Looking back through pictures, I can see that I’ve rafted rivers since I was about 10 years old. My dad used to take his squadron guys and their families rafting on the American River in Sacramento each summer. I remember the gold Coors beer cans. Grilling hot dogs and eating potato salad at the picnic […]
Grow, clients, grow! (But only if you want to)
Seth Godin says, “She doesn’t grow plants. The plants grow themselves. Her job is to create conditions for the plants to grow. The soil, the water, the light, the weeds… these are the conditions. But none of it happens if the plants don’t do the thing they want to do in the first place. This […]
Letting your body LEAD you (instead of this…)
Last spring, I led a three day retreat in the mountains. On the second day, in the afternoon, I gave these instructions: –> You are free to do whatever you want this afternoon. The only rule is: let your body lead. Let your BODY inform what to “do” (or not do) next. <– That evening, […]
Slowing it waaaaaay down
I’ve been planning this river trip in August with my fellow coach and certified forest therapy guide Sylke Laine for a few months now! We’ve put together The Slow Down – a six day/five night rafting trip for women on the Main Salmon in Idaho! The Main Salmon is gorgeous, fun, and remote. And our […]
Forest Bathing!
Here’s a fascinating way for YOU to begin cultivating a new, deeper relationship with nature. “Forest bathing” (also known as “Shinrin-yoku”) was developed in Japan in the 1980s. This meditative walking activity that asks you to consciously and deliberately engage with nature using all five of your senses: I’m just crazy enough to also engage […]
Nature bathing + Nature immersion!
Another chapter excerpt from my book Make Some Room: Powerful Life Lessons Inspired By an Epic 16-day Colorado River Rafting Trip Through Grand Canyon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 18: Lie in the grass and listen to the secrets it tells you. Smile with the flowers. Hug the trees. Deep at the bottom of the Canyon, I was […]