Ever since September 11 shocked many of us into thinking global, acting local and making smaller environmental footprints, consumer trends have readjusted. Mindless retail therapy appears to be waning, while eco-conscious, green shopping is on the rise, according to organic trade industry stats.

At findbliss.com, we are devoted to helping readers and community members find bargains in cyberspace's environmentally sustainable marketplace. Together we can pump life into the green economy and help it grow so that everybody wins, including Mother Earth. Here's a list of some of the best online sources for sustainable goods. Warning: all these sites feature such marvelously discounted goods that you may never leave the house to shop again.

1. www.vivavi.com: An online department store for planet-minded, fashion-forward people, this is where eco- consciousness gets cozy with high design. Vivavi.com specializes in products that merge environmental awareness into avant-garde design. Some of the products have been made with natural, organic, recycled or energy efficient materials; some have been constructed in a manner that respects the environment, while others have been developed to protect it.

   Recent sale standouts include well-tailored, sturdily sewn organic cotton canvas tote bags with nylon straps taken from surplus materials that would otherwise be discarded. Printed in a lovely treescape pattern with vegetable inks, these 19" wide, 16" tall bags are reduced from $78.00 down to $44.80.

2. www.drdharma.com All of the nutritional supplement formulae on sale here are designed by Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., founder and medical director of The Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation International. There are periodic specials on brain-specific nutritional supplements for enhancing memory and other cognitive functions. There are also occasional sales on Dr. Khalsa's self-help health books and inspirational human potential books. .
3. www.shop.com: Simply type in "organic clothing sale" in the search box and see what treasures come up. A recent visit revealed a huge selection of 100% organic Egyptian cotton baby clothing from Sckoon at rock bottom prices. Check in here frequently as merchandise flies out in a flash and is rapidly restocked with ever more surprises.
4. www.gaiam.com A recent search of Gaiam's sale store turned up 112 items. Dig it: many of Gaiam's home furnishings, lamps, yoga supplies, organic cotton textiles and more are deeply discounted. If you are into sustainable living, organic clothing and home linens, ergonomic office furniture, energy-saving appliances, etc., then Gaiam is the best place to shop online.
   
   Here's a sampling of typical Gaiam bargains:
   
   Ornately groovy mandala print yoga mats: retailed for $22.00, on sale for $9.99.
   
   Hand-loomed 100% cotton yoga mat bags made in India: $30.00 retail and $5.99 on sale.
   
   Fluorescent energy-saving light bulbs: Originally $16.00, reduced to $6.00.

   Bath Tap Faucet Filters: these filter out 95% of the chlorine in your bath water, hence saving you from inhaling chlorine during your bath and safeguarding your health from irritating chemicals. Especially recommended for use in baths for children, expectant mothers, immune-suppressed and the chemically sensitive. Retailed for $59.00; on sale for $47.00.

   Organic Cotton Jacquard Towel Sets: Thick and lusciously textured organic cotton towels originally priced at $48.00 were on sale here for $26.00.

5. Salmon Nation:

   While this Web site is devoted to helping clean up and preserve the waterways where Pacific salmon swim, breed and swim some more, it also sells some of the coolest iconic organic cotton T shirts you are ever likely to find.

   An unusual alliance of tribes, fishermen, farmers, ranchers, loggers, and urban-dwellers working together to improve our neighborhoods and watersheds, this site sells 100% organic cotton T shirts with the Salmon Nation fish logo in Red short sleeve S-XL: $16.00 and blue long sleeve: $19.00. Buy a shirt and help save the Pacific Salmon!

6. Myvitanet: 40% off organic Solaray herbs:

   With gas prices shooting up, we're all looking for excuses to drive less. You'll never need to go shopping for organic herbal supplements again if you do business with this brilliant online market. Check out the sales here on a regular basis as offerings are subject to frequent change. For example, Solaray Organic Garlic, 600 mg., 100 capsules. Regular price $10.99 and sale price $6.59.

   Organic St. John's Wort, Regular price: $15.49; sale price is $9.29.
7. Organic Madness.com: While there are myriad yummy offerings here to try (clothing, body care, exotic spices, etc.), we especially dig the deals on women's and men's Earth Shoes. All Earth Shoes are 10% Off Suggested Retail Price, Tax Free and come with Free Shipping, as well as Free Return Shipping.
8. www.hipandzen.com: Click here and enter the zone for eco-luxurious bath and body products at mind-blowingly low prices. Sustainably sourced soaps, sugar scrubs, essential oils, bath gels abound. There's also a huge selection of low-priced, high quality soy wax scented candles.
9. http://www.rawganique.com/books.htm One of the most intriguingly stocked organic clothing, home linen and shoe stores on the Net, Rawganique excels at stocking hemp goods. But another of its strengths is a smart selection of eco-conscious books that are discounted at 30 percent off. All of these can help you head into a more sustainable lifestyle. Here's a sampling of titles: