Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Yoga Gift Ideas for Under $25


Does someone on your gift list love yoga - or perhaps they'd like to learn yoga or they are on a weightloss or fitness program. There are many yoga gift ideas for under $25, so depending on how much you'd like to spend, you can purchase one gift or buy several and make a yoga gift basket.

Buying a yoga matt can be a personal thing and many people like to choose their own. However, here are some other great yoga items that make thoughtful gifts:

  • Yoga matt bag - it's really nice to have a yoga matt bag to keep the matt compact and make it easy to carry. This Pure Bliss Yoga Mat Bag - XL Yoga & Pilates Tote Bag has a shoulder strap, a pocket for your gym membership card and driver's license and a key clip.
  • Yoga DVD's make great gifts. You can get a dvd specific to your gift recipient's interest too. Are they a beginner? Do they have back problems or are they trying to firm up those abs or get more energy? There is a yoga dvd aimed at all skill levels and interests. 
  • Pampered Toes Spa Therapy for Toes by Ped Egg - this yoga gift costs less than $10.
  • Yoga towels come in handy to use for extra padding on a yoga matt or to dry off the face. 
  • A Yoga Headband also cost less than $10, and make a great addition to a yoga gift basket. Get them in several colors.
  • If you're doing a gift basket, add a nice scented candle and a CD of New Age music to set the yoga mood.
  • A yoga magazine or calendar
  • A gift certificate to a local yoga class. 
  • ToeSox Yoga / Pilates Toe Socks, Organic Cotton
Do you have a senior on your gift list? How about Lilias! AM & PM Yoga Workouts for Seniors
designed especially for seniors in mind.

Yoga gifts appeal to all ages and levels of fitness, from the beginner to the experienced, from toddler to seniors.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Healthy Gift Ideas for Women - Facial Steamer for Beautiful Skin

Women love beautiful skin and the facial steamer makes a great healthy gift idea for any female on your holiday gift list. Steaming the face opens pores and detoxes the skin as well as hydrating it for a more youthful, dewy complexion. Giving a facial steamer as a gift makes it easy to have a skin spa right at home.

A facial steamer is also something many women wouldn't buy for themselves so they appreciate getting it as a gift. As a woman myself, it's a healthy gift I would like to have and that's one of my criteria for choosing a gift - if I would love to have it too!

Facial steamers make great gifts for all ages too. From teens with problem skin to seniors who want antiaging skincare products, all women love having beautiful skin and would love a facial steamer.

I like the Conair MDF2R Facial Sauna With Timer is an economical facial steamer and it works well to open pores and pull out impurities. You can also add a few drops of essential oils to the water to enhance skin beauty and cleansing.

In giving a facial steamer as a healthy gift, remind the recipient that the first few times of using it may produce a few blemishes as the skin rids itself of toxins. However, with continued use, a facial steamer makes the skin soft, youthful and clear.

Here's two more healthy skincare gift ideas to go with the facial steamer - Natural Beauty at Home, : More Than 250 Easy to Use Recipes for Body,Bath, and Hair (Revised Edition) and Home Spa: Recipes and Techniques to Restore and Refresh. These great natural skin care books offer recipes and how to's for setting up your own home skincare spa.

So if you have a friend who is into living the eco-friendly life, who would like her own home beauty spa, a hard to buy for teenager or just a loved one who wants beautiful skin, you can't go wrong with this health and wellness gift idea.

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