Tools for Self-Care, Travel, and Post-Workout Recovery
The summer series concludes with a focus on athleisure, books, self-care, travel, and post-workout recovery, bringing together movement-friendly staples and mindful tools for staying grounded, comfortable, and well wherever summer leads.
Summer Athleisure
Summer athleisure is all about pieces that move effortlessly from workouts to travel days, errands, golf outings, and casual weekends. This edit highlights comfortable, elevated styles that feel polished without sacrificing ease, think breathable fabrics, flattering silhouettes, and versatile pieces that can be worn from a morning walk or studio class to lunch, lounging, or a weekend getaway. These brands make wellness dressing feel functional, stylish, and seasonally fresh.
Sonrei Skin
Sonrei Skin – AquaGuard UPF Hat – The perfect summer piece that blends style and function. The AquaGuard Hat offers everyday comfort. Featuring UPF 50+ sun protection, water-repellent fabric, and laser-perforated panels for added airflow, it helps keep you cool and protected all day long. Available in black, white, sand, and gray. MSRP $40.
Spiritual Gangster
Spiritual Gangster brings a soulful, practice-first approach to athleisure. The brand is designed for people who treat their practice as something personal, spiritual, and grounding, while still needing pieces that move easily through everyday life. The Cassidy Bra Top and Formosa Biker bring a polished, performance-ready feel to summer athleisure. The Cassidy is crafted in seamless rib with a second-skin feel, front ruching, a scoop neckline, interior shelf bra, and braided back strap detail that elevates even the simplest studio look. Paired with the Formosa Biker, made from shimmering AuraLight Rib fabric, the set is lightweight, sweat-wicking, fast-drying, and designed with high-stretch comfort for heated workouts, yoga, Pilates, or everyday movement. MSRP $176 (Bra & Biker set).
Pointe Studio
Pointe Studio brings a playful, polished approach to athleisure with grip socks and movement-ready essentials designed for Pilates, barre, yoga, lounging, and everyday wear. Known for its comfortable fit, stylish colors, and functional grip support, the brand makes it easy to move from studio class to errands or travel days without sacrificing comfort or style. Perfect for summer workouts, at-home movement, and wellness weekends. MSRP $16 for one pair and $50 for a pack of 3.
Age of Attitude
Age of Attitude is redefining athleisure for women over 40 with activewear designed to feel flattering, functional, and confidence-boosting. The woman-owned brand’s bestselling Pocket Leggings with Scrunch feature ultra-soft, sculpting stretch fabric, a curve-enhancing scrunch-back seam, and functional flap-back pockets that make them easy to wear for workouts, walks, errands, or everyday movement. The leggings offer comfort, support, and style for women who want activewear that keeps up with their lives. MSRP $50.
Subscriptions & Books
For anyone looking to keep their wellness practice consistent at home or on the road, subscriptions and books offer an easy way to stay inspired. From yoga education and mindfulness tools to streaming platforms that support movement, meditation, spirituality, and personal growth, these resources help bring calm, structure, and intention into the summer season:no studio required.
Glo
Glo is a digital wellness platform offering on-demand yoga, meditation, Pilates, fitness, and educational classes designed to meet users wherever they are either at home, while traveling, or in between busy summer plans. With more than 8,000 expert-led classes across styles like Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Restorative, Mat Pilates, HIIT, strength, breathwork, and mindfulness, Glo makes it easy to create a personalized practice from any device, with the option to download classes for offline use. A Glo membership is currently $30/month, or $245/year.
YogaRenew
YogaRenew is an all-in-one platform that delivers live classes, on-demand content, and a deep library of wellness resources, making it easy to unroll the mat anywhere, anytime. With over 1,000 classes, courses, series, and challenges available across the App Store, Google Play, Apple TV and web, it’s becoming the go-to destination for anyone serious about building a sustainable yoga practice. The platform spans a wide range of styles,Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Restorative, Prenatal, Gentle, and more, so there’s always something new to explore at any experience level. Users can filter on-demand yoga classes by instructor, duration, body part, or focus area, and even adjust music volume separately from the instructor’s voice. Bookmark favorites, or work through yoga challenges for beginners and beyond, focused on sleep, back health, strength building, breathwork, and recovery. Available at $14 per month or $84 per year.
Gaia
Gaia subscription is your guide to conscious life. A go-to for staying grounded through the busy summer season, Gaia offers unlimited access to yoga classes, guided meditations, breathwork, and sound baths. Whether at home or while traveling, it’s an easy way to maintain a consistent wellness routine and create intentional moments of pause. Annual subscription starting at $139.99 a year.
