Journey to the Gathering

When I left NYC after 10 years, I had no idea where I would end up; I just knew that I never wanted to wear a puffy jacket again.

Through the magic of search I landed at Kalani, a yoga center on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, where I could buy enough time to figure out what to do next. I signed up for a 3-month volunteer program and stayed a lot longer, working my way from the kitchen to marketing, and, eventually, management. Kalani provided a place for me to grow, while a new big picture emerged for my life.

During this time, I became passionate about Holistic Centers: unique places dedicated to wellness and personal growth. When I began pursuing my dream of being an independent consultant, the Centers Gathering – an annual conference of holistic center professionals – seemed like a perfect next step to network and explore new possibilities. [Read more…]

The annual Holistic Centers Gathering is truly international with participants from the UK, Europe, US, Canada, Mexico, Kenya, Sri Lanka and China joining us this year. The Gathering includes centers that describe themselves in different ways and yet share a holistic approach; retreat, wellness, sustainability, spiritual or centers of transformational learning, all are dedicated to the awakening of consciousness. 60 participants from thirty five centers in nine countries will be represented, including eight different states across the United States, and fourteen centers joining us for the first time.

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