Sedona, AZ

The founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga, Nardini brings a real-world mix of many eastern and western techniques to her yoga and lifestyle teachings. Nardini has lived through dysfunction on every level and has re-oriented her life in a way that is abundantly powerful on every level. Her vibrant personality, down-to-earth yoga tips and centered living tools are regularly covered by the national media including Elle, Glamour, Self, the New York Times and CNN. She is the ‘Ultimate Wellness Expert’ for Dr. Oz’s website, Shareware.

The retreat includes four nights at the luxurious Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa, a welcome reception, two-hour daily yoga classes, a three-course dinner at REDS (the award winning Sedona Rouge restaurant) and 20% off any spa treatment at the Spa at Sedona Rouge (known for its intuitive massage therapists and Ayurvedic specialists).  Optional day trips will be offered with Pink Jeep Tours, taking you to gorgeous spots in Sedona’s backcountry and with Sedona Adventure Tours, for wine tasting excursions into the Verde Valley wine country. For more information and reservations, visit www.sadienardini.com.

About Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa: A member of Luxe Worldwide Hotels, Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa is a AAA Four Diamond hotel located at 2250 W. SR 89A in Sedona, Arizona. Designed with Mediterranean motifs that blend seamlessly into Red Rock Country, the Sedona Rouge offers 77 guest rooms, including suites and spa guest rooms, REDS Restaurant and the Spa at Sedona Rouge. Special features include an outdoor pool and Jacuzzi™ with a cozy fireplace and intimate sitting area, a glass walled exercise room and outdoor courtyards designed with Tunisian artifacts and beautiful fountains. The Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa offers privacy, luxury, romance, adventure, relaxation and rejuvenation.  For more information visit www.SedonaRouge.com or phone 928.203.4111.

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Cynthia Richmond

Cynthia Richmond, known for her expertise in dream work, will be the featured guest at the Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa’s Autumn Dream Spa Soiree, September 30, 2010. Richmond is the author of two books on dream work, Dream Power and, her new release, The Dream Power Journal. She is a frequent television and radio guest, including Oprah, Dr. Phil, The View, NPR and The Gayle King Show on Oprah’s Sirus XM radio network. Her column, “In Your Dreams,” ran in the Los Angeles Times and the Arizona Republic for years. Richmond was called “one of the foremost authorities on dreams and their meanings” by Entertainment Tonight TV.  Richmond will be giving guests at the Spa Soiree ten minute sessions to “Harness the Power of Your Dreams”.

This special event will include entrancing live entertainment by Native American flautist and flamenco guitarist Drew Diego Bennett and spa style hors d’oeuvres, teas and wine by Chef Ron Moler.

Ten minute spa samplers may be reserved from 6 to 8 pm and will include, Head and Neck Massage; Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis, Tarot, Palm Reading, Opal Eye Treatment and Mini Facials; and Reflexology, Chair Massage Spiritual Acupuncture, Introduction to Family Constellation.

Wellness Workshops will be from 6 to 8 pm and include: “Secrets of the Pulse: an Introduction to the Ancient Art of Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis by Lorrie Lawrence; “Spiritual Hypnotherapy” by Ramananda and “Mayan Astrology” by Abby Haydon.

Entry fee is $20 and includes one spa sampler. Pre-registration is highly recommended. To register, call the spa at 928-340-5331 or email spadesk@sedonarouge.com.

For more information about the Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa visit www.SedonaRouge.com.

Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa

Luxury B & B Accommodations in Sedona

Perfect Pairings is the perfect confluence of great accommodations, great wine, great food and a great destination all adding up to a great time. The Perfect Pairings Gourmet Getaway, designed for those who enjoy the finer things in life, is a collaboration between the best Sedona has to offer in bed and breakfast inns, boutique wineries and fine restaurants. Each Perfect Pairings Getaway is limited to six couples to ensure a personalized and exclusive experience.  Each getaway week will be hosted by a different restaurant whose distinctive style will be mirrored throughout the journey, so you can come back a second or third time and have a totally new experience.

What will be your best memory of the Perfect Pairings Gourmet Getaway?…Will it be the leisurely afternoon exploring wineries with a gourmet picnic overlooking Oak Creek followed by a lazy evening counting a billion stars overhead.…Will it be the stimulating day browsing the shops of Tlaquepaque followed by a gourmet cooking class where all hands prepare a fabulous dinner in a dramatic setting overlooking Oak Creek.…Will it be the delectable dinner at the Chef’s Table at a selected local restaurant followed by a perfectly dreamy night’s sleep.…Think of it as all of the above in four glorious days of food, wine and bliss. This is the Perfect Pairings Gourmet Getaway…a perfectly wonderful vacation for the pair of you.

Day one of your Perfect Pairings Gourmet Getaway begins the moment you check into the Sedona Bed and Breakfast of your choice.  And what a selection of inns! You can choose to be ensconced in greenness along bubbling Oak Creek or high atop a red rock mesa with views forever. You can choose to be in the middle of the Gallery District or miles down a country road. You can snuggle up in a cozy log cabin or luxuriate in an expansive villa. You have seventeen excellent chances to make the right choice.

Following a great night’s sleep, day two will begin with the aroma of fresh coffee and breakfast being prepared.  Relax and indulge in one of our unique and delicious breakfasts. Shortly thereafter your luxury coach will arrive to whisk you away on a tour of the burgeoning Verde Valley Wine Country. You will be visiting four local wineries where you will taste skillfully crafted wines including Syrah, Petite Syrah, Viognier, Rousanne, Zinfandel, Merlot, Chardonnay, and proprietary blends. Following your vineyard and winery tour, just as the hunger pangs return, a gourmet picnic beckons.  Your picnic baskets will be delivered to an exclusive area at the winery, set aside just for you. Sit back and revel in gourmet food, a glass of great local wine and gorgeous scenery. Then it’s back to your Bed and Breakfast to enjoy an evening on your own in Sedona. Your innkeeper will be happy to recommend dinner spots and arrange reservations.

Sedona

Day three starts with another great breakfast to fortify you for a day of exploring Sedona your way. Whether you choose to take a jeep tour, go hiking, visit the galleries, visit ancient ruins or just relax at the Inn, your innkeeper will be glad to assist you with all the arrangements. Save the evening for your cooking class where a notable local chef will create a dinner menu and then guide all hands through the preparation of the gourmet feast. The superb kitchen, dining and living area of the cooking school overlooks Oak Creek, providing the ideal canvas to create your culinary masterpiece. Get as involved as you like, though it will be hard to resist the kitchen filled with Viking Professional appliances and the expert though genial instruction of the chef. There will be wine!

Day four is yours to do whatever you like. Your innkeepers have all the info you need to plan a great day in Sedona, be it shopping at Tlaquepaque, a spa service, a trolley tour or maybe a hike into a hidden canyon. There are so many things to do and see. But be sure to get back for your Chef’s Table experience at a selected local restaurant.  Plan on a leisurely evening tasting great food paired with great wine, all wrapped up with great company.  What a great night! We recommend that you spend the remainder of your last night gazing at the sparkling sky counting shooting stars and reminiscing about all of the wonderful experiences of your Perfect Pairings Getaway.

Day five you will enjoy one last scrumptious breakfast and head for home, or choose to extend your stay to further explore the many pleasures Sedona provides. If you stay through Friday you can experience the First Friday Gallery Tour, where the Sedona Trolley provides free transportation to many of the finest galleries in town. Enjoy great art, nibble hors d’oeuvres, sip wine and chat with the artists. You may find a treasure that will be a lasting memory of your Perfect Pairings Gourmet Getaway Sedona. This is the way life should be…the Perfect Pairings for the perfect pair.

For more information about The Perfect Pairings Gourmet Getaway Sedona, visit www.PerfectPairingsSedona.com.

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Fun For the Whole Family

Sedona, AZ. (July 12, 2010)– Sedona Adventure Tours presents tubing madness on the Verde River. You can be in the water floating downriver in less than an hour from Sedona! Tubing madness runs through the summer until Labor Day weekend, so you still have many weeks to cool off with summer fun on the river. Bring a friend or the whole family. It is a great time for everyone.

You can rent the tubes from the boathouse in West Sedona and do your own thing or take advantage of our daily river shuttles so you can do as many as three trips downriver a day. Call or stop by the Boathouse for all the details. Bring a cooler and a picnic and plan to have lots of fun in the sun. Take advantage of the Sunday Local’s Special…50% off all rental prices for locals, every Sunday through Labor Day. And a local is anyone from Sedona, the Verde Valley, Flagstaff and the Tri-Cities area.

So make plans now to get wet this summer. Get a tube, catch the shuttle and get on the river. It is wet, it is wild, and it is affordable fun for the whole family.

For more information, visit www.SedonaAdventureTours.com or

call 928-204-6440.

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Jim’s father, George Germanakos always had Jim and Bill stick to the mantra; “The only way to get something done, is to get it started. Get it started, and you’re on your way”! Well, they got it started, and went all the way. Jim dropped from 51% body-fat to 10, and from 361 pounds to 175 pounds in just under eight (8) months.

You’ll be inspired by their transparency about their experience before, during and after this life changing weight loss journey and uplifted through a series of nutritional lectures, motivational talks and social gatherings.

Red Rock hikes will be featured along with workouts and mountain biking all available at different levels of ability.

Since the Season 4 Finale of ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Jim and Bill have appeared on Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, The Larry King Live Show, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, The Today Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, and numerous other internet, magazine, and print publications throughout the U.S. The “Teenie-Twins” rang the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange on January 3, 2008, where 125 million people watched the market surge up 82 points while the brothers were on the Stock Exchange floor. Their latest endeavor is to participate in promoting the “Million Pound Match-Up” in January in one of the five “fattest cities in America”.

Special package rates are available through Gigi Rock Productions and the Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa. For more information about the ‘Take a Hike’ events including the welcome party, morning workouts, yoga, two hikes with lunch, two seminars and the closing dinner, register at  www.grockproductions.com or call 928-282-3049. Special guest room rates are provided at the AAA-Four Diamond Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa. For reservations call 928.203.4111 or visit  www.SedonaRouge.com .

Just as a diamond has many facets and shines brightly from many different angles, so do Sedona’s 17 best Bed & Breakfasts show myriad facets reflecting brilliant images of natural beauty and cultural sophistication.

• You can be ensconced in greenness along a bubbling creek in a forest filled with bird song or high atop a red rock mesa with views forever and raptors soaring on the breeze.
• You can be snug in the embrace of a cozy log cabin or luxuriate in the indulgence of an expansive villa.
• You can be miles down a country road under a canopy of dancing stars or merely steps from the Gallery District, in the center of the action.
• You can make it a romantic getaway for two or show up with the whole family, including Fido.
• You can count shooting stars from an outdoor hot tub or sit by a flickering fire with a good book from the inn’s library.
• You can pamper your mind, body and soul by making it a total spa day.
• You can wake up to traditional breakfast of pancakes, bacon and eggs or arise to a repast replete with herb-poached eggs with citrus Hollandaise sauce.
• You can breakfast outdoors on a sunny patio or in a formal parlor amongst Victorian splendor.
• You can spend the afternoon napping in a hammock or noshing on complimentary hors d’oeuvres.
• You can bring as many as thirty of your closest friends for a reunion or just your one best friend for a special moment.
• You can walk through a labyrinth, connect with your source and forget your cares and concerns.
• You can pamper yourself amidst tumbling flowers, private places and a sparkling pool.You can  live in the lap of luxury in suites of “enormous proportions” with spectacular vistas, over-the-top amenities and dinner with your own private chef
• You can hone your game at the Sedona Golf Resort, just steps from your back door, after a peaceful night beside the outdoor Kiva fireplace.
• You can saddle up and hit the trail, bring Fido and Boots, the whole family is welcome in a country setting with horse boarding and a snapshot of living on a ranch in the old west.
• You can explore the outback of Red Rock Country or wander the town of Sedona, both only steps away.
• You can experience old west elegance and old west hospitality.

And you get all the amenities of a full-service hotel. Of course you can use the Wi-Fi…or not!  Of course, you will indulge in spa services…why not? Your almost personal concierge is at your service…”If you know the right people, you can always get into the right places!”

Visit www.BBSedona.net and make your reservations!

For 15 years, hundreds of thousands of people from all over Europe have been streaming to Zagreb, Croatia to experience and be healed by peering into the gaze of a kind and gentle man who goes by the name of Braco (pronounced Braht-zoh).

The healings are unexplainable, yet undeniable. There have been reams of documentation over the years recounting the stories of countless souls who have been remarkably transformed simply by standing before Braco’s silent gaze — and not just physical healings, but emotional, spiritual, mental, and interpersonal healings too.

Braco will at the Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa on June 1. For more information visit

http://www.bracoamerica.com/Braco_America/Braco,_Sedona.html

Tubing Madness, Memorial Day Weekend

Sedona, AZ. (May 12, 2010) — Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner and that means Tubing Madness on the Verde River. Sedona Adventure Tours Outfitter and Guides is gearing up right now to kick off this summer fun-for-the-whole-family adventure. You can float the Verde for a couple of hours or make it an all day adventure by adding a second trip and bringing a picnic lunch. Here is how it works. You rent your tubes and water toys from Sedona Adventure Tours, who will meet your party at Beasley Flats Recreational Area. Directions are provided. There you will park your car and board the Sedona Adventure Tours shuttle that will take you upstream to your put-in spot on the Verde River. And off you go tubing down the Verde. Expect to get wet and soak up lots of sunshine. Bring appropriate shoes, hats, sunscreen, water and a picnic lunch if desired. After much fun in the sun, including, of course, water fights with the provided water cannons, you will float back to your parking spot. Big decision time: do you call it a day and head home? hang out in the shade for a leisurely riverside picnic? or jump on the shuttle for another trip?! What a great day!

Do the Verde River on Funyaks

Another fun way to explore the Verde River is on a ‘funyak’. What are funyaks? Funyaks are inflatable kayaks that are small, light, very stable and easy to navigate so no experience is necessary. Doing the Verde River on a funyak is another great way float the river.

The Verde River is the only designated Wild and Scenic River in Arizona. Though you will be tubing or funyaking near the cities of Cottonwood, Clarkdale and Camp Verde, you will feel totally removed from civilization, wrapped in your own green oasis of cool, wet and wild fun. You are not alone of course, as sightings of eagles, beaver, otters and even bobcat are not uncommon.

Tubing Madness is definitely fun in the sun for the whole family! Sedona Adventure Tours is the exclusive land and water outfitter and guide in Sedona and the Verde Valley.  Equipment rental and shuttle on the Verde are $28 per person. Beasley Flats Recreational Area is about 1:45 minutes from Phoenix and about 1:15 minutes from Flagstaff.

Verde Valley Wine Tours

Other adventure trips offered at Sedona Adventure Tours include Water to Wine, Verde River Kayak trips and Sedona hiking tours. For easy driving directions and information visit www.SedonaAdventureTours.com or call toll free 1-877-673-3661.