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Health + LifeStyle

Feel-good Festival

“Always make time for the things that make you feel happy to be alive.”

Heads up for a blissful one day celebration taking place in Desert Hot Springs this November – something to nourish your soul and rejuvenate your spirit.

Why Desert Hot Springs? Desert Hot Springs is a healing oasis to some of the purest hot and cold mineral springs in the world thanks to an underground aquifer beneath the city. At the festival you can participate in body and mind wellness while immersing yourself in a one-day celebration of nature, wellness, art, and sustainable fashion. 

The Feel Good Festival was born from the hearts and minds of 3 desert locals who saw an opportunity to share all the things that they love about Desert Hot Springs. The rich natural beauty, the vibrant and rare wildlife, the sacred hot water, and the beautiful fresh air that abounds here in this secret hidden nook of the Coachella Valley… it truly is the perfect backdrop for people to get together and celebrate all things feeling good. 

Jenn Kubat

Founded by Kathy Murphy (of Hampton Flea & Very Vintage, Palm Desert) and Jenn Kubat (Muse, the shop), and led by Angelina Padron (House of Energy), The Feel Good Festival is proud to present their debut show celebrating wellness and sustainability in Desert Hot Springs happening on Saturday November 11th, 2023.

Kathy Murphy

“We welcome you to take a step back from the daily grind of modern life and join us at the beautiful Cabot’s Pueblo Museum for a day of healing, wellness and community, and experience what it means to Feel Good in Desert Hot Springs!”

Angelina Padron

Updates on this site:

https://www.desertfeelgoodfestival.com/

Girl Who Would be King, STYLE

Style: Standout Handbag for Spring

Striking + Sustainable.  A Spring Carryall with a Purpose

Photo: Robby Mueller
Carry It Everywhere

Sunny days are bound to be coming our way sometime soon I hope.  When they do I’ll be carrying my handmade handbag which was the hero item in the Spring Box of Style sent to me from the people over at the Zoe (Rachel Zoe) Report.

I wanted to share it with you because not only do I think it’s attractively versatile and convenient to carry around, the black and white carryall by *Tribe Alive is made with love by female artisans in India. “Without meaningful employment these women could have fallen into the sex trade epidemic which runs rampant in the communities we work,” shares Tribe Alive founder Carly Burson. This bag provided invaluable skills training and fair wages to its creators, making it even more special to carry for festival season or on the daily.

courtesy Tribe Alive

*Tribe Alive is a fair-trade accessory label that supports independent artisans in developing countries.  The striking carryall is made of foot-loomed fabric and cognac brown leather and produced on a small-batch scale to ensure the highest quality.

The beautiful handbag provided five months of employment for more than 150 Indian artisan partners in three cities. From the weavers in Panipat to master tailors and leather workers in Delhi to the logistics team in Jaipur, this bag positively impacted every link of the supply chain.

courtesy Tribe Alive

That’s truly a wow factor.