Toxic Hot Seat

January 02, 2014

Toxic Hot Seat is a documentary by HBO about the toxic chemicals used in mattresses and furniture as fire retardants and the outdated laws, based on fraudulent claims, that keep them in use. The documentary comes on the heels of the Pulitzer Prize-winning multi-part article, "Playing With Fire," published in the Chicago Tribune in 2012 that brought to light the hazardous nature of these chemicals we are surrounding ourselves with.

All 84,000 of them.

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Organic Hierarchy

December 18, 2013 1 Comment

Ever wonder what all the organic labeling means? Well, it's not as simple as one would hope. Not all organic is created equal.

 

 

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Soaring Heart Ships to Canada!

December 11, 2013

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Soaring Heart Partners with Charter For Compassion International

November 27, 2013

Soaring Heart Natural Bed Company is very proud to announce that we have partnered with the Charter for Compassion International, an organization devoted to promoting a “cooperative effort to restore not only compassionate thinking but, more importantly, compassionate action to the center of religious, moral and political life.”

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Four Baby Products That Should be Organic

November 20, 2013

When it comes to our children, it is safe to say that we are cautious and careful.

We are careful to ensure that if something can be put in their mouth, it cannot be swallowed. We studiously cover all outlets and sharp corners and read all the labels on their food. Their medicines are thoroughly researched, as are their sleep routines, and their care providers.

Why then, with all this caution, do we still let our babies sleep on mattresses made from petroleum and under blankets made entirely of synthetic material?

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Kids, Pillows & Care

September 20, 2013 1 Comment

     

What could be more fun than kids and pillows?  Once again the kids at Seattle's Fred Hutch School (supporting kids and their families during cancer treatment), have proven that there's nothing like building pillows to bring a smile to your face!

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Dorm Room: The First Assignment

September 05, 2013

Freshman year of college is an exciting time. All the planning, campus visits, applications, and waiting for acceptance letters is over. The choices have been made and a very interesting future, new friends and amazing experiences lie dead ahead.

As does dorm life.

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FTC Cracks Down on Greenwashing in the Mattress Industry

August 16, 2013

Good news for everyone sick of "greenwashing." The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) is cracking down on the mattress industry as a whole--and Essentia Natural Memory Foam, EcoBaby, and Relief-Mart in particular--for unsupported claims that their mattresses are organic, VOC (volatile organic chemicals) free, all natural, non-offgassing, odorless, etc.

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Catherine's Pick: Organic Cotton Bath Towels

July 25, 2013

"I love my towels," Catherine--our Marketing Manager--gushed when I asked her what product she was currently most excited about, "They're so absorbent." And she would know, it's like the Brady Bunch over there at casa Catherine. With six children, spanning the years of college to motherhood, rotating through the house during the year, you could say Catherine has given these towels a trial by fire.

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Product Review: Sonic Boom Alarm(ing!) Clock

June 26, 2013 2 Comments

"Coffee? I don’t need no stinkin’ coffee!” One very awake blogger’s review of the Sonic Boom Alarm Clock.

It isn't unusual for customers to ask us our opinion on various sleep products--special alarm clocks, sleeping aids, herbal remedies, sound nullifiers, eye-masks...

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Lifecycle of a Soaring Heart Mattress

June 13, 2013

At Soaring Heart Natural Bed Company, we firmly believe in designing products with cradle-to-cradle lifecycles. Traditional mattress manufacturers design products with linear lifecycles...

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Soaring Heart's Pillow Build: Helping Support Seattle Children's Hospital

June 05, 2013

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