Tag Archive for: women’s self-care retreat

(Video) Are You Making Connection a Priority?
emotional self-care, Newsletter, Self-CareI woke up Monday morning feeling replenished and hopeful about the week ahead. My well was full. My fun, adventurous, intentional social connections over the weekend had fed me on so many levels! Often social connection and friend time falls…

4 Ways to Feel Better Fast
Newsletter, Self-CareLast week I received some alarming news about a close friend. Afterwards, I felt anxious, jumpy and unsettled. My brain was so flooded with stress hormones, I felt paralyzed and was struggling to remember any of my self-care tools! Stress…

(Video) Are You Allowing in the Support You Need?
Newsletter, Self-CareI was visiting with a friend who recently lost her mother and is in a deep well of grief. We talked about what she most needed right now. Upon reflection, she realized that she's receiving a lot of offers for support (massages, meals, help with…

(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…

When we do less, we experience more
Newsletter, Self-CareLast week when I delivered an online presentation to an employee group, I began by sharing five "2020" themes I'm hearing from men and women across the US. One of these points is the realization that last year made us question everything:…

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…

Wanna “do it different?!” (and why we should)
Self-Care I recently attended an artists' studio tour in my hometown. Seeing these amazing avant-garde work/home/creative spaces was a powerful reminder that there is no “one way” to live or work. Drinking in this visual feast of multimedia, oil…

Serving Up Self-Compassion
Mindfulness Yesterday I felt like I was swimming through mud. I was feeling judgmental and self-critical and everywhere I turned, all I could see were barriers and road blocks. During my morning meditation (the one thing that usually always cleans my…

The Unknown
Self-CareI recently returned from a week-long Shakti Sadhana Women’s Yoga Retreat (dancing with amazing powerful women like Shiva Rea and Wah) at Kripalu, a beautiful retreat center in the Berkshires in upstate MA. The experience was transformative…