“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.” – Luther Burbank (more…)
20 Vegan Recipes for a Thanksgiving Feast
Whether you’re a long time Vegan or are just looking to have a healthier, more environmentally-friendly plant-based Thanksgiving, this is the guide for you! Scroll on for 20 of our favorite appetizers, main dishes, sides, and desserts-all Vegan! (more…)
Apple Pie Americana Playlist
Incorporating all your favorite rock, folk, bluegrass and blues into the wonderful genre that is Americana. Give this playlist a listen, and add some of your own favorites! (more…)
The Hulaween Incident
My very first String Cheese ‘Incident’ took place October 29-30th, 2004 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. I was only 16 years old. String Cheese symbolized more than just a band before I even had the opportunity to attend one of their shows. (more…)
Symbolism and the Lotus Flower
The Lotus flower is something that is very dear to me. It was one of my first tattoos and symbolized personal growth for me. It represented me learning how to look at life with a more open heart and soul. (more…)
How to Transition Your Wardrobe – Hello Winter
Just because it’s getting colder doesn’t mean you have to give up your boho style! Take these 5 tips to seamlessly transition your hippie wardrobe through fall and beyond… (more…)
Behind the Scenes: Franconia Photo Shoot Video
This fall the Soul Flower crew traveled to Franconia Sculpture Park to photograph our new line. See what goes on behind the scenes in this video! (more…)
Top Pins October 2015
Here are this month’s top pins! Follow Soul Flower on Pinterest to stay up-to-date on all our boards! (more…)
All I Could Do Was Breathe
Here’s something I’ve noticed: people get kind of touchy when they’re talking about yoga, quick to emphasize that within the sacred yogi world there is no right or wrong, no misguided intention or motivation, only endless acceptance and the complete absence of judgment. (more…)
Goblins and Ghouls: A Halloween Playlist
Whether you’re staying in to watch your favorite scary movies, heading out to a costume party, or trick-or-treating, spooky tunes are a necessity. Let this eclectic Halloween-themed playlist set the mood. (more…)
October is Fair Trade Month!
In addition to being the month of eating a bit too much candy and dressing up in wacky costumes, October is fair trade month! Read on to learn more about why fair trade is important, and what you can do to support fair labor practices globally. (more…)
Monday Motivation Playlist
We get it. Mondays can be hard. Put a little pep in your step with these well known feel good tunes and kick off your week with a smile on your face. (more…)
Are You Celebrating Abundance or Dramatizing Lack?
When my kids were young, I took them to an amazing dental practice. This particular dental practice had always struck me as the most enlightened of pediatric affairs. (more…)
5 Eco-Friendly Halloween Costumes
Tired of the same old Halloween costumes every year? Or the exorbitant amount of waste surrounding cheap “throw away” outfits? Mix up your seasonal wardrobe and your spooky style at the same time with these five off beat ideas! (more…)
You Belong Among the Wild Fox Grapes
“You belong among the wild flowers.” -Tom Petty (more…)
Franconia Photoshoot
For our most recent photoshoot, we wanted something funky, eclectic, and a little bit weird. Franconia Sculpture Park in Schafer, MN totally fit the bill. Boasting over 100 unique sculptures on 43 acres of gorgeous prairie, the hardest part was narrowing down which sculptures to feature!
“Franconia has grown from its first year, in 1996, with a negative $15k budget and no payed staff (for 4 years) to 19 years later as a nationally recognized arts organization with a 550k budget…with a staff of six and serving more than 40 artists per year and with education programs that served over 13,000 people annually.”
– John Hock, Founding Member
“Franconia is unique in America in that it is the great combination of residency, work and exhibition all at one location.” -Hock
“The artists work hard and long every day they are in residence. Typically they work 12 hours a day on the sculpture that they are producing.” -Hock
“All of our events are exciting. Whether it be an iron pour, a Kids Make sculpture class, our rural arts program for under-served youth, or our music in the park concert series. Last year we did a Hey Shakespeare performance of the Tempest for three nights running. The performance used the entire park as the set in stage for the play. It was really exciting.” -Hock
To plan your own visit to Franconia Sculpture Park, check out their website.
For updates from afar, follow Franconia on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
View the behind the scenes video here.
My First Hiking Adventure
I love the great outdoors but I hate summer -or really the heat that summer brings. I’m not a fan of being hot, it makes me grumpy… give me autumn or winter any day!
Fan Photos! August-September 2015
We’re lovin’ your style, buds! Keep the photos coming for your chance to be featured! (more…)
10 Ways to Celebrate the Fall Equinox
The fall equinox marks the day when the sun crosses the celestial equator, meaning that day and night are almost exactly equal in length. It also signifies the changing of seasons and a shift in energies around you. Below are 10 ways to celebrate this magical day.
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The Call of the Wild
“Keep close to nature’s heart and break clear away once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” –John Muir (more…)
Inspiration Exploration
Living in a small town can often feel stifling, and sometimes it’s a struggle trying to keep it from getting to you. If I’ve learned anything from my experience residing in the remote lands of Southern Illinois, it is it only takes a short drive and a little exploring to find an adventure filled with inspiration. (more…)
Finding Sangha in the Saddle
“If you had a religion, it would be the bicycle,” my soon-to-be roommate said to me with a chuckle. Though I didn’t grab on to the idea at first, in time I saw he was right. (more…)
Opening Your Heart & Your Third Eye
Remember, Be Here Now is a fun freely written spiritual journey merging 1970 meditation and spiritual practices. The core lesson in this fun, well written book is self-discovery. Ram Dass expresses the importance that you can be yourself: you are eternal-everything-free.
My Thoughts are Clouds…
I’ve been trying to think of thought as clouds. My husband heard something about that one day at work; someone who owned the most successful car dealership in America came in and did a talk about how he kept his employees happy, truly happy it seemed, and this was the key to his success. (more…)