The 889 Blog

Here at The 889 Shop we just love crystals! As one of Toronto's go-to places for beautiful and unique crystals we thought we'd take you through some common crystal shapes in our boutique and what they mean.  When choosing a crystal, we commonly consider the type of mineral and its healing properties in our decision. For example, rose quartz is a stone that reminds us of love and encourages deep acceptance, but what's the difference between a rose quartz sphere, tower and tumbled stone? The shape of a crystal determines how energy is moved or directed. It's an important factor to consider...

The 889 Body Bands are quickly becoming one of our favourite props! Whether you're practicing at home or here at 889, these fabric bands will get you sweating in no time.  Made with a durable stretch woven fabric in 3 different resistances the workout possibilities with these bands are (almost) endless! No need for heavy weights or cumbersome dumbbells as The Body Bands offer comparable workouts and results. Tone and strengthen targeted muscle groups by working against the pull of the band instead of the weight against gravity.  We love that these bands come in a white mesh carrying pouch for...

We're just crushing over the Velvet Spring 2022 collection. A bouquet of lux linens and casual cottons just waiting to soak up the rays of the sun.  Here are some stand our pieces that we can't take our eyes off!

We get so many questions in the shop about the Ranibo 11:11 Tincture in the shop so we thought we answer some questions here!  Read on to learn all about Rainbo's 11:11 Super Multi-Mushroom Dual Extracted Tincture (we love saying that one fast!) First question is, what is it?  The 11:11 Tincture is an extract of 11 organic mushrooms available in an alcohol or non-alcohol base. Rainbo mushrooms is a local company that sustainably cultivates, harvests and dries organic mushrooms. In a dual process extraction, the mushrooms are first soaked in hot water. This essential step helps to pull beta-glucans from the...

  Movin' At Home in 2022 Our favourite props to sustain your at-home practice Building a sustainable movement or meditation practice at home is a simple act that rewards you in many areas of your life. While the benefits of moving are well known, building a new habit is a hard thing for us humans to do. In his book, Atomic Habits, habit expert James Clear says to start small, incredibly small. So small that you couldn't possibly say no! Minuscule changes really do add up to the big changes that we yearn for. If a movement practice is what you're...