Earlier this month, I had the immense pleasure of running the first-ever Signature Wellness Retreat with Viva Adventures. It was everything I had dreamed of and more. “Ciao for Now: Reconnection, Yoga, & Wellness in Tuscany” lived up to its name, providing a week full of being in community, slowing down, and wholesome practices to […]
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In recent years, wellness tourism has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sectors in the global travel industry. Travelers are no longer just seeking rest and relaxation, they are now actively pursuing transformation. Whether it’s a weekend retreat in nature or a five-star resort escape, the expectation has shifted: people want to return home feeling
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In the fast-paced, post-pandemic world, people are more focused than ever on their health and wellness. Whether it’s a weekend getaway or an extended vacation, travelers are more empowered to be in the driver’s seat of their health, and seeking life experiences and products that align with that vision. Enter the wellness retreat. In the
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The post pandemic world looks and feels different in many ways. New awareness, shifting values, and evolving consumer demands has led to wellness travel emerging not as a trend, but as a fundamental expectation. The growing pursuit of balance, mental clarity, and physical vitality has placed wellness tourism at the core of the global travel
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In mid-2021, after several years of major life transitions, heartbreaks, a heavy workload, and a global pandemic thrown in just for good measure, I found myself experiencing a high level of stress, apathy, and what I would later learn was burn out. I lacked the tools to deal with what I was feeling — which
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… and other life lessons from my friend and mentor, Tara Tiedemann I remember when Tara started talking to me about the Blue Zones. Through her company, Viva Adventures, she had begun running trips up in Costa Rica’s Blue Zone, on the Nicoya Peninsula. While I would not read Dan Buettner’s famous book until years
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For context: I wrote this a few years ago as a reflection about my own experience with an integrative wellness coach. I hadn’t opened my “coaching notes” for a few years, yet it is so interesting to find writings from the past, and to reflect on the progress that I have made both tangibly (and
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Or maybe, to positively reframe, “your health is your responsibility” as “taking care of myself is my unique privilege.” If you’re like me, you may now or in the past have thought of your health as out of your control — that you were in the passenger seat to any of the following: your body itself,
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