Winter Solstice at the Coast

This past weekend at Little Renaissance was stormy and rainy!  We held our annual Winter Solstice Yoga Retreat. We always hold our Winter Solstice Yoga Retreat a few weeks before the actual Winter Solstice because the following weeks get so busy as we approach the holidays.  We had the woodstove [...]

Storms, Coyotes, and Bucks

Last week, we had another houseful of yogis at Little Renaissance for our Sicilian Heritage and Yoga Weekend Retreat.  Imagine a weekend of homemade Sicilian vegetarian meals,  Hatha Yoga sessions, beach walks on the west edge of the continental USA, and immersing yourself into a natural setting where you are [...]

2015-11-07T02:41:10-08:00November 7th, 2015|cooking, friends, Health, Little Renaissance, nature, retreat, WA, Yoga, Yoga Adventure|

Mothers and Daughters

This past weekend, we hosted a Mother Daughter Yoga Retreat at Little Renaissance.  We had three generations present and, yet, we never felt any sort of generational gap.  The inter-generational aspect of the retreat was so fun and all interactions were meaningful.  I observed that the one grandmother present was [...]

2015-10-20T03:53:38-07:00October 19th, 2015|friends, Little Renaissance, retreat, WA, Yoga, Yoga Adventure|

Yoga in Iceland

I have not yet written about Yoga in Iceland.  You might think it odd that there are no photos of the indoor yoga classes, which were held twice daily in a warm room near our cabins, but I prefer not to take photos while I am teaching.  In fact, it [...]

Why I Love Iceland

I love Iceland for its people who are sincere, open-minded,  free-spirits, honest, laid-back, creative, kind, funny, and gentle.  I love Iceland for its diverse geography.  We saw everything from blue glacial waterfalls, colorful lichen, black lava rock beaches, wide continental rifts, precariously balanced boulders, a crater lake, soothing hot springs, [...]

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