spiritual and holistic wellness, art, beauty, lifestyle, healing, soul care
It is beauty, love — art, that dresses not only your body but your mind and soul. When I created DE LA JIPI, I knew that I wanted my jewels, skin care, oils etc to serve as more than just pretty pieces and smell good items. I wanted them to have meaning – to be […]
On January 25th, 2020, I held my first workshop. Holding space for black and brown women is something that I have wanted to do for a very long time. Especially as someone who has long been navigating what it means to built sisterhood, friendships and as someone who didn’t always feel like there was a […]
Burning sage (and other herbs)โ also known as smudging โ is an ancient spiritual ritual.ย The practice of burning sage is sacred in many Indigenous communities and deserves to be respected. It’s something we should always do with intention, reverence, and deep gratitude to those who did it before us. ** I will be using sage […]
What Does a Self Love Ritual Look Like? Our highest state is love, and it all begins with ourselves. When we love ourselves, love comes to us with ease. When we respect ourselves, we set a precedent for how others will treat and respect us. And those that we are not meant to be near […]
There’s beauty in a product that can be used in more ways than oneโwhich is the case with most of DE LA JIPI products, might I add. For example, the Aura Myst can be used in at least 5 different ways. The Aura Myst is a magical blend of homemade distilled water that is then […]
Elements Of A Hippie started as a personal blog — my own little safe haven. I would come here, write my heart out, release my insecurities and fears then return to the real world. Soon thereafter it doubled up as a lifestyle blog, in which I showcased D.I.Y products, health and wellness and variety of […]
I’ve thought about 2018, a lot. I guess I keep going back to it because there were so many lessons that I learned during the latter part of the year. As I’ve written about before, one major lesson I learned is that words truly mean everything. So with that I say, 2018 was the year […]
Would mean to look back at all that was … and wasn’t. Words are so powerful and I have been speaking what I perceived as horridness this year into existence. So much so, that it has become me. It’s no doubt that this year was hard for me. But so many good things happened this […]
Journeying through entrepreneurship has been the most stressful and rewarding thing that I’ve done thus far. Networking, collaborating, finally participating in pop ups -all in the name of building my business and brand. There’s really no feeling like it. But the best part has been connecting with like minded people. This sense of solidarity and […]
It’s breast cancer awareness month! Since I last blogged so much has happened -which I’ll probably do an extensive post about later. But for now, I have some pretty exciting news! This month, my business will be donating 40% of what we earn to the Painted Pink For Breast Cancer Org! Yesterday, I sent out […]
ELEMENTS OF A HIPPIE 