlyfe invited me to a Supper Sack themed #TasteNTweet of course I said “YES!”. Delicious food, Monica and a fun dinner with my gorgeous friends was a no-brainer. Kind of like ordering Supper Sack. It really is the perfect service for those busy weeks when you want to cook, but you don’t want to stress about what’s on the menu and getting to the store.

We sampled lots of healthy, tasty dishes as you can see from the recap video:

A Supper Sack Special for WELL Readers

Supper Sack is extending a special offer to my Los Angeles readers (for the rest of you … check out the Supper Sack Facebook page for recipes for now!). Mention “Taste N’ Tweet” when you order now through June 30th to receive a special promotional price of $105 AND a complimentary appetizer with your meals. That’s $105 to feed 4 people  organic, local, no-fuss, no hassle dinners for the week. Supper Sack is working on a soon-to-launch vegetarian menu, too.

Oh! And cocktails! How could I forget cocktails (maybe don’t answer that…)? Samantha of Clean Cocktails provided unique twists on mixers, like blueberry + lavender, along with classic flavor pairings like strawberry + basil. Both Samantha and Monica have a little piece of my heart for being female business owners on a mission to promote whole foods, back-to-basics-clean-eating and a wellness-based lifestyle.

A few more candids from our #TasteNTweet dinner are below! Have a great start to the week!

Supper Sack Taste-N-Tweet | WELL in L.A.

Supper Sack Taste-N-Tweet | WELL in L.A.

Supper Sack Taste-N-Tweet | WELL in L.A.

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VEGA ONE BAR GIVEAWAY

Vega One Protein Bar Giveaway | WELL in L.A.

During the college years I lived on protein and nutrition bars of all kind, shape and flavor without discretion. I naively assumed that if a food came from the ‘kind of hippie’ health food aisle of my local grocery store it was good for me. Seemed reasonable enough at the time. Fast forward a few hundred bars consumed and the realization that not all bars are created equal finally started to sink in (I even think Snickers got in the sports/nutrition/’good for you game’ – does anyone remember that minute in time?). Post-college I had ‘bar burnout’ for years and subsequently became very picky about ingredients and taste over time. Hidden sugars and over-processed, barely recognizable ‘foods’ kept me at bay from the bar aisle.

Enter the Vega One Bar. Made from plants. Cacao. All kinds of things that are good for you. And it tastes good. Warning: it’s a little earthy and plant-y but that suits my palate just fine. The Vega One Bar bar isn’t overly sweet despite being chocolate. Vega-being-Vega makes it easy to avoid the hidden allergy culprits, like dairy, soy and gluten, that lurk in most major bars. Each bar is infused with a greens blend consisting of alfalfa grass, spinach, broccoli, kale, antioxidants and a dose of gut-loving probiotics. There are also chia seeds blended in – not so many chia-chias that it’s off-putting, but more of a surprise when you encounter one in a bite. More like “oh hello there chia seed!”. 

Vega One Protein Bar Giveaway | WELL in L.A.

This bar is more of a protein bar ‘plus’; I’ve been tossing them in my bag as a ‘meal-on-the-go’ for the last couple of months in addition to instant re-fueling post sweat sessions. Perfect for staving off hunger on long flights and very TSA-friendly! Keeping you healthy on-the-go. The Vega One bars are nicely balanced with protein (15 grams), plant-based fats (11 grams – from almonds, chia seeds / oil, and cocoa butter), and fiber (6 grams) with a fairly low sugar count (12 grams) considering the indulgent chocolate goodness of the bars.

Win Vega One Bars:

Since we had such a fun response with the first giveaway with Vega we’ve partnered up to give one lucky reader a one case of each of these 3 Vega One flavors (that’s once case each of Chocolate Almond, Chocolate Cherry and Double Chocolate!). This post is obviously sponsored by Vega but you know I love the Vega brand and all opinions are always-always-always my own. The retail value for one box of bars = $47.79 // singles are $3.99. That makes this roughly a $150 prize package. Sweet, right?

I’m selecting a winner for this awesome package from the pool of comments below AND my email subscriber list as a little extra love for RSS/email subscribers. You can double your chances to win by leaving a comment below sharing why you want to win this Vega One prize pack and by signing up for the once-a-week post digest & once-a-month email by clicking here.

