Be Bigger Than A Bud – Blossom Now It has been an amazing month of highs and lows. From turning 40, to running the Boston Marathon and being witness to a startling and devastating turn of events to Wellfit Women’s Kite.Yoga.Love Adventure Camp in Costa Rica to my own yoga teacher training in Tulum, where
What race director, Dave MacGillivray, lacks in height he makes up for in HUGENESS of heart for this race. The words “Boston Marathon” have forever changed. Run smart the first half; run tough the second (and the second half doesn’t start until mile 17). Winning is just as much attitude, as it is outcome. The
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. ~ John Quincy Adams A recent trip to the Dominican Republic has reminded me how much I love water adventures. I am transformed by the exhilaration of surfing and feel most alive under my kite, soaring
Anyone who puts themselves out in the world as a writer, entrepreneur, leader, yoga teacher–the list goes on–subjects themselves to public judgment and commentary. I once read that whenever you walk into a room, right off the bat a third of the people will like you, one third won’t and the remaining third won’t care
Ready to ADVENTURE with your kids? Here’s a few ways to pass down generational wanderlust and have a good time together! On the cusp of taking our 6 and 7 year-old girls to the Dominican Republic to kiteboard and surf for two weeks later this month, I have been contemplating what makes adventure travel appealing
What I Lost in Haiti – I lost a lot by going to Haiti, stay with me, I am not a writer so forgive the grammar. I lost money getting to Haiti with registration fees, race gear, bike, airfare, and miscellaneous travel expenses. I lost count of shots and medication prior to trip. I lost
As I ascend thousands of miles in flight above the winding rivers, valleys and mountains of Haiti, it is with both relief and some sadness that I say goodbye, for I don’t know when I will return and I have made some more dear friends this time around. To quote my Haitian friend, Russell Behrmann,
Most of my writing weaves in and out of both my mundane outdoor experiences and my most wild adventures. Whether I am moving my body to basic breath and yoga movement on my paddleboard or bypassing gators in the swamps on my mountain bike, I feel the most vital and connected to my source. I
Wellfit Institute Spreads the Good Word of Yoga to Haiti Jill Wheeler and Wellfit Institute have made the commitment. With the support of Bala Vinyasa Yoga and Lululemon, Wellfit is bringing yoga to Haiti, teaching classes, mentoring local teachers, and hand delivering a supply of yoga mats to the locals. This project will run concurrently
There are certain topics that, no matter how much you read about them, the importance of the message is tireless, topics like: Love. Peace. Hope. Gratitude. I often identify with that old adage, we teach what we most need to learn. My never-ending homework, gratitude… I don’t know if I always struggled to learn this
