Mind Body Sole

Yoga for you, from the comfort shoe!

When you see a young, lithe body bending into challenging yoga postures, it's easy to assume that they were just born that way. New students sometimes quit because they lose faith that they'll ever be able to bend their bodies into yoga asana perfection. But yoga is a path of effort that requires years of dedication. Some of the best teachers are the ones who struggled the most along the way. The most intense and arduous journey makes a more salient and dramatic story to tell upon its completion. Success in yoga is not measured by the advanced postures -- it's measured by the depth of the inner process. The best yogis are the ones who master not just the physical acrobatics but also the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of the practice.

Fashion, comfort AND I can see my pedicure?  You asked and Therafit delivered!

Meet the Girls of Summer by Therafit:  our summer sandals, available in three super cool trends of Neon Sport, Garden/Natural and Classic Badda Bling!  Co-developed with Dr. Lisa Masterson of The Doctors, Therafit has brought you another amazing wellness shoe, exclusively for women!

Want to relieve stress with just your hands and feet?  Try this ancient custom!

Performed on both the hands and feet via finger and thumb massage, Reflexology is an ancient Chinese practice, based on the belief that specific reflex points on the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands correspond with every major organ, gland and area of the body. 

Which is worse?  The gym or spanx in summer?

So what's a girl to do?  One can't diet all the time - there's just too much temptation.  Even a sushi roll can pop a button if you don't watch out!  So your friends at Therafit have devised a plan for those of us that hate to workout.  (For the record:  it's not the wisest plan.  It's not the best plan and no - this is not the plan for losing those 10 pounds before your cousin's wedding or getting bikini ready; for that you will want to Move Like Jagger)

Therafitshoe.com is thrilled out announce the WINNER of our first Walk Your Walk video contest:  Dawn Wells.  

Dawn, a writer of Bloggingmomof4 and stay-at-home mom/teacher, sumbitted her motivating video about walking her walk for her children, her family and being inspired by the special health needs required by her daughter's diagnosis of Crohn's disease.

Each day in June, Therafit will be putting out good vibes to support your wellbeing to help Make Your Whole Body Happy!

Please enjoy these positive affirmations for your Personal Empowerment and enhance your mind, body & sole:

It's time to take a moment and enjoy the simple things in life.  At Therafit, we appreciate the long lazy days of summer that beg for reflection.  

Each day in June, Therafit will be putting out good vibes to support your wellbeing to help Make Your Whole Body Happy!

Therafit has reached 10,000 fans on Facebook and it's because of friends like YOU!

Thank you for all of your feedback, support, sharing, caring, engagement, participation and loyalty!  We are a company made of up friends, from the inside out:  fans, bloggers, customers, brand partners and collaborators.  Each of person has contributed to a brand that is inspired by wellness and driven by comfort.  Therafit is committed to our community, charity partners and customers...and that's YOU.

At Therafit, the most comfortable shoe for women, we are a company of women, for women and we like to listen to our friends.  

Here are twelve things we learned from Huffington Post writer, healthy living coach and model, Erin Joy Henry:

At Therafit, the most comfortable shoe for women, sometimes the best motivation for getting your heart rate up is a new pair of trainers to put your best foot forward! Here is some advice from our development team on getting the best fit in high performance technology shoes specific to your work out:

Ladies, your days of having to go to the gym to get a great cardio workout are over! For the past 15 years, there has been a revolution taking place in workout trends for 2013!  That revolution is the dance exercise phenomenon. Dance exercise is a very basic philosophy… You put on music that you enjoy listening to and perform dance moves – both choreographed and improvisational – as a method of elevating your heart rate and tone individual muscle groups.

Welcome to the Therafit Community! 

Mind, Body, Sole is a heartfelt creation we’ve been developing since our beginning.  We are passionate about women’s wellness and wanted to have a space dedicated to women by women to share information, humor, great pictures, recipes and all things that make a body good.

Small steps can add up fast, and with our ONE STEP FORWARD Giving Campaign, we're following YOUR lead!

