
From ideas inspired by this year's blockbusters, like Minions or Jurassic Park, to timeless fairy tales and Disney movies, these are what the best-dressed cars will be wearing this Halloween.Īnd if the effect is only greater if you or your family wears a costume that goes with the theme. Whether you're attending your first trunk-or-treat or your hundredth, here are some of the best trunk-or-treat ideas to get you inspired for new ways to trick out your family ride. The setup is simple: Cars gather in a centralized location, usually the parking lot of a school or church, and families can hop from parking spot to parking spot without making the big trek between houses.īut the best part of all is that the cars all get to wear their own Halloween costumes, too: Each one opens its trunk and goes wild with decorations, usually according to some kind of theme. Reach Mail Tribune reporter Morgan Rothborne at or 54.If you live in an area where houses are spread out, going to a trunk-or-treat event might be better than going trick-or-treating. “So what would it be like to be lifted in a cathartic way? Without having to take yourself out of reality and still be a part of it at the same time,” Kryst said. “People generally live the same: They wake up in the morning they go to work they feed their children they go to sleep,” Kryst said Through the beauty of the works, the owners hope, visitors will receive something of the sacred. Visitors can step in, close the curtain, sit on benches and admire artworks created by the owners of The Haven. Rooms once used as dressing rooms are now mediation pods, O’Brien said. That’s one thing we would love to hear from the community of Ashland - what is needed?” said Shekinah Ma Kryst.Ī lounge with white couches along the back of the store will be used for tea ceremonies on tables with glass tops balanced above enormous crystals. Our intention in the near future is to support local charities. “We want to have an outreach, to work together, to create together. The owners said they hope to work with other local businesses and the community.
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On the second floor of the shop, workshops will be offered on how to use the teas, crystals, essential oils and other wares sold at The Haven, O’Brien said, including how to make your own perfume with essential oils. They ask the plant if it would like to be harvested,” said Mia O’Brien, events director for The Haven. “These families, that have been doing this for generations, they don’t just pluck the tea. “We took these waters, and we blessed them further,” she said.Īlong the walls of the store, visitors can find hand-rolled incense, pashmina scarves, superfood supplements and teas. In the center of the sales floor is a jewelry counter offering talismans made of other gems or containing tiny vessels of water collected from locations around the world where miracles have happened, Shekinah Ma Kryst said. Amethyst for the third eye and creativity, smoky quartz for grounding and calming, citrine for prosperity.



On tables throughout the space, different kinds of crystals sparkled above signs describing the effects each one promises. “Had we had these sorts of things along our journey, we know it would have been so beneficial,” Kryst explained, “Of course, you don’t need tools to experience divinity, but it does help.” Standing in the center of the store in nearly matching outfits of flowing white and gold, the couple said they moved to Ashland the day of the Almeda Fire, after traveling the world collecting the items for sale in The Haven. The couple said they were married in a previous life, something they knew as soon as they met. “What would that look like, what would that feel like, if you could just have the opportunity to experience heaven on earth for a moment?” said Sanandaji Kryst, co-owner of The Haven with his wife, Shekinah Ma Kryst. Visitors walking into the two-story, wood-paneled space Friday were greeted by the cello music of Daniel Sperry and multitudes of sparkling crystals. Main St., in Ashland, opened Friday as The Haven, a store offering products for mental, physical and spiritual well-being. Founders Sanandaji Kryst, left, and Shekinah Ma Kryst during the grand opening of The Haven Friday in Ashland.
