What to Pack for a Yoga Retreat
You have signed up for a yoga retreat (or are considering it) and now you don’t know exactly what to bring? Let my years of hosting (and attending) retreats help you forgo the mistakes of over or under packing!
You have signed up for a yoga retreat (or are considering it) and now you don’t know exactly what to bring? Let my years of hosting (and attending) retreats help you forgo the mistakes of over or under packing!
Anxiety (along with depression) is the number one disorder and affliction among individuals today. Plain and simple: it is f’ing hard stuff. It also looks different on different people. One person’s anxiety may look like a social phobia or the inability to function in specific social environments.
Our most recent podcast featuring Shannon’s husband Nathan is the perfect combination of bringing awareness to us all as well as proposed solutions or ideas regarding a disease that affects almost everyone: victimidous disease.
People often overlook the connection between an upbeat attitude, a healthy body and a sense of wellbeing. Studies have shown that people who exercise regularly feel better, and that those who feel better tend to live longer.
Anxiety doesn’t look the same for everyone. For some it is an extreme daily struggle. For others it may be the occasional time when several days in a row cause angst and fear. For others it may be somewhere in the middle.
Sitting in this cushy lounge chair I glance at the gentleman next to me. He is trying to pretend he doesn’t notice me, so I quickly look away so he is not uncomfortable. Or maybe so I am not uncomfortable; either way I look away.
It’s hot. Like, not normal hot, but the kind of hot I’d imagine the first step into hell would be. Maybe the second step. Shit, how many steps to hell are there…? It is all of those steps. I am choking on sweat and the dust swirling around me.