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Use the hashtag #VegaOneBar to show your love to @VegaTeam on Twitter and @vega_team on Instagram. Connect with the Facebook community or get shopping for your Vega supplies right away via Vega online. The winner will be notified on Wednesday, May 22nd.

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ThirtySomething

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Don’t you want to be there? On a beach, in Australia, filled with brightly colored houses and sunshine. I do. Thirty-year-old me is going to be here in July of this year, spending the month with my fiancé in Melbourne. The idea of me traveling for a month AND turning 30 both sound foreign, but both events are less than 7 and 2 weeks away, respectively. WELL in Australia… not quite the same ring to it, but I like it!

As my twenties come to a close I’m trying to process the last decade of life. My twenties feel like the first decade worthy of reflection… introspection. My first decade as an adult. Defining who I am and what I want. The three words that best encompass it: overwhelming, scary and exhilarating.

My idea to take on a challenge each month in this last year of my twenties as an homage to the decade crumbled mid-way through the year. A few years ago I would have stressed and obsessed, but present-day me shrugs and rolls with it. Everyday life and the first year of being a freelancer presented enough challenges in year #29 without adding more to my plate. It was in this last year that I realized the need for a “diet” version of life. Less of the junk food and more of the nutritious, good-for-me stuff. The realization that 20 might not be the new 30 but less is always more.

In short, I loved my 20′s but it is a decade I’m ready to close. I don’t know that I’ll ever experience as much growth in my life as I did in this decade. It was a “developmental sweet spot” on the best days and a roller-coaster ride most days. 30 is not the new 20 (watch this TED talk with psychologist Meg Jay on this very topic!) and I am so grateful for that.

“Thirty-year-old-me”. She holds so many promises and wants to experience even more – marriage, babies, more travel, the next stages of business and all of the surprises, delights and challenges life throws her way. She doesn’t take bullshit. She’s quick to learn from her mistakes. She knows the value of her time. She’s clear on who she is and what she wants. I like her. No, I love her. And I am so excited that I am growing into her. She’s a lot like my mom and that thought – that makes my heart swell and my eyes get a little teary. Good, happy tears.

I have a humor-filled post on turning 30 next week, but my more serious side needed to get the enormity of reflecting on a decade off her chest first. I would love to hear from you about your experience with your twenties. Share your story of your first adult decade – no matter where you are in life – if you’re in your 20′s (like my friend Rachel of OnePartGypsy); if you’re just leaving them like me; or if your 20′s were 10, 20 or 40 years ago!

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WAY BEYOND WUNDER UNDERS

Wearing the same black Lululemon Wunder Unders to yoga class over and over is kinda like going to a party and only talking to your best friend. Sure, your bestie or closest gal pal can hold a great conversation but there are a ton of other interesting people at the party with whom to mingle! You don’t want to miss an opportunity to make a new friend by staying in your comfort zone, right?! What makes me an expert on this topic of getting out of your comfort zone??? (especially when it comes to yoga and the yoga wardrobe?)

Basically Yoga and Yoga Pants Are My Life.

I love my standard Lulu cropped yoga pants (despite the recent see-through debacle!), but I’ve recently opened my heart and my closet to new brands for my workout wardrobe. Why? Yoga is an expression of all the sides of my personality – my fun, creativity and playfulness – and I want my clothing to reflect my practice. Also, for the past six months I have lived in my yoga pants as a fitness writer and yoga teacher-in-training. Living in my yoga pants also means there are times that I need them to transition with me throughout the day – from casual to a little more dressed up. Yes… these days you’ll either catch me coming from or on my way to the yoga studio.

In the spirit of becoming an expert on the topic I’ve rounded up 3 of my current favorite brands to match all my yoga and daily life needs. Let’s get this beyond basic, beyond black yoga-pants party started!

Playful, Color-Loving & Eco-Conscious

Way Beyond Wunder Unders | WELL in L.A.

If you live in L.A. or SoCal you’ve probably already caught a glimpse of Teeki’s wild, colorful prints on the street or in your local studio. Teeki’s line offers bright color, with a nostalgic-but-hip screen print feel and high quality (no sheer here!). These earth-friendly pants made from recycled bottles are not for the faint of heart! Teeki offers statement yoga pieces that help Mother Nature. A win-win for everyone. Pieces start at $64 // Shop Teeki online here.

