SoulCycle — BLOG — LARA ALEXANDRA HANUS

Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”

– Buddha

As many of you know, I am a huge supporter of small businesses; women-owned business and companies that give back no matter how big or small. After discovering Grace + Hudson Jewelry, the story, mission, and jewelry designed that is so beautiful resonated with me and I wanted to learn more and see all the fantastic things in store in the future for the company. Bonus points: every purchase made a portion goes to a charity of the quarter. From now until the end of 2017, Grace+Hudson has partnered up withLove for Love City, a Foundation established by Kenny Chesney to support disaster relief in the US and British Virgin Islands.

To kick off the charity partnership, I want to know what you are doing next Sunday, October 15? If you are in the Chicago area, the incredible Owner and Designer ofGrace and Hudson jewelry, Stacy Mikulik, has organized a SoulCycle Charity Ride for Hurricane Relief! Come join and ride for amazing cause! The event will feature food from Kitchfix, a braid bar from Goldplaited, a makeup bar for mini makeovers, a pop-up shop of grace + hudson jewelry, and more! In exchange for your donation, guests will also get raffle tickets for achance to win a SoulCycle classpack, a meditation classpack to Chill in River North, jewelry, gift cards to restaurants like Summer House, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba, and Siena Tavern, and a basket of spa products from Cowshed Spa at Soho House., and a gift bag which includes a gold heart necklace from grace + hudson in addition to other goodies from companies like Kitchfix, Paleo Prime, and Redken hair products

Tickets are almost gone, and I would love to ride with you! To learn more about the event and purchase tickets, please click here. Be sure to head on over to Grace + Hudson Jewelry's website to see the gorgeous collection!

PS- How cool is it that this beautiful choker can be worn as a bracelet too?

Between the anniversary of 9/11, the hurricane craziness, and life in general, I hope everyone keeps spreading love, light, and gratitude.. Kindness is free and can change someone's life for the better. 💛

I am not an athlete. I have never considered myself one nor will I ever be one. Okay, maybe I am a dancer though? Who knows? Who cares, but that doesn't matter.
In July, in the midst of stress between my final quarter of college, working two different internships, work, life, friends, family (the list goes on), I was in search of a workout and motivator to be a better, healthier self.

Being all about collaboration over competition and attracted high energy workouts, I decided to try out SoulCycle.

Little did I know, the first class was a SOULSURVIVOR (aka the 1-hour class when it's usually 45 minutes), but this didn't matter and I thought anything is possible! The fantastic Gunner and fellow riders made it fly by with sweat, positivity, and inspiration to be the best we can be and live in the moment.
After that one Sunday morning, I kept coming back and thinking about SOUL.