Beauty Apothecary: Soulful Remedies to Foster Beauty Inside and Out
Beauty Apothecary: Soulful Remedies to Foster Beauty Inside and Out by Lorraine Anderson is a holistic self-care guide for cultivating beauty from the inside out. Through rituals, meditations, beauty recipes, and at-home practices, the book invites readers to nourish the mind, heart, soul, and body while embracing self-love, intentional living, and sacred adornment. More than a beauty book, it reframes beauty as something rooted in authenticity, harmony, and the qualities that make each person uniquely radiant. MSRP $24.95.
Eat to Heal
Eat to Heal by bestselling author Lee Holmes offers an anti-inflammatory roadmap for supporting the gut, brain, and body. Drawing on scientific research, integrative medicine, and more than a decade of clinical experience, the book explores how systemic inflammation may contribute to digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, cognitive health, autoimmune conditions, and overall well-being. With a focus on the gut-brain connection, microbiome health, trauma, stress, and nutrition, Holmes provides practical tools to help readers address inflammation at its core. Complete with expert guidance, actionable protocols, mindfulness practices, and 60 anti-inflammatory recipes, Eat to Heal is a holistic guide for feeling more energized, balanced, and resilient. On sale August 4th. MSRP $18.95.
Solalma Massage Card Game for Couples
Solalma Massage Card Game for Couples – is a guided intimacy and relaxation ritual created by a massage therapist Viktoria Kovacheva. Designed to help couples slow down, reconnect, and melt away stress, the deck blends simple massage techniques with breathwork, eye-gazing, intention-setting, and gratitude practices. It is a thoughtful summer wellness activity for couples to enjoy at home, during a quiet evening, or even as part of a beach picnic. Favorite cards include scalp massage, which uses slow circular pressure to release tension, and eye-gazing, a quiet practice that invites couples to pause, be present, and truly see one another. Available on Amazon MSRP $23.99
The Chair Yoga Deck
The Chair Yoga Deck– by LA-based Certified Yoga Therapist and licensed psychotherapist Lauren Maher, LMFT, C-IAYT, offers an accessible approach to gentle movement at a time when low-impact fitness and sustainable wellness are increasingly in demand. Featuring 50 guided, chair-based exercises, the deck is designed to support mobility, flexibility, strength, and emotional well-being without the strain of traditional workouts. Requiring only a sturdy chair, it is especially useful for older adults, beginners, or anyone managing injury, chronic pain, or limited mobility. Drawing on Maher’s more than two decades of experience teaching yoga, mindfulness, and meditation—including work with cancer patients, chronic illness, trauma recovery, and anxiety management—the deck makes chair yoga practical, customizable, and easy to incorporate into everyday life. Pre order (releases 8/26).MSRP $20.
Travel & Post-Workout Tools for Summer Wellness
Summer wellness doesn’t stop at the gym, it follows you through airport terminals, beach walks, road trips, outdoor workouts, long sightseeing days, and weekends spent in the sun. This category brings together travel-friendly essentials designed to keep you organized, hydrated, refreshed, soothed, and grounded wherever the season takes you. From rolling backpacks and portable mindfulness tools to cooling recovery products, herbal drink mixes, healing balms, hydration gummies, facial massage tools, and foot sprays, these picks help make movement, travel, and recovery feel easier, more intentional, and part of the summer ritual.
Blast Pro 43L Roller Backpack
Blast Pro 43L Roller Backpack is a practical travel essential designed to move with every part of the journey, from smooth airport terminals to crowded walkways to weekend getaways. Carry-on compliant, it features smooth PU wheels, organized multi-compartment storage, a lockable 15.6-inch laptop sleeve, a foldable structure, and a compact 4-section handle for daily use. Made with scratch-proof TPU material, waterproof lining, premium YKK waterproof zippers, detachable waist support, and an RFID-blocking anti-theft side pocket, it helps keep travel essentials secure, organized, and easy to access on the go. MSRP $159.99.
Buddha Board Enso
Buddha Board Enso is a a travel-friendly mindfulness tool designed to help calm the mind, ease tension, and bring a moment of creativity anywhere. Inspired by the Japanese word for “circle,” Enso uses only water and a refillable brush, allowing you to paint, watch your design fade, and return to the present moment with no ink, paint, chemicals, or mess. Complete with a protective cover that doubles as a stand, it is an easy, portable ritual for stress relief at home, while traveling, or whenever you need a mindful reset. MSRP$24.95.
