I’ve been conspicuously absent the last couple weeks and have missed my Mindful Mondays blog post and email. So here we go with a Thoughtful Tuesday.

As many of you know, I hosted my first Wellness Retreat in Sedona, AZ on October 1-3. What an amazing experience. Check out the pictures below. Not only my first visit to Sedona, but also my first opportunity to facilitate a retreat. What a magical experience in a magical place. I would like to thank my co-host Jennifer Nuzzo, personal trainer with DiverstaFit, former resident in Sedona, and exceptional tour guide. I’d also like to give a shout out to our small and mighty group of participants. We biked, hiked, worked out, explored nature, practiced yoga and meditation and discussed the benefits of pairing Mediation with Reflective Writing (or journaling). I learned so much and am grateful for this experience.

Activities included biking in Scottsdale before the trip up to Sedona, After arriving in Sedona it was straight to hiking (climbing really) “Cathedral Rock”. We also hiked up to “Devil’s Bridge”. After settling in to our accommodations we met to go over our schedule and set our intentions. First thing Saturday Morning we were off to Snap fitness for an invigorating workout. Then to the pavilion for yoga. Later we had a a guest yoga instructor for sunset yoga at Sunset Park.

Our morning mediation was relocated to The Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park once I realized that our Airbnb was only a short hike away. This sacred and beautiful place on the eastern side of Chimney Rock, widely believed to be the location of an energy vortex. While I did have the opportunity to discuss the topic of pairing reflective writing with meditation time ran short and we didn’t have time to expand on this. I’ve decided to do an online workshop to take a deeper dive into Journaling in combination with Meditation. You can sign here for the workshop I will have on Sunday, November 7 at 11am - 12:30pm Eastern STANDARD time. Click HERE to sign up. The cost is $20 for this 90 minute workshop. YMCA members receive a 33% discount and Retreat Participants can attend at no charge. Please reach out to me for the “Coupon Code”.

For my local Realtor friends who are member of the Pinellas Realtor Organization I’ll be speaking on this topic at Linda Goldfarb’s, Real Estate Masterminds on Monday Nov 15, 2021 at the Pinellas Realtor Organization.

Namaste.