We cannot wait to see many of you our guests, neighbours and friends outside this coming Saturday morning at 9am for Salutation Nation. We want everyone to enjoy this day, so whether you are attending a location in person or not, here are the details you need to know to take your downdog for a walk in the park with us on Saturday.

locations

Here is a final update of all of the participating Salutation Nation locations. Click the Google Map to be able to check out your town. The locations are also listed on our Facebook event page, so RSVP and let us know where you will be!

flow with, tweet and facebook us in person or wherever you practice

If you are not near a participating location, you can still flow with us! Salutation Nation is not owned by lululemon, it's a movement to get outside and practice yoga with your friends, families and neighbours. That being said, if you cannot join us in person, host your own Salutation Nation in your neighbourhood. You can download a free yoga class podcast from our ambassador Eoin Finn, and set up your computer or TV in a park or your backyard. Invite your friends and flow with all of us at 9am!

Eoin will undoubtedly lead you in a beautiful practice as he always does!

Upload a photo of your make-shift Salutation Nation location, you and your friends flowing in Bryant Park, the Ellipse at the White House or wherever you participate to our Facebook page, or "tweet" it our way and we will try to share it with all of our guests! The official Twitter hashtag for Salutation Nation will is #salutation, so be sure and tag your updates with it so we can follow along with you.

follow our online community team in san diego

Our San Diego ambassador, Elka Hauck, will lead us at the NTC South Promenade in Point Loma.

In an attempt to capture the amazing spirit of Salutation Nation, our online community team is packing up and heading south to get their OM on in sunny San Diego! From the NTC South Promenade we will be updating a "live blogpost" with photos and what's happening. We will also be posting to our Facebook and re-tweeting all of the amazing photos that we collect from you wherever you are! Holler at us east coast! It may be 6am in San Diego when your Salutation Nation begins, but we want to hear all about it and share it with our guests online!

Find our team in bright orange and say hi! We may have a special treat for you.

Wherever you are this coming Saturday morning, August 7 at 9am, we are excited to share Salutation Nation with you. Just to recap, here's how you can get involved:

• Attend a Salutation Nation event hosted by a local lululemon store
• Create your own Salutation Nation with your neighbours and download Eoin Finn's free yoga podcast
• Tweet your photos and updates our way using the hashtag #salutation
• Upload your photos to our Facebook page
• Follow our live blog from San Diego, and look for your photos to appear online!

See you outside and online Saturday! Namaste.

Me and my Mom enjoying the sunshine after a walk around the park, waiting for yoga.

It has made all the difference in her life, in our lives for that matter. She is healthier and happier than ever, and spreading the good word of OM to her girlfriends by dragging them to class as well. So for Mother’s Day, I plan on spoiling her the best way I know how, with a complimentary yoga class at lululemon La Jolla and a few of her new favourite lululemon things we picked out together.

a few of my mom’s favourite (new) things

My mom is very stylish and very savvy about what she sweats in and will wear around town. That being said, I thought it best to bring her to the store so she can pick out her favourites, and then I would find a present out of her selections. Here is what she chose:

Get Started Jacket in heathered coal wee stripe: She loved this jacket because it is made out of luon light, and the back is almost entirely mesh. Perfectly light and warm enough for spring and summer.

Why We Made This:

• Start your day off right in this body skimming, warm up jacket
• Made with luon light® which is lighter than our regular luon and has the same great benefits - wicking, 4 way stretch, breathable
• Mesh back allows for maximum breathability
• Hidden loonie pocket to secure $ & keys
• Zipper guard eliminates chin irritation
• Thumbholes keep your sleeves down and hands warm!

Mynah Jacket in black/passion: She loved this jacket for it's length, structure and "bit of funk" as she put it. It is made of our classic luon, so it will wick her sweat after yoga, and on her morning walks.

Why We Made This:

• All sport jacket perfect for layering over your gym & yoga gear after class
• Made with luon®, our signature fabric, is breathable with coverage, a cotton-like feel, and has 4 way stretch to provide support and allow freedom of movement
• Body skimming, medium length jacket
• Zipper guard eliminates chin irritation
• Thumbholes keep your sleeves down and hands warm!

Flashback Jacket in classic sport grey/passion: She loved the lightweight, comfortable feel of this jacket. She loves her Remix Hoodie, and she thought this would be a perfect spring/summer version.

Why We Made This:

• Wear me to the gym, yoga, or on a bike ride around town. There is nowhere I can't go!
• Our own blend of cotton french terry has stretch so it won't bag out!
• Body-skimming fit for easy-wearing
• Added thumbholes for keeping sleeves in place
• Flat-seamed for chafe resistance and comfort
• Preshrunk

Run Pep Tank in Passion: She loves the silky smooth feel of the luxtreme fabric, and loves that she can wear her Ta Ta Tamer underneath without it showing.