Classic and Timeless With a Modern Twist

Way Beyond Wunder Unders | WELL in L.A.

On a recent shopping trip to Nordstroms my mom allowed my sister and I each to pick something out on her dime. Naturally flocked to the activewear section (ahem – aforementioned “living in my yoga pants” is not a joke!). If you’re a yogini looking to get a more interesting pair of yoga pants but aren’t ready to commit to the colorful, crazy print of Teekis, these pants are for you. Karma adds appealing details to the basic black yoga pant, such as a gathered side panel. Or the more bold sheer side panel! Pieces start at $64 // Shop Karma online here.

Athlete Turned Yoga-Lover

Way Beyond Wunder Unders | WELL in L.A.

During my years of playing Division I volleyball, I lived in Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour. Once I started unrolling my mat more than I hit the court, I thought my days of wearing these brands were over. But Under Armour is making surprisingly stylish and functional yoga clothes that you may just start to see in the retail section of your yoga studio. Their new hot pink pants are at the top of my wishlist! Pieces start at $59 // Shop Under Armour online here.

Yoga Style Without Breakin’ the Bank

Way Beyond Wunder Unders | WELL in L.A.

I’m a big believer in buying quality products (my first Lululemon purchase was in 2008 and I still wear the first tops and bottoms I ever purchased to this day) but sometimes you need to factor in the budget. The C9 line by Champion at Target is really great quality for the money and the clothes look much more flattering in person than they do online. Trust me! My other favorite “bargain” line is the VSX line by Victoria’s Secret which is seemingly ALWAYS on sale in-store. I’ve scored $80 pants for $20 or less on most occasions. Pieces start at $25 // Shop Target here and Victoria’s Secret here.  

Ready for Beyond Basic Black Pants?

Which pair do you want to try from the options above? Do you have a brand that you love? Share it below! A girl can never have enough yoga pants, right?

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This post is brought to you by the sun-kissed fitness writer & yoga instructor Blair of Beach Grown. Tweet her @BlairBeachGrown or see what’s shakin’ on Facebook in addition to getting to know her via her intro post found here

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5 Blog Tips: Move Lifestyle Team

Move LifeStyle is one of my new favorite blogs – more of a lifestyle space on the web; a place you want to cozy up to & read while sipping on your favorite drink (coffee, tea, Cosmo…)! The founders best describe Move LifeStyle as: “a collaboration between like-minded friends and the talented people who influence us”. Move LifeStyle is for the modern day ‘girl on the go,’ offering substance and guidance from their ‘go-to-girls’ on all the things we encounter as women (work, life, balancing it all) with dashes of travel, technology, entertaining and fashion.

Meet team Move LifeStyle

Clearly these three women have learned a thing or two about setting up a blog. Not to mention a full-scale website and business operation. Oh yes… and how to work with your friends in-person and online. We are fortunate to have 5 new blogucation tips from the women behind Move LifeStyle!

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Editor-in-Chief Autumn Reeser (@autumnreeser); Managing Director & Executive Editor Ashley Fauset (@ashleyfauset); Creative & Technical Director Jenn Wong (@wayofthewong)

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Blogucation Tips – In Detail:

  1. Commit to your blog and be honest with yourself about the time you can devote to it. Blogging can be more time consuming than it may seem. Writing is the fun part, but there is a whole world of technical tasks hiding behind the curtains, from coding to graphic design to photo editing.
  2. Choose a subject you’re truly passionate about. You will be writing about this topic indefinitely, so be sure your focus isn’t a fad or a phase you’re in that might fizzle out.
  3. Embrace the online community of bloggers. In order to be supported in the online world, you in turn, need to support your fellow bloggers. View them not as your competition, but as your peers. Engage with them by commenting on posts and photos, asking questions, or even offer to collaborate. It may seem counterintuitive, but learning from each other is the best way to navigate the uncharted wild west of the web.
  4. Write for yourself, not for your readers. Make your message honest and candid. Stay inspired and post consistently. Posting sporadically is one of the quickest ways to lose your audience’s attention.
  5. Embrace social media. It’s one of the best ways to build your online community. Don’t just use it as a tool to grow your brand, become a part of it. It’s a great way to connect with like-minded people, to engage with them and gain them as fans, despite the fact you may never meet them in person.