As a brand, Therafit is a globally conscious organization. We have a sincere interest in medical research, social responsibility, education, and the preservation of our planet and its resources. We have carefully selected reputable non-profit partners that represent these shared interests.  Our current non-profit partners are:  Educate Tomorrow, Maternal Fetal Care International, Animal Recovery Mission and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Here at Therafit, we sometimes have to remind ourselves that although we live, breathe and eat athletic shoes for women - we often don't lace up and execise enough for ourselves.  Fortunately, we know of the perfect walking shoe for that!

Feeling bloated, inflammed or just blah?  Try going green for a day or two - or even just for breakfast - and feel the difference in your whole body!  At Therafit we try to work in wellness from the ground up, either through a comfort shoe, a long walk or good night's sleep; nothing is better for your long term health than taking care of your whole body.  We love the Glowing Green Smoothie from Kimberly Snyder, author of The Beauty Detox Solution.  

At Therafit, we love to eat.  It keeps us motivated to wear our comfort shoes around the office (and for planning killer parties at night!).  Here is our new favorite salty snack: zucchini chips.

Get the recipe: http://www.theluxuryspot.com/yum-alert-zucchini-chips/

Everyone deserves a thank you for a job well done, especially those that do the personal and necessary tasks that keep our lives balanced and in order year round.  From caregivers to car detailers, year-end tipping is a lovely gesture of generosity during the holiday season. Saying thanks need not break the budget nor come in the form of cash.

Pin the Therafit Deborah Shoe along with $400 work of your Dream gifts and you could win your pinned items on us!

We love contests and we have the perfect one for you this holiday season, the Therafit Pin It To Win It Inspiration contest.  We want to know what you would pair with our Deborah comfort shoes to create your ultimate gift board.  Enter by December 20, 2012 for a chance to win the Deborah shoes of your choice plus a $400 Visa Gift Card.

Be creative, use your imagination and style it your way!  

Click here to enter.

The delicate dancing leaves of the willow tree cast a shadowy performance as you silently watch beneath its billowing curtains of lacey green. The soft tendrils of fresh grass make  for comfortable seating, as the breeze provides a noisy audience to this spectacle of summer. The lake, a gorgeous crystal plate reflecting the setting sun – the oranges, pinks, purples, and blues that reverberate this tangible beauty, as if one could pluck the colors from the sky like ripe Golden fruits, the sweet juice dripping down the corners of your smile. The clouds become your napkin, discretely soaking up the juice of the soft sunshine that has left you sticky with delight. Dipped toes leave ripples, summer love leaves heartbreaks, and tans slip away into memories.

In the market for a new career or hiring talent in 2013?  Check out these hot links on Twitter for surprising and professional twists on specific skill sets such as nursing, teaching, writing and so much more!

At the start of my career, every modeling agency I ever worked with would always start out by telling me I needed to lose weight. Now being a healthy, confident woman with a pretty good level of self-awareness, I just never understood why this was such a standard, across-the-board demand from model agents to models. At first my response to this precarious demand was a simple smile, a nod and I just wouldn't think too much of it because, well, for starters I'm actually pretty thin! I just happen to have *gasp* boobs and, get ready for it, a round bum! I always thought that was what makes women feel a little more womanly.

Summer is wonderful especially when it comes to the supermarket – with the endless varieties of fruit and vegetables. It’s the peak of the season for some of my favorite ingredients and one fruit that can be found almost anywhere this time of year are big plum juicy peaches, a family favorite at my home. They are low in calorie with only 40 calories for a medium peach and loaded with antioxidant Vitamin C.

I was recently asked to speak at a young professionals’ group and give insight about serving on nonprofit boards.  While we hope that everyone who gets involved with a charity has some type of personal passion in the cause, there is also nothing wrong with using the opportunity to get business from it.  Let me be clear, getting business cannot be the only reason why you join a board – people will see right through it.  However, if you “do good,” we believe that you will “do well.”  So if you truly want to get business from your nonprofit board members, here’s what you should do.

Sometimes you want a vacation in a glass, but fruity cocktail many times means tons of calories.  I was recently at a Mexican restaurant a few days ago and saw a delicious looking jalapeño margarita – I love a spicy kick.  I created this low-cal drink using fresh ingredients to kick away those winter blues!