Am I almost there?

Is it hard?

How long did it take you?

These are some of the questions I seem to hear a lot when hiking the peaks of SoCal. I see red faces, individuals out of breath, looks of frustration and defeat. And frankly many of them are people who have never set foot on a trail before doing some of the hardest hikes I've ever experienced!

But you know what…they make it to the top. I truly marvel at these individuals who can be completely unprepared…but still conquer the peak!

I use these lessons as a reminder that when we are truly DETERMINED we are physically capable of so much more than we allow ourselves.

But…and the but is big… I wonder if they are missing out on an opportunity?

When we focus on the end result…we can easily lose sight of the magic of right now.

On the trails there is so much beauty and wonder around! Nature holds so many magical answers and simply being in it can be healing and inspire change in our lives!

What if, we applied that DETERMINATION into conditioning the body to “peak” properly so that we can truly be present for the JOURNEY!

Finding JOY in hiking. Finding JOY in the process. Finding the JOY in nature!

These thoughts have inspired a new offering that I hope will encourage people to GO BIG while being present for all the magical things that come up during the process!