26/12/2024
Happy Holidays Bennd family! 🎄🕎
What started out with a phone call one Saturday afternoon in 2019, sitting in my car parked in the driveway, to 12 handcrafted yoga mats to pass along to my yoga community…fast forward 5 years later, Bennd is still here and has grown into something bigger than I could have ever imagined. Bennd has brought so much of the unexpected into my life: joy, tears, celebrations, heartbreaks, wins, failures, new friends, lost friends, gratifying long days, many sleepless nights, and more pivots than I can count.
2024 was the most challenging year to date; we saw many of our friends lose their small businesses, with Bennd trailing not far behind. There were many days when I didn’t think we’d make it, days I wished I could go back to a simpler time when it was just an amazing idea in my head, but then... I would get a beautiful email from you filled with gratitude for finding Bennd, how our products made your practice stronger and more meaningful, and how we have encouraged you to live a cleaner, more non-toxic lifestyle. This is our ‘WHY’; You are our ‘WHY’. We are here because of your loyalty and your passion for seeing us succeed, and we couldn’t be more grateful! We know that these challenges are happening for us to make us stronger and give us the strength to pivot and rebuild again. The future is bright, and 2025 will bring us new opportunities to innovate and create more beautiful textiles that you so graciously have invited into your homes over the years.
Sending so much love and gratitude for you!
Wishing you and your family a blessed holiday season and a happy New Year! ❤️🎉
xo~ Heather
Founder + Designer
