Small Business Saturday: How to #ShopSmall in Santa Barbara

One of our favorite new holidays is this Saturday, November 28: Small Business Saturday! FluidStance® is founded on the principle of supporting small, local businesses. Purchasing locally reduces the environmental impact of shipping products, supports local infrastructure, and builds up communities. At FluidStance, we assemble all of our products in our Santa Barbara, California, warehouse, and we source nearly all of our materials from California or the...

There’s a Standing Desk for Every Student at Vallecito Elementary This Year

Photo courtesy of Fast Company For the first time, an elementary school has given every student a standing desk, according to Fast Company. The Bay Area’s Vallecito Elementary School cleared out the chairs and desks from its classrooms in favor of adopting a student standing desk customized in height for each student this school year. This move followed a successful pilot program of a single standing...

How Making Time to Exercise Elevates Your Thinking: “The Creative Brain on Exercise”

Innovation is what drives us all forward, but being a creator often comes with stress of its own. Incorporating exercise into your daily routine can help quell the stress that commonly accompanies creativity, according to Fast Company‘s “The Creative Brain on Exercise.” Writer Jonathan Fields tells the story of international bestselling author Haruki Murakami’s writing process. As detailed in The Paris Review, Murakami states that...