Catch all the ‘Blogucation’ posts by clicking here.
Find more ‘Move’ online: Move LifeStyle.com | Facebook | Twitter

 

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Clean Up: Herbivore Botanicals

Herbivore Botanicals | WELL in L.A.

Let’s start the new week so-fresh-n-so-clean-clean, shall we? Easily accomplished with this gorgeous line from Herbivore Botanicals. Last December I was in Chicago for a week and stumbled upon the Seattle-based Herbivore Botanicals soaps and bath salts at an Anthropologie store. I was initially drawn in by the great visuals – I mean how can you not love the packaging? The design is modern but feels very personal and handled with love – the in-store product is wrapped with pretty washi tapes in addition to the crisp white and black labels.

And then there’s the product itself. The ingredients – simple. The scent – clean and balanced (not heavy… I can’t do scented soaps). It’s neither overpowering nor nonexistent – my “beef” with a lot of the natural skincare products. I don’t want to smell like tea tree oil, patchouli or nothing at all. The scents are carefully balanced and thought out. Like, really well thought out. Like I want to eat or drink them kind of thought out – blood orange, ginger and sea salt?? Sounds like a cocktail to me!

I grabbed a blue clay bar as my trial purchase. I’ve loved it and I’m ready to buy more… and found them on Etsy! But it gets better: their Etsy store is a full line – beyond soaps and salts. There are facial oils, balms, masks and stuff just for the guys, too (I feel like the guys often get left out of the “clean” and “healthy” sector – so here’s one for you!). My current favorite facial oil is running low and I have a bottle of Herbivore Botanical’s “Nourish” ordered and on its way.

Oils on my face?! It’s part of the simplified skincare routine that is doing WONDERS for my skin. After months of fighting we’re back in a happy space! Which makes me even more excited to add the clean, simple products from HB to my daily routine. If you’re interested in learning more about the benefits of clay for your skin check out this article from Wellness Mama. And to learn more about cleansing your skin with oils go to this post which has great links on the OCM (oil cleansing method).

Herbivore Botanicals | WELL in L.A.

 Herbivore Botanicals | WELL in L.A.

Herbivore Botanicals | WELL in L.A.

Herbivore Botanicals | WELL in L.A.

Herbivore Botanicals | WELL in L.A.

Herbivore Botanicals | WELL in L.A.*All photos via Herbivore Botanicals Etsy store; cropped & styled by moi! 

 

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LILLIE MAGAZINE IS LIVE!

Lillie-Magazine-Spring-Summer-2013Eeeeeeeeeeee!!! The summer issue of Lillie Magazine is live! Yesterday was my first peek at the layout and I could not wait to share it with you (obviouslymy excitement started in this post!)!

I am honored to be featured alongside five creative women from across the country, sharing the beauty products and routines that sustain us as business owners, bloggers and freelancers. The editors at Lillie are deeply committed to sharing luxe goods that are good for you and good for the environment. Our product submissions for the editorial piece were researched and triple-checked by their team! You’ll have to grab the issue to see the routines & product favorites of all the women featured in the editorial piece (teaser: I cannot believe that I’m only a few pages away from the fab Justina Blakeneywow!).

Come back tomorrow – I’m sharing a product I love that also has me swooning over their great product design. This is not your momma’s Oil of Olay (or in my house it was always Pond’s Cold Cream). How lucky are we to be living in this time with products that meet all of our demands, from being safe and green to eco-conscious, luxe and cool? (answer: really, really lucky!)

P.S. I can’t wait to show this to my future kids one day and say: “Look how pretty your momma looked at 30! If you want to be like your momma, you better eat your kale!”

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TAKE A CHANCE

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“We don’t make important decisions in our life for rational reasons.” These words bounced and echoed on the walls of my brain one early morning last week. I heard them in a podcast while walking my dog. Maybe it was on This American Life? Or perhaps RadioLab?  Either way, once I heard that line – those words – the morning walk became shortened so I could hurry home to write the words down (I’m horrible at remembering things and paraphrasing). Once inside the front door I threw the leash aside, grabbed a pen and wrote the words out on the nearest scrap of paper. Very dramatic, right? Followed by a long exhale. Happy to have made it home and let the words out before they became mired with other thoughts happening in my busy mind.

