Hey friends,

Monica here, founder/CEO of Berlin Skin. A few years ago, I started going on solo, daily walks, and it changed my life in remarkable, extremely positive ways: I gained more mental clarity, creative inspiration, and the rhythm forced me to slow down and breathe deeply. I began to crave these daily walks. The time of solitude set aside to just pray and simply be with my thoughts, in nature - was extremely renewing and I would return home feeling refreshed and content. Saint Augustine once said, "It is solved by walking" and that basically sums up all my feelings about a daily walk.

Long story short, I became so passionate about walking that I wanted to share more of it with my friends, and encourage them to go on daily walks, too. So, I started a monthly walk club in my hometown of Bend, Oregon. It's been incredible, fun, and an easy way to foster community. It's also been rad to see my friends become friends with my other friends. :) We initially made some matching "Walk Club" hats (because is it actually a club without matching hats?!) and then it grew into a fun creative side project for me by making some other fun merch. 

Fast forward to today, I'm really excited to announce that we are selling some of our high-quality mock necks, hoodies, hats, and more here exclusively at berlinskin.com. The hope with this merch is that it will encourage a wider audience to get out in nature and walk more, either solo or together with their friends.

If you want to read a bit more in-depth about the "why" behind Walk Club, I wrote this Substack post and that covers just about all of it.

Also, the long-term vision for Walk Club is that people will want to start these clubs with their own communities in their cities/towns. If that sounds like you and you'd like to be one of our first brand ambassadors, please email me at monica@officialwalkclub.com to get the conversation started.

If you want to read about the health benefits of walking in nature and forest bathing, I recommend are Walking In The Woods. I also love Dean Hall's (author of The Wild Cure) content which you can explore here.

Thanks for following along; I'm really proud of this first round of merch that we produced for Walk Club and I hope you love it, too. 

Keep up with the latest Walk Club drops and news over on Instagram.

Cheers,

- Monica Watson

P.S. I have always preached that the journey to your best skin yet is bigger than just topical skincare products, and living a healthy lifestyle should be the starting point. Walking lowers stress, boosts circulation, gets you moving in a low-impact way, and boosts ATP - essential for boosting collagen and repairing skin damage. Commit to that daily walk and you'll likely see your skin glow even more.