My first thought this morning was, "I'm going on a mother/daughter adventure!" My eldest daughter, Meadow, and I will be trekking through the rollicking, diverse wild lands of the Peruvian Andes and exploring the deepest canyon in the world in the southern Peruvian plains. With Meadow's bold spirit of at my side, it's sure to be a nature adventure to remember. "Everything is packed," I thought... Read More...

2/25/13 Full Circle...living in the moment. by Susie Kincade, WEW Founder

As I return from a visit with my 86-year-old mother, I want to share a gift I'm receiving through her. Mom's full, rich and wondrous life is winding down, and she is taking all her memories with her. Her incrementally progressive exit from this world over the past 10 years, with Alzheimer's as her dark escort, has been a difficult process to witness. Yet the silver lining is the absolute reinforcement of the wisdom of living in the moment. For now, near the end of her story, the moment is all she has. And she is still so graceful and often quite witty in those moments! Read More...

12/19/12 Change, Resistance, Transformation – an end-of-year ritual by Susie Kincade, Women’s Empowerment Workshop founder

“The only constant is Change.” This truism has been spoken by philosophers for thousands of years. I fully believe and embrace it. What would be the alternative? Resistance. We can choose to live in flow or in friction, the energy of resistance. There are times when that energy is required to survive, but most often we feel it when we are simply resisting the flow of change. Embracing change in our life opens the door for transformation. I want to share a ritual that I have found that helps me embrace change and transformation, and it’s perfect for this time of year... Read More...

10/10/12 Experiencing Magic and Hope at WEW, by Susie Kincade, co-founder Women’s Empowerment Workshop

Wow! September was an incredible month here at Women’s Empowerment Workshop. We had a profoundly moving and beautiful event in Vail, CO. It was a magical time for everyone! I am humbled and elated by witnessing the responses, insights, ‘aha’ moments, tears, hugs, and laughter that come with women connecting deeply to nature, to each other and discovering their own personal power and confidence. If you missed this retreat in 2012, mark your calendar for Sept. 11-15, 2013. Read More...

5/22/2012 – Strength and Hope from a Pakistani Woman

Belonging to a modest family of a very small town of Pakistan and moving to a large city for professional and career building was never an easy task. It was not easy being a career-oriented woman where I am from; in fact you can say, it was not easy even being a woman in that society.
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4/30/2012 – Give Yourself a Soul Date in Nature

I recently treated myself to a solo nature retreat, my own adventure into the blooming deserts and coasts of the West. Women’s Empowerment Workshop was on my mind as I rafted the Salt River, hiked through giant saguaro cactus fields, listened for stories from ancient Anasazi ruins, adventured among the Joshua trees, climbed rocky peaks, felt the ocean spray on my face and sat in awe at the foot of Zion’s cathedrals.
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3/22/2012 – Standard Earth Time

I am blessed to live in a low mountain valley in the heart of Colorado’s spectacular mountains near Vail. One of my greatest pleasures is living with the rhythms of nature and keeping time by the sun. The days are very short in the winter, but I have the company of bald eagles that winter here, escaping Alaska’s long, frigid winter.
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2/7/2012 – The Gift of the Bhodi Tree

Mother Nature stirs, rolling over in her sleep. We are now more than half-way between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. The earth begins to awaken to a year many believe to be a time of great shift in the human consciousness. Read More...

10/28/2011 – Skeptic turns believer

Hello everyone! Snowy greetings from the Vail Valley, where today I awoke to the first snowfall on the peaks of the New York Mountain range! I want to express my deepest gratitude and a huge heartfelt “thanks” to all of you for such an amazing healing experience at Women’s Empowerment Workshop!
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