A little later in the day I remembered I had an image in my “REMAKE THIS” folder that would be perfect to pair with this quote. “REMAKE” is a folder where I lovingly collect pieces of the web with wonderful content or meaning that need a little TLC on the design front. The result of this remake? The illustration you see above.

I spent so much of my twenties over-thinking life. Unnecessarily worrying. As I enter decade #3 of life this month, I’m ready for more feeling, doing and acting instead of always thinking. Moving from “will do” to “done”. Taking a chance. And then taking another. The very act of taking a chance is at least as important for your health as yoga and fitness and green juices and all those other things we do to be our best selves as we grow older. 

What chances are you taking? Whatever you do, please take at least one

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CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES GO RAW!

Gourmet Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | WELL in L.A.

Let’s start the weekend with chocolate. With cookies. With chocolate chip cookies. RAW chocolate chip cookies. These are a new favorite recipe and one I find myself making excuses to make on a weekly basis. Birthday? ‘Thank you’ gift for a client? Because the day ended in a “y”? I never thought I would like a healthy version of chocolate chip cookies. Honestly, whole wheat chocolate chip cookies are awful. Even the half-whole wheat / half-white are barely palatable. My standards for the humble chocolate chip cookie are high. Why? My dad made it a personal mission to perfect the chocolate chip cookie when I was growing up. Our kitchen frequently smelled of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies. The man makes one mean chocolate chip cookie.

With those childhood memories in mind I was hesitant to try the raw food version of my beloved chocolate chip cookie when the opportunity presented itself. Really, how could it compare to the butter-laden version I had loved as a child? A morning at Matthew Kenney’s newest concept - M.A.K.E. OUT - changed my mind. Their version of the chocolate chip cookie was decadent. Simple, yet complex in the sense that every ingredient was fully present and delicious. A grown-up chocolate chip cookie. The best healthy-for-you-cookie I have ever tasted. With that taste in mind I decided to tackle making my own batch at home. Famous last words.

Since attending the intro to raw cooking weekend intensive at the Matthew Kenney culinary academy in Santa Monica I’ve experienced a new surge of bravado in the kitchen. Learning how to use what I already have in my kitchen to make raw recipes that I once found intimidating. I learned the importance of not being so rigid about the fundamentals of raw, especially in the beginning. The sweet spot – with anything in life – is learning to be happy with each morsel of knowledge gained along the way (you knew I was going to bust out a pun or two, right?).

Gourmet Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | WELL in L.A.

The ingredients – simple and straightforward: cacao nibs, oats, cashews and coconut. My variation of this recipe uses coconut because I love coconut. You can omit it if you don’t care for it or don’t have it on hand. Just add extra cashew or oat flour in in its place to keep the right consistency. A word on cacao nibs - invest in bulk!

Other important note: this is a cookie that slowly bakes at a very low temp – keeping its “raw” properties. My recommendation is to make this early in the day or later  in the evening and letting it do its thing in the oven overnight – at its lowest setting (mine is 150°, for example) if you don’t have a dehydrator, like me. More notes on this in the recipe directions at the end of the post.

Gourmet Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | WELL in L.A.

Gourmet Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | WELL in L.A.

I don’t have room for kitchen tools I would rarely use. In fact, since I’ve moved into my little spot in Venice I’ve only made my own green juice at home ONCE because it’s simply a pain in the ass with the lack of counter space. And because there’s a super old-school, hippie, mom-n-pop grocer just a few blocks away that makes a ridic spicy, organic green juice for the low price of $4.50 for 16 oz – THIS IS UNHEARD OF PEOPLE! I have a decent blender (not a fancy-schmancy Blendtec or Vitamix yet – it’s a KitchenAid) and a coffee grinder. If you have either of these tools, you can make this recipe.

Gourmet Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | WELL in L.A.

Make the cashew flour in your blender with the pulse setting. You want it to be fine, but don’t let it turn into cashew butter. The coffee grinder can be used to finely mill both the oats and the coconut flakes into flours. Combine all the ingredients – this is what it looks like:

Gourmet Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | WELL in L.A.

Gourmet Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | WELL in L.A.

Gourmet Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | WELL in L.A.

