Bigger Life Adventures

13/08/2026

🏔️ 1 room left — Majestic Mountains Colorado Hiking & Yoga Retreat 🏔️ Sept. 11-15 🕉️

We've got exactly one room remaining for September 11–15 retreat in Alma, CO — the highest incorporated town in North America, tucked 17 miles from Breckenridge on 8 acres of true high-altitude Colorado solitude!

Majestic Mountains Colorado includes ALL THIS GOODNESS:
4 nights in a luxury mountain home with hot tub and views, daily yoga and meditation (flow + yin + meditation, 90-minute classes), incredible plant-based meals from Chef Zach, alpine hiking (Quandary Peak or Hoosier Pass Loop), a zipline or aerial challenge course adventure, afternoon hot springs soaking access at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs, and a free day to explore on your own.

The last room is a queen bedroom with a shared bathroom, priced from $2499 for 1 person or $2,798 for 2 people sharing. $400 per person deposit to reserve, with the full balance due Sept. 1!

If you've been waiting for the right mountain adventure, this is it! 🌲

👉 Grab it here:

Spend time deepening your yoga practice, connecting with others, and enjoying the mountains at this Colorado hiking and yoga retreat.

28/07/2026

This might be Zach’s favorite trip we’ve ever built!!! 🌿

On our Sober, Mindful Mexico Tour, one of the moments I’m most excited for is biking to the cenotes — underground swimming pools tucked into the Yucatán. Some are cave-like and completely covered, others open to the sky, but all of them are cool, clear, and quietly magical against the heat.

This trip is about more than sightseeing. It’s slow, sober-friendly travel with local guides who know these ancient ruins and colonial cities inside and out — moving through Mexico thoughtfully, sustainably, and with real connection to the people and places we visit.

Yucatán is one of the safest places in 🇲🇽 to travel, and this tour is built for everyone who wants to do it alcohol free — first-timers included!

📍 11 days through the Yucatán: Chichén Itzá, Palenque, Uxmal, Edzná, Valladolid, Mérida & Campeche

🗓️ January 4–14, 2027

✨ Early Explorer $200 discount available now until 7/31!

27/07/2026

BLA Monthly Zoom Reunion tonight at 6pm pacific at
https://meet.google.com/gqf-ucgu-hgy

Lets stay connected and do life together! All are welcome!

Also thanks to the mysteries of technology we have lost access to our Instagram. Hopefully we will get it back, but who knows?
I just mention this so you make sure you are checking our weekly emails and this group for updates!

🙏🏻-Carrie

27/07/2026

This March, after decades of study, practice, and teaching, Carrie Hoffman, Zachary Minnich, and Sydney Kleis are running a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Guatemala 2027 !

21 days immersive training on the shores of Lake Atitlán at aptly-named Mystical Yoga Farm in Guatemala. Trauma-informed yoga isn't a module tacked onto this training, it's the foundation everything else is built on.

The details:
📍 Mystical Yoga Farm, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
📅 March 1–22, 2027 (plus a few intro hours online before we meet)
👥 17 students max group size
· Yoga Alliance certified
🌱 Trauma-informed yoga, social justice, business of yoga all covered. We don't shy away from controversial subjects!
You don't have to be sure you want to teach to do this training. Some of our students will graduate and teach in studios, schools, and treatment centers. Others will simply leave knowing themselves and their practice in a way they never have before. Both are exactly right.

Early bird pricing closes September 30, and a $500 deposit is all it takes to hold your spot. That means you've still got two full months to save up, lock in the lower rate, and get on a doable payment plan before we head to Guatemala.

Early bird investment:
→ Shared dorm: $3,100 (goes up to $3,400 after Sept 30)
→ Private room: $3,700 (goes up to $4,000)
→ Couples private: $3,400/person (goes up to $3,700)

If YTT has been a "maybe someday" thing in the back of your mind, I get it. It was for me too! I'd love to talk through the decision or any questions with you. Comment below or send me a message. 💛

With love,
Carrie

26/07/2026

🎧New PODCAST Alert! 🚨

🔥 What's Burning Man REALLY like? And why do we keep going back every year?

In this episode, we're sharing our journey from our first chaotic, clueless trip to Black Rock City in 2011... to building our own alcohol-free theme camp, Camp Not A Cult.

We talk about sobriety, recovery, resilience, yoga philosophy, radical self-expression, surviving an 80-mph dust storm, and what it means to experience the playa sober.

If you're curious about sober Burning Man, alcohol-free spaces, recovery, or yoga on the playa — this one's for you. 🎧✨

Listen on patreon here:
https://www.patreon.com/BiggerLifeAdventures/posts/burning-man-camp-164920401?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

23/07/2026

Your nervous system can tell the difference!

Co-regulation isn’t woo, it’s biology: your body calms down in relationship to other steady bodies nearby. A screen can carry connection, sometimes. It can’t carry the breath, the eye contact, the subtle hum of another calm nervous system next to yours, the stuff your body is actually scanning for when it decides “I’m safe.”

So go outside and play with other people, pets, and plants! Some healing happens together, not in isolation. 🌊

I wrote more on this in the newsletter that just went out! Check it or DM if you wanna be subscribed! 💌

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15/07/2026

🌿 Palenque Mayan ruins at sunrise. Cenotes so blue they don't look real. A journey rooted in ancient history yet still vibrant and yours to embrace today!

Our 11-day Sober, Mindful Mexico Tour (Jan 4–14, 2027) is officially open for booking — and we're looking for 3 more travelers to round out this group.

This one's for the Mexico travelers who want more than a beach chair: Mayan pyramids, jungle ruins, colorful colonial streets in Mérida and Valladolid, and a ride across the Yucatán on the electric Tren Maya — all with a small, sober, mindful community that travels gently and leaves places better than we found them.

Included:
✔️ 10 nights accommodations, shared or private
✔️ Electric Tren Maya + bus transportation
✔️ Guided archaeological site visits
✔️ Cenote, waterfall, and hike excursions
✔️ 3 hosted group meals, plus the opportunity to explore local cuisine with Zach's guidance
📍 Book by July 31 and save $200 as one of our Early Explorer spots.

Solo travelers welcome — most of our group is. 💛

👉 Reserve your spot; link in the first comment

12/07/2026

✨ We have something a little different this time...

For years, Bigger Life Adventures has been known for our yoga retreats, but many of you have told us you'd love to travel with us even if yoga isn't your thing.

So...we listened. 🇲🇽

This January, we're taking a small group on an unforgettable 11-day journey through some of the most incredible places in Mexico. We'll explore the ancient pyramids of Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Edzná, and Palenque, ride the new Tren Maya, swim in crystal-clear cenotes and waterfalls, wander colorful colonial cities, and experience the history, culture, and cuisine of the Yucatán and Chiapas.

This trip is all about adventure, connection, and discovering the lands of the Mayan empire respectfully & mindfully.

To celebrate, we're offering a **$200 Early Explorer Bonus** for the **next 3 people** who reserve their spot by **July 31**.

If you've ever wanted to travel with us—or know someone who has—this is the perfect opportunity.

Learn more and see the full itinerary here:
https://www.biggerlifeadventures.com/11-day-pyramid-mexico-tour-yucatan-palenque-tren-maya/

Feel free to message me with any questions. We'd love to have you join us! ❤️

10/07/2026

Thailand Yoga & Adventure Retreat 2027 is FULLY BOOKED.

You all are THE. BEST!!! Can't wait to introduce our next group to this stunning country we love.

Feeling some FOMO? Don't worry, because our next, new Asian retreat destination and dates will be announced soon.....

06/07/2026

All bodies and experience levels welcome

Dive deep into your practice

while immersed in nature on the lakeshore of beautiful Atitlán.

Training includes guidance in trauma-informed teaching, hatha, vinyasa, breathwork, meditation.

Experience a cacao & fire ceremony, ecstatic dance, kirtan chanting, and service to the local community.

🙏🏻

https://www.biggerlifeadventures.com/product/guatemala-yoga-teacher-training/