This Is Our Story
One single moment of giggling out the words “should we just start over and move?” changed our lives. The next morning we gave all of our stuff away and moved across the country together. Little did we know a fire had been ignited and our adventure and travels fanned that flame to where we are now.
We’ve spent most of our lives not fitting into the “norm.”
We wanted adventure, travel, laughter, and above all else, a place to not only call home, but also felt that way, too. Home didn't come easy. We traveled far and wide, ebbing and flowing in between the wild nights and quiet reflective ones. Seeking out security, some days we felt lost and others felt like we were on top of the world. We dove into self development work and heard our purpose calling.
The laughter and love we felt when we were together was meant to be shared, because little did we know, through it all, we became each other's home.
This allowed us to open up, blossom, and heal.
We could start to peel the layers back to our trauma, getting to the core, because we had each other. Unconditional, nonjudgemental love.
Over time this allowed us to find home in the most important place, ourselves.
Our experiences helped us see how important community is and how humans were made for connection. You don't have to do the hard shit alone. We’ve learned we can create a family, one not made of blood, but one of choice, that brews deep loyalty and love.
Through this we’ve learned you can start to heal.
You can make your own way home.
A look back in time...
2015
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We met working at a zipline company in Asheville, NC and instantly became best friends (ask Heather about the day they met)
2016
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We grew closer in our friendship and quickly realized how weird we both were. Two kindred souls.
2017
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We went to Florida for a month together to work. We both had a quarter life crisis and decided to impulsively move there together and start our lives over.
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Our feet were getting itchy and we were seeking a big change. So we uprooted our lives again and moved to Flagstaff, Arizona together. Neither of us had ever been, so why not?
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Went on our first yoga + wellness retreat together in Sedona, AZ (insert spark in our souls)
2018
2019
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We completed our Yoga Teacher Training in Costa Rica
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Started dreaming of our business together and taking the initial steps towards it - started out as "Garden of Guidance"
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Heather moved back to Asheville, NC
2020
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We couldn't stay apart too long... Lindsay moved back to Asheville, NC
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'Garden of Guidance' evolved into 'Two Girls on the Run' reflecting a massive theme that we were both working on
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Hosted our first Yoga + Wellness Retreat in Asheville!
2021
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We hosted our second ever Yoga + Wellness Retreat all the way out in Arizona where we explored Sedona and the Grand Canyon National Park.
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We hosted our 'Coming Home' retreat in the fall in Asheville, NC
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We hosted our 'Release Retreat' just outside of Pensacola, FL
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Fall retreat hosted on Heather's old stomping grounds - Hocking Hills, OH
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We decided to rebrand since we weren't 'running' anymore and we were ready to step into the next phase of our work together
2022
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'Awaken Wellness Retreats' was brought to life + there is so much more to come...