Long plane flights can really suck, especially if you don’t have some useful activities up your sleeve. There are only so many movies you can watch or talking to your …
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A few weeks ago I started booking my flights for my annual trip from North America to Australia. Given I was leaving in 6 weeks time during peak holiday Christmas …
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With the holiday season already upon us, most people are taking some focus away from work and putting it towards family, friends and celebrating what they’ve accomplished for the year. …
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I love being outside. I prefer experiencing the smells, sounds, and sights of the natural world more than sitting in a movie theater or an office building. The smell of …
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Can you think of a past experience where you felt so happy and grateful to be where you were that time stood still and all your worries melted away? I’m talking …
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Many people have concerns about their environmental impact when they travel -that goes beyond carbon emissions. When I travel, I consider the amount of materials I use and what eventually …
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Last week I went back to Vancouver, Canada – where I lived before Santa Monica – for a good friend’s wedding. Having some flexibility with my job I was able …
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I previously wrote about the benefits of attending a yoga retreat overseas, such as deepening your practice, gaining more clarity in life and learning healthy habits. What if you have …
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Practicing yoga outdoors allows you to connect and absorb the energy of the land you are on, which often creates an instant sense of peace and transformation. Feeling the breeze of the wind on your skin, the warm rays of the sun on your face and the sounds of tweeting birds, truly brings back to the present moment. At that moment nothing else matters except the here and now. All your worries dissolve away and you return to a sense of feeling whole, connected and blissful. Throughout my travels, while hiking in steep mountains, swimming in vast blue seas and lagoons and walking through sandy deserts, I took the time to stop and practice yoga. Read More
Life can provide us with an opportunity to spend a few months or even years roaming the world and living where we choose. The biggest step is identifying the opportunity and taking the leap to actually do it. Read More