18 Cultural Differences between US and Italy
With my upcoming Women’s Retreat to Umbria I have decided to start doing a weekly blog on “bel paese d’italia” (beautiful country of Italy) This first blog will talk about the biggest cultural differences between the US and Italy. 1) the Food The first thing that I have noticed in Italy have been hearing about the food, for them, it is a true obsession. Once I have felt three old men in Florence speak of the recipes of their wife’s cake for over an hour, while in America we don’t care about the quality of the food, the important is that it is a...
Read MoreYou’re not Responsible for other People’s Happiness.
You can’t Fix Other People’s Problems! I was inspirited by reading Gabby Bernstein’s new book Judgement Detox and the whole topic of trying to fix other people or taking away their pain and problems……As an empath I struggle with this exact thing myself for many many years. Working with clients that experience the same problems. Do you often try to help your friends, family members, or even coworkers or acquaintances fix their problems? This is something I see come up all the time with people who are on a path of spiritual and personal growth — I’ve done it...
Read MoreIntroducing Jill Watson – Yoga Instructor
I am so excited to have Jill Watson joining us as our Yoga instructor for the Eat.Play.Love Umbria retreat in September 2019. I first met Jill when she attended the Costa Rica DragonflyExperience retreat. Jill is an amazing yoga instructor and a such a positive beautiful soul…….I feel very fortunate to have her as part of our healing team in Italy. Here is her bio: Jill is a certified yoga teacher, who has been incredibly blessed to learn from many master teachers during her thirteen-year career. Her love of skating from an early age drew her to yoga, as...
Read MoreThe Art of Letting Go!
The Art of letting go….. This most recent journey began for me in September 2018 when I had planned a retreat called the Art of Letting Go in Dahlonega Georgia. Little did I know this was going to be the catalyst for one of the biggest lessons in my life. Here is a little background information leading up to this retreat. I have been facilitating and leading retreats at the Dahlonega Spa Resort for the past 8 years. About to turn 60 years old; a milestone birthday on September 6th and a large family celebration starting on September 10th. This past April my father...
Read MoreAmazing Sound Healer Mark David joining us in Italy!
Meet Mark David Mark is internationally known as a gifted Medium and Healer. Throughout his life he has always been a very sensitive soul & is gentle and compassionate toward all. When Mark was 6 years old, he had a near death experience (NDE). However it was not till later in his life that he was able to put all the events of his life, including his NDE, into perspective and found his true calling, working as a Sound Therapist and Medium. Mark has been involved in numerous spiritual and healing trainings and is Certified as a Sound therapist and sound healer from the Globe Sound Healing...
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