by Maria Cook | Apr 10, 2022 | empowerment, Kayaking, learning, retreats, Rituals, Travel
What does it take to create a transformative experience? On our kayak journeys we like to present the opportunity to paddle across Rich Passage and set up camp on Blake Island as a kind of rite of passage, something that will inform us of what we are truly capable...
by Maria Cook | Nov 14, 2019 | Belize, Curanderos, empowerment, Kayaking, learning, retreats, Rituals, Travel, workshops, Yoga
Why travel? Here are 11 good reasons: •Cultivate more mindfulness as new experiences bring you into the moment, very present and engaged with new things •Enjoy simplicity as you do a lot with just a few things and recognize how little you actually need •Relax deeply...
by Maria Cook | Oct 17, 2019 | Curanderos, empowerment, learning, retreats, Rituals, Travel
A healing journey, Oaxaca, Oct 2019 We purified, released, let go of what didn’t serve, and exposed all the dark places that have kept us down. We opened, allowed, surrendered, and let in the light that filled us with joy and possibilities. Mostly we just had an...
by Maria Cook | Aug 14, 2018 | acupuncture, empowerment, learning, Rituals, workshops
I recently listened to Martin Prechtel, Mayan shaman, talk about grief and praise, how they are interconnected. There are so many approaches to grief, so many ways to experience it and recover from it, so many stages of grief, so many individual expressions. Grief and...
by Maria Cook | Mar 13, 2018 | Curanderos, empowerment, learning, retreats, Rituals, Travel
I am home and am surrounded by the colorful reminders of my recent journey to Oaxaca. So many memories pass through my morning mind, wafting along with the scent of coffee, like little golden glitters of joy. Flashes of stunning landscapes, amazing architecture,...
by Maria Cook | Mar 11, 2018 | Curanderos, empowerment, learning, retreats, Rituals, Travel
I am writing from Oaxaca. We just spent the afternoon with traditional healers, who shared about their life and their gift, coming to terms with their calling to be healers. Over and over we hear about these people who were ill and sick constantly until they realized...
