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Simple Tips for Mindful Eating

If you have the space, consider starting a small garden in your yard or even indoors on your kitchen counter. Growing your own food is sustainable and can help you connect more deeply to what you feed your family. What’s more, being able to harvest produce at its peak means more nutritional value and flavor per bite. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of growing plants from seeds, start by buying a few pots of herbs, such as basil, chives and mint.

Helping Students Recover from Pandemic Challenges

a once-in-a-generation opportunity for school districts to help students re-engage in school, get back on track in reading and math, and earn sufficient credits to graduate ready for college or a career

Cost-Cutting Vacation Tips

After more than two years of the pandemic, you’re probably eager to get out and explore the world. But as desire and demand for travel skyrockets, so do the prices to get there. Here are some great ways to maximize your savings, so you can make your dream vacation a reality:

Packing Tips for a Great Hike

Hiking fast isn’t necessarily about clocking your best time or the bragging rights, it’s about experiencing more goodness with friends and family. More alpine lakes, more craggy peaks, and more wildflowers. More high fives at the summit, more victory snacks, and more unexpected patches of wild blueberries.

Inflation and Summer Travel Plans

After two years of restrictions, summer road trips are top of mind for those looking to get out of town. With rising inflation showing no signs of breaking, soaring automotive costs, including gas prices, repairs, rental cars, and auto insurance, are threatening to put a damper on summer fun. This is why many consumers are preparing their budgets now to find ways to save.

Finding Inspiration with Janet Dunn

Janet spends a lot of time hiking and walking in the woods. “The woods is where I hear God more clearly. I feel this is where I commune with God the best. I have learned to really listen to my soul in the quiet of the forest, sitting on my meditation pillow, or just being quiet with myself”, reflected Janet. She also believes that it is vitally important to have a tribe of people that listen, share, and pray together.

Pumpkin Flax Vegan Pancakes

These fluffy pumpkin-flax pancakes are a healthy spin on a favorite comfort food.

Recommended Wellness Retreats for 2022

As we enter spring of 2022, many of you have asked for referrals of where to go for a wellness retreat.

It has been two years since the pandemic wreaked havoc on the travel industry and many businesses are still recovering and restructuring. New Life Hiking Spa does not currently have retreats planned for 2022. There have been many changes as a result of the pandemic, including the sale and renovation of our host hotel.