 Do gifts feel sometimes challenging to your freedom and creativity? Or your ease?
Maybe someone has everything. Or we're afraid to bore them (or ourselves) with repeat gifts. Or we fear adding to unwelcome clutter, and they have to feign appreciation for us, or risk awkwardness.
In the classic O'Henry tale, a couple sell their most precious possessions (she her hair, he his pocket-watch) to buy each other a valuable but unusable gift (she gifts him a watch-fob, he gifts her a hair comb).
It seems bittersweet, but they are able to laugh, and value their true gifts: each other, life, love. After all, did the christ child need gold or myrrh or frankincense? Isn't being seen the real gift of the Magi?
I firmly believe no love given is ever lost. So we cannot go wrong when giving in love. Does that bring lightness and ease?
Still, it can be refreshing to consider fresh gifting ideas:
- Experiences: A museum day... a show... shared learning (kickboxing class? pole dance class?) spa day... a trip...?
- Shared Gifting: Donations given in their honor (many foundations have honor cards you may print or send them)
- Making Gifts: Create something for them. A meal or dish, a poem, a craft project, a work of art, a photo album, a song
- Fave Vendors: When you know they love something and you gift them certificates to enjoy more... shop, spa, etc.
 I know I am delighted when I see gifts offered by Wild Alaskan (Fresh Caught Fish), or Amatalife (natural women's health products)...
... Or my favorite holiday charities, among them, Habitat for Humanity and Heifer International (flock of chicks is $20... Honeybees $30) and your loved one gets the pleasure of partnership, purpose, shared reality, contribution!
I'm also smiling as I create gifts with me you can consider:
Here on my website is a Gifting 2025 page for ease and choice! You're welcome! Thank you.
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Email me for a pass to an Equinox club for the day, if you need it.
Group Classes:
 Email me for Private or Corporate events. These may include:
- Yoga, AcroYoga, Reiki
- Thai Yoga Bodywork
- Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga
- Yoga Nidra Meditation
- Sound Meditation
- NVC Coaching & Consults
- Wellness Coaching
- Life Coaching
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Morocco: October 2026 Retreat
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Come to the Kasbah with us! And the desert, souks and medinas ~
Kasbah Delight Retreat with Mary & VR
October 2-8, 2026 ~ Morocco Yoga Retreat
 Welcome to the co-creation that VR Coletti and I are "delighted" to manifest together with Meryem of Qarrya Retreats for October 2-8, 2026, near Marrakech, the Atlas Mountains, and the Agafay Deserts!
We'll have daily AM and PM yoga, including yoga flow, meditation, journaling, yin and restore and Nidra, and for those who show interest, partner Thai yoga and/or partner AcroYoga fun.
 Our group excursions and activities include: Souk and Medina tours, Kasbah hikes, a Moroccan cooking class, herbalist workshop, a massage and hammam, a sunset camel ride!
The retreat pages launches Dec.1st, but you may see details, early registration HERE!
Maybe THIS will be a New Year gift to yourself, a friend or family member. Then WE shall be each other's gifts!
For questions, we're here to serve you: VR & I regarding yoga, Qarrya Retreats for tour logistics (extending your stay in Morocco, food or housing, or other questions). First see if our retreat page itself does not answer all your questions for you! Wrap up your gift to begin enjoying "secret smiles" of the gift's magic glow: now or soon!
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Photo Credits; Email Privacy
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 Photo thanks this issue to: Laughing Lotus Yoga Studios, VR Colletti, Raphael Aranas, Mark George, Health Coach Institute, Raul Aranas, Janel DuRoss (M logo).
I value your privacy and never share email lists. It is a privilege to keep in cyber-sangha connection monthly over continents, cities, space, time, and tech, since this ENews began!
Feel free any time to Reply, Forward, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe. And may you feel blessed, honored, loved, nourished, and gifted ... by yourself, by those you love, and by Love itself.
OMMMMMMMary
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Time for a cleanse anyone? Yes, I feel it: Hallowe'en KitKats and Reese's Pieces, followed by wintry chill leading me towards BBQ chips, and hot chocolate mugs! Which is to say, I was probably hungry for fun, stimulation, warmth, "love" in that sweet smooth chocolate!
Our systems are self-cleaning, but they do get overwhelmed. They work best when we clear the gunk periodically, like a car or bike wants a tune-up. Twice a year cleanses help me be calm and energized.
The Fresh Foods Cleanse I'll lead January 3-16 is in 3 phases. The 7 middle days, we eat from only from our delicious, clean, extensive "YES" food lists.
We will not feel hungry, in fact we will feel great.
We may lose weight. Most likely we will lose inches, lose fat, lose sluggishness, and aches and other symptoms of toxic overload.
 Oh and guess what?
Some of our fave cuisines (Indian, Italian, Chinese, Japanese - and yes Tagines) are cleanse friendly if we are careful to use YES list ingredients.
Here is a list of some symptoms of being ready for a Cleanse. Join here.
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Escape for 5 nights, 6 days on February 10-15 to the beach with me, & "love" yourself up with tropical breezes, cool drinks to your heart's content, delicious restaurant meals, and beach and pool cabanas up the wazoo, so to speak.
It's super sweet, simple, chill, delish, & mostly about melting our bones in the sun & sand & soul care!
Bring a yoga mat, we'll practice on grass or sand, or else in AC in our comfortable indoors suite.
It is less than four hours' direct flight from New York! We strongly recommend flying direct into POP.
Register here!
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