Over 7 days we were reminded of the gift of: moving slowly, feeling safe in connection with women, kindly meeting our edges, the vast mountains, being soaked in nature, copious amounts of belly laughs, warming soul food, flower petals, the colours, aliveness and spirit of Peru.

It’s a very special feeling retreating with a group of women. We land in a beautiful space, we weave in yoga, we meditate, we sometimes dance waves, maybe trance barefoot through the forest, we learn about ourselves, we eat nourishing foods from the land. All wonderful ingredients.

Here’s a side of traveling you don’t see on social media or you might not consider while planning your next adventure…how your health may be impacted- and let's talk specifically about hormones!

Something you can’t control or plan for is how close the retreat guests will get- especially when the majority come in as strangers. You can mostly bank that they will at least have a lot in common if they are coming to a niche wellness retreat, but we were over the moon about the friendships that were formed by the end of our first Bali retreat.

Perhaps the fear and doubt are instead wonderful signs that I am on my path. Our amazing brains and therefore bodies because it’s really all connected, are simply doing their job, wired to keep us safe, they are ensuring we remain within our safe zone.