allessia's love list

current obsession:
Nail polish, cruiser bikes and the idea of living in California.

favourite app:
Bloglovin' is the only way I can keep up with the 50 million different blogs I follow and their app provides me with endless reading material for any commute. Words With Friends is a close second though – I dare you to play me! (disclaimer: last night I played a word for 99 points and I'd be lying if I said it was the first time that's happened).

gear to sweat in:
Cool Racerback tank, hands down. I fear TLC’s My Collection Obsession might be on to me...

workout accessory:
A run hat. Even if I look like Phoebe running through Central Park, I feel totally legit and in the zone when I’ve got my run hat on.

yoga move:
Handstand. I love the idea of flipping my world upside down and seeing how long I can hold it! I also mix my handstand passion with my travel passion and snap a pic on every beach I visit.

place to run:
On the seawall here in Vancouver – I like my runs with a pinch of sea salt.

websites/blogs:
Oh gosh, there are so many to choose from but these are some of my current go-to’s for all kinds of laughs and inspiration!

http://theglitterguide.com/
http://seejaneworkplaylive.blogspot.com/
http://www.thedaybookblog.com/
http://www.ispydiy.com/
http://jezebel.com/
http://madewell.tumblr.com/
http://ohsheglows.com/ 

who inspires you?
My grandma! I think about all the things she’s experienced in her lifetime and it just blows me away. As a little girl she was making day-long treks down a mountain in Italy to do laundry in a river. Today, at 81, she calls me on Skype from Toronto and sends e-cards for my birthday. Oh, and her cooking is out of this world.

favourite restaurant:
True Food Kitchen in Scottsdale, Arizona - food has never tasted so good.

favourite book:
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and, by no coincidence, The Catcher in the Rye (which Chbosky was inspired by). Side note: Perks is coming out as a film this year and I’m feeling confident the adaptation will be amazing since the author is also the director and screenwriter. How cool is that?

fitness trend:
Stand Up Paddleboarding – and I’m dying to try SUP yoga as soon as the sun decides to shine!

secret to finding balance?
I am a chronic list maker and post-it fanatic (see above). Writing things down keeps me organized and stress-free. Every morning starts with a list of all the things I want to accomplish that day (laundry, workout, blog post, coffee date etc.). If I can visually see what I have to do the achiever in me can get it all done. To lock in my sweat sessions I schedule all my workouts into my Outlook calendar and keep an extra set of workout gear at my desk. When you work at a place like lululemon, you just never know when a yoga class is going to call your name!

Got any things you think i'll love? Let me know!

We don’t think we need any reason to share the things we love. Here’s what’s been making us think, act, create and laugh this month.

From their blog to this stunning book, we’re soaking up everything Design Sponge has to offer.

How many Downward Dogs ‘til we can yoga-breakdance like Alex Yde?

Whisker Works presents handmade hilarity leaving no set of lips undusted.

Wunderkit is keeping us ‘wundering’. We’re anxiously awaiting the release of their app!

Punchfork makes the world your Oyster Fitzpatrick.

Training Mobs get people sweating together. No flash mobs here.

Say it with us: rouge. If you've been around the lululemon block, you know we don't do red often. It's a special thing  - and we consider the return of colour a very special thing. Now that we're coming back to colour, what could be hotter than Tango Red? Nothing, as far as we're concerned. (Just saying "rouge" gets our hearts are racing.)

our tango red love list

(left to right, top to bottom)

"Intelligentsia coffee. The beans are phenomenal and the sexy red bag is the icing on the cake." - Elissa Joy, Digital

"The red chairs outside of Chip's office. So many amazing things are being created by the people sitting in them." - Jacqueline, EA

"Red nail polish on women over the age of 85." - Andrea, Community

"My favorite sample from Spring 2010 that didn't make the cut... especially when worn with my red boots." - Niamh, Design 

"Picnics. Great food in the great outdoors is hard to beat." - Michael, Digital

"My red coaster from Nood. It keeps my desk neat, and contrasts well with the white around the office." - Justin, Blue Sky

"I love the red 'Keep Calm' posters that crop up around the office. Great words to live by in general...especially the one about our website." - Lesia, Digital

