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š¬ The Dolphins Are Calling⦠Only 2 Retreats Left āØ
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 There are ONLY TWO more retreat opportunities this entire year to slip into the emerald green water, swim with the wild dolphins, and experience the magic of a HEALING FREQUENCIES RETREAT before the water gets too cold. š¬š If youāve been feeling the call⦠this may be your moment! Imagine 4 days & 3 nights at the beach, surrounded by ocean, dolphins, laughter, beautiful energy, sound healing, tone cocktails, mermaid mud and a few absolutely magical

Shanda Beste
1 day ago2 min read
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It's 5:00 Somewhere - Join me for Dolphin Happy Hour
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 DOLPHIN HAPPY HOUR THANK YOU to everyone who helped with the last experiment! From all of the positive feedback, it must be working! The positive vibes are translating through the videos! I got to go out on my boat again yesterday with absolutely perfect conditions. The sun was perfect, the water was perfect, the dolphins were sooo chill. I know a lot of us could use a little more chillaxing in our lives, so it is my honor to share another video

Shanda Beste
Sep 241 min read
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Something Beautiful Is Coming!
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS COMING Hello! Itās been a little while⦠I just want to say, Iām really glad youāre here! Iāve been working on something very close to my heart. It brings together the ocean, sound healing⦠and something thatās been guiding me for over 30 years. The dolphins. This is a dream that began decades ago. It started at a moment when everything I thought I was⦠began falling apart. Over the next few days, I want to take you into thi

Shanda Beste
Sep 211 min read
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The Moment Everything Changed
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 THE MOMENT EVERYTHING CHANGED I want to share something very personal with you. When I was in college, I hit a crossroads. I attended Birmingham-Southern College on a fine & performing arts scholarship for dance... ballet had been my whole identity. But, the environment became incredibly toxic. Something I loved so dearly started breaking my hips, my ankle and my heart. I didn't know who I was without it. That's when the strangest miracle happened... d

Shanda Beste
Sep 213 min read
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Sometimes Dreams Wait For Us
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 SOMETIMES DREAMS WAIT FOR US A NEW CHAPTER Fast-forward a few decades during which time I focused most of my energy on healing - animals, myself & others. In 2008, the beautiful life I'd built fell apart again (remember the Great Recession when the real estate market crashed?). I got to move home and start over... AGAIN. I opened my first wellness center. I needed healing, as did so many of us during those difficult years. I went on to found several h

Shanda Beste
Sep 215 min read
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The Dolphins Are Here... and they are waiting for YOU!
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 THE DOLPHINS ARE HERE... and they are waiting for you! The incredible news is... Bimini is not the only place to experience the amazing healing, the dolphins, the bliss buzz! Friendly wild dolphins are RIGHT HERE.. on the Florida Panhandle! For most of you, that means: No passport required Easy driving distance Easily accessible Half the price of international travel A long weekend instead of a whole week Fewer people, more intimate For less than h

Shanda Beste
Sep 213 min read
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Are the Dolphins blowing up your phone?
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 YOUR SPOT IS WAITING... Are the dolphins blowing up your phone? Sometimes they come to us in our dreams. Sometimes a friend will encourage us. I've seen people (myself included) say no, no, no... and then step up last-minute with a resounding YES. Sometimes there is just a deep knowing. Often there are other tangible signs like seeing dolphins everywhere. Pay attention to the signs and trust your gut. If you're supposed to come swim with the dolphins

Shanda Beste
Sep 212 min read
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A REAL FRIEND KNOWS YOUR SONG
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 A REAL FRIEND KNOWS YOUR SONG A few emails ago, I started telling the story of how I GAVE AWAY my FREE trip to Bimini. And was then gifted another trip! Here's some backstory that may help YOU... One of my favorite quotes has always been "A real friend is someone who knows your song and sings it back to you when you have forgotten the words." Truer words have never been spoken! What would we do without those wonderful souls who pull us back from th

Shanda Beste
Sep 215 min read
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Your Invitation to Retreat
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 CAN YOU BELIEVE I SAID NO... NO... NO Dolphins are believed by many in spiritual communities to be of a higher level of consciousness than humans (scientists, of course, are trained to not believe in anything, so believe or not - the choice is yours). DOLPHIN BRAINS The brain of a bottlenose dolphin is about 20% larger than a human's by mass and weight. They have more folds within the neocortex of the brain to process complex thinking & problem solving.

Shanda Beste
Sep 215 min read
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Dancing with the Dolphins
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 DANCE with the DOLPHINS Last Wednesday, I went out on my boat with my friend Michael from the marina. It was my first day out on the water after Labor Day (which means off season here)... and the first north wind, which creates beautiful flat calm on our Gulf beaches. I had dodged thunderstorms the last few times I went out, so I was delighted when we were blessed with excellent conditions! After a visit to the beach, and a relaxing lunch on the boat

Shanda Beste
Sep 212 min read
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I Forked My Toe... and was Snorkeling 72 Hours Later
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 WHAT THE DOLPHINS HAVE BEEN TEACHING ME PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF SOUND HEALING Anyone who has attended one of my sound bath meditations over the last 8 years knows the amazing benefits of clearing the mind & the electromagnetic field. You feel lighter... Hallelujah! You breathe more deeply. And whatever was heavy on your heart... is lessened. Sound bath meditations can be highly addictive... feeling this good! HOW IT ALL STARTED But what many of my fr

Shanda Beste
Sep 215 min read
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Can a Dolphin Video Increase your Productivity?
DOLPHIN SERIES | 2026 CAN A DOLPHIN VIDEO INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY? Will you help me with an experiment? This morning, while going over the photos and videos from my day out with the dolphins yesterday, I realized that after just a few minutes of watching, I rather suddenly didn't feel the overwhelm that often comes with editing video. It can take hours and hours to edit video. It usually feels like being a chef who labors for days to create a meal that is devoured in m

Shanda Beste
Sep 212 min read
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Private Retreats - Which One is Best for YOU
A Private Healing Retreat is a sacred time of renewal and self-discovery. Any retreat to the beautiful Florida Keys is a wonderful treat,...

Shanda Beste
Sep 25, 20222 min read
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WHAT IF IT'S ONE SIMPLE THING?
Healing doesn't have to be complicated. It doesn't even necessarily require technology. Sooo many times, it's just a matter of finding...

Shanda Beste
Sep 25, 20223 min read
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Entering a New Dimension
THE VALUE OF SLOWING DOWN In a society obsessed with technological advances and speed, making a personal intention to go slowly can be a...

Shanda Beste
Sep 25, 20222 min read
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INTRODUCING the New BODY SHAPING SPA - Release deeply held tension, pain and trauma
I'm tickled to introduce the new Body Shaping Spa now offered at Namaste Key West Healing + Retreat Center! This spa class is a fun, easