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I'm a New York native who left my home to explore the world slowly and thoroughly. I’m just a little obsessed with photography, scuba diving, and reading guidebooks to countries I have no immediate plans to visit.

Final memories of Florida ☀️ Yes we love our

Final memories of Florida ☀️

Yes we love our yoga classes and on the dive trips, our days on the water. But it’s often the little things at @wanderwomenretreats that I think make a trip feel most special.

The welcome bags filled with hand-picked, handmade goodies from small businesses we love to support. The special tables we set with the intention to create memorable, conversation-filled meals. The nights we come home and open a bottle of wine and throw an inflatable shark around in the courtyard (lol). The quirky ideas I have while getting my eyebrows waxed and then send the team frantic voice notes about and later see come to life — for this trip, please see our @theboardbabesfl shark-cuterie board workshop, ha!

My bestie @amyjennifer.jewellery says, when you buy from a small business you support a dream. Well, I joke that at @wanderwomenretreats we try to run with the professionalism of a corporation while having the resources and team of a sole proprietorship, lolz. The truth is while we continue to grow we are still a small business, and shout out to @hotmessyoga, my right hand woman whether she’s on site with me, leading her own trip or having my back behind the scenes. We truly do send each other excited voice notes every time a booking comes in, hug with joy when we launch a new trip, and do little happy dances when we remember that despite the ups and downs, we are working our dream jobs.

My goal on these trips is to give back to the communities we visit, to support the awesome team I work with, and for every woman who comes on a trip to feel inspired, refreshed, and really vibrantly alive and connected to the people and places we meet. Sometimes that means falling asleep on my laptop writing a sales page, sometimes it means scrubbing yoga mats at sunrise, sometimes it means crying with frustration over glitches in implementing our new payment system, sometimes it means being silly and playing Heads Up all night while drinking mayyyyybe one too many local ciders with the best guests in the wooooorld 😛

Thank you to everyone who has made my dream of making other’s dreams come true — come true 💛

Most 📷: @make.it.rayna_

Proud to be a woman in diving 🫶🏼 We love ru

Yoga for all 🫶🏼 One thing I’m proud of at

Yoga for all 🫶🏼

One thing I’m proud of at @wanderwomenretreats is we do things a little bit differently, and incorporate yoga classes into our itineraries that are really designed for everyone, from someone who’s never got in a mat before to fellow instructors (we’ve even had guests guest teach! :-) )

On our West Palm Beach Women’s Dive Day Retreat we had some really special classes in some gorgeous places that complemented our beautiful location — and showed our ability to pivot to some pretty epic plan Bs!

• We opened with yummy yin class right in the courtyard of our home base @richhippieshouse
• We did a sassy vinyasa flow at @grandviewpublic, a hip WPB spot where after class we stocked up on cute local shopping, grabbed cocktails from the bar, enjoyed live music and each grabbed dinner at the vendor stall of our choice
• When SUP yoga got slashed by big waves, we pivoted to a sip n stretch back in the courtyard with local Florida beers and ciders!
• When rain sidelined our plans for a beachy sunrise slow flow, we cozied into our villa and practiced in our jammies instead!

I am so grateful for the opportunity to constantly grow as both student and teacher. Want to flow with me and see what it’s all about? This is your sign! We’ve got a few trips coming up with open spots…

❄️ Wander Women Catskills: Just announced!
🌋 Wander Women Bali: Just announced!
🛥 Wander Women Raja Ampat: 2 spots left!
🌴 Wander Women Koh Tao: 2 spots left!

Head to my highlights, my DMs or the link in my bio for more details! 🤍

📷: @make.it.rayna_ of @oceanraysphotography

Heart rate in overdrive 📈 People often ask me

Heart rate in overdrive 📈

People often ask me if I’m afraid of anything, and it’s kind of a funny question… I am rarely afraid of people or places and can be a bit blithe about security, but I’ve dealt with crippling anxiety at points in my life over things that are actually statistically incredibly safe, like turbulence and sharks.

Some fears, I have to face: my job requires me to get on a plane, and over time I’ve found coping mechanisms that keep me cool (I have a popular blog post about this — Google “Alex in Wanderland fear of flying” to find it!) Others I have chosen to.

Sharks, like women, are often misunderstood, frequently feared, and pretty unilaterally badass. Which is why I launched a @wanderwomenretreats for @paditv’s Women’s Dive Day centered around diving and snorkeling and freediving with sharks off the coast of Florida’s West Palm Beach.

I arrived early for a freediving session with my shark-loving bestie @angieaway, which is when the incredible @make.it.rayna_ from @oceanraysphotography captured these incredible images of me experiencing the thrill, the power and the magic of sharing space with these beautiful apex ocean predators.

Can’t wait to share more about this wild weekend immersed in nature 🫶🏼 Stay tuned!

PS: Want photos like these of yourself underwater? Grab one of the last TWO spots left on our Raja Ampat charter this March with Rayna as our onboard photographer.

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