Reclaim Your Self was born in 2005. It was created by me, Jools Sampson! I changed careers in 2004, moving from international development into the wellness world. When I started, there weren’t many yoga retreats around so we were pioneers. These days there are thousands of retreats around but we are still pioneering here in the UK – with our focus on working in extraordinary…
Read MoreI lived in India for almost a year when I was 25, in the early 80’s. As I lived with Indian families and worked with Indian children, I was not a ‘tourist’. This intimate experience in a culture vastly different from my own, changed me. Yet, it wasn’t until almost 15 years later, that I was called to travel back to ancient lands of people who lived simply and close to the Earth.
Read MoreZark is a serial entrepreneur who has created over a dozen businesses in the entertainment and hospitality industry during the past 15 years. He is also a published photographer, an active philanthropist and a former fitness competitor.
Read MoreI stayed in Oaxaca for 2-months in 2014. It was the major life event that shaped the rest of my life. And so, it became my primary mission to recreate the opportunity of transformational travel for everyone else.
Read MoreMy name is Naghmeh Manshadi and I am the Chief Adventuring Officer of NAMO Journey. Needless to say, I’m passionate about journeys, but particularly the kind of journey where you travel both into the world and into yourself simultaneously.
Read MoreIt seems like yesterday that I was a happy-go-lucky anthropology student at Cornell riding around the Finger Lakes and teaching bicycle instruction to wide-eyed freshman. After graduation, it seemed natural that I would expand my pedaling horizons to Europe, seek out my Italian roots in Le Marche.
Read MoreSometimes there are moments that are just meant to happen for an unknown reason. I was once again surrounded by everything we talk about as what’s beautiful in the great outdoors – the sky, the rocks, interesting plants, unique wildlife and the sounds of the Australian bush.
Read MoreI’m leading a group of eight women running along a narrow dirt trail in Spain that overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. The sun warms this early spring day, making it idea for running. The humid air fills my nostrils and I revel in the smell of the salty sea. Then a surge of pain steals my attention.
Read MoreAlmost three years ago I had an awakening. An awakening to a part of myself that was lying dormant, unnourished, and unseen. The creative part. The silly part. The loving part.
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