
5 Reasons to Take a Retreat (+ tips to start)
Newsletter, Spirituality, women's retreat, Women's RetreatsThroughout 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…

Self-Care 101: Three Ways to Begin
Featured, Newsletter, Self-Care, Women's RetreatsLast 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 RetreatsThis 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 RetreatsThroughout 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 RetreatsThroughout 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 RetreatsWhen 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 RetreatsLast 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?

6 tips for taking a personal retreat
Featured, Life Balance, Women's Retreats, Work Life BalanceThis 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 RetreatsLife 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 RetreatsI 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 RetreatsJodi, 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…