Margie Goldsmith

1 month ago | organicspamagazine.com | Margie Goldsmith

It was just before sunrise at Datu Wellness, an Ayurvedic retreat near Siena, Italy. I stood with 19 other guests waiting for the morning ritual, all of us dressed identically in a white Kurta tunic with pajama bottoms, our uniform for the week. I was the only one from America; the others were from France, Spain, England, and Norway, but we were all here for the same reason: to destress and detox by doing Ayurvedic practices over the next week.

Feb 27, 2025 | gardenandgun.com | Margie Goldsmith |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

To beat the Louisiana sun’s scorch, Tammy Shannon starts her farm days at 5:00 a.m. The sixty-five-year-old Sergeant First Class served in the U.S. Army for twenty-five years and now proudly bears the title of okra farmer in New Iberia, Louisiana. Early spring means planting time, with harvests beginning in late May and lasting through September. Shannon lives with her father, Willis Jacob, a.k.a. Mr. Okra, who owns a fifteen-acre plot of land lined with some seventy-five rows of okra plants.

Oct 11, 2024 | organicspamagazine.com | Margie Goldsmith

Hidden behind a forested country lane in Sonoma County, Northern California, is the luxurious boutique property, the Farmhouse Inn. Surrounded by serenity, at this idyllic escape butterflies flutter among flowering bushes, and the pathways are lined with apple trees, and herbs such as rosemary, mint and lavender. A spa treatment at the Wellness Barn is a must, followed by relaxing at the outdoor pool (complete with pool toys, loungers, shade umbrellas, and food and beverage service).

Nov 14, 2023 | organicspamagazine.com | Margie Goldsmith

Tucked away below the outdoor pool and brightly colored mural of Hotel Matilda in San Miguel de Allende is the peaceful, serene, and blissful Spa Matilda. This is the ideal place to unwind after meandering the narrow 100-year-old cobblestone streets and looking up to centuries-old Baroque and Neoclassical-style architecture and houses in shades of terra cotta, dusty rose, and yellow in this magnificent city—a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sep 21, 2023 | gonomad.com | Margie Goldsmith

Archeologists in the Peruvian Cloud Forest in search of Chacopayan MummiesBy Margie GoldsmithSleep was impossible because at 3 am the roosters crowed and by the time the sun rose, the donkeys were braying.I was in the only hotel in Leymebamba, a small village at the foothills of the Peruvian Cloud Forest, about to embark on an adventure.