On February 6th, Melanie and I had the opportunity to set up a spa for one fo the Grammy venues, organized by Beverly Visty-Doman of Dharmata and John Forrester as part of their Green With Music event (http://www.greenwithmusic.com/).
Called Spa Tibet to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the exile of the Tibetan people from Tibet, we took two rooms of The Mercury in Koreatown in LA and converted them into a Tibetan spa, replete with beautiful tapestries, carpets, thankas, and other artifacts.
We then assembled a staff - myself and Melanie, Dawn Tardif of Bodiscience, Theresa Blackner, Nestor Ruiz, and our daughter, Christina Sachs and offered 5 modified versions of our tibetan Ayurvedic treatments. Most of the people we worked with were either stars from the movie or musc industry and the media. We even had a meditation and yoga room set up and Lama Dawa Tharchin of BodhiPath Buddhist Centers offered meditations on the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Chenrezig (also known as Kwan Yin) and silent sitting.
In the frenzy of Grammy weekend, we were able to offer a serene and healing atmosphere that seemed to light up those we touched. To read more, go to http://www.buzzine.com/2009/02/green-with-music/.
Spa Tibet was the first venue where we at Diamond Way Ayurveda wish to launch a "Spa without Walls" initiative. The idea is to not only make spas places that you go to, but an awareness and ability to do kind things to restore and re-energize yourself wherever you are. Stay tuned for more information.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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