As a woman in leadership, you're juggling huge responsibility and very hectic schedule, leaving you very little time for self-care. Heck, even sleeping through the night is a rare event. Most mornings you wake up groggy thanks to the countless night sweats and the jarring sound of your partner's snores. And then there are the 3 a.m. anxiety sessions during which you ruminate on all the worst-case scenarios. Are you going crazy or is it just menopause wreaking havoc on your hormones?  Because you're never able to catch up on rest, you're constantly teetering on the ed ..read more

Is it safe to travel to Iceland even with the recent volcanic activity? Are you considering traveling to Iceland this summer but concerned about the volcanic activity you've been seeing in the news? Indeed, the images of the red-hot lava spewing over the Reykjanes Peninsula, in south-west Iceland has been shocking. And yes, some of the lava reached the village of Grindavik and destroyed some property.  However, the U.S. state department has not issued any travel warnings for Iceland, and the official news from Icelandic authorities is that it's safe to travel to Iceland. We've be ..read more

Picture this: It’s midway through the 10-day Northern Vietnam Trail Running + Wellness Retreat. You’ve already seen historic landmarks on a city Jeep tour, enjoyed a bowl or two of Pho, wandered through local markets, and run through various villages. You wake up to the sight of woven rattan ceilings above you and lush greenery around you at the Avana Retreat, one of Mai Chau's premiere luxury escapes that is surrounded by lush vegetation where you are staying for four nights. Your room is one of 36 guest villas that feel like part of the landscape because local craftsmen had constructe ..read more

Do you ever fixate on the numbers flashing on your watch or the distance you've covered during your run? As an experienced runner, those numbers matter. They tell you whether you've run far enough and fast enough to make progress toward your goals. Reaching your fitness and performance goals and milestones can be incredibly rewarding, and also a source of pressure. Have you ever felt a twinge of disappointment when you don't meet your mileage or pace goals? When was the last time you went for a run simply for fun? Is there any space for running simply for fun when you always have another goa ..read more

The best thing about traveling someplace new is the sensory stimulation of new and unfamiliar sights, sounds, smells and tastes. And yet, it’s easy to miss so much of a destination’s beauty and wonder when your mind is preoccupied with thoughts about what’s going on back home or anticipating the logistics of where you’re traveling next; any place but the here and now. As we at Run Wild Retreats have learned from 14 years of leading women-only small group retreats around the world, it’s one thing to be physically present some place and another to be mentally present. That’s why our newest re ..read more

Learn all about Run Wild Retreats' first mindful hiking retreat, the Iceland Hiking with Viking Women Retreat taking place this July 30 - August 5, 2024, in this video hosted by retreat travel specialist, Hallie Stuart and retreat leader, Jan Curl.  In this 42-minute video, Jan and Hallie outline the mindful hiking retreat experience in this remote region of the Icelandic highlands, and answer traveler's questions.  They discuss the accommodations included in the retreat package, what to expect from the daily guided hikes with our Icelandic guides, what kind of fitness is recomme ..read more

PRESS RELEASE Run Wild Retreats + Wellness, a travel company specializing in premier running and wellness retreats for women, is offering its first-ever mindful running hiking retreat, the Iceland Hiking with Viking Women this July 30 – August 5, 2024 in Iceland’s hiking meccas, the Kerlingarfjall Mountains and Þingvellir National Park. “For quite some time our clients had been asking us for a retreat centered around mindful hiking instead of running. Developing this new retreat in partnership with professional guide Saga Líf Friðriksdóttir of Viking Women Tours seemed ideal,” says Elinor F ..read more

Runner Kristen Fox felt guilty for leaving her team during a critical time, but canceling her trip would have been a blow to her mental health by Elinor Fish When Amazon human resources executive Kristen Fox, 50, who lives in Seattle, Washington, registered for the Bhutan Mindful Running Retreat back in 2022, the timing of it seemed perfectly aligned with her new leadership role at the global director of Amazon People Experience & Technology. By the time of the retreat in April 2023, she will have completed a six-month on-boarding process and her global team of 75 direct reports should b ..read more

Runner Kristen Fox felt guilty for leaving her team during a critical time, but canceling her trip would have been a blow to her mental health by Elinor Fish When Amazon human resources executive Kristen Fox, 50, who lives in Seattle, Washington, registered for the Bhutan Mindful Running Retreat back in 2022, the timing of it seemed perfectly aligned with her new leadership role at the global director of Amazon People Experience & Technology. By the time of the retreat in April 2023, she will have completed a six-month on-boarding process and her global team of 75 direct reports should b ..read more

Exploring the Sacred Valley Beyond the Inca Trail Trail running is one of the best ways to experience a region in Peru's Andean highlands known as the Sacred Valley, once the heart of the Incan Empire, encompasses fertile farmland, Spanish colonial villages, the town of Cusco and of course, the ancient city of Machu Picchu. “There is so much variety every day we spend in the Sacred Valley; no two runs are on the same trail or travel to the same place,” says  Nicolas Ramirez, guide for the Peru’s Sacred Valley Trail Running + Wellness Retreat for women, hosted by Run Wild Retreats + Well ..read more