Interview With Alexander Souri, Founder, Relief Riders International

Alexander Souri founded Relief Riders International in 2004 and Relief
Workers International in 2008. He designs and supervises the relief
missions, coordinates the work of the core team, and directs...

Interview With Erica Green and Eliza Reid, Co Founders, Iceland Writers Retreat & Iceland Readers Retreat

Iceland was the first non-native English speaking UNESCO City of Literature. It’s said that one in ten people in Iceland publishes something in their lifetime. Iceland has a rich literary heritage, an...

Interview With Page Lambert of Creative Travel Adventures with Page Lambert

Page Lambert grew up in Colorado where she fell in love with harebells, wild onions, and gangly ponderosas. In her teens, she courted rivers, cottonwoods, horses, and frogs. She’s been writing nature...

Interview With Manuel X. Zamarripa, PhD, LPC-S, Co-Founder, and Jessica Tlazoltiani Zamarripa, Co-Founder, Institute of Chicana/x/o Psychology

Dr. Manuel X. Zamarripa, LPC-S is the director and co-founder of the Institute of Chicana/o Psychology based in Austin, TX where he conducts community workshops as well as professional development tra...

Interview With Edith Castillo, Wellness Manager at Chablé Yucatan

Edith Castillo serves as the Wellness Manager of Chablé Yucatan, where she applies and incorporates her vast knowledge to enhance the resort’s ceremonies and wellness experiences that embrace Mayan an...

Interview with Kimberly Rose Kneier, Director of Wellness for REVIVO Resorts

Kimberly is first, and, foremost, a lover of nature and adventure. She's a licensed Chinese medical practitioner and acupuncturist, clinical herbalist, and plant-based nutritionist bringing over 20 ye...

Interview with Dawn James, Director Publish and Promote, Retreat Designer & Host, Wellness Entrepreneur

Dawn James is a mentor, musician, entrepreneur, wellness practitioner, author, and publisher. She is on a mission to raise the frequency and consciousness of the people she meets through her courses,...

Interview with Steve and Jennifer Frezon, Willow Sky Ranch, Owners

We both grew up in upstate New York and attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a small engineering school, where we first met and earned engineering degrees. In 1994, we moved to Austin, Texas, to...

Interview With Alex Glasscock, CEO & Co-Founder, The Ranch

Alex Glasscock founded The Ranch in September 2010 with the creation of the first property, The Ranch Malibu, with his wife Sue. His passion for healthy and balanced living through outdoor activities...

Interview With Tanya Walker, Austin Chapter, Creator and Owner of Black Women Who Kayak +, LLC

Interview With Tanya Walker, Austin Chapter, Creator and Owner of Black Women Who Kayak +, LLC

Interview With Michelle Bernadette Saudan, International Visiting Wellness Practitioner

Michelle hails from Zimbabwe and is currently based in Dubai. She has been serving in the Spa & Wellness Industry since 2010 and her current role is an International Visiting Wellness Practitioner. Th...

Interview With Lisa Hamlyn Field, Founder and Director of Lucky Star Art Camp

Lisa Hamlyn Field is one of those "creative types" who can get things done. She loves living life with her family on a ranch in the Texas hill country and has a passion for helping women realize thei...

Interview With Shannon Jamail, Founder, Mind & Body Complete

Shannon Jamail is the founder and creator of the Mind & Body Complete Family of Companies which includes her retreat center, Retreat Ranch, outside of Austin and her intentional product line, Activate...

Interview With Peter E. Murphy, Founder, Murphy Writing of Stockton University

Retired from teaching English and creative writing, Peter E. Murphy is the founder of Murphy Writing of Stockton University in Atlantic City, NJ.

​Interview with Heidi Chew Osborne, Executive Director of Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center, Fremont, Ohio

Interview with Heidi Chew Osborne, Executive Director of Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center, Fremont, Ohio

Interview With Josh Dickson, Clinical Director/Owner, Resurface UK

Josh Dickson is an accredited EMDR Consultant, an accredited FDAP Drug and Alcohol Professional, and a licensed Heartmath coach. He is also the owner and director of Resurface (residential retreats ad...

