Part Two of my parting words is a plea. It’s becoming harder and harder for small businesses to start up and survive. The big monopolies are getting bigger, and gaining access...

As Ethel Studio comes to a close later this month, I have some final words to leave you with. I’ve perhaps been too reserved over the years about these topics, and...

Hello Ethel Studio Family! It is with both sadness and gratitude that I am announcing we will be closing Ethel Studio on June 28th. It has been such a rewarding and fulfilling...

We are all connected, we are all interdependent. This sentiment often seems to be missing from the world today, but there’s just no way around this truth. We all breathe...

With the average American throwing away 80 pounds of clothing a year, adding up to millions of tons of fabric entering landfills each year, we’ve got a whole lot of...

Textiles are all around us. We live in them, sleep on and under them, sit on them, walk on them, and even live in rooms covered in them. Some cultures...

Warning: once you start using an Ethel Studio weighted eye pillow, there's no turning back.  By now, we all know how important it is to get plenty of rest and a full...

Learn about how the narrow goal of "calmness" above all else can prevent us from accessing so much healing and transformation. It just requires getting uncomfortable....

Winter is an extreme but necessary season to experience before moving into Spring's new beginnings. Let's lean into winter and it's challenging elements with a quick exercise to get stagnant energy moving.

Just as quickly as we get excited about starting a meditation practice, we can feel it turn stale and stuck. Sometimes meditation can feel like we’re just sitting with the same...

I think it’s safe to say many of us are feeling the effects of fear, grief, confusion, and overwhelm. For those of us with diagnosed anxiety conditions, we’re pretty on...

"But grief isn’t something to be fixed, because it’s not dysfunctional. It’s a healthy and necessary process we have to undergo in order to heal."Navigating grief is as much a...

Books to inspire you - exploring ethical fashion, climate justice, conscious consumption, and more! Writers expose atrocities in the fashion industry, track centuries of oppression, instruct us how to care and reimagine...

  Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking BY SUSAN CAIN “Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured.” Susan Cain...

Looking for some inspiration this summer? We’ve asked around some of our Ethel Studio friends for recommendations of some inspiring reads for the summer of 2019. Enjoy!   RISE &...

Enjoy the healing sounds of gem-infused Alchemy Bowls tuned to the Heart Chakra played by Liz Campos…. You can find Liz teaching Kundalini Yoga at One Yoga in Minneapolis and...

Joleen Emery is a Minneapolis-based entrepreneur, mother of four, and yoga teacher with a whole lot on her plate. Watch our conversation about topics ranging from infusing gratitude into your...

Joe Horton is a Minneapolis-based musician, interdisciplinary artist, father, and meditator. There’s not much small talk with Joe -- we got right to some pretty complex topics like how meditation...