Objects We Live With: Creating Space to Slow Down at Home

There is a quiet connection between the small routines we return to and the way we feel within ourselves.

In skincare, I think about this often.

The products we use every day can either feel like more noise, or they can become small moments of care — simple, supportive, and easy to return to.

Recently, I was introduced to another Canadian maker whose work approaches daily care from a different place: the body, the home, and the quiet moments we create for rest.

Ellen Wolfe is the founder of My Yoga Room Elements, a Canadian brand creating handcrafted yoga and meditation supports designed for comfort, calm, and everyday use.

What stood out to me was not only what Ellen creates, but the feeling behind it.

Her work is rooted in the same kind of intention I value in skincare: fewer things, chosen carefully, used with care, and allowed to become part of everyday life.

Ellen’s Round Yoga Bolsters are handcrafted using designer textiles and thoughtfully constructed to feel both functional and beautiful.

They are designed to support the body during restorative yoga, meditation, gentle stretching, or to simply unwind at the end of the day.

But they are also designed with the home in mind.

They are not made to be tucked away after use.

They are made to live naturally within your space — to be seen, reached for, and slowly become part of how you return to calm at home.

That is what I appreciate most about Ellen’s work: it makes slowing down feel more accessible.

Not dramatic.
Not complicated.
Not something you have to schedule perfectly.

Just a simple support already waiting in the room.

We often think of rest as something we need to earn or set aside time for. But sometimes the easier starting point is the environment around us.

A place to sit for a few minutes.
A support that helps the body soften.
A piece that makes the floor, sofa, or quiet corner feel more inviting.

When the body feels supported, the pause can feel easier to enter. That is where Ellen’s work feels aligned with the way I think about daily care.

A skincare routine does not need to be complicated to feel supportive.

A rest routine does not need to be complicated either.

Sometimes it begins with one object, one quiet corner, one breath, and the decision to pause before moving into the next thing.

If you are curious to explore Ellen’s work, I would begin with her Round Yoga Bolster.

It is designed for restorative yoga, meditation, quiet rest, gentle stretching, and creating a more comfortable place to pause at home.

For this collaboration, Ellen is offering $25 toward a Round Yoga Bolster with code CALM25 for a limited time.

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Ellen has also shared her guided meditation offerings as a simple way to experience the philosophy behind her work.

Because sometimes the first step is not purchasing something new.

Sometimes the first step is taking a few quiet minutes to return to yourself.

Listen to Ellen’s guided meditations on YouTube

Some pieces are chosen.

Others slowly become part of the space they live in.

Ellen’s work feels like that.

A note on this collaboration: This is an unpaid brand collaboration with My Yoga Room Elements. I chose to share Ellen’s work because I trust the care, intention, and craftsmanship behind what she creates, and I think her approach to rest and support may resonate with this community. I am not receiving commission or financial compensation from purchases made through this feature.