By Kate Lemay, Founder of ETJ * Note: Kate Lemay joins us by video this week, where the real magic happens. Below is a brief summary of the content, but to really dive in, click the video link above. For almost three years, I carried a microphone in my backpack. Today, I learned how… Read More »
By Christina Alexa Founder of Prema Shala Founding Editor of Lucent Magazine Co-Founder of Enjoy the Journey Retreats, LLC * Listen This morning, I had a dream. It kept me like a trap, but I did not want to leave. I was there, I wasn’t here. If my alarm went off, I never heard it.… Read More »
By Kim Levin ETJ Retreat Leader, Founder of Kim Levin Coaching, LLC, Reiki & Energy Healer * Listen Sometimes clarity doesn’t come from doing more. Sometimes it comes from getting still. Kate Lemay created a painting about clarity that has stayed with me. It was inspired by a Buddhist story. A group of children asks… Read More »
By Jenny Warner ETJ Retreat Leader * Listen Preparation & Mindset This is for your own well-being: You need to take care of yourself. You need time to relax and rejuvenate. You don’t have to earn it — not by finishing every task first, not by making sure everyone else is fine first. You’re allowed… Read More »
By Christina Alexa Founder of Prema Shala & AYI Institute, RYS Co-Founder of Enjoy the Journey Retreats, LLC * Listen “If there was only one horse in the barn, would you feed it?” It was 1999. I was a new instructor in my first yoga studio in Manchester, NH, back when there were no other… Read More »
By Melissa Manville ETJ Retreat Leader, 500 Hr Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master, Retired School Teacher * Listen “Missy, do you want to write an article for the ETJ Blog?” “Sure,” I answered. At first, I felt ready and eager to dive into an intellectual pursuit—to use my brain the way it had been for the… Read More »
By Christina Alexa Founder of Prema Shala & AYI Institute, RYS Co-Founder of Enjoy the Journey Retreats, LLC * Listen to the Article What would draw you to a retreat? Take a moment with that question before reading on. If you’ve never been to one, what would you be hoping to find? If you have,… Read More »
By Kate Lemay, Founder of ETJ * Listen to the Article I shared with Christina the other day that I keep a folder filled with kind notes, recommendations, thank-you messages, and cards people have written to me over the years. I have kept these for the hard days, that folder reminds me who I am… Read More »
By Cathi Cherry-Liston ETJ Retreater, Yogi & So Much More * Listen to the Article Am I worthy of making a commitment to myself? Can I move beyond my fear? Who dare I trust? Can I manifest my heart’s desire? What is my heart’s desire anyway? PRESENT (2025) opened the pathways to remarkable POSSIBILITIES (2026).… Read More »
By Kate Lemay, Founder of ETJ * A Reflection on the Crown Chakra Have you ever had one of those days when your to-do list feels so overwhelming that you don’t know where to begin? Every task seems equally important. Every email needs a response. Every project feels urgent. The list grows longer, and instead… Read More »
