Retreat
Why I'm NOT Going Disneyland!
“Sometimes you need to get away to come back home” “I need a vacation from my vacation” the familiar line goes – and those who use it aren’t really joking. Seems some 50% of Americans polled admit to being more exhausted after their vacation than before it started! In these days of wi-fi, smartphones, Facebook,…
Keep Reading...Five Lessons from a Costa Rica Yoga Retreat
For the last two years, I have facilitated a yoga retreat on the Osa Peninsula at Boca Sombrero Resort. The unspoiled Osa is a remote area on the south Pacific side of Costa Rica where the rainforest meets the sea. On my first trip to Costa Rica, I was so impressed with the beauty of the jungle…
Keep Reading...Wanna Get Away? Top 10 Reasons to Retreat
What exactly is a retreat? The definition from Webster is an act or process of withdrawing; a place of privacy or safety; a period for prayer, meditation, study, or instruction under a director I would add, a period of time you completely unplug and disconnect from your normal routine, responsibilities, and distractions, to focus completely…
Keep Reading...What is Your Big Life?
I have just spent a day and a half with 40 highly successful and sophisticated women at Spruce Mountain Ranch, my first Camp Experience event called Get Away and Get it! I once again am reminded of the value of getting away and spending rich time with like minded people. With great food, yoga, a…
Keep Reading...Top 5 Reasons to Take Yourself on a Colorado Mountain Yoga Retreat
Summer is almost here and as you schedule in your standard barbecues, weddings, vacations and special projects, is there something else you could do? Something totally new and different or maybe somewhat familiar, but you haven’t created the time and space for? I’m referring to taking yourself on a retreat. Whether you get away on your own or…
Keep Reading...The Mountain Retreat
I have just returned from a 3 day writing retreat and I am reminded of the supreme power of getting away. To be perfectly honest, the reason I went at all was because of a change in a client plan and I happened to have 3 days totally free. I thought, “Maybe I should stil…
Keep Reading...Five Lessons From a Bath House
I have actually heard people say they don’t have time to take baths. Being a longtime fan of luxurious bathing myself, I experienced the bath of a lifetime last week when I was speaking in Little Rock and treated to a quick, but very worthwhile trip to Hot Springs. Hot Springs is an former gangster hangout with 5 beautiful lakes, natural mineral springs,…
Keep Reading...Transitions in Life
We all know that life is transition, always changing, just like the seasons. But sometimes, we forget and need some reminding. I was reminded yesterday. One of my first and favorite yoga teachers is moving and taught his last yoga class here. He is so smart, sweet, and loving, and he showed me the way…
Keep Reading...The Gift of Retreat:Top 10 Reasons to Go to Costa Rica!
I have been facilitating retreats for the past 15 years and the power of getting away can never be overstated. We are so busy with such full lives these days that stepping out of our familiar routines and into the flow of something totally different gives us an opportunity to gain perspective through new surroundings,…
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