TRAVEL
There are so many
powerful components to
yoga, but breath is wow.
Q Why did you start 180 Retreats?
small so that every person can get plenty
of 1-1 attention from myself and our
guides.
On our Annapurna retreat in 2018, one
participant wanted to quit on Day 4. He
asked me about getting a donkey or a
helicopter to fly him out. He had never
walked so much and wasn’t someone
who participated in fitness. His calves
were aching and his mind was telling
him he couldn’t do it.
We came up with a plan so that he
could leave for the trek early each day.
One of our guides went with him about
45 minutes before the rest of the group
set out each day. This left ample room
for him to rest without falling behind.
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And you know what? He finished the
trek with a huge amount of confidence.
After conquering himself, this year he’s
returning to do Everest with us.
The retreat is for empowering our best
selves, or as we call it in the Everest
Within Online Program, empowering the
Everest Self, the one who is courageous
enough to stand at the foot of the tallest
mountain in the world. At 180 Retreats,
we are passionate about empowering
individuals to step into their true nature
and to support others through acts of
kindness and service. This year we’ve
created one partial scholarship for our
Everest retreat for a special woman who
is empowering her community.
A After over 10 years of success in
corporate America, I felt my soul calling
me to try something different. I felt so
much uncertainty around what that was
supposed to be and I searched far and
wide for support to learn it. Eventually I
came to realize that the work needed to
be done within me. I put myself through
the ringer of transformation, spending
time in some really uncomfortable
situations in places far, far outside of my
comfort zone. I learned to shift my own
mindset as well as tools to support
myself in confronting situations. I’m a
natural teacher, I had even spent
several semesters teaching while in
college and so as soon as I learn
something that works for me, I turn it
into something I can share with others.
In my 180 I learned that 180s don’t need
to be so “tough” in order for us to get it.
I started 180 Retreats to help my fellow
overachievers and dreamers in bringing
about radically-aligned life changes
with ease and support. We’re already so
hard on ourselves - I wanted to create a
map to alleviate harmful anxiety for
those of us bold enough to want to live
their best lives.