Forget Niche Dating Apps; Dating Takes Time
You’ve got your checklist of requirements for future BAE, entered it into your preferred dating app, and now you’re sitting back and praying for those three little words, “It’s a match.” But are niche dating apps preventing us from finding love in unexpected places and people?
Ashley Galvin
Her body-bending moves bend the minds of her huge Instagram following. Like seriously, how did she get that foot there? One of Cali’s biggest yogi influencers, Ashley Galvin, shares her tips and tricks with us-- everything from the best yoga mat on the market to just how she keeps her sun-kissed skin so healthy.
Tired of Being Busy?
Overworked and need to slow down? You don’t need to go cold turkey. Learn how to un-busy yourself one hour at a time.
Slow Living with Sweet Laurel Bakery
A rare autoimmune disorder lead Laurel Gallucci to see a health challenge as an opportunity. Choosing to focus on healing through food, Laurel adopted a strict elimination diet. Being cut off from dairy, grains, and refined-sugar led her into the kitchen to create her own dessert destiny, Sweet Laurel Bakery. Her commitment to her vision for health has crystallized the often underappreciated notion that slow, steady steps in the right direction are the key to radically changing your life.
The Whole Kohlrabi
We don’t often think that feeding ourselves and our loved ones healthy meals is an act of altruism-- but it is. This Kohlrabi Fritter recipe will have you feeling ultra altruistic because it's as nutritious as it is delicious. True feel good food.
LA’s DEN Speaks in Meditation
Modern life is busy af. Your spirit will thank you for the DEN, a mediation center in LA that works with everyone’s schedule.
Altruism or Bust: When Giving Your All Leaves You High and Dry
It took an inflight safety demo to make this writer realize that if you’re not looking out for yourself first, there’s no way in hell you can save anyone else.
Jaime Kowal
We know, we know. Comparison is the thief of joy. But when it comes to Jaime Kowal, we’re having major career/home/style/social circle envy. Luckily, she shared seven of her favorite things, so at least we can replicate just a little of her awesome life.
Altruism 2.0 for Helper Professionals
Is your Gandhi-like philosophy sabotaging or enlightening your own personal growth?
Service with Sian Gordon
The balance of altruism and self-care is a fine line but get it right and happiness unfolds in abundance. We sat down with life-long yogi Sian Gordon, who offered up some simple ideas on finding your center through service.
Banana Toffee Tart
This to-die-for plant-based tart and its perfect marriage of salty and sweet has us going... umm... bananas.
Dance All Day with DAYBREAKER
You snooze, you lose. This 6am dance party is well worth the early morning wake-up call.
Atomic Living: Following Your Heart
Life plans are hard. Most of us don’t know where to eat for dinner, let alone where we want to be in five years. But maybe we don’t need an end goal. Maybe the answer to a happy life is simply knowing what makes us happy right now.
Jess Zanotti
This globe-trotting stylist has a unique eye for the feminine and the floral. Take a peek at the seven things making her life bloom… including the redeeming power of a girl gang and her favorite platform for styling inspo.
Happiness is a Dangling Carrot
Happiness is not an external force-- it’s a mindset. And that’s awesome! Because now we can all reach Pharrell-Dancing in-the-Streets-of-Downtown LA levels of happiness, simply by changing our thoughts.
Happy Habits With Kyle Miller
Just like DJ Khaled, Kyle Miller believes the best way to get over feeling down is to #BlessUp. We sat down with the yogi as she transformed our thinking on happiness and generously shared her practical tips and tricks to help everyone count their blessings-- in and outside the studio.
Beet Chips with Herbed Yogurt
Inspired by the world’s most locally-sourced kitchen, this Beet Chip recipe is as healthy as it is addictive.
Let Playlist Yoga Pump You Up
Get down with your downward dog and strike the pigeon pose, LA’s hippest yoga studio just brought the beats. Meet the founders, yogis, and DJs behind Playlist Yoga.
Balancing Act: A Guide to Mastering Humility + Confidence
Humility, self-care, ego, and gratitude all play a pivotal role in helping you master your goals. Run your world with our Ambition + Confidence Checklist and Toolkit.
Bianca Moran
This vegan pioneer just shared seven of her favorite things and they’re equal parts inspiring and grounding. HINT: Never underestimate the meditative effects of getting lost in the supermarket.