Pumeli Art of Relaxation Subscription Box Review – October 2015

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pumeli art of relaxation october 2015 box

Pumeli is a brand new subscription box designed to help encourage relaxation and mindfulness. This box is for helping you slow down and unwind through simple every day stress-relieving rituals that will help you relax in just a few minutes. Every box includes some sort of paper item to release creativity, artisanal tea and steeping accessories, and 1-2 artisan-crafted items.

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The theme for October is Elephants, as they are exemplars of slow and mindful living. They communicate primarily through touch so this box was focused on highly tactile items. I love this theme!

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The information card gives the details on each item, including suggestions on how to work with every one to relax. This box had a neutral meditative tone – take deep breaths, keep your attention somewhere, taking note of details, etc.

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This box was really delightful to open!

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Everything in the October Elephants Pumeli Box!

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David Rio Elephant Vanilla Chai: How perfect is this item for this box?! The most! This brand supports the battle against the ivory trade. Just add water or milk for a warm and spicy beverage – perfect for when you don’t have the time for a full tea meditation.

The Tea Spot Loose Leaf Red Rocks Rooibos Tea: This tea was included to feel make like you’ve been swaddled in a warm blanket on a crisp Autumn day and included some unbleached filters made from sustainable wood pulp for steeping. Drinkers are encouraged to take a few moments to enjoy the earthy colors and textures in your hands while you heat your water.

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Hand Carved Wooden Elephant Stamp: I love the bag this item arrived in. So pretty and another tactile experience by itself.

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This is actually a batik printing stamp but it wasn’t included as a craft item – Pumeli selected this elephant as a textural meditation item. The ornate is hand-carved and you are encouraged to let it rest in hour hands, feel the wood grain, and use your sense of touch to get into a calm and relaxing state.  Pumeli notes that some variations in size, shape, color and texture will occur, adding authentic beauty and character to the one-of-a-kind creations in subscribers’ boxes.

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Foxy & Winston 100% Organic Kitchen Towel:  What an adorable towel! It’s 100% GOTS Certified Organic cotton canvas and manufactured in India with fair trade practices and even comes with a hanging loop. This is a very high quality towel and I love the baby elephants.

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Hand-Sewn Journal: This was just absolutely gorgeous. The dark grey fabric wrapper was actually created from recycled water bottles and inspired by an elephant trunk. Subscribers received different stamped tags on the cover – mine reads “capture life’s moments.” Your tag can be a writing prompt if you need a little focus.

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The paper inside is elephant dung paper from Mr. Ellie Pooh and made in Sri Lanka. Journaling can help you relax at night or just set your mind at ease.

This was easily one of the best subscription box launches of the year. Everything in this box was utterly gorgeous, fit the theme perfectly, and was mindfully selected to bring a few minutes of relaxation and focus to busy women’s lives. I loved the attitude of this subscription – it was very neutral while retaining the focus on mindfulness and achieving relaxation with only a few minutes of time. Pumeli also purchases the products at fair market prices to ensure that the purchases support the artisans creating the goods. I really couldn’t have asked for more from a first box. Beautifully done and highly recommended!

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The Subscription: Pumeli Art of Relaxation
The Description: Pumeli is a monthly care package filled with teas and textures designed to help you slow down and unplug. Each shipment contains simple, stress-relieving rituals that enable you to experience more calm, peace and joy in as little as 5-10 minutes. Each month you’ll receive beautiful paper to capture your thoughts, inspire your creativity and bring perspective to your feelings, artisanal tea that not only tastes good, but offers a simple, daily meditation—all in one luxurious cup of tea, and andcrafted goods that evoke mindfulness and presence while empowering artisans around the world.
The Price: $49.95 per month

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  • Sarah
    10.10.15

    I love absolutely everything about this box!

  • soknitpicky
    10.07.15

    What are the dimensions of the paper in the journal? it looks beautiful!

    • Pumeli
      10.07.15

      Hi,

      I just updated our shop as I forgot to include the size information for the journal. The journal dimensions follow:

      Cover dimensions: 5.5″ x 8.5″. (the width is measured at the widest part with the tie wrap)
      Page dimensions: 5.0″ x 8.25″

      Please let me know if I can answer any additional questions.

      Best,
      Traci

  • melanie plum
    10.07.15

    Is there a “name brand” or do you know where I might be able to purchase some of those journals for Christmas gifts? They are so lovely and would be so great for our writing teacher that helps us here at our homeschool. 🙂

    • Brandy
      10.07.15

      they are available in the pumeli box, and it looks like the entire box is as well! i didn’t notice it last night (i normally just look at the subscription side of things).

    • Pumeli
      10.07.15

      So pleased you like the journal. They are part of our own Pumeli Handmade collection and they are available on the Pumeli website.

  • Pumeli
    10.07.15

    Hi Brandy,

    Thank you so much for your wonderful review of our first care package. We’re absolutely thrilled you enjoyed it!

    Kind Regards,
    Traci