Here at Soaring Heart, we take great pride and pleasure in the opportunity to work with truly inspiring local and regional suppliers; each of whom share our commitment to sustainable, organic living. We regularly visit their farms and mills, and love sharing the experience with our Soaring Heart friends and family.  Here's a look at our most recent adventure.

The 2017 Woolgatherer pilgrimage to the foothills of Mount Shasta will not be a trip soon forgotten. Being witness to the hard work and dedication of our suppliers left me with a feeling of comfort and assurance that we are offering our customers the best materials possible. Truly, no shortcuts are taken in the commitment to the chemical-free processing of Soaring Heart wool.

When Seattle Seahawk DeAndre Elliott broke/dislocated his ankle in the final preseason game this year, healing and getting back to work were the first things on his mind.  Shortly after surgery, he was in full recoup mode and his mind turned to the bed where he’d be doing much of his recovery.  Knowing the importance of quality sleep to healing, DeAndre reached out to Soaring Heart for a custom, organic sleep system. 

There’s a lot of data out there linking healthy sleep to healthy bones.  In an article on how sleep heals the body, Everydayhealth.com specifically calls out skeletal system health.  “Eating calcium-rich foods is not all you need to do to strengthen your bones.  Adequate amounts of sleep are necessary for healthy bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside the bones that contains stem cells, which eventually form blood cells in the body.” 

When it comes to organic materials for beds and bedding, most people think of cotton, linen and wool. Today we want to talk about a few others you may not know...but should. They're the not-so-secret ingredients to three of our most popular hand-crafted Soaring Heart pillows; Kapok, Buckwheat Hull and Wool Bolus.

Here at Soaring Heart, we're always talking about the amazing benefits of wool. But you don't have to take our word for it. This is a great blog from our fellow wool-ites at World of Wool in the United Kingdom, written by Andrew Novotny.

Wool gives superior performance to man-made fibres, and as wool is a naturally occurring fibre it brings so many other amazing benefits.

At Soaring Heart, we talk a lot about the importance of natural, organic sleep.  This week, we thought we’d share some of our favorite tips on natural cleaning.  After all, taking the chemicals out of your cleaning products is just as important as getting them out of your mattress, pillows and linens.

2 a.m.  The house is quiet.  The room is dark.  And you're WIDE AWAKE.  What’s worse than lying in bed, unable to keep your eyes closed for more than a few minutes, while the rest of the world is sound asleep?  The National Institute of Health estimates 1 in 3 adults has occasional insomnia.  And it’s a chronic problem for 1 out of every 10 adults. 

The best part about shopping at Soaring Heart is that you don’t have to do a lot research or furrow your brow when picking out your mattress, pillow or set of sheets.  This is because our products carry the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS) certifications. 

Once again we were happy to share some time building pillows with the kids attending school at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center.  Just in time for Mother's Day, the kids made 80 pillows to give to the families staying at the Pete Gross House and share with their loved ones undergoing treatment.

The global textile industry is huge.  While America may have invented the cotton gin and sparked the first wave of large scale textile manufacturing, the vast majority of today's textile weaving is all done overseas.  Last fall I visited some of the world's largest manufacturers of organic fabric in south India - and got to see first hand all the steps involved in creating the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified products we carry.

While it might be hard to believe until you see it, the truth is we can trace every mattress core back to the plantation the sap was harvested from and the time/date it was processed.

Happy earth = happy sleep.  OK, OK it sounds hokey - but our all organic and natural products require us to work with folks who are sound stewards of their lands and crops.  That's why we were pleased to present a check to our Washington Chapter of the Sierra Club with 10% of our gross sales this past Earth Day weekend.

If you’ve been part of our Soaring Heart family for long, you know we’re passionate about Earth Day.  Our company is built on the belief that living a natural, organic lifestyle leads to a better quality of life and supports our planet in the most fundamental way.