I’m back home after an awesome week in Montego Bay, Jamaica where I led a yoga and fitness retreat with Brittany Holtz of Studio B Power Yoga. We spent five nights at the Iberostar Grand Rose Hall. (Note: I will not be writing a formal resort review but if you have any specific questions, please [...]
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Jamerican for the Week
June 25, 2019 { 22 comments }Hi from Montego Bay. Our driver from the airport to the resort yesterday told us we were now “Jamericans” so I’m rolling with it. He also spent 90% of the ride to the resort trying to convince us that we should stop to get “anything we want” so there’s that. We passed on this offer…haha. [...]
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Resort Review: Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya
May 5, 2017 { 23 comments }I think that Cinco de Mayo is the perfect occasion to post my Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita review. I certainly wish that I was in Mexico’s Riviera Maya sipping on a skinny margarita right now! (photo Zoetry Resorts) We traveled to Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita back in February for our annual Y2 Yoga [...]
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Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita: The Food
March 7, 2017 { 16 comments }I’m looking forward to sharing more details on Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita with you guys. This was our second trip to this incredible resort and our sixth visit to Zoetry resorts. Zoetry is a luxury all-inclusive brand with a focus on wellness. We always choose Zoetry for our annual yoga retreat because we know [...]
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Ohhhhh Mexico…20 Photos from our 2017 Yoga Retreat
March 2, 2017 { 20 comments }We just arrived home from our yoga retreat in Mexico late last night. There was a ground stop in Charlotte on Wednesday evening due to some crazy storms so we were diverted to Jacksonville, Florida. The initial plan was for us to deplane and go through customs in JAX but thankfully they kept us on [...]
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2016 Dominican Republic Photo Journal
March 9, 2016 { 9 comments }I think I took over 500 pictures over the course of the week we spent in the Dominican Republic for our yoga retreat and vacation. I have quite a few trip posts planned for you in the coming weeks including full resort reviews of both Zoetry Agua Punta Cana and AlSol Tiara Collection Cap Cana. [...]
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Yoga in Paradise
February 26, 2016 { 9 comments }Good morning from beautiful Zoetry Agua in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! We arrived on Wednesday for our fourth annual Y2 Yoga retreat and our third trip to Zoetry Agua. This was the location of our very first retreat and we were also here for a friend’s wedding two years ago. It’s good to be back. We [...]
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Zoey Update + Yoga Retreat Update
August 31, 2015 { 15 comments }Short post tonight because it is late and I teach early on Tuesday! First, biggest thanks to you guys for your concern over sweet Zoey. Happy to report she’s made a good recovery and seems to be doing much better. (Can you believe how big she is!?) I will spare you the graphic details but [...]
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New Music Sunday + Weekly Workouts
March 1, 2015 { 13 comments }I hope everyone is having a nice Sunday. It’s 34 degrees and raining here but it makes for a cozy, productive day. It was especially nice for teaching hot yoga this morning. I made a new playlist for class. And here is the Spotify link to follow. I am really trying to embrace Spotify to [...]
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Vacation Week Workouts
March 2, 2014 { 13 comments }Hi! I’m home! I kind of decided to take a break with the blogging for the last few days of vacation and focus on writing during my limited working hours and soaking up the experience the remainder of the time. There was a moment yesterday where I thought “I could blog or I could take [...]
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So Much Beautiful
February 28, 2014 { 14 comments }Only two days left of this amazing trip so soaking up all the sun, friends, yoga and relaxation that I can. Here is a quick photo recap of what my days have looked like. It’s truly been a trip full of beautiful everything…moments, people, scenery. I have been getting up at 5:30 or 6 most [...]
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Arriving and Exhaling
February 22, 2014 { 14 comments }Hola from Mexico! My alarm went off at 4:45 a.m. and I happily bolted out of bed to get ready for an early flight. We have a great airport in Charlotte and I knew there would be lots of good breakfast options. It was nice not to have to choke down breakfast at home at [...]
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This Week’s Eats + Off to Mexico!
February 21, 2014 { 15 comments }Happy Friday! This time tomorrow afternoon I’ll be practicing yoga on an open air pier in Mexico with this view… This trip crept up so fast! I can’t believe that I’ll be spending the next week in Mexico on a yoga retreat with many of my close friends and students from Y2 Yoga. We had [...]
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Grocery Restock, Cranberry Sauce Recipe, Tuesday Eats
December 4, 2013 { 11 comments }Hi and happy Wednesday. I so enjoyed reading your comments on my last post about your travel mishaps. Smooth travel is definitely never a guarantee but I think it’s worth it! :) As I mentioned in my last post, I spent most of Tuesday catching up and getting back into the groove. Here’s a look [...]
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Sunday in Photos
March 24, 2013 { 12 comments }It’s been a good weekend but I haven’t stopped moving so I’m just now checking in with you. My weekend has been full of CrossFit, teaching yoga, Ikea trips, house project, social gatherings…busy but good and fun busy. Today’s biggest accomplishment was assembling my first piece of Ikea furniture all by myself. Like using the [...]
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Yoga + Vacation + Friends = Paradise
March 1, 2013 { 25 comments }I arrived back in Charlotte around 7 p.m. tonight but not sad that vacation is over but incredibly grateful for the experience. The past seven days of vacation have been more amazing than I ever could have imagined. I think was more smiling, laughing, loving, happiness, peace and gratitude on this trip than there’s been [...]
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A Day in the Vacation Life…
February 26, 2013 { 20 comments }Good morning and happy Tuesday! Some of you have inquired about exactly what this trip is that I’m on. It’s a yoga retreat through the studio back home where I teach and practice. There are 24 of us who traveled down here together to yoga and vacation. Basically, adult spring break. We practice twice a [...]