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Wine Tasting – Discovering Uncharted Vineyards
There’s nothing that can bring you deeper into the pages of a romantic fairy tale than gazing across an expansive field, jagged roots twisting along grape vines, the sun dangling over the horizon, as you savor and swirl a red, white or ...
Sipurbia: The West Valley’s Best Party for Adults is Back (discount code within)
Yes, over 3,500 tickets sold to the first ANNUAL (we hope!) Sipurbia last May. And it was a riot. We may have had a bit of wine when we broadcast that video BUT we did it for you! We did it so you could know how much fun you could have just ...
The Most Fun You Can Have With Your Girlfriends in Nashville
Not a fan of country music? Don’t worry – there’s plenty for you to do with your girlfriends on a Nashville getaway weekend. And who knows? You just might be converted by the end of the trip. I recently spent seven days in Nashville ...
7 Tips for Traveling with Girlfriends
I am an unusual traveler. I go where my soul tells me and to places that I want to explore. The opportunity to discover a new city, area or nature within our world fills me up to the brim of my existence. l do my best to plan ahead, but I ...
The Dime: Ten Times the Fun
The Dime is bursting on the scene as Ventura County's private all- inclusive picnic and party! Experience 10, each, of our favorite Wineries, Breweries, Spirits and Food Trucks. Enjoy the afternoon and sunset on a secluded and breathtaking ...
Free Yoga in the Santa Monica Mountains
There’s a miracle around every corner on the trails in the Santa Monica Mountains northwest of Los Angeles. In June, a hiker might have come across a group of colorfully dressed yogis of all ages and sizes stretching and posing under the giant ...
10 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Stagecoach Music Festival Girl’s Getaway Weekend
The Stagecoach Music Festival is coming April 27 – 29 and it will be the perfect girl’s getaway. Sure, you could take your husband or your kids, but why would you want to do that on a girl’s weekend? The last five years I’ve ...
An Adult Playdate: Sipurbia
Apparently, the suburbs have been starving for adult activities. I mean, we here in Agoura Hills and the Conejo Valley, in general, are bursting with things to do for children, to do for families, to do for everyone it seems like except adults. ...
Finding Your Alternate Universe
A shorter version of this article first appeared in the Acorn. I recently had the chance of sitting down with prolific yoga master, Shiva Rea, for a fireside chat. OK, maybe she was driving on the freeway and talking to me through her cell phone
Love of Flying
When I was in college, I read an assigned book in my women’s psychology class, written by Erica Jong, called Fear of Flying. She used flying as a metaphor for the limitations we put on ourselves. I’m not saying I don’t do that anymore but
Shakti Fest: An Untypical Girl’s Weekend
I thought I was tough. I was sporty and strong in the unremarkable gym sort of way. When I took my first yoga class, it was a level 2/3 on a VHS tape. A measly level 1 beginner class didn’t sit well with my self-image but I wanted to learn the ...
Out Of This World Convention
Many wonder if there’s life beyond our planet, alien beings who may visit our world or who have shaped our history in some way through past visitations. Others just scoff at the idea of aliens, saying if they haven’t seen it, it must not exist. ...
Giving Mothers the Gift of Peace
(This article originally appeared in YogiTimes Magazine – I just added all these groovy pictures) One thing no one ever tells an expectant mother is the arrival of her beautiful, cooing little bundle of chub will be the departure of her ...