I have been dreaming of a yoga retreat to New Mexico for close to a year. It’s my favorite place to travel to, and every time I’m there, I find out new places to visit, new hiking trails to explore, new artist enclaves to support, new yoga studios and teachers to try out.
New Mexico is my heart’s home.
In October, I decided: it’s time. Plan the retreat of your dream. Plan the yoga and the vision work and the art classes and the respite from our daily lives. Plan what you’d want to do knowing that so many others will want to do this, too.
In January, I was driving to Austin and along the way, it hit me: plan it with Missy.
Do you know Missy? If not, she teaches publicly at the Sanctuary Yoga Room in Fort Worth, and her classes, oh my gosh, they will fill your heart. There’s no way anyone could attend one of her classes and leave without her being added to their top favorite teacher list. I’m not kidding.
She’s aware, and open, and filled with lovely information about our planets and our stars and the little animal beings who show up in our lives. She’s a beautiful teacher, and is wise way beyond her years. She plans intuitive, slow, thoughtful classes based on who shows up, based on the energy in our world, based on the seasons and the stars. She’s simply the best.
I met her in 2015 when on a whim I tried out the new yoga studio in town, and I loved her instantly. I knew we’d become lasting friends. In the past several years, she’s developed her skills as an astrologist, helping people rediscover the path that they are on and their truth in life.
That is what I love the most: discovering our unique paths. Stripping away all that society and expectations have placed on us, and discovering who we really are: who we were meant to be. That is the work that I have spent countless years developing, and it is what I enjoy offering the most. With her skillful wisdom and my goal-planning, Enneagram-loving, discover-the-real-you work, I wanted to develop a retreat – for women only – with Missy where we could offer these tools, offer them through yoga and through the awareness of our universe, through journaling and through togetherness. Through getting away from our busy lives and having the space to release.
That’s the retreat I would want to go on.
And that’s the retreat we are developing.
Even if you’re only into the yoga part, or only into the getting away part, there will be something for you.
Gourmet meals. Lodging in a famous writing retreat. A spacious yoga and meditation building. Expansive adobe homes on incredible grounds with mountain views. Private rooms, private baths, art and shopping and cafes and pueblos and hiking and and spas and hot springs and exploring and napping.
Oh, and yoga. Journaling. Astrology readings. Releasing.
I simply cannot wait.
Lodging is first come, first served. You will be able to select the room you prefer. Most meals are included, as are all the yoga, readings, meditation, journaling sessions and retreat center fees.
This is a dream come true.
I hope you can join us November 6-10, 2019 in the Land of Enchantment.
Read more and register here.
Love, Jen.
Speaking of dreamy things: these no-sugar, gluten-free dessert bars are a snap to put together and absolutely delicious. Give them a try!
Retreat to Taos + Dreamy Layer Dessert Bars
Ingredients
- 1 c. almonds
- 1 c. rolled oats
- 1/3 c. maple syrup
- 1/3 c. peanut butter
- 1 c. coconut, shredded
- 1/2 c. pecans, sliced
- 1 c. dark chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp. coconut oil
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a food processor, process the almonds until fine. Add the oats, peanut butter, and maple syrup and process until combined.
- Press the almond mixture into the bottom of the loaf pan.
- Sprinkle with 1/2 of the cup of shredded coconut.
- Sprinkle the pecans on top.
- In a small pan, heat the chocolate chips, oil and salt until combined. Pour the chocolate over the pecan layer.
- Freeze for 10 minutes. Then remove and sprinkle the rest of the coconut on top, gently pressing into the chocolate.
- Freeze for about 30 more minutes until chocolate is firm. Then place in the refrigerator until ready to eat.