Interview With Dr. Kausik Roy, MD., AustinMD Aesthetics & Wellness

Dr. Roy is a board-certified internal medicine physician who became a Functional Medicine physician. He witnessed first-hand that conventional medicine is only helpful acutely, while Functional Medici...

Interview With Imani Joye Samuels, Huru Founder & CEO

Imani Joye Samuels is a spiritual thought leader. She dreams of a world that celebrates stillness as a means to discover peace.
As a champion of the practice of rest, Imani founded Huru, a sacred sp...

Interview With Suzie Brown, M.D.: Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist, Musician, Mother

A Book Review: "Move Toward the Mess" by John Hambrick

A Book Review: "Alongside" by Sarah Beckman

A Book Review: "A Wife's Secret to Happiness" by Jen Weaver

A Book Review: A Pocketful of Seeds By Debbie Johnson

Interview With Diana Stelin, Landscape Painter, Educator, and Designer

Diana Stelin is a landscape painter, educator, and designer who creates conversations between reality and abstraction. Stelin starts with plein-air watercolors and then uses a mixture of oil pigments...

Interview With Jalisa Styles, Nail Technician

Thinking back on it, I don’t know how my close friends and family didn’t see me potentially becoming a nail artist growing up. I was always doing my own funky manicures when I was younger as well as m...

Interview With Gay Isber: Visual Creative, Writer, Instructor, and Designer

Gay Isber has owned three of “The Sugar Factory” stores in Kitchener and Toronto, Ontario and Austin, Texas. These stores held her creations of jewelry, artwork, furniture, chandeliers, and décor. She...

Interview With John Noltner, Founder and Executive Director of A Peace of My Mind

A Peace of My Mind is a multimedia arts project, created by award-winning photographer John Noltner, that uses portraits and personal stories to bridge divides and encourage dialogue around challengin...

Interview With Jeanette Sealy, Yoga Therapist

As a mother, yoga therapist, and Air Force veteran, Jeanette knows first-hand the healing that yoga can bring. With over 20 years of experience in long term care, Jeanette brings together grounded com...

Interview With Amy Beilharz, Co-Founder and CEO of Cypress Valley, and Co-Founder and CEO of Artistree

Interview With Amy Beilharz, Co-Founder and CEO of Cypress Valley, and Co-Founder and CEO of Artistree

Interview With Wendy Conklin, Author, Speaker, and Chair Stylist of Chair Whimsy

Interview With Wendy Conklin, Author, Speaker, and Chair Stylist of Chair Whimsy

Interview With Dee Ware, Founder & Creator, Style & Leisure Enthusiast, C.H.I.C. Shopping Tours

We had the pleasure of interviewing Dee Ware, Founder & Creator, Style & Leisure Enthusiast, of C.H.I.C. Shopping Tours.
After learning more about her company, I’m ready to plan a shopping tour with...

Interview With Heather Ehle Founder/CEO, Project Sanctuary

Being a civilian without direct ties to military families, Heather reached out to the community for support and education. Led by veterans and her board, she carefully listened to what the military fa...

Interview with Taylor Mobley, Producer, Philanthropist, & Host

Taylor Mobley is a philanthropist, television producer, host, and hyper-creative who believes fashion is one of the greatest forms of self-expression. Her love for people and passion for community is...

Interview with Whitney Brandon

I’m so excited to share with you my interview with Whitney Brandon. Whitney is the the the Cultivator at TreeGarden in Austin, and Farmer at Blue Butterfly Farm in Dripping Springs.

Women’s Retreat at Pine Cove

Through several real life twists and turns, I felt I had finally reached the point of knowing myself very well. I had become excited and comfortable in knowing my direction in life...

The Rose Spa at the Cascades - It's an Experience Mixed With A Service Or Treatment

Tyler is located in Northeast Texas and is known as the Rose Capital of the United States. It’s a growing, yet small city, with an estimated population of 107,405, based on 2014 data.

Recess at the Ann Webb Skin Clinic

Just like many others, even Ellen DeGeneres has limited time to indulge in moments of stillness. With the responsibilities of raising children, working, running errands, doing chores at home, etc