diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1356686..6bff994 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Thumbs.db
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dc8744e..f680736 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,3 +5,11 @@
 The only dependency is SASS. We also provide an <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/ritmo">npm</a> package.
 
 Find all the documentation at [ritmo.marzeelabs.org](http://ritmo.marzeelabs.org).
+
+===
+
+##### Compass Aliases
+
+If you would like to use the original [Compass naming conventions](http://compass-style.org/reference/compass/typography/vertical_rhythm/) with RITMO, simply add the following line to your main stylesheet after importing RITMO.
+
+`@import '~ritmo/compass-aliases';`
diff --git a/_compass-aliases.scss b/_compass-aliases.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e8f0ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_compass-aliases.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Aliases Ritmo namespaced variables, functions, and mixins back to the original names from the Compass Veritcial Rhythm toolkit. Including this partial makes it possible to use Ritmo as a nearly plug and play replacement. You will still need to define the newer Ritmo configurable variables for $base-line-unit and $base-line-multi in place of $base-line-height.
+
+// ALIASED VARIABLES
+
+$ritmo-unit: $rhythm-unit !default;
+$ritmo-border-width: $default-rhythm-border-width !default;
+
+// ALIASED FUNCTIONS
+
+@function rhythm($args...) { @return ritmo($args...); }
+
+// ALIASED MIXINS
+
+@mixin establish-baseline($args...) { @include ritmo-baseline($args...); }
+@mixin adjust-font-size-to($args...) { @include ritmo-font-size($args...); }
+@mixin adjust-leading-to($args...) { @include ritmo-leading($args...); }
+@mixin leader($args...) { @include ritmo-top($args...); }
+@mixin padding-leader($args...) { @include ritmo-top-padding($args...); }
+@mixin margin-leader($args...) { @include ritmo-top-margin($args...); }
+@mixin trailer($args...) { @include ritmo-bottom($args...); }
+@mixin padding-trailer($args...) { @include ritmo-bottom-padding($args...); }
+@mixin margin-trailer($args...) { @include ritmo-bottom-margin($args...); }
+@mixin rhythm($args...) { @include ritmo($args...); }
+@mixin rhythm-margins($args...) { @include ritmo-margins($args...); }
+@mixin rhythm-padding($args...) { @include ritmo-padding($args...); }
+@mixin apply-side-rhythm-border($args...) { @include ritmo-side-border($args...); }
+@mixin leading-border($args...) { @include ritmo-top-border($args...); }
+@mixin trailing-border($args...) { @include ritmo-bottom-border($args...); }
+@mixin horizontal-borders($args...) { @include ritmo-horizontal-borders($args...); }
+@mixin h-borders($args...) { @include ritmo-horizontal-borders($args...); }
+@mixin rhythm-borders($args...) { @include ritmo-horizontal-borders($args...); }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b1d7fa..57049f3 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "node-sass": "^3.7.0"
-  }
+  },
+  "main": "_ritmo.scss"
 }