Evolve

The holidays are here again with all their excitement and decoration. I appreciate Thanksgiving for the opportunity to spend time with family and celebrate gratitude. I love Christmas traditions and the spirit of Christmas, but it is New Years I love most of the holiday season. The holidays can get heavy with business, gifts, obligations and expectations. But New Year’s is an opportunity to pause and look back and look forward. I’ve been known to push New Year’s games, goal setting, and time capsules on our friends.

This year I am super excited to be collaborating with my friends and colleagues; Dr. Rania Dempsey and Cheri Cope, in guiding a one day New Year’s retreat, “evolve,” a day of mindfulness, connection and growth on Jan 10th. We came together to plan a day of activities that we would like to do to kick off a new year, a new decade! I am thrilled to be collaborating with Rania and Cheri. I met them both when we first moved to Lake Country 10 years ago. Each of us are on our own wellness journeys to live our best lives.

Cheri Cope is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher and a performance consultant who believes in dreaming big and living purposefully to be the best version of yourself. Cheri practices yoga with such a genuineness enabling everyone to leave feeling restored and energized when they practice with her. To learn more about Cheri visit chericope.com

Rania Dempsey is a Lifestyle Medicine physician who prescribes research-supported health promoting lifestyle practices including exercise, whole food plant-based nutrition, mindfulness, social connection and sleep. She has been an advocate for a plant based lifestyle long before it was a hot trend. To learn more about Rania visit raniadempseymd.com

I have developed a daily meditation practice and participated in workshops for Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Compassion Meditation. My meditation practice has provided me a guiding light bringing my life peace and purpose. I am committed to sharing the skill of pausing in life with others.

And now the timing is right and we are thrilled to be working together to bring our community an opportunity to “evolve” with us. This is not because we have it all figured out, far from it, we bring this retreat to the community as part of our personal journey for connection and vulnerability. We want to push ourselves (and you if you are willing) out of our comfort zones to evolve into the best versions of ourselves. We are not broken. We do not need to be fixed or transformed. But we do need to pause and stop the business of our lives for a day to look inward, to come together in community, connect, practice yoga, meditate, be creative, hike among the trees of beautiful Lapham Peak, and share a healthy meal together.

We invite you to join us. When we come together in collaboration the energy is impactful. Let us, together, make 2020 an amazing year with our collective energy and clarity in purpose.

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