Tag Archive for: Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
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7 women’s wisdom: pearls from Kripalu
Self-Care, Women's Retreats I’ve been leading retreats for women for 25 years (read why I lead retreats) and every single time I'm amazed by how much I learn and am reminded of by the women who show up in the circle. This past weekend I was at Kripalu Center for…
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Are you ignoring your emotional self-care?
Self-Care, Women's Empowerment Last night I attended a small women's circle where we took turns sharing where we are in our lives and where we're headed next. Afterwards, we did a short meditation and then created beautiful 2015 vision boards together, taking time at…
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5 reasons I take retreats
Women's Retreats "From stillness comes discernment." Renee Trudeau Stephen Cope, MSW, author and director of Kripalu’s Institute for Extraordinary Living says retreats don’t change our lives as much as they change where we stand in relationship…
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My #1 life balance secret
Self-Care, Women's Retreats "Are you listening to your life; what is it trying to tell you?” Renee Trudeau Most people are surprised to hear that I love making a big pot of minestrone soup for my family and friends as much as I love getting invited to go to India…
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Holding it together is overrated
Life Balance I’m known as the oldest of seven, the product of overachievers, a hyper-competent “woman who always has answers and knows where she’s going,” the go-to girl–the one who always seems have it together. And as I move deeper into…
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What are you missing?
Mindfulness, Self-Care In the next three weeks, I will be managing an extra full plate at work: multiple speaking engagements, leading a retreat, finishing a new telecourse and more. And as I look at my schedule--all things I truly love to do and that feed me--at…
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Sisterhood
Women's Retreats “We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present.” ― Marianne Williamson I once spoke at a girls empowerment conference to a group of three hundred ten to thirteen-year-olds.…
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Is it time to unplug?
Mindfulness I just returned from leading a self-renewal retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health on the east coast for an amazing group of women from all over North America. I was away from the office for a total of five days ... unplugged.…
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What’s your intention for this summer?
Women's Retreats, Work Life Balance What is your intention for summer 2014? Do you plan to slow down and enjoy unscheduled downtime with your family? Is there a work or creative project you want to complete by the end of August? Do you want to reconnect with those you love…
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Why I’m taking a sabbatical
Mindfulness, Work Life Balance When I was 30 years old I chose to leave a high-stress, perk-filled corporate job and take a month off from the working world to re-design my career path. I had just taken a life-changing trip to Europe and was sitting in my cube working…
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Cultivating an attitude of gratitude
Women's Retreats, Work Life Balance Growing up, our overachiever family placed a high value on competency. Often that translated into a critical mindset towards self and others, where we frequently saw the bad before the good.
This way of being, like all patterns, became…
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How do you nourish your heart?
Self-Care, Women's Retreats As a life balance teacher, I’m intrigued by how we can come into more harmony as we navigate work/life, family, relationships, caregiver roles and modern life. Part of enhancing balance is learning to attune to our emotional self-care…