A DECADE DEDICATED TO FASCINATING PEOPLE AND PLACES

Ten years ago Deb Niven decided she wanted to create a travel product that would introduce or “unveil” more of the sacred, or spiritual side of a destination – while at the same time being different from the traditional spiritual adventure, such as a yoga retreat at an ashram or a backpacking trek through the Andes.

“I longed to combine what I did in the corporate incentive travel world, which was to combine luxury elements with experiencing the destination in private, exclusive, and unusual ways, while also encountering the soul of a place – what made it sacred,” says Deb. “I knew that this idea did not exist out there, and I felt a calling to bring it into being.”

9 BEST BREATHING TECHNIQUES FOR SLEEP

If you find it difficult to fall asleep, you’re not alone. According to the American Sleep Association, insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, with 30 percent of American adults reporting short-term problems, and 10 percent experiencing chronic trouble falling or staying asleep.

Our busy and fast-paced society, filled with homework, long work days, financial strains, parenting burnout, or other emotionally exhausting situations, can make it...

20 THINGS YOU DON’T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR

If you’re anything like me, you apologize far too often, and most of the time, when you haven’t done anything wrong.

Sometimes we apologize for things beyond our control—like bad weather during a party we’re hosting.

Sometimes we apologize when someone else was actually in the wrong—when a waiter brings us food not cooked to our specifications, for example.

“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”

~ Ibn Battuta