This is an original post I wrote for MindBodyGreen, and I thought in case you missed it, I’d also share it here. I love the idea of a bright and white smile, but not just for cosmetic reasons: Healthy teeth and gums are indicative of our wellbeing. Our mouths are often referred to as the window into our overall health. Many diseases can be prevented through proper oral care (namely by brushing and flossing daily). Until recently, I’d always believed {Read More}
Spiritual Beauty – The Latest Trends in Natural Beauty
Spirituality: A slightly unorthodox topic for a wellness and natural beauty blog, no? But hear me out. We are all energy and within that energy comes power – and that, my dears, is related to quantum physics (have a read of Deepak Chopra’s Ageless Body Timeless Mind to get the drift of what I mean here). Energy can be maneuvered around the body, and used as a ways to heal the body; age related skin damage included. While we may {Read More}
Winter Wind Down: 8 Ways to Relax Naturally
Like every year, the holidays have come and are on their way out… but before you spin on your heels and head into the New Year, take these next few days and find some time for you. Make a point of taking a bit of time (whether it’s 30 minutes in the evening or taking the whole day off work one day this week) to just be with yourself and treat your mind, body and spirit with care. We often {Read More}
LPN’s 2015 Holiday Gift Guide Part V: For Him + GIVEAWAY
It’s no secret that the pages of LPN mainly focus on the ladies, but I do know of some faithful male readers, and I also know a lot of us ladies have wonderful men in our lives that deserve something natural and wonderful this holiday season. As a result I’ve put together this little “gifts for him” guide plus, a giveaway! So what to do when it comes to gifts for him this holiday? Here’s LPN’s round up of natural {Read More}
LPN’s Holiday Gift Guide Part IV: For the Green Beauty’s Stocking + GIVEAWAYS
A million and one things could go on this list, but I thought I’d narrow it down to some faves and some new products that I would like to find in my stocking this holiday season. As the LPN gift guide continues, so too does the gift of giving. LPN is super excited to be partnering up with Pureskin.no in Norway and The Choosy Chick internationally for not one, but TWO giveaways! In celebration of the holidays, LPN is giving {Read More}
LPN’s 2015 Holiday Gift Guide Part II: Gifts for the Natural Foodie
Just like last year, the beautiful Megan from Pur Oslo (Oslo’s finest Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free baking and dishes) is back with her recommendations for this seasons’ must-haves for the foodie. You might have seen some #regrams from this natural beauty on my Instagram, so you may recognize her. ;) I’m so excited to be including her picks for you lovelies as you get into holiday shopping modus (ok, many already have). Enjoy these Scandinavian-inspired picks for your foodie friends and food-loving family members. {Read More}
LPN’s 2015 Holiday Gift Guide Part I: Natural Perfume
Fa la la la la…. <3 Hard to believe but it’s (almost) (already) that time of year. To kick things off to festive start, I thought I’d start off by publishing LPN’s First Holiday Gift Guide of 2015. Given that fragrance and perfumes are such common (toxic) gifts during the holidays, it only made sense to start here this year: your healthy alternative to beautiful fragrance, naturally. Find below a selection of some of my favourites (some you may have seen {Read More}
LPN’s iHerb Shopping Cart – My Fave Natural Beauty & Wellness Buys
I get a lot of questions about what products I use, foods I eat and beauty tips I use for my day-to-day life. This morning I was filling out an iHerb Order, and I thought to myself, it would be a good basis for a post – that is, just to share with you what I’m buying on this cloudy Hallowe’en Saturday in a chilly northern town. So, that’s just what I’ll do. Today’s post is a simple sharing of my shopping {Read More}
LPN’s August Faves: Natural Beauty & Lifestyle
It’s that time of the month (no, not that one – ha ha). Time for another monthly faves post on all that I’m loving in the natural beauty & wellness space. Today’s post is a combination of beauty, skincare, food and music. A lovely little curated collection of some beautiful things for you to enjoy as much as I have. LPN’s Summer Yoga Flow Playlist on Spotify: Love Flow While I’m writing this post from my yoga mat in the yard, {Read More}
LPN Interviews Megan Cannon: Yogini & Wellness Goddess – Natural Beauty Tips & Tricks
Today I have a very special LPN interview with an absolutely incredible natural beauty: Megan Cannon. Megan was one of the yoga teachers/inspirers at my Yandara Yoga Teacher Training last month in Bali. When she first walked in the room, I was instantaneously struck by her natural beauty, but the way this Goddess radiated, I knew she was something very special. You could feel her love from across the room — and her presence was filled with kindness, compassion and true inner {Read More}
Blissful Bali – LPN’s Yoga & Natural Beauty Travel Necessities
My beautiful souls <3 Over the past month, I have been on a journey. A most powerful and beautiful journey. My beliefs have been challenged. My ideas of what matters have been realigned. My love of this life has grown leaps and bounds – and I was already pretty damn fond of it. <3 For the past several years, I have been wanting to do my yoga teacher training. This year, the universe aligned and I took off to Bali {Read More}
LPN’s April & May Faves: Natural Beauty Love
This might be considered cheating — but I slammed April & May faves into one post this month. Why? Well, because life has been a bit crazy as of late and I haven’t been able to update as frequently as I would like. Excuses aside, summer is coming and I can’t wait to have a bit more time to tell you about all the wonderful goodness I’ve come across over these last few months. In today’s post, I’ll focus on {Read More}
Guest Post – Naturopathic Doctor Trevor Cates on Getting Back Your Glowing Skin
With the Glowing Skin Summit going on online for free, I thought it would be appropriate to have a guest post from Dr. Trevor Cates, naturopathic doctor with further training in homeopathy, environmental medicine, and craniosacral therapy. Her guide is the perfect “get started” check list for glowing skin – if you want to find out more, attend some of the free sessions here. Start With Your Digestion What you put in your body is arguably more important for your skin {Read More}
LPN’s February Faves: Natural Beauty Products
Happy Sunday, Gorgeous! I have some exciting news to start off the post today — LPN has turned 3 years old!! Can you believe it?!?! It has been such a blessed and blissed out ride, and I can’t wait to continue the journey. Thanks for being such loyal readers and sharing your thoughts as I give you mine. You are so loved <3 Now, onto more important business ;) Despite having a crazy past couple months, I have had {Read More}
Create Your Own Makeup: Health Perch’s Guide to Chemical Free Cosmetics
When I saw this beauty of an infographic, I had to share it with you. The Health Perch blog created this awesome infographic to help the ultra-natural belle create her own at home cosmetics. You will be testing at the same time as I, so keep me posted on your thoughts in the comments below. X K