"I ran my mouth off a bit too much, ah what did I say? Well, you just laughed it off and it was all okay. And we'll all float on okay; And we'll all float on okay; And we'll all float on okay; And we'll all float on anyway, well" - Modest Mouse, Float On [...]
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What are we actually doing in yoga?
"What is yoga? What are the end goals? And how is this practice difference from going to the gym or toning the body running or cycling? How is yoga therapeutic? And why is it said to have a mind/body connection?" When we experience a disconnect between body and mind we feel tension, stress, anxiety and [...]
Mindfulness Matters
Mindfulness matters in our daily lives much more than we give credit for. Being mindful means recognizing negative patterns of thinking which remove you from the present moment. The type of focus can help bring us into the situation we are in and tackle it with less emotion and more reason. The direct definition of [...]
City Girl in the Country
Twice now I've volunteered at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival, at Canadian Tire Motor Sports Park, backstage doing artist transportation and hospitality. This was my second year and Boots and Hearts provides me with experience in artist and public relations. It allows me to me new people, make new friends and basically field a [...]
Audrey Kitching Collection: Part One
Fall 2012 Audrey Kitching for Noctis Magazine Note: I adore Miss. Audrey Kitching. The interviews we have done together have truly been some of my favorite. She is a light hearted, kind soul. Gorgeous? Yes. Sharp as a whip? Also, yes. Most importantly, she is a very nice woman. Who has really cool hair. Here [...]
The Making of an Iconic Bag
By Alexa Tomaszewski Published on December 13, 2012 You are walking down a busy street, it’s a beautiful day and the city is full of hustle and bustle. You are in a metropolitan city, it’s big and notably fashion forward. It might be Toronto, Montreal, New York City, London or Paris. It’s a weekday so [...]
Snow White Syndrome – is the media our mirror?
By Alexa Tomaszewski Published March 19, 2013 18:26 "Mirror, Mirror on the wall who is the fairest of them all?" - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Advertising Standards Canada has released their 2012 annual report and one of the interesting things discovered was that Canadians are more likely to believe advertising shapes society than our American [...]
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