Namaste friends! This World Oceans Day, I am really feeling the need to honor this amazing planet we have to call home. I don’t want to feel helpless or hopeless, instead I want to stay inspired and empowered to continue to help make changes.

Since I started writing about ethical and sustainable (beauty,skincare and household) products,recipes,fashion lines and designers etc, I continue to become more aware of the dangers to our planet(or really our futures) of not living this way. It has all built up over years and cause a lot of damage to the eco system. It is all down to capitalism, greed and mass consumption but I digress.

It hit me hard when we visited the Dominican Republic recently and I saw it first hand I’ve read articles, seen posts and movies but it really was like a punch  in the gut to see the plastic washing up with every single wave and in every pile of seaweed/sea grass….it was truly disheartening and I tried to just let it go at the time and just enjoy the beauty of this gorgeous island and it’s people. I realized I have to do as much as I can do to help create change.

If you are passionate about it too, donate money to http://www.worldoceansday.org. Also, make mindful purchases and take small steps to cut out single use plastic in your life(take reusable straws and say no to plastic straws and bags). Also, donating to organizations to help sea life and help spread the word on social media. I like to think that having a hybrid or a mix hybrid/electric helps us use less gas so we don’t depend on oil companies as much. I know there are mixed reviews on the energy used to make them and the plug in to a power line aspect. I wish we could charge cars using solar panels!  Anyway, just know that every single bit counts so if we all pitch in we can make tremendous changes!

 Here is a great meditation to honor our worlds oceanss and help give you some focus on what you can do to help save the oceans and ocean life! Click link below!

https://www.3ho.org/kundalini-yoga/meditation/featured-meditations/7-wave-sat-nam-meditation

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