Friday, November 22nd, 2013
“Tis the season for Gratitude. Your in-box is probably full of reminders.
But here’s just a few more important things you need to know about
the magic and the power of Gratitude? (more…)
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Thursday, October 24th, 2013
After six weeks of sitting still and being quiet in our sweet little Spanish casa in San Luis Obispo, we are finally back out on the highway again. We’ve gone from SLO living to life on the run . And we have run into some of the most wonderful places, people, and experiences.
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Tags: Atum Okan Spritual Guidance Program , Autobiography of a Yogi , Carlsbad , Deer Park Monastery , Encinitas , Highlands , IONS , La Costa Resort , NC. New Year's Retreat for Women , Old Edwards Inn and Spa , Petaluma , Reverend Michael Beckwith , San Luis Obispo , Self Realization Center , Seven Spiritual Laws of Success , SLO , Southern California spiritual centers , Spirit Rock Meditation Center , The Agape Church , the Chopra Center for Well-Being , The Secret , Thich Nhat Hahn , Yogananda Posted in Buddhism , Journey , Life Coaching , Living Your Possibilities , Meditation , Personal Growth , Powerful Questions , Retreats , Self Help , Spiritual Journey , Travel blog , Uncategorized , Women's Retreats , Yoga | 9 Comments »
Thursday, September 5th, 2013
Does one have to die when they’ve checked off all of the dreams on their bucket list?
We’d better be careful.
We’ve been marking off a lot of very cool things lately. (more…)
Tags: Atum O'Kane , Esalen , Petaluma , Pismo Beach , San Luis Obispo , Santa Barbara , Stella Resnick Posted in Journey , Life by Design , Life Coaching , Living Your Possibilities , Meditation , Personal Growth , Powerful Questions , Retreats , Self Help , Spiritual Journey , Transformation Classes , Travel blog , Uncategorized , Women's Retreats | 14 Comments »
Thursday, August 15th, 2013
How can one still be stressed while spending a year living in the serenity of retreat centers and in the beauty and stillness of nature?
Mainly it’s because we don’t stay still. We are constantly moving ~ from one kind of retreat center to another, from one national park to another new city or town, and from one life-changing experience to the next. One day we’ll need to just stop so we can integrate them all.
But for now…the journey continues. (more…)
Tags: Atum O'Kane , Esalen , Institute of Noetic Sciences , Napa , Odiyan , Old Edwards Inn , Petaluma , Ratna Ling , Ratna Ling Volunteers , Sonoma , Spirit Rock Center , Tarthang Tulku , The Sylvia Beach Hotel , Tibetan Book Preservation Project , Unity , women's retreats Posted in Buddhism , Journey , Life by Design , Meditation , Pacific Northwest Travel , Retreats , Spiritual Journey , Travel blog , Uncategorized , Unity , Yoga | 12 Comments »