Jana is a marketing strategist, writer, and editor passionate about promoting businesses making a positive impact. She holds a Master’s of Business Administration with a Sustainability emphasis, and she has proudly put her training and experience to use connecting health seekers with brands and services that improve their lives. Her specialities include copywriting, brand development, content strategy, on-page SEO, and social media. She lives in Eugene, Oregon with her husband, toddler, adorable dog, and well-fed cat.

  1. GoPro Go Play GIVEAWAY: Win a GoPro and $500 in Softstar Shoes!

    GoPro Go Play GIVEAWAY: Win a GoPro and $500 in Softstar Shoes!

    Had your fill of cookies, carols, and couch-surfing with the relatives? Ready to tackle those New Year's wellness resolutions, but not sure how to start? Getting active after the holidays is great, but you don't need to shell out for a gym membership when you've got the whole big, wide world as your playground! We've got the PERFECT belated gift to...
  2. Resilience: A Functional Movement Expert on Staying Stronger, Longer

    Resilience: A Functional Movement Expert on Staying Stronger, Longer

    Softstar is proud to feature this guest essay by Jennifer Gwirtz, Mind/Body Professional, Facilitator and Teacher (Pilates, GYROKINESIS®, performance and therapeutic movement). Over her 15+ years of experience, Jennifer has delighted in exploring the relationship between mental and physical balance, particularly at the origin of stability: the foot.  Understanding Resilience: Follow the Bouncing Ball... Resilience has been on my mind a...
  3. Natural Learning Pt 2: Katy Bowman Shares Her Family's Outdoor School Experiences

    Natural Learning Pt 2: Katy Bowman Shares Her Family's Outdoor School Experiences

    In our previous "Natural Learning" post, we explored the rise of outdoor schools, or "forest kindergartens," across America (and their origins abroad). Even after all that research, we still had some questions about what it's really like to opt into this alternative learning setting. We asked Soft Star's good friend and natural living inspiration, Katy Bowman, to discuss her family's first-hand experiences...
  4. Natural Learning Pt. 1: Can Outdoor Schools Cultivate Stronger, Smarter Kids?

    Natural Learning Pt. 1: Can Outdoor Schools Cultivate Stronger, Smarter Kids?

    "For 99 percent of the time we've been on Earth, we were hunters and gatherers, our lives dependent on knowing the fine, small details of our world. Deep inside, we still have a longing to be reconnected with the nature that shaped our imagination, our language, our song and dance, our sense of the divine." - Janine M. Benyus What can...
  5. Our Newest Kid Shoe is Now Available! Friends, Meet Merry Jane

    Our Newest Kid Shoe is Now Available! Friends, Meet Merry Jane

    The wait is finally over! Bring home a pair of these beautiful and functional shoes, guaranteed to make children and parents so very "merry" :)   Our shoe designers have been hard at work on the perfect design for a mary jane style shoe for little feet. After much R&D with the toughest playground test subjects we could find, our...
  6. Be a Champion with Softstar's 2016 Summer Giveaway!

    Be a Champion with Softstar's 2016 Summer Giveaway!

    Note: trademark restrictions prevent us from using the "O" word in this post. The 2016 summer international competition is finally here, and we just can't contain our excitement! And who can blame us? We're a made-in-USA company, we LOVE encouraging people to be active and push their limits and we've even got a hometown swimmer competing this year in Rio! We know...
  7. Name That Shoe! Luxurious Sheepskin Slippers Coming to Soft Star

    Name That Shoe! Luxurious Sheepskin Slippers Coming to Soft Star

    This November, Soft Star is bringing you the luxuriously plush slippers of your dreams! Our amazing Elf Keita, Comfort-Crafter Extraordinaire, is hard at work perfecting the cozy footwear that will ruin you for all other slippers... just in time for fireside cocoa and frosted window panes. Fully-lined with genuine sheepskin and a rich natural buff leather exterior, these chill-banishing booties wrap...

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