Travel & Journal Notes
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Free Your Inner Child
January Welcome – Live Well, Travel Well, and Breathe Hatteras Island Call upon your yester-you and step into your future. Another New Year has landed! With a big steaming bowl of black-eyed peas and collard greens, I have hopes for a bright future and a wish for peace! On the out is manifesting abundance and
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Bali, Indonesia
Life is an adventure. Let’s go! Island of the Gods. Bali always sounded so exotic to me. I blissfully made it my home for ten years when I arrived in 2009. My relationship with this magical island actually started long before, back in the early 70s. My English dad and Indonesian mum were living in
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A Holiday Reset
December Welcome – Live Well, Travel Well, and Breathe Hatteras Island Slaying it like Santa! The end of year always rushes in with much festive fervor and glorious good tidings. It’s easy to get caught up in the season of yummy sugar cookies, delicious treats, and raising glasses of holiday cheer! Still recovering from all
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Cape Town, South Africa
Life is an adventure. Let’s go! Garden Route and Karoo road trip. I’d always dreamed of Africa. So when the big five-oh-my-how-did-this-happen came knocking on my door, I knew I had to jump at the chance to check it off my bucket list. This was going to be a once-in-a-lifetime adventure with wildlife, wine, wilderness,
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Finding Your Tribe
November Welcome – Live Well, Travel Well, and Breathe Hatteras Island Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving island style Fall festivals, community events, and family gatherings are upon us this month. If you are on Hatteras Island, perhaps you are celebrating Thanksgiving or even a Friendsgiving with your ‘island’ tribe. Like the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag sharing their
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Hatteras Island, Outer Banks NC
Life is an adventure. Let’s go! Small island life, protected nature reserves, coastal communities, and wide open beaches. It was a leap of faith—and dreams of finding an island home—that brought our family to the Outer Banks. In 2019, we chose to put down roots on Hatteras Island, drawn by its natural beauty, slower pace,
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Nature’s Rhythms
October Welcome – Live Well, Travel Well, and Breathe Hatteras Island Changing seasons and shifting needs There are many ways nature and our environment can influence our health and wellbeing. Fall brings us Mother Nature and her spectacular show of many colors. Spending time outside, we can observe and align with natural rhythms found in
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Breathwork 1
Breathe slow. Live long. Breath awareness, belly breathing, managing your breath, and making it count. Breathing is as easy as 1-2-3. And the great news is you already know how to do it! Part 1 of this guide introduces breathwork and gives you simple breathwork exercises you can use in everyday situations or for those
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Breathwork 2
Breathe slow. Live long. Pranayama and yogic breath, box breathing, ratio breathing, humming bee breath, the vagus nerve, and focusing your senses. Part 2 of this guide introduces yogic breathing techniques which beginners can use to further develop their breathwork and yoga practice. Many ancient traditions, including yoga from India, and martial arts from China,
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Breathwork 3
Breathe slow. Live long. Breathwork superpowers, ujjayi breath, stepped breathing, alternate nostril breathing, energy work, and advanced breathwork. Now you’ve been introduced to a few simple and effective breathwork practices, you may be curious to explore more advanced breathwork techniques. If you are new to breathwork or have any medical concerns, always check with your
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Retreat Your Way
September Welcome – Live Well, Travel Well, and Breathe Hatteras Island Rest, Recharge and Rewild Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer and also signals the unofficial start of the month-long ‘local’ summer here on Hatteras Island. Activities begin to slow down, kids are back in school, and the pressures of the tourist season
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Shake It Up
August Welcome – Live Well, Travel Well, and Breathe Hatteras Island Watermelon summer high Getting through the peak of busy season, I try not to bite off more than I can chew—unless it’s watermelon! With the merry-go-round of visitors, outdoor events, beach days, music concerts, camps, and cookouts, it’s easy to start feeling the heat.