What would you do for a week without email or voice mail?

I’d get excited, and I am excited. Today I leave for a week long meditation and writing retreat at Kripalu. The retreat will be lead by author and meditation instructor Susan Piver. I am very much looking forward to returning to this peaceful center in the Berkshires for some time to just focus [...]

My Trip to Kripalu

At long last, I spent a weekend at the famed Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts. From Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon I was in pure bliss. I have heard only rave reviews of this center - from the yoga, to the workshops, the food and the peace. I [...]

Hike at Mont Tremblant, Canada

Last weekend we had the opportunity to travel up to the Montreal area to visit friends. On Sunday we took the 90 minute drive north to Mont Tremblant to hike and tour around. What a beautiful spot. A lake, a village, and a mountain which on Sunday had snow at the top. [...]

A Nap or a Jog for More Energy?

This weekend Michael and I are in Montreal visiting a former manager of mine from my corporate days. On our way back from downtown Montreal today, a headache brewed in my head. I closed my eyes and started to fall asleep as I stretched out in the back seat. I was exhausted [...]

Mass Audubon Society - Wildlife Sanctuary Wellfleet, Massachusetts

In mid-August, during my week on Cape Cod, Michael and I took a drive to the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, run by the Mass Audubon Society. The day was warm and humid yet we chose a walk instead of the beach. Michael had visited the sanctuary in April and loved it.
Our walk started from the [...]

Indulge in a Vacation - Nauset House Inn Review

I am just getting back to work after a week on Cape Cod. The trip combined a workshop on meditation with vacation. The workshop took place Monday - Friday 9am until noon which leaves plenty of time for R&R. This away could not have come at a better moment. I was tired of thinking, tired [...]