Chilltherapy’s Medium Breaker
Chilltherapy’s Medium Breaker is a summer recovery essential for cooling down after workouts, travel days, sun exposure, or time spent outdoors. Made with premium silicone and innovative wave technology, it contours comfortably to the body while delivering soothing cold relief without the harshness of a traditional ice pack. Reusable, elevated, and designed to warm gradually, it makes post-sun and post-sweat recovery feel easier, calmer, and more luxurious. Also available on Amazon. MSRP $34.
Elderleaf Healing Skin Balm
Elderleaf Healing Skin Balm is a must-have for summer adventures this nourishing botanical balm designed to soothe and support skin through summer’s everyday mishaps, from scrapes and cuts to burns, bug bites, and outdoor irritation. Packaged in a portable tin, it is an easy staple for beach bags, travel kits, camping trips, and family adventures. Founded by Emilia Rizzuto after her own health journey with Crohn’s disease, All Things Elderberry focuses on simple ingredients, beautiful presentation, and wellness products made for daily use. MSRP $24.
IN TOTAL WELLNESS
IN TOTAL WELLNESS is a modern herbal wellness brand founded by a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist along with a CPG expert.Inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine and designed for modern lifestyles, the brand’s herbal drink mixes target some of the most common travel-related wellness challenges. IN MOTION supports recovery, mobility, and everyday aches associated with long flights, walking-heavy itineraries, and extended travel. MSRP $23.99 (20 servings).
Manuka Honey Sachets
Manuka honey gets a summer-ready upgrade with these convenient single-serve Manuka Honey Sachets, designed to move beyond the kitchen cabinet and into beach bags, picnic baskets, carry-ons, and hostess gifts. Each box includes 30 individually wrapped 10g packs of raw, UMF-certified Manuka honey, making it easy to stir into iced tea, drizzle into a non-alcoholic spritz at a BBQ, or pack for travel as a simple wellness add-on for gut health and immune support. Made with UMF 15+ / MGO 550+ 100% pure New Zealand Manuka honey, each sachet is raw, unfiltered, independently audited for potency, authenticity, and origin, and traceable from hive to home.MSRP $60 (box of 30 x 10g sachets)
RAD Face Roller
The RAD Face Roller is a 2-in-1 facial massage and gua sha tool is designed to help refresh and revive tired-looking skin. Ideal for summer travel, beach days, and post-sun self-care, it can be chilled for a cooling boost that helps soothe, depuff, and leave skin feeling refreshed. Compact and easy to use, it is a simple beauty ritual for whenever your skin needs a quick reset.. Also available on Amazon. MSRP $65.
The Original Worm
For anyone carrying tension from travel, workouts, long workdays, or simply the pace of summer, The Original Worm offers an easy way to roll, release, and reset. This portable full-body massage roller combines the targeted pressure of therapy balls with the convenience of a foam roller, using four neoprene-encased solid rubber massage balls to help address stiffness, muscle tension, joint discomfort, and everyday stress. Available in two sizes & colors, it is compact enough to slip into a carry-on, gym bag, or briefcase for recovery on the go. MSRP $27-$35.
Plant People Wonder Hydrate
Plant People is a leading functional wellness brand crafting science-backed, zero-sugar Wonder gummies. Plant People Wonder Hydrate recovery gummies are a convenient, on-the-go way to support everyday hydration during travel, workouts, commutes, walks, and busy summer days. Designed for the growing shift toward electrolyte-focused fluid optimization, each serving includes magnesium, potassium, zinc, calcium, Himalayan pink sea salt, vitamin C, and chicory root fiber in a zero-sugar, lower-sodium formula made for daily use. With just 50mg of sodium per serving, Wonder Hydrate offers a balanced alternative to many higher-sodium powders, without the sugar crash. The portable gummies make hydration support easy, poppable, and genuinely enjoyable. MSRP $29.99.
Vital Purple
Vital Purple is a cacao-based daily supplement designed to support cardiovascular health, healthy blood flow, stamina, and clean, sustained energy without the crash. What sets it apart is the brand’s approach to preserving cacao in its most natural, nutrient-dense state: while cacao is naturally purple at harvest, traditional fermentation turns it brown and can reduce its antioxidant content. Vital Purple removes moisture within 24 hours of harvest to help prevent fermentation, preserving the cacao’s vibrant purple color, high flavanol content of 750 mg per serving, and potent antioxidants. Also available on Amazon, it is an easy wellness add-in for anyone looking to support energy and heart health through a functional daily ritual.MSRP $34.99.
Lorena Tapiero is a first generation Colombian-American who has lived and worked in Los Angeles, New York City, and Dubai. Her global experience and perspective gives her a powerful lens to reflect on food, trends, and health and wellness. Lorena is a yoga therapist as well as a writer and longtime media professional.