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We're heading into another summer and with higher temperatures comes higher risk for sun exposure that can damage your skin and long term health. You're probably hearing more about sun protection clothing, but what does that actually mean? Let's talk sun protection clothing and the industry standard UPF ratings system.

Have you been spending more time than ever trapped indoors? Give yourself a break, and head outside. Studies show that spending time outdoors decreases risk of heart disease, improves the immune system, and boosts energy and mood. So what are you waiting for? 

Did you know that most of us are chronically dehydrated? Take a look at our tips on how to get enough to drink, and maintain health.

Earth Day is a special time here at Yoga Democracy. Voting with our dollar, and making a stand against fast fashion isn’t just in our brand name - it’s in our DNA.

In our third Q & A in honor of Fashion Revolution Week 2017, we spoke with Natalie Oldroyd, the owner of the Carefree, Arizona based Yoga Democracy. Yoga Democracy aims to fill a gap in the athleticwear industry by providing sustainably made yoga pants to customers. UR: Tell our readers about your business and what you do. NO: It’s based in Arizona, just outside of Cave Creek, in Carefree; that’s where our workshop is. We manufacture sustainable yogawear or athletic clothing and mainly leggings are our main product. Everything that we sell on the website, we manufacture in house. We set a goal of 95 percent of our fabric containing at least 60 percent recycled fibers to reduce the environmental impact of...

February 23, 2017   Yoga Democracy is excited to announce that we have joined the 1% For The Planet movement which means that one percent of our proceeds go to bettering our world. Our membership is one more step towards the commitment we made from day one to support work in the areas of sustainability and environmental conservation. We will continue to support the work of Southwest Animal Wildlife in Scottsdale, Arizona with the endangered Mexican Gray Wolf and earlier this year donated a portion of our holiday sales to the Sierra Club.      1% for the Planet is a nonprofit organization that connects dollars with doers by linking businesses that contribute at least one percent of annual sales with high-impact environmental...

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2016   Sportswear to Clean Up the World’s Oceans From plastic bottles to fishing nets, fabric made from ocean waste     Cave Creek, Arizona: Yoga Democracy has been committed to creating a line of yoga wear exclusively from recycled fibers from the beginning. Now, they’ve added recycled nylon made from fishing nets to their product line up which includes leggings, sports tops and shorts, making them the first company in the US to introduce this “Eco Tech Fabric” into the yoga wear space. Ocean litter is a major ecological problem. While the exact figure is hard pin down, one report jointly issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the UN Environment...

  M943. That’s his official name. The one designated to him at birth by lineage and the alpha numeric coding system that designates a unique number to each Mexican Gray Wolf. Himuti is the name by which he was known affectionately at The Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale, Arizona where he lived for 8 of his 11 years of life. Himuti (He-moo-tea) means “proud of one’s self” in the Native American Hopi language. Maybe it was his deep golden eyes or his quiet self-confidence that earned him the name Himuti as a pup. For us at Yoga Democracy, having decided that we wanted to become involved with the Center, all we needed was a wolf-one of their wolves. The...