09/03/2026
One of everyone's favorite experiences had nothing to do with yoga.
Or maybe it didâjust not the kind that happens on a yoga mat.
It was our cooking class.
We came into the kitchen with completely different levels of experience, and before long we were making pasta from scratch, laughing, singing, teasing each other, and enjoying being together.
We weren't thinking about what we needed to do next. We weren't rushing to get somewhere else.
We were right there.
Learning something new. Sharing an experience. Connecting with the people around us. And having so much fun in the process.
And isn't that part of what we practice in yoga?
Being present for the experience we're actually having.
We love our time on the mat during Pause & Renew, and yoga is very much at the heart of our retreat. But we also love the ways that practice naturally carries into the rest of our week.
Sometimes it looks like moving and breathing together in the yoga shala.
And sometimes it looks like standing around a kitchen in Italy with flour on your hands, laughing with people who were strangers only a few days before.
That's why the cooking class was one of our favorite experiencesâand why we can't wait to do it again in 2027.
đŽđš **Pause & Renew: A Journey Back to You**
đ Umbria, Italy
đď¸ May 8â15, 2027
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