Why are we here?
That’s a great question!
And the best answer to that question starts with a story…
About 8 years ago we decided it was time for us to leave our ‘normal’ and set off on a year-long, life-altering trip to SouthEast Asia, India, and New Zealand. (Side note - if you haven’t traveled overseas, go read Rolf Potts Vagabonding and get inspired to open up your world!).
We rode trains, TukTuks, camels, and taxis, carrying everything we needed in our heavy backpacks. While traveling is exciting, adventurous, and fun, it’s also stretching, and at moments stressful and exhausting.
When we would finally arrive at a new spot, we would instantly look for a place to LAND. This often looked like a cafe that had other fellow travellers, nourishing food and refreshing drinks. These spots were little oases, retreats, places where you could take off your backpack, get refreshed, forget about the heat and dust and sweat, swap stories and get inspired to continue on the journey.
Our favourite places combined stunning locations (I’m remembering the cliffside cafe in Varkala, India), abundant and beautiful food and coffee (I’ll never forget the multi layered smoothies and creamy cappuccinos at Crate Cafe in Canggu), where new friendships and community seemed to spontaneously happen.
BUT our all time favourite was a Yoga studio that had an outdoor cafe called the Yoga Barn in Ubud, Bali. After a 90 minute yoga class we would head over to the cafe and enjoy bright, beautiful food and coffee with our new yoga friends. We’d leave completely blissed out, feeling like we were floating three feet off the ground.
Those experiences never left us. And now here we are, in a new chapter of the journey, at the right place with our scenic location, at the right time as the desire for healthy communities (and really good coffee) is growing in Chilliwack, and with the right people (YOU!).
We want to thank you ahead of time for the extra grace and patience as we all learn, grow, and create something beautiful together. We couldn’t be more grateful to create this Everyday Retreat alongside you. Our prayer is that LAND would be a place of deep community, truly a space where people can discover their highest truth and their very best lives. Oh, and that we’d all have lots of fun along the way :)