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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...Making Space for Your Highest
To lead your best and biggest life, you need to claim your highest first: Your highest joy, highest good, highest aspiration. What is most important? What holds the most passion and excitement—and maybe even the most discomfort—for you? What do you want more of in your life? We easily talk about our priorities, but life…
Keep Reading...Top 10 Intentions for Life
Creating your intention is so powerful because what we focus on expands. According to the law of attraction, when you focus on what you want in your life, you get more of it. Or, simply stated by the Buddha, “What we think, we become.” What I didn’t realize initially was how challenging creating your intention…
Keep Reading...Time Does Matter in a Daily Practice (More Than Size)
A practice of meditation, deep breathing, journaling, and yoga is ideally done first thing in the morning, upon rising, for several reasons. First of all, the earlier in the day, the less possibility there will be of distractions and interruptions interfering with your practice. You also get to enjoy the benefits and set the tone…
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...Fall in Love With Yourself with 30 Days to Grace!
Happy Valentine’s Week to you! We have been inundated with the Valentine’s Day romantic traditions of chocolates, roses, and diamonds since the day after Christmas. And while I firmly believe acknowledging your beloved on any day is important, it’s even more important to remember the most important love of your life–you! In case you didn’t know…
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,…
Keep Reading...Best Friends
I had a speaking gig in Baltimore last month that gave me the chance to spend 26 hours with my best friend from college, who now lives in Connecticut. We have gotten together every year for the past 30 years and our friendship has deepened through many life experiences, such as the joyful celebrations of…
Keep Reading...365 Days of Opening to Grace
I completed 365 days of my daily practice of 30 Days to Grace this week. I completed it 30 days at a time and to tell you the truth, it really wasn’t that hard. I initially set out to do just 30 days, but every 30 days I got the opportunity to change my intention, and…
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