Gift guide: Healthy stocking stuffers

This story was originally titled "Healthy Stocking Stuffers," in the December 2007 issue. Subscribe to Canadian Living today and never miss an issue!

Yoga devotee
• Lululemon's Foldin' Key Cuff ($6) is the perfect packet for a gift certificate to a yoga studio (from $5 to $20). The cuff can also hold a key, a card or a few dollars while you downward dog. Tailor the certificate to your yogi’s interests – Runner's Yoga for the athlete, Youth Yoga for a tween, Thai Yoga Massage for the trendsetter. www.lululemon.com.

• Yogagurl's cosy made-in-Canada Belly Warmer ($35) is yoga's latest fashion accessory. This new take on the traditional Japanese haramaki, or "belly warmer," keeps the belly warm – and it's a fun trendy look that covers the sometimes-bare midriff between yoga pants and yoga top. www.yogagurl.com; 1-877-818-9642.

• Savasana's guided relaxation CD, by Suzette O'Byrne ($18.87), with a series of calming relaxation exercises, is a great way for someone to chill out or even to lull him or her to sleep. www.functionalsynergy.com.

Nature lover/environmentalist
• Write-It-Down Mini-Journals ($9) for hikers, bird-watchers and wildlife observers. At selected Hallmark, gift and card stores, zoos, or www.nearlyfamous.ca; (905) 660-6220.

• Make someone the proud foster parent of a baby polar bear, owl or orca whale while supporting the World Wildlife Fund's conservation efforts. Adoption certificate and plush animal included ($40). www.wwf.ca; 1-800-267-2632.

• Clearly Fun Soap. Transparent soaps with little treasures inside get kids excited about working up a lather. When the soap is used up, there's still the butterfly, frog, ladybug or other insect or animal item inside. Available for approximately $6 at select gift stores, or at www.clearlyfunsoap.com.

People with special dietary needs
• The Complete Gluten-Free Cookbook (Robert Rose, 2007, $27.95) by Donna Washburn and Heather Butt shows you how great gluten-free can be. Many of the recipes include lactose- and egg-free variations, too. Include a package of one of the newest gluten-free grains such as Salba ($15.49), available from The Hospital for Sick Children's Specialty Food Shop in Toronto or online at www.specialtyfoodshop.com;
1-800-737-7976.

• A subscription to Allergic Living ($24.95) a well-written and -designed lifestyle magazine that covers the spectrum of allergies, including food allergies. www.allergicliving.com; 1-888-771-7747. 

• Fun Food. A festive tin of no-sugar shortbread ($12.99) contains six individually wrapped shortbreads in orange, lemon and butter flavours. Kids will love the fruity flavour of sugar-free nougat fluff – light and fluffy taffy chews ($9.99). 
www.thesugarfreeshoppe.ca.

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