Mindful GiftS: The Wanda Edit
Yogaland Game is a mindful gift for the yoga enthusiast in your life any time of year!
I have been on the move a lot this year, fulfilling many of the dreams, ideas and projects I've wanted to see happen with you, my Soolip family, and to happen for myself personally. In a nutshell ... we elevated the Soolip Creative Arts Workshops by collaborating with the Four Seasons Westlake Village, my friend Jen Dohr and I held S E E D, our first all day retreat (a professional milestone), I was published in Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper (a personal milestone), Soolip was chosen to design branding for a hot fashion label, and my kids and I had a beautiful and luxurious time together in Portugal.
As we head into the last part of this year, I want to plant my feet firmly and mindfully in the present, before starting to move forward again.
As many of you know, I am a yogi as well as artist and entrepreneur. As such, I find deep nourishment in creating a sacred space in my home where I both practice and teach yoga. Within this space is an altar on which I routinely place small objects of meaning that feed my spirit and sustain my soul.
In a way, Soolip itself is an altar - a purposeful place where I hold space for all that is significant. While that might mean thoughts and ideas, it also refers to the objects that surround me. Objects, like everything on this planet, have an energetic frequency; because of this, when objects are placed in relation to each other in a particular way, the result is harmonious energy.
In this physical world we live in, fraught with events, occurrences and people that trigger us all, for me, it’s important to maintain some physical area that represents equanimity, happiness, beauty and self love.
Which brings me to how I am celebrating the holidays this year. Mindful gifts are more important than ever. Here I have chosen three that I dearly love. And keep in mind that you can also gift any of our Creative Arts Workshops!
THREE MINDFUL GIFTS i Love
Summa Opus
SUMMA OPUS
My latest creation, a journal of some magnitude, is just out and is named "Summa Opus," Latin for "total work."
Imagine your Summa Opus in these pages be it a memoir, a multi-media journal or simply your thoughts recorded on solid matte paper in 80# weights, strong enough to carry all your thoughts and creativity!
The nature-inspired paper colors were carefully chosen to inspire a natural movement into diving deep, confronting truth, and then naturally moving into a place of peace and stillness within the soul-soothing interior blank pages in colors ranging from eggshell ivory, butter yellow, and grass green, to earth brown and raincloud.
The colors of the translucent vellum divider pages, are creativity sparks, and are chosen to inspire as are the phrases on each such as Be Still, Seek Truth, and Shine Your Bright Light.
Moments from S E E D All-Day Retreat 2024
SEED: A NOURISHING ALL DAY RETREAT | JANUARY 25, 2025
If you are wondering what to get for your loved one that has everything, give the gift of inner peace through self-discovery, community, creativity while being embraced by Mother Nature.
How special is the gift of a soul-nourishing retreat at serene Temescal Canyon Gateway Park in the Santa Monica Mountains surrounded by nature? S E E D is an opportunity to disconnect from the hustle in order to re-engage and rediscover oneself. The recipient of this thoughtfully-curated, interconnected day will find him or herself engaged in body, mind, spirit, and creativity. We guarantee they will have one thought for you after, and that is ... THANK YOU!
WHAT A FEW ATTENDEES HAVE SAID...
"I didn't want the day to end. Thank you for bringing a unique, authentic experience to life and helping me in ways I could not have foreseen. You both crafted a work of art as a day retreat!"
Kathleen G
"There were so many moments during the day that will remain with me, but one of the most important discoveries of the day was that, when done right, a one-day retreat can be as rejuvenating as a week long vacation!"
Liese G
Family Fun Kit
HOT COCOA FAMILY FUN KIT
Every year, we re-introduce the Soolip Hot Cocoa Family Fun Kit as a curated box to reflect the simple holidays my kids and I enjoyed while they were growing up. Everything about it is designed to encourage the magic of family time spent being together - writing to loved ones, creating handmade ornaments that are brought out every holiday, wrapping gifts using simple, but thoughtful materials, laughing, dreaming, and of course, drinking hot cocoa.
Inside you will find...
8 letterpress printed cards & envelopes
2 Dear Santa self-mailer letters
1 Lamy fountain pen for beginners
2 ink cartridges for fountain pen, green & blue
The Fairy Place wool felting 2 - ornament kit
100 yards red ribbon, 1/2” wide
8 handmade, cut-out felt gift tags
4 individual packets, Moonstruck Hot Cocoa, assorted flavors
1 pad Hot Cocoa Splash paper placemats, 25 sheets in pad
Plus! The activities within the kit are supported by videos you will find on my YouTube channel, The Soolip Fix!