The sticky-sticky: you can use agave or maple syrup. A dash of vanilla. The outcome from all your barely hard work is this pictured below: crumbl-y and a little sticky. It’s not the dough you would expect making a cookie, but it works – I promise.

Gourmet Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | WELL in L.A.

Gourmet Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | WELL in L.A.

To get the pretty shapes you see above I sprayed the inside of my measuring cup (the 1/4 cup) and pressed the dough in firmly with a spoon. Then slowly tapped it the cookie – a gentle coaxing, if you will – onto the baking sheet. Finally – let’s get to the recipe, shall we? Mine is a modified version of this original recipe

Ingredients
  • 2 cups fine cashew flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour, sifted
  • 1-1/3 cups oat flour, sifted
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup or agave syrup
  • 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
  • 1 cup raw chocolate chips or cacao nibs
Directions
  • Make your flours – coconut flour, oat flour (you can make this with oats on hand if you have them or oat flour if you want to buy it) and coconut flour if you’re using it in the recipe (omit and use cashews or oats as needed).
  • Blend the dry ingredients in a bowl, except for the sea salt.
  • Stir in the chips and the syrup and vanilla.
  • Blend by hand.
  • Form into 3-inch cookies (or use my method outlined above) and sprinkle with sea salt.
  • Dehydrate overnight at 118 degrees or in your dehydrator OR use your oven at its lowest setting a leave the oven door slightly open to keep it as close to the 118° mark as you can.
  • Ummm… eat, enjoy, REPEAT!!

Let me know if you try it and what you think of the recipe. Of course my barometer for success will be making and sharing a batch of these with my dad when I see him in June. Ending this post with a “Hi Dad!” and “Guess what you’re getting for Father’s Day?”!

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Meet WELL Writer Blair Atkins!

After 3 years of being the solo writer on WELL in L.A. I am thrilled to announce a second writer is joining me! Meet Blair Atkins of Beach Grown. During the days she keeps clients on track as a Pilates instructor and yoga teacher (she’s a CorePower yoga girl!). Blair currently writes for sites like Alignyo.com and MindBodyGreen in addition to her own blog and now WELL in L.A. She has several great pieces in the weeks – like her favorite alternatives to Lululemon as a yogi & fitness lover –  to come that focus more on the “Sweat Sesh” and “Mind/Body” side of WELL in L.A. Say “hello!” to Blair! 
Meet Blair Atkins of BeachGrown.com & WELL in L.A.
I’m  thrilled to be writing over here at WELL in L.A.! Erin’s blog is one I have long admired because of we both enjoy celebrating the way we live with our readers – which may or may not include a healthy dose of green juice, yoga and an occasional beach run!

I am thrilled to share my passion for fitness and nutrition – essentially my daily life! I wasn’t always a veggie-loving yogi. I played Division I volleyball in college, so I have long been active, but it wasn’t until I graduated college, moved to San Diego and discovered the benefits of plant-based eating that I found my now-version of healthy living.

Meet Blair Atkins of BeachGrown.com & WELL in L.A.

While I still enjoy playing beach volleyball, I’ve been exploring ways to sweat off of the court ever since I graduated from college in 2011. In the past few years I have become increasingly dedicated to my yoga practice and am currently undergoing teacher training at CorePower Yoga. It has been a long journey, but an eye-opening and rewarding one to say the least. I also am pretty obsessed with SPX Pilates, a workout that combines cardio and core-focused strength training on the megaformer and proformer machines. I love it so much that I now teach it!

When I’m not in a yoga or Pilates studio, you can usually find me at my computer, writing about yoga and Pilates! In addition to my own healthy living blog BeachGrown.com, I write for sites like Alignyo, MindBodyGreen and former pro volleyball player Gabby Reese and professional surfer Laird Hamilton’s site, GabbyandLaird.com.

Like Erin, I lead a busy life, but because I’m able to make what I love my work and I can’t imagine it any other way. I try to find balance in my own life by leaving space to play. On a day off you can find me relaxing at the beach or hiking with my boyfriend, who is a personal trainer. Fitness-wellness-power couple! I’m hoping to travel more in the future to find out how people all over the world live their best lives.

I look forward to sharing my ideas here at WELL and connecting with all of you, fabulous readers!
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