LOVE ANGELES

LA 2.0: Refresh, Reinvent, Re-imagine

Join fellow urban thinkers for LA 2.0, a call for fresh ideas for the 21st Century city.

Are you an urban practitioner—a designer, artist, policy maker, planner, engineer, demographer, advocate, etc., working to improve the physical urban environment? Are you passionate about the future of Los Angeles? Interested in collaborating with top-notch urban thinkers?

We hope you’ll join us for LA 2.0, a fast-paced, energetic afternoon think-tank with the best and brightest, most creative and critical urban thinkers in Los Angeles.

The event will be held at the GOOD Magazine Think Space in Hollywood on December 5th. The goal: to connect dynamic thinkers, get creative juices flowing, and emerge with a list of the top five catalytic strategies to improve the physical urban environment of Los Angeles. The focus is on fresh ideas, new approaches, and inter-disciplinary collaboration.

LA 2.0 will culminate with an ad hoc presentation and engaging discussion with a guest panel comprised of some of the city’s leading urban practitioners.  Final recommendations will be compiled into a letter to send to Obama’s Office of Urban Affairs and the City of Los Angeles.

Go to www.good.is/LA2point0 to apply to participate in the upcoming LA 2.0 event, join the 2.0 Team, and create the catalytic changes that our city needs. Young professionals are encouraged to apply.

LA 2.0
Saturday, December 5
The GOOD Think Space
Apply at www.good.is/LA2point0 by November 10
Moderated by Amber Hawkes and Georgia Sheridan

For questions email info[at]sheridanhawkes[dot]com

Rock Love Peace

I first connected with Del of rockpeacelove a few years back while working-from-home within the "green space" out of Sausalito. She got me really excited about their first project known as CHANGE, an eco-friendly starter kit filled with green, stylish goodies and a heck of a lot of love! How could I not have fallen in love with their concept, products, mantras and good vibrations?

And it seems as though the starter kit for CHANGE was just the beginning for rockpeacelove. They've since added a few more projects including a rockpeaceloveBABY line showcasing more fantastic organic/recycled products, this time for our beloved baby angels!

Not only can you buy their rockin' goods online, you can pick them up at select stores in LA, NYC, and elsewhere. Btw, I was happy to see a long list of celebrity angels supporting these projects including Amy Smart, Courtney Cox, Cheryll Crow, Tyra, and even cool dudes like Mill Mahr, Justin Timberlake, Jeremy Piven and more!

International Alchemy Conference at the LA Convention Center

The annual International Alchemy Conference is coming to LA on October 23-25 and will be featuring Dr. Masaru Emoto, Don Miguel Ruiz, Don Jose Ruiz, Rickie Byars Beckwith, DreamingBear, Don Estes, Dr. Theresa Ibis and many more practicing alchemists!

The event is produced jointly by the International Alchemy Guild and the Modern Mystery School. The Guild is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving the ancient teachings of alchemy. The Modern Mystery School offers advanced spiritual training in the ancient lineage of sacred wisdom transmitted through the great masters.

The official website for the event www.alchemyconference.com mentions, the goal of our work is to empower individuals with the highest level of spiritual growth coupled with practical knowledge on how to change our personal reality and thereby transform the world.

Love Angeles will be covering all the transformational happenings throughout the weekend. Make sure to get your tickets and I look forward to meeting you at the conference.

Check out the clip below and spread the word!

Why Elevate?

I recently had the honor of being introduced to world renown producer and filmmaker Mikki Willis in the backstage control room at the taping of the Michael Bernard Beckwith PBS special, The Answer is You. The man is stunning, and I'm not referring to his good looks, I'm talking about his vibration, humility and clearly poised presence. As I entered the room, his team had literally just wrapped the first of back-to-back tapings of the event. At the moment, feeling somewhat like an intruder, my friend Maria insisted that I meet Mikki (finally after hearing so much about him.) I remember being impressed by how calm and at peace he was just seconds after calling out the final beats of the program over his headset.

Eight years ago, Mikki Willis was at ground zero on September 11th (be sure to watch the clip below). In fact, he was in the one of the towers just hours before they collapsed, compelling him to organize and lead a civilian rescue task force. At some point in the night, Mikki experienced a vivid and spiritual vision or unified-understanding which set the stage for a turning point in his life and a mission which would later be known as Elevate Films and the Elevate Film Festival.

According to their website www.elevatefilms.com, Elevate is "on a mission to unleash human potential through the boundless medium of movies and new media... Since 2005 Elevate has produced more than 100 documentaries, narrative shorts and full-length films, featuring such luminaries as, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Les Brown, Neale Donald Walsch, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Gurmukh, Gregg Braden, Mary Manin Morrissey, Mark Victor Hanson, Debbie Ford, Harville Hendrix, Iyanla Van Zant, and many more."

Do yourself a favor, check out this beautiful clip and introduction to Elevate Founder Mikki Willis as shares the genesis of the Elevate Film Festival:

Laird Hamilton on Life

Better.tv - Legendary surfer Laird Hamilton talks about family, marriage and keeping the passion of life alive.