Estara is a Sound Healing and Movement Educator, Sacred Dance Artist, Vocal Ceremonialist and Author. Estara integrates over 15 years of experience in energy healing and transformational modalities. She gives presentations at conferences and leads workshops and retreats in vibrational healing, teaching her breakthrough system of integrating breath, movement, and sound. She also leads women’s…
Holly Payne is a novelist and screenwriter living in San Francisco. She is the author of two novels, The Virgin’s Knot and The Sound of Blue. “The Virgin’s Knot” is the critically acclaimed story of a magically gifted Turkish woman whose faithful virgin hands create prized dowries for lucky brides, something that the weaver herself…
by Deborah Smith The most amazing trip I ever took was my first Backroads (www.backroads.com) trip to Bali. I had been making plans with a girlfriend to get away for a week or so. She found the Backroads web site, where they advertised multi-sport tours ranging from easy to challenging. The Bali trip included biking,…
by Janet Bein, Young at Heart Diva The concept of backpacking appealed to my quest for adventure. When my youngest daughter would stop by my house, grungy and exhausted after a week in the wilderness, I noticed the satisfied twinkle in her eyes. She might be sunburnt, scratched, and even suffering from the painful itch…
by Jill Richardson, Granola Diva Ordering Chinese food in China is a job best done by experts. One of my Chinese friends tells me she thinks the oldest person at the table orders for everyone because it requires age and experience to acquire the necessary skill. Never was this more apparent than during my first…
Diva Destination Questionnaire for Alexandra-Fee Beyer: Where is your favorite place to dine? GOA on Andrassy Street—I love the atmosphere ’cause it’s cozy and has a nice design at the same time. My favorite dish is the Tom Kha Gai Chicken Soup. www.goaworld.hu Pata Negra—a Spanish Tapas Bar on Kalvin Tér, nice atmosphere and good…
by Vladia Jurcova Growing up in communist Czechoslovakia, traveling abroad was more or less out of the question. Thus, Bratislava became my world. The city’s opulent past and its bold vision of the future had both destroyed and preserved the unique place where I grew up. Although Slovakia’s capital is located only thirty-five miles north…