I’ve loved to travel my whole life and I think it's one of the most important ways to learn and grow as humans. Which is why I'm so excited to be leading my first retreat.

And I’ve had ALL KINDS of experiences. 

I’ve stayed in 5-Star luxury resorts, and I’ve also slept on bunk-beds in hostels. I’ve traveled via old-fashioned train, moto-bike, tuk-tuk, island-hopper, private yacht, sailboat, horse-back, horse & buggy, ferry, dhow, and rickshaw....

With V'Day a few days away I thought I'd give you some ideas about how you can get extra cozy with your loved ones with a little help from the Danes.

Denmark is well known for being one of the happiest countries in the world, but they are also known to feel more calm and peaceful than people in other European countries. 

There are many factors that contribute to that, but for the most part, it's due to their focus on Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga).

Hygge loosely translates as a...

Well.... are you?  

• Did you sleep with it?
• Do you give it your undivided attention?
• Is it always on your mind?
• Did you take it to lunch or even worse... dinner???!!
• Do you want it by your side at all times?
• Is it the first thing you interact with when you wake up in the morning?
• Do you sneak it into the shower?

Well, consider yourself caught! 

Odds are your phone is creating a gap between you and your loved ones. But as long as it doesn't get as bad as in this...

You know that going to the beach makes you feel good... but why??

Blue Mind: A mildly meditative state characterized by calm, peace, unity, and a sense of general happiness and satisfaction with life in the moment. - Wallace J. Nichols, PHD

As I sit here writing this, I’m staring at the bright turquoise blue ocean in Hawaii . The waves are perfect. They take a long time to crash - gently rolling in from a few hundred yards out. The surfers are all grouped together out there in the...

Here’s how I define an 'aha moment’….

a tiny instance in time where we realize something that drastically impacts and alters the probable and predictable path of our lives. 

These aha moments help us realize what truly matters to us in life. They tell us when to make a change, or give us the solution to that big problem we’ve been trying to solve. 

But, a true aha moment can be hard to come by. The most authentic 'ahas' are induced by a near-death...