Review Boxed Water is Better

January 31, 2011 - 12:18 pm

Boxed Water is Better

Part sustainable water company, part art project, part philanthropic project, and completely curious. Boxed Water Is Better, is a boxed water company.

Started with the simple idea of creating a new bottled water brand that is kinder to the environment and gives back a bit, the company found that it shouldn’t be bottled at all, but instead, boxed. So they looked to the past for inspiration in the century old beverage container and decided to keep things simple, sustainable, and beautiful.

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Review How do You Walk the Labyrinth?

August 4, 2010 - 10:01 am

Spiritual Gardens

Traffic, work, bosses, finances, family…there are lots of things in life that you need an escape from every now and then.  Everyone has their own ingredient for recovery: yoga, a vacation, a tall glass of wine, several shots of vodka, a walk on the beach… we are all very familiar with our options here, but have you ever considered walking a labyrinth as a form of rejuvenation?

Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens is a spiritual oasis within the city limits of Los Angeles that offers a daytime retreat for people that are looking to get away from all those things you’d love to get away from.  I popped in for a tour of the gardens, which are tucked behind the gates of a historic mansion dating back to the 1900’s, acting currently as a church of the movement of spiritual awareness.  In a nutshell, the grounds are dedicated to meditation and when you walk outside, you’ll understand why.

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