"The Strengthsfinder 2.0 books around the office. Seeing people's strengths is like spying on the secret recipe behind their personality."  - Sara, Digital

"Hit me up for some local strawberries any day! Better yet, cover them in chocolate. Indulgent and nutritious all in one bite." - Matt, Leadership Development

"Our manifesto. It's full of words to live by." - Stefanie, Ecommerce

"I love, love, love bright red cherry tomatoes off the vine. Perfection." - Jen, Planning

"Red Moleskine journals. Somehow they manage to stick around a bit longer than black ones. Maybe because they stick out in the clutter on my desk?" - Carolyn, Digital

"Tulips please. They bring any room to life." - Paula, Social Media

"The soles of my Louboutins. Need I say more?" - Sheena, Ecommerce

not pictured but equally loved

A post-workout complexion, red wine, flamenco dresses, red velvet cupcakes, the book The Red Tent, TOMS canvas classics, Prince's Little Red Corvette, the book Red is Best, Tapatio, and Dorothy's ruby slippers. Why the slippers?  "Because I hope one day to click my proverbial heels and go anywhere." - Elim

Welcome back, rouge. We missed you. What about red has your heart racing?

Yoga move: Wheel because it turns the whole world upside down. A change in perspective every once in a while is a must.

Place to run: The bike paths in Nantucket.

Font: Century Gothic

Websites
- Kayak.com
- UrbanDaddy.com
- GiltGroup.com
- NYMag.com
- SomeECards.com

App
- MindBody (find a yoga class anywhere!)

lululemon items to work out in:
- Bra: Boobs on a Wire
- Tank: Cool Racerback
- Pant: Tadasana
- Jacket: Cocoon Wrap

Way to sweat: On a wedding dance floor.

Book: I have a weakness for trashy novels, but I’ll never forget The Help.

Magazine
- New York
- Vanity Fair
- Entertainment Weekly
- Condenast Traveler
- Food & Wine

Current obsession: Wine! South American reds and Italian whites to be specific.

Inspired by: My Nana. She’s 88 and still cleans out her own gutters.

New fitness trend: The fusion of ballet and boxing.

Place to unroll your yoga mat: At the foot of any of my favorite teachers – Raghunath, Isaac Pena, Matt Lombardo, Rima Rabbath, Jackie Prete.

Way to celebrate: With a glass of champagne, some rocking tunes and a pants on the ground style dance party with my best girlfriends.

Way to get motivated: Loading my current playlist and turning it UP.

Stay tuned for more love lists from lululemon employees all over the company!

Websites: My Saturday mornings are consumed by the following:

• refinery29.com (sign up for their email blasts...highly addictive)
• advancedstyle.blogspot.com (think the sartorialist, but with old people...amazing. I can’t wait to be 80 and crazy!)
• http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com (I just recently gave up wheat and her recipes make my mouth water)
• http://nymag.com/daily/fashion (I could spend hours here)

Magazines: Nylon, Vogue, Marie Claire. US versions are a monthly must—I treat myself to the international versions when I travel.

lululemon items to work out in: I’m a basic kinda gal. Give me a Flow Y Bra, an oversized Racerback tank and some Wunder Unders and I’m good to go.

Way to sweat: Hot vinyasa flow. If Vancouver ever got a Baptiste studio, I’d die.

Film: I’ve got a three-way tie going on at the moment: Lagerfeld Confidential, Valentino: The Last Emperor, and Unzipped. I love watching documentaries about crazy fashion designers. I heart Karl hugely.

Place to run: My absolute most favourite runs were when I was in high school and would run cross country in the fall—I love the smell of wet leaves and running through all the colours.

Font: Times New Roman. Again, basics kinda gal.

Way to spend a Sunday morning: Stretchy pants, a hot bowl of oatmeal, and a cat in my lap.

Magazine: Nylon

Book: Catch 22

lululemon shirt: 5 Year T

Way to sweat: The Grouse Grind!

Website: Ted.com

Tech gadget: BlackBerry / Kindle

Way to spend a Sunday morning: Reading coffee table books from Taschen's at my shack on the Sunshine Coast of BC.

Restaurant: Cin Cin, Vancouver.

New fitness trend: Crossfit

Way to get motivated: Looking at my wife!

