Before you purchase that next item ask yourself – “will I use this 1000 times?”  Yoppii 1000 – our take on sustainable products that fit the list.

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No.15: Awesome Yoga Inspired Gifts For The Holidays

December 9, 2010 YOPPII 1000

Before you purchase that next holiday gift ask yourself – “will they use this 1000 times?” One great gift idea is a book! Stretch: The Unlikely Making Of A Yoga Dude by Neal Pollack From The October 2010 issue of Yoga Journal, pp. 97. Watch out, yogis: The wickedly satirical Neal Pollack is among you. [...]

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no. 14: Soda Stream

September 25, 2010 YOPPII 1000

Find it on line: Soda Stream Canada Description: We first saw this being used at the Beaver on Queen West.  The bartender said they bought it to reduce their waste and cost on soda water.  He gave us a demo and we were sold.  I went to Nella Cucina on Bathurst street and bought one. [...]

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no.13: Diabetes Clothesline Donation Pickup

September 16, 2010 YOPPII 1000

Find it on line:  Arrange a pick up on line. Or call 1-800-505-5525 Description: “The Evolution of Donating,” is the easiest way to donate clothing or those things that you haven’t used in the last 6 months to a year.  Set yourself free and help someone out who might need clothing or household goods. You [...]

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no. 12: Tattoos

August 15, 2010 YOPPII 1000

Find it on line: India Amara Tattoos and Pearl Harbor Gift Shop. Description: Tattoos have been around forever, no longer the mark of a bad ass, main stream culture has embraced them.  It was inevitable that the yoga community, a group who spends a lot of time barely dressed would stand on their heads with [...]

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no.11: Moksha Yoga’s Green Tips Videos

August 8, 2010 YOPPII 1000

Find it on line:  www.mokshayoga.ca Description: Sometimes the prospect of lowering our carbon footprint and living more sustainably feels overwhelming. These monthly videos give simple ways to live a more green life. The tips can be one of many easy steps that take yoga beyond the body’s healthy alignment on the mat to aligning with [...]

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no.10: kidseatthisshit.com

July 29, 2010 YOPPII 1000

Find it on line: www.kidseatthisshit.com Decription: We love to eat raw.  It’s our sh*t, it’s your sh*t – our kids eat it.  Let’s build them good and strong. Why is this on the Yoppii 1000 list?: This is amazing – this kid eats kale.  Kale Head. What does your kid eat?  Send in your kids [...]

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no.9: Autoshare Membership

July 28, 2010 YOPPII 1000

Find it on line: www.autoshare.com Find it locally: Members get convenient, self-serve, access to vehicles in their neighbourhood and over 100 locations across Toronto. Description: With an Autoshare membership you will have access to hundreds of cars throughout the convenient locations around Toronto.  From three different kinds of Hybrids including Canada’s first plug in Toyota [...]

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no.8: Mighty Wallets

July 22, 2010 YOPPII 1000

Find it on line: http://www.dynomighty.com/products.php?s=mighty%20wallets Find it Locally: http://www.vidafine.com/shop.php Description: It looks like paper, but it’s actually the indestructible stuff (Tyvek) used to make things like ultra-strong envelopes, the stuff they wrap homes under construction and those white clean room suits you see when there is a toxic spill.  Dynomighty is a New York designer, [...]

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no.7: Freitag Bags

July 14, 2010 YOPPII 1000

Find it on line: www.freitag.ch Find it Locally: Inabstracto Description: “FREITAG has been manufacturing bags and accessories for women and men since 1993. Our materials are used, having seen service on the road. They are well-travelled truck tarpaulins, unravelled seat belts, bicycle inner tubes beyond repair, recycled airbags. Tough stuff – which makes our products [...]

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no.6: Dalai Lama (ps. he turns 75 today!)

July 6, 2010 YOPPII 1000

Find it on line: http://www.dalailama.com/ Description:   His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a man of peace. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for the liberation of Tibet. He has consistently advocated policies of non-violence, even in the face of extreme aggression. He also became the first Nobel Laureate [...]

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