I turned 43 this summer. I’m the General Manager for a successful retreat center in Costa Rica. I am a yoga teacher, a meditation coach,...

About 7 years ago, I was walking through the cobblestone streets of San Miguel de Allende in Central Mexico with my yoga mat strapped to the outside of my backpack. A couple stopped me to ask where I practice. I said, “In the park, by myself,” and somehow it was revealed that I teach yoga. They inquired about doing a private session with me and I had to decline as I was leaving the country the next morning. This prophetic moment planted a seed in the Universal field of p

Drove up the road home last night from dinner with a friend in a thick pea-soup fog. Windows down, the cool, heavy air soaked my uplifted cheeks. I must have been grinning. I really like this place. Costa Rica, has won my heart. It wasn’t easy, at first. I came aboard Selva Armonia Retreat Center three-and-a-half years ago as the Yoga Director. Upon arrival in early December, I was the only woman on the property, with construction still underway. Surrounded by men I coul