A wearable expression of harmony — designed by Dr. Shalini B Bahl, drawing on her fashion design background and an aesthetic rooted in Indian sacred art and Buddhist contemplative traditions. Where the symbol tees carry a single mark, the Mandala Tees carry an intricate pattern — a meditation made visible in cloth.
Appreciative joy is our innate capacity to delight in what's good in the present moment. It disrupts the negativity bias — our brain's tendency to register the bad faster and longer than the good — by savoring what's already going well.
The Appreciative Joy Mandala carries a radiant sun motif at the center with delicate floral patterns, in warm gold and earth tones. The "joy" wordmark is a quiet anchor. On the label, a QR code links to six guided micro-practices from Shalini B Bahl, PhD.
Three lives in one: a layer under a blazer, a top for yoga, a piece with denim and earrings for dinner out. The warm tones soften any setting they enter.
Three ways to let this tee bring you back:
— In the morning. Scan the label, choose a micro-practice, and notice one thing you're grateful for before reaching for your phone.
— When the negative is hooking you. Pause. What's also true? What's also working?
— At the end of the day. Name one small step you took toward what matters. Savor it for twenty seconds.
Designed by Dr. Shalini B Bahl and handcrafted in a London studio. Printed with OEKO-TEX certified inks on soft, recycled fabric. Hand-sewn to order — no bulk inventory, no waste.
Wear it. Notice it. Return to it. 🪷