Himanshu Awasthi's Contact Details

Himanshu Awasthi's Company Details

Vision Quest Shoes

, California, United States • 1 - 10 Employees
Apparel & Fashion

The journey of Vision Quest shoes started with my first spiritual experience with a Ouija board at a slumber party when I was eight years old. No joke, the seeds were planted right there like me, and five other girls tried to summon the spirit guides.The shoe is inspired by the Ouija board reader, known as a planchette. The design is also an evolution of the traditional Moroccan babouche slipper, which looks fabulous, but offers no support and isn't really wearable.My version, however, is designed with a molded rubber sneaker bottom with tread. This makes it both comfortable and durable for walking. Better yet, all of the shoes are made of up-cycled and repurposed leather.I've practiced yoga for over 15 years, and now that I live on the west coast I've been inspired to explore even more wellness practices. For example, walking meditation and labyrinth walking. These have been an eye-opener as we all generally treat walking as simply a physical act, pure locomotion, getting from point A to point B.Vision Quest shoes are meant to remind us that we can be more intentional in our choices and our movement. The shoe is called a "Yes or No" shoe. Like the Ouija board planchette, the shoes can help us be open, ask questions and move confidently forward.