The Cacao Ceremony – Sacred Origins, Mayans, Lake Atitlán, & Yoga
The Cacao Ceremony – Sacred Origins, Mayans, Lake Atitlán, and Yoga It is hard to imagine a life that hasn’t at some point been touched by chocolate. Cacao, the raw form of chocolate, comes originally from the Central American highlands of Guatemala and Mexico. Before being turned into the ultra-processed chocolates that are most common […]
Alcohol Free Vacations: What They Are, Who They’re For, and How to Choose
Alcohol Free Vacations: What They Are, Who They’re For, and How to Choose Alcohol-free vacations are quickly becoming one of the most meaningful ways to travel — especially for people seeking clarity, connection, and wellness. Whether you’re sober, sober curious, in recovery, or simply tired of party-focused trips, this style of travel offers something different: […]
What Makes a Trauma Informed Yoga Retreat Safe & Supportive
What Makes a Trauma Informed Yoga Retreat Safe & Supportive What Is a Trauma Informed Yoga Retreat? A trauma informed yoga retreat is a retreat experience designed with a deep understanding of how trauma affects the nervous system, the body, and a person’s sense of safety, choice, and agency. Rather than pushing or forcing transformation […]
Plant Medicine and Psychedelics for Addiction Recovery and Healing
Plant Medicine and Psychedelics for Addiction Recovery and Healing The conversation around psychedelics for addiction recovery is evolving but there are still many common misunderstandings. In many recovery spaces, especially traditional 12-step programs, the idea of using psychedelics or plant medicines can be met with fear, judgment, or outright rejection. To some, it’s automatically seen […]
Connecting with Nature on a Costa Rica Yoga Retreat: My Transformational Yoga Retreat in the Monteverde Cloud Forest
If you’re considering joining us and connecting with nature on a Costa Rica yoga retreat, here’s a real, unfiltered look inside what a week in Monteverde can feel like, written by one of our guests. This is Rhonda’s Costa Rica experience which is full of nature, adventure, mindfulness, and unexpected transformation. We didn’t solicit Rhonda […]
Plant Medicine and Recovery: Being Sober and Healing with Psychedelics
Plant Medicine and Recovery: Being Sober and Healing with Psychedelics In traditional recovery spaces, sobriety is often synonymous with total abstinence from all mind-altering substances, included plant medicine. But what if some of those plant medicines, used intentionally and ceremonially, could help us heal the root causes of addiction? Where do we, as people in […]
How to choose the best ayahuasca retreat at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
How to choose the best ayahuasca retreat at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Ayahuasca, “the Grandmother”, as it is known, is a potent psychoactive brew that many are using to go on an inner journey. The medicine, when used properly, has the potential to unlock fresh perspectives for those on a healing journey. There are a lot […]
2022 Recap: Acceptance
2022 Recap: Acceptance 2022 was a very mixed bag for me. High highs and super low lows. For many months it felt like we couldn’t catch a break. Isn’t that life, though? We take the bad with the good and do our best with it, even if our best feels completely incompetent. The beginning and […]
Bigger Life Adventures – Yoga & travel that gives back!
Bigger Life Adventures is our yoga and adventure retreat company featuring us, Zach and Carrie, leading you on adventures in incredible countries around the world! This is our newest video, showing you a little more about what a trip with Bigger Life Adventures looks like! Explore our current offerings. Meet the team. Bigger Life Adventures […]