Place to unroll your yoga mat: Sunshine Coast, BC

Way to celebrate: Kissing and hugging!

Yoga move: Breath. Focusing on breathing = living in the moment.

Chip and his family last summer at Salutation Nation in San Diego.

Yoga move: Marichyasana I; Marichi's Pose keeps my hips and hamstrings from screaming...

Workout gear: Wunder Under Crop!

Way to sweat: Yoga (any way, shape, or form)

Place: I leave for Puerto Rico tomorrow...it could be my new fav!

Magazine(s): Yoga Journal or Ode Magazine

Inspiration: I am inspired by the amazing people that I work with everyday; Being a part of lululemon is an everyday inspiration. Also, my person, Antonio Rondan Diaz; he is beautiful soul that I am so grateful to have found.

Favourite app.: Shazam (You'll love it...I promise)

Place to run: Through Sarasota's Bayfront Park over the Ringling Bridge to St. Armands Circle...stunning!

Jess loves anti-gravity yoga!

Current obsession: Product, furniture, and interior design.

Font: Swiss721 Light

Restaurant: True Food Kitchen Phoenix, AZ; Great-tasting globally inspired cuisine that nourishes body, mind, and spirit.

Way to get motivated: Discovering and downloading new music while flipping through my design mags, and reading a few of my favorite quotes to remind me that anything is possible.

New fitness trend: Anti-gravity yoga

Way to celebrate: Dinner with friends and a bottle of Veuve.

Post-yoga beverage: Chai Tea Latte (roadside India style)

Book: Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda

Stay tuned for more love lists, from lululemon employees all across the company!

My name is Lesia (say it 'Lasha') and I'm the email specialist here at the lululemon Store Support Centre. I'm from Toronto, ON originally and have lived in London, UK, Santa Monica CA and now call Vancouver BC my home. I have 4 younger sisters, 1 daughter, and I'm married to a cool dude who is an 3D animator and fast runner. Here are a few of the things I love:

Yoga move: Tie between pigeon and dancer’s pose (love the stretch)

Workout accessory: The Mat – best yoga mat ever!

Magazine(s): Elle Collections, Lula, Dwell & I just downloaded the Vogue UK for the iPad, I’ll let you know how that plays out…

Clothes to sweat in: I’m equally in love with our always flattering, ever functional Wunder Unders + The Everywhere Yoga Jacket. They both rule and I could not live without them.

Activity: Hot yoga!

Tech gadget: Hands down my iPhone. I’m not sure how I ever lived without it.

Favourite app.: Luxe City Guides (the ultimate travel guides now on your iPhone - yes!) and How to Cook Everything (A girl’s got to eat and this is the best foodie app I’ve come across – Jamie Oliver has a pretty good one too.)

Place to run: Holland Park, London UK {when I lived in London, I loved running through Holland Park, it’s romantic and peaceful (in the heart of London – this is huge) and has wicked mix of rustic trails, gardens and architecture. If you’re ever in London, run Holland Park.

Current obsession: Tie between Broken Social Scene’s ‘Anthem’s for a Seventeen Year Old Girl’ and watching the Ted.com talks. I am equally obsessed with both at the moment.

Font: American Typewriter (runners up: Courier & Helvetica) *important note: that Helvetica movie is really good. Watch it.

Websites/blogs: This is always evolving as I’m always on the look out for inspiration but here are a few of my long standing go-to sites and a few newbies thrown in to keep it exciting.
www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/
www.downtownfrombehind.tumblr.com/
www.fashionista.com/
www.kissssing.blogspot.com/
www.fifi-lapin.blogspot.com/
www.apartmenttherapy.com/
www.pinterest.com/
www.43things.com/
www.coolhunting.com/
www.smittenkitchen.com
www.fastcompany.com

Restaurant: In Vancouver: Vij’s (Organic + Indian = Happiness)

Way to get motivated: Nothing motivates me more than my super cute, super fun, super hilarious 2.5 year old daughter.

Place to unroll your yoga mat: YYoga, Flow, Vancouver

Way to celebrate: Veuve Cliquot & hugs

Book: I haven’t been the same since I read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini & Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.

Stay tuned for more love lists, from lululemon employees all across the company!