Why We Made This:

• A shelfless basic workout tank to designed to fit over full support bras
• Luxtreme™ feels silky smooth on, and is light weight with inherent wicking performance to keep you dry and comfortable
• Strategic anti-stink circle mesh panels in high sweat areas
• Body skimming with open neckline for an easy and comfortable fit
• Hidden back pocket
• Flat seamed for chafe resistance & comfort

In the end, my favourite on her was the Get Started Jacket and the Run Pep Tank. She really needed a lightweight jacket for summer, and the tank is simply the icing on the cake. I know she will love both for our yoga class this Sunday.

I am SO proud of you mom. Happy Mother's Day and Namaste.

the review

These might be the most comfortable pair of sweatpants I have ever worn in my life. I hit the park and enjoyed a few yoga flows in the comfort of my Namaste Pants. I stayed true to size in these pants, as they are intended to fit loose and relaxed, but one could size down for a more form-fitting style.

why we made this

• A stylish alternative to the tried-and-true loose fitting sweatpant. Find your flow in the park, or toss it over your barely there Bikram outfit, and you are bound to find a yogic calm before class. Preparing your mind is just as important as preparing your body for Bikram.

• Made with certified organic cotton and spandex, which gives natural softness and stretch for shape retention. Not only beyond comfortable, when you wash these little dreams, they won’t bag out or obtain that scratchy balled-up cotton texture your sweats from college have.  Feel free to gracefully move in and out of flow sequences, and up and down the street.

• Tencel silk waistband gives support with out digging into you. Have you ever gone through your comfy day in sweats to find pink indentations on your tummy? Tencel silk = divine, and your tummy will thank you for being nice to it.

• Cuffed pants to keep them in place during downward dog, and you can head right into Warrior III without having to fuss with your pant legs.

• Lovely details: no hemming required (even petite women can wear this as a full-length pant without hemming!). Drawcord for adjustability, and not the cotton rope you’re used to tying in knots: we dressed it up for success. Preshrunk, so wash me without worry! Back zipper pocket to store cash, keys, and lip balm.

why we love this

Chelsea: Loves the length of the pant and she prefers to scrunch it up and stride around town. Loves being able to get her flow on in the park and head back to the real world with a dose of tranquility comfortably tucked in her back pocket.

Chelsea is 5’4" and is wearing a size 8 in the Namaste Pant in Heathered Charcoal. She is also wearing the Cool Racerback in Tang Light.

Meaghan: Loves the lightweight warmth. She can move in and out of sequences staying warm in the cool Spring sun but not over heating. She also loves the stretch the pants have. You never know when Meaghan will find the desire to climb trees or pop out a balancing pose, so at least now she has the flexibility to accommodate her random movements, even on lazy days.

Meaghan is 5’4” and is wearing a size 4 in the Namaste Pant (stayed true to size) in Heathered Athletica Grey. She's also wearing the Modern Racer Tank in Tang Light in a size 4.

Whitney (me): I love how comfortable and lightweight these lady loves are. I can move around town, to yoga, coffee, and cuddle up at home on a rainy day with my laptop. Love is sitting in my Namaste pants with a cup of green tea after yoga at my favourite coffee shop, Caffe Carpe Diem.

Whitney is 5’7” and is wearing a size 8 in the Namaste Pant in Heathered Athletica Grey (stayed true to size), she is also wearing the Manifesto Racerback in Lagoon.

Go find your Om in the park. Namaste.

“In the cherry's blossoms' shade, there is no such thing as a stranger," says yoga teacher Peg Mulqueen over the loudspeaker. I join her voice to chant 'om' with over 1,000 brightly-clad yogis here to practice yoga during the peak of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC.

Peg leading over 1,000 people in yoga.

A whole bunch of warriors.

We are no more than fifteen minutes into the practice, and I have already violated pratyahara, or control of the senses, because I am definitely not keeping my cool. With the awe-inspiring National Monument, American flags, and a big, cloud-filled sky looming over a record-breaking crowd, I find it hard to focus on the practice.

The best way to spend your Saturday afternoon.

I cannot help but scan the energetic rows of down dogs and warriors surrounding me, and the rock star yogis from near and fear. On stage practicing are this month’s Yoga Journal cover model Faith Hunter, David Kyle, a world famous yogi from Puerto Rico, and Kaitlin Quistgaard, Yoga Journal’s Editor-in-Chief.

Faith doing lotus pose.

The event was organized by lululemon athletica Tyson’s Corner manager, Laura Mann, with the support of lululemon athletica educators from all over the DC region. Our region came together to maximize our word-of-mouth persuasion and online community, garnering 1,200 confirmed guests on Facebook alone in the days leading up to the event.

The amazing lululemon team!

We chant a final 'Namaste' just as the sun peaks out from behind the clouds. A warm breeze sends cherry blossom petals fluttering around us just as we bow our heads. Ah! Now this is yoga!

Namaste.