Current Rock of Residence:
Bonaire, Netherland Antilles
Island Girl Since:
2017
Originally Hails From:
Chico, California
Sarah Wilner is a mindfulness educator and Iyengar Yoga instructor currently walking barefoot through life on the island of Bonaire. The creator of the PADI Distinctive Specialty; Mindful Diver, Sarah is driven by a deep passion to give back to the world by weaving mindfulness into various domains of daily living, including scuba diving. Sarah spends her time writing mindfulness and wellness curriculum, providing individualized wellness coaching, teaching mindfulness and yoga, and practicing these skills to enhance her own life to the maximum.
Sarah grew up in Northern California and attended CSU, Chico. She has a graduate degree in Experimental Psychology and has spent the better part of over a decade researching, studying, teaching, and practicing all things Mindful. The owner of Holistic Bonaire, a mindful wellness company offering services to individuals, small groups, and businesses, Sarah has dedicated her life to the service of the greater good.
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First World Island Problems with Basil and Zucchini
This year was my first year in Turks and Caicos during Christmas. And every Christmas I make "sort of" homemade lasagna. I also make a yummy zucchini/truffle salad to go with it. This year was different. We were now in Turks and Caicos away from the friends we usually...
Reflections of A Former Island Celebrity
When I was a child growing up in Maryland during the 1950’s and 1960’s, I had dreams of becoming a mega stage and screen star. Back then, Mom worked for a former dancer who opened a dance studio. So from the ages of 5-7, I trained as a ballerina. Then, seeing that...
THE COFFEE QUEST….
“ There is an awful lot of coffee in Brazil……”The Coffee Song of 1976" by Osibisa (YouTube) springs to mind as I am in the starting blocks of my latest story. Yes, after 2 wonderful, freshly brewed, cups of coffee. Beans from…..no, now I need to back up…. We, my...
Never Trust A Price
So, I had to buy a bottle of rum today. Not a rare occurrence, pretty typical actually. "Why is it $38 Theresa? It was $29.99 last week?" "Oh, Meez Vic, it's because itz de last bottle of dat rum on da shelf" "Are you planning on ordering more?" "Oh yez, Meez Vic"...
“SIMPLE JOYS OF POST STORM LIFE”
Seems as if recent climatic events and other disasters seen on TV news reports, have triggered a multitude of residual emotions in me which I thought I had gotten rid of during Irma/Maria Recovery. The following is an excerpt from my published Hurricane journal “TWO...
The Gift
When my husband and I decided to uproot our family from Kentucky- from the only place, people, and life we have ever known- and move to a tiny island in the Caribbean, it was of course met with so many remarks to the tune of "Oh My Gosh, THAT'S AMAZING!", "You are...
