The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo
Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 109, No. 9 - February 27, 2020
Inside
This Issue
Best of the Best......... 2,3,16
Candidate Q & A.................5
Certified & Licensed
Professionals.....................12
Classifieds............................4
Crossword/Sudoku.............4
Entertainment......................6
Legals............................ 10,11
Obituaries.............................6
Real Estate.......................7-9
Sports......................... 5,14,15
Weekend
Forecast
El Segundo Little League
Parade Kicks off 66th Season
Recreation and Parks Spring
Activity Guide Now Available
The El Segundo Recreation and
Parks Spring 2020 Activity Guide is
now available online and at various
City facilities and businesses. Residents
can pick up a guide at the George E.
Gordon Clubhouse, Checkout Building,
Joslyn Center, City Hall, the Library,
the Plunge, or El Segundo Wiseburn
Aquatics Center. It can also be viewed
online at www.elsegundorecparks.org.
Resident registration begins March 2nd and
non-resident registration begins March 9th.
The Spring Guide includes all summer
camp offerings. Summer camp registration
is available starting on April 6th. Call 310-
524-2362 to have a guide mailed to you. •
The 2020 ESLL Board poses before Opening Day Ceremonies. For story and photos, see page 14.
Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Wind
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Create & Express Yourself on Main St.
By Chase Maser
Photos by Ariel Romeo Davis
Every year in February, Tucson, AZ is
home to the world-famous Gem Show.
Vendors from all over the globe haul their
rocks, beads, gemstones, and crystals to the
desert and set up shop under huge white tents
for visitors to peruse. Among tumbled stones
and trinkets, on any given day, you can find
amethyst crystals the size of a king’s throne.
If you’re looking for something smaller, you
can easily find tiny opal rings or selenite
crystals as thin as straws. Believe it or not,
you can even find elephant tusks that sell
for $95,000 USD a pair.
It’s a true hodgepodge of products, and
among the vast assortment, Carrie Brooks,
the owner of Create & Express at 405 Main.
St., is always there picking out treasures for
her shop.
Like clockwork, Brooks has been going to
several gem shows a year to handpick new,
captivating stones to pique customers’ interests
and bring beauty or healing vibes into
their lives. Originally starting her business 16
years ago with a meditation studio called True
Insight, Brooks outgrew her first location on
Eucalyptus Dr. and moved onto Main St. in
2018. Now, Brooks maintains two locations
to house her crystal shop (at the 405 address)
and her meditation studio a few doors down
at 431 1/2 Main St. With both locations, she
offers customers a unique approach to experience
enlightenment and peace.
At True Insight, Brooks serves as the Creative
Director and offers students a chance
to explore who they really are.
“True Insight is here to assist each individual
to know and learn more about themselves,” says
Brooks. “True Insight is about empowering
each individual in their innate ability to open
up and begin to discover and explore their
own nature—their original essence.”
Essentially, Brooks shares that each person
has their own set of instructions and information
inside of them that’s available for them
to explore and understand. The only trouble
is, so many people lose sight of their own
intuition, which eventually leads to feeling
lost or out of place. To remedy the disconnect,
Brooks hosts meditation sessions that
she calls “Intuitive Meditation.”
“Intuitive Meditation is the place in you
that you go to—to where you are grounded
and where no one else exists except you.
In this place, you begin to explore levels of
yourself you knew existed but did not know
how to access or recognize.”
By exploring aspects of yourself and
learning new techniques to stay present and
grounded, Brooks believes that people can
lead stronger, healthier lives. Plus, with the
addition of a healing stone or crystal, the
journey to self-discovery is even more pleasant.
At Create & Express, customers have the
opportunity to explore authentic relics and
unique creations that also amplify the spirit
and bring solace to a trembling heart.
For instance, Brooks curates a massive
selection of gemstones that each have their
own distinct properties to help someone in
need. A good example of healing properties
comes from a stone called Aventurine—a
light green stone that promotes focus, creativity,
good fortune, and protects against
environmental pollution. With another
stone called Howlite, those in possession
can enjoy a stronger sense of patience and
a stimulated desire for knowledge. It even
See Create & Express, page 10
Candidates Q & A See page 5