Women's Retreats Archives

Self-Care 101: Three Ways to Begin

Featured, Newsletter, Self-Care, Women's Retreats

Last week I spoke at a women’s life balance event and afterwards I visited with an attendee who asked, “I know self-care is important, but I have no idea what I need and I’m not even sure where to start!” Can you relate?

(Video) Are You Resisting … or Allowing Life?

Mindfulness, Newsletter, Women's Retreats

This past week I talked to several clients and friends across the US who shared they feel: "Unsettled. In limbo. Anxious. Stagnant. Disrupted and disoriented. Exhausted and overwhelmed. Unable to plan. Tired." I like to remember we're all…

5 Ways Retreats Can Change Your Life

Newsletter, Self-Care, Women's Retreats

Throughout my 20s and 30s when my chest tightened from overwork and I could feel overwhelm lapping at my door, I would increase my work pace, thinking, “I just need to move faster and get more done.” Much of this stemmed from an entrenched…

5 reasons to schedule a retreat today

Newsletter, Women's Retreats

Throughout my twenties and thirties when my chest tightened from overwork and I could feel overwhelm lapping at my door, I would increase my work pace, thinking, “I just need to move faster and get more done.” Much of this stemmed from an…

Are you craving unscheduled time?

Women's Retreats

When I travel and speak on work/life balance I consistently hear three things from my fellow Americans: a) Things are moving too fast; I’m spread too thin and consequently I’m not effective at work or at home, b) I feel like I can’t unplug; being constantly tethered to my phone is stressing me out and c) life feels like a treadmill of to-do lists, where’s the joy?

Struggling with self-care? Start here

Self-Care, Women's Retreats

6 tips for taking a personal retreat

Featured, Life Balance, Women's Retreats, Work Life Balance

This month I have been managing so many moving pieces -- working on our new web site, training new team members, booking new speaking engagements and workshops, vetting new partnerships--that I have found it hard just to hear myself think.

Many things are true at once

Mindfulness, Women's Retreats

“Nothing is either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” ~Shakespeare Around the globe, many of us are experiencing deep frustration and despair right now. Others are expanding joyfully into new ways of being and seeing. And most…

Why rituals matter and how to embrace them

Spirituality, Women's Retreats

Life is not a thing to be managed, but a mystery to be lived. Last weekend I took time out from a very busy day to join friends for a labyrinth walk in nature. Labyrinth walking is an ancient meditative practice used by countless spiritual…

Do you approach life with a sense of urgency?

Mindfulness, Women's Retreats

I am coming off a full fall speaking schedule, an eight-day trip to the east coast to visit family and colleges and a travel-induced cold. As I look at what needs to be done this week at work, I can feel my heart and mind start to speed up.…

8 ways to own your personal power

Women's Empowerment, Women's Retreats

Jodi, one of our career coaching clients, had a rough week. After she received a disconcerting email from a new business partner, it became clear they were not on the same page. Jodi paused and decided to stop the email tennis match, pick…

THE most important question to ask yourself (+ video)