We’ve lost the ability to do nothing—and we’re paying for it. We created IDYLHOUR as a solution.
Everywhere we looked, people were over-scheduled and overextended. We were at our limit, and kept putting off the habits we knew would help.
IDYLHOUR offers a collection of self-care rituals—from curated care boxes to candles and aromatherapy rollers—designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and feel good in your everyday life. It’s the gift we’d give our best friends, our family members, ourselves. There’s no greater gift we can imagine than rest, relaxation and a reprieve from impossible standards of productivity.
We’re a small business built around one idea: feeling better shouldn’t be complicated. We partner with small makers who care deeply about what they create—because the things you use to care for yourself should be made with care, too. We believe time is an invisible ingredient, present in everything we create.
The Founders
Alexis Koran (they/them)
I’m Alexis, a mental health therapist who has spent most of my adult life exploring healing modalities and mindfulness practices. I became a certified yoga teacher and co-founded Big Queer Yoga to help create more spaces—especially for queer folks—to relax, reconnect with their bodies, and cultivate a sense of peace through movement and breath.
IDYLHOUR is my dream project—a natural extension of my lifelong desire to bring more rest, calm, and joy into people’s lives. I’ve noticed that self-care often comes with subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) messages about becoming sexier, skinnier, or somehow “better.” That’s baloney. We aren’t products in need of improvement, and those expectations don’t support our emotional well-being.
I believe in self-care rooted in restoration and presence—with no end goal in sight. It’s about feeling good, just as you are.
Mona Koran (she/her)
I’m Mona, and after many years working in finance, I stepped away and began exploring a slower, more intentional way of living. I’ve spent the past few years exploring what it means to slow down, reconnect with myself, and create more space for presence in everyday life.
As my two daughters have grown, my days have shifted. I’m no longer chasing after little ones, but instead driving them to activities, supporting them as they grow, and finding quiet moments in between. Those small pockets of time have become an important part of my own self-care practice—opportunities to pause, reset, and come back to myself.
IDYLHOUR is a reflection of this chapter. It’s rooted in the belief that we don’t need to change who we are to feel better. We can create space for rest, calm, and ease within the rhythm of our everyday lives. It’s about feeling good—without expectation or end goal.