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“We decided we love yoga, food, wine and spending time away
with our girlfriends. It was a light-bulb moment.”
Nikki says Be You Escapes is a great chance to extend on their
current business and while they’re not qualified to give advice
on nutrition (yet) or mental wellbeing, they certainly are experts
in living a good, nourishing life. “We talk to so many women
who come in here each day saying ‘oh, I need a holiday’ and
that’s when we thought, well here’s our clientele – women with
children who need to get away,” Nikki says.
Be You Escapes was born and is a chance for women to unwind
and refresh their mind, body and soul in whatever way they
choose. Guests can take part in the full experience with massages,
facials and yoga, or simply come and enjoy the stunning
property. For Nikki and Dani it’s essential for women to take time
for themselves and they certainly practise what they preach. Each
year they enjoy time away with their friends.
“We make time, we go away and we come back fresh,” Dani says.
“That’s probably why we’ve lasted so long here [at One on La
Basla]. Otherwise we would have been exhausted.”
Dani says the two women know the value in looking after
themselves and want to help other women take the time for selfcare.
“You have to look after yourself and once you do, you can
look after your family much better. That is the realisation we’ve
had over the past few years,” she says.
For the pair, a love of yoga led them to try a number of retreats,
but they say none really ticked all the boxes. As a result they
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