On Sneaking Wine into A Detox Retreat & Discovering What I Didn’t Know I Needed

I spent this past weekend at a detox Retreat just a few miles up the road from me. Yes, I left one gorgeous beach to spend time at another gorgeous beach, but hey. We all need a change of scenery, even if it’s from one place of beauty to another.

The weekend was perfect, and too short, really, as we only joined mid-day on Saturday and stayed through mid-day on Sunday. But it was just enough time to fit in a yoga class, a surf sesh, 3 gourmet vegan meals, pool time, a couple of massages, and a bottle of wine. (I know. I brought a bottle of cabernet. The rules of “detox” were flex, so . . . ? ). I detoxed from my phone and spent my socializing momentum chatting away with girlfriends in our pajamas until pretty late, slumber party style.

It was a much needed getaway. The ocean waves rolling just outside the window, the rain falling in pitter-patter drops on the rooftop, the flowering trees, and peek-a-boo stars when the rainclouds passed.

Reflecting back, I don’t think I realized how much I needed the time away. Though brief, it still gave me time to re-organize my thoughts, and in effect, re-organize how I’ve been living my life.

Even though I teach the essential life skills of . . .

• prioritizing our personal…