When I heard that Loftie was partnering with Soul Restoration for a healing retreat called Soul Summer focusing on slowing down, tuning in, and resetting, I was all in. Loftie, a wellness company known for their sleep inducing lamp and clock, aligned with Soul Restoration - healing practitioners leading restorative retreats - sounded like a match made in heaven.

Sipping a mojito in my cushy cabana at Velas Vallarta while gazing at the cerulean sea, sure felt like paradise to me. Puerto Vallarta captivates with its sun kissed beaches against the backdrop of the Sierra Madre Mountains. This trendy resort town on Mexico’s Pacific Coast with a lively palm tree lined oceanfront malecon (promenade), offers a vibrant art scene, voguish boutiques, superb gastronomy and happening nightlife.

An intimate desert oasis with an innovative, evidence-based approach to wellbeing and cuisine by acclaimed Nobu, sure sounded good to me. In point of fact, I’ve enjoyed relaxing stays at numerous healing havens only to resume my stressful city life upon my return. Ever hopeful of finding a lasting panacea, I journey on.