If you’re into Ryan Montbleau and his friend Mike Meadows (who plays drums for Willie Nelson’s band) playing intimate shows just for you and 20ish others while the ocean waves crash in the background, spending time in one of the most beautiful beach towns in the world, witnessing epic sunrises, eating delicious healthy local food…
Author: taraleigh
Bitch Slap 2016. Why it Happened.
2016 was the year the planet got bitch slapped. I don’t know about you, but this year I’m going to do whatever I can to avoid finding myself on the receiving end. What Is a Universal Bitch Slap? A Universal bitch slap happens when you try to shut down your inner intelligence and ignore all…
I’m drowning in the emotion ocean
Happy New Year!!!! Life feels like it’s moving so fast these days. I remember when I was just a wee little pumpkin and adults would tell me that time moves much faster when you’re older. I didn’t get it then, but holy moly do I get it now. Let’s crush 2017 together. If you thrive when you receive…
5 Ways to Rock Your Year for Real This Time
Do you want to have the most magical and amazing year ever? Are you ready rock some goals and take a gander into something amazing and fulfilling? It takes focus, action, perseverance, support and a little magic. It might not always be rainbows and unicorns, but I know you have what it takes. …
Finding hidden magic
At the Berkshire Mountain Writers Retreat this year that was co-led by me, Ryan Montbleau and Suzanne Boothby, so much magic occurred. Here’s a little glimpse of a special moment we shared. One man who was planning on attending the retreat had to back out at the last minute. His best friend’s father passed tragically in a…
My Monkey Isn’t Very Funky Right Now
Hello from the other side…of a funk. Last week I was looking at all my photos and realized that lately I allowed my light to dim a little. There are so many horrible, scary and incredibly sad things happening in the world and I wondered if little ol’ me could make a difference. For a…
The Festival Lover’s Gift Guide
Hey folks! My name is Cari and I’ve teamed up with Taraleigh to bring you a holiday gift guide like no other. This is me and my husband and that is our booth behind me. We run Hooked Productions and if you’ve been to a festival in the last 16 years you may have seen…
Flex your love muscle and shift your life from sh*t to sparkles
“The constitution only guarantees the American people the right to the pursuit of happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” ~Benjamin Franklin I was pacing around my not so big house in Bernie Sanders home state of Vermont the night of the 2016 presidential election. Results were pouring in and I drizzled crazy glue into my…
Attention Live Music Adventurers! Cyber Monday Special just for you.
My heart is breaking from all the sadness and fear that has been going on in the world lately that I have been craving community even more than usual. Without my loving friends and family I honestly feel that I would feel hopeless for our future. A couple of weeks ago, the weekend following the…
Love Heals: Raise the Vibration of the World with Taraleigh and Oteil
Many people have told Oteil Burbridge and I that having a conversation with us is healing. It’s like an instant vibration raiser for everyone involved. What if together we co-led a monthly call where in order for people to gain access, they donated to a cause of our choice? What if this month we donated…
