13 years · 40+ retreats · 700+ women
Destination Guides
Getting to the Puelo Valley from the US is two to three flights and one drive: your home airport to Santiago, Santiago to Puerto Montt, a 25-minute taxi to Puerto Varas, and then we pick you up and drive you the rest of the way. It’s the question I get asked more than any other […]
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Destination Guides
Patagonia mushroom season occurs during the southern autumn, roughly March to June, and peaks in April and May. This is when the temperate rainforests of southern Chile do the thing they’re quietly famous for: the rain comes, the temperature drops, and the forest floor erupts into violet, orange, coral, and red. I didn’t go to […]
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Destination Guides
April in the Puelo Valley is quiet, cool, and gold. The forests have turned, the summer crowds and biting flies are gone, and the lake goes glassy in the mornings. I wrote about why we chose that month in Patagonia in April; this post is about the week itself. I’ve been hosting women’s yoga retreats […]
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Destination Guides
Patagonia in April is cool, quiet, and gold. Days run in the mid-50s°F, the lenga forests turn red and copper, the summer crowds are gone, and the biting flies that make January miserable have disappeared entirely. In northern Patagonia — the Puelo Valley in Chile’s Lake District, where we host our retreat — April is […]
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Destination Guides
Everything I send my retreat guests when they ask what to do with their extra days on the island. Table of Contents Mallorca surprises women who arrive expecting a beach island. And yes, there are MANY beautiful coves to swim in and beautiful beaches too, but… What’s actually here is a mountain range — the […]
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Destination Guides
Table of Contents Every year I bring a group of women to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and every year the same email lands in my inbox about a month out: I’m thinking about coming in a day or two early. What should I actually do? So here it is. This is my working list for […]
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Aligned Yogi Podcast
If you’ve been dreaming of a yoga retreat but keep telling yourself it’s too expensive, this one’s for you. Here’s what I’ve learned in over a decade of leading retreats around the world and helping women get themselves to them: investing in yourself is essential, and cost doesn’t have to be the barrier you think […]
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Destination Guides
If you’re craving a retreat that’s more than a getaway — the kind that leaves you grounded, a little braver, and actually connected to yourself again — you need to know about Sedona. I still remember my first time in Sedona — dusty from long hikes, cheeks warm from the sun, and a calm I […]
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Retreats
There’s a moment before almost every retreat booking when: You’re on your phone, maybe a little too late at night.You’ve opened the page more than once.You’re reading, scrolling, thinking: “Is this something I’d actually do?” From the outside, women’s yoga retreats can look like they’re made for a certain kind of person—someone more flexible, more grounded, more […]
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Retreats
October in the Blue Ridge Mountains is its own kind of extraordinary. The leaves have started turning. Mountain air that’s cool enough to wake you up and warm enough to spend the day outside. Waterfalls that don’t require a long drive — just lace up your hiking shoes and walk. I’ve been hosting women’s yoga […]
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Travel
Summer is finally here! Which means it's time for outdoor yoga classes. This is the first summer that I have seen tons of outdoor yoga classes in Bend... seriously, you can practice yoga outside every day of the week. How do you even choose which ones to attend?
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Travel
If you’re heading to a yoga retreat in North Carolina, knowing what to pack can make the experience feel much easier. This yoga retreat packing list for North Carolina is designed specifically for fall retreats near Asheville, where temperatures shift throughout the day. Packing for a yoga retreat is different than packing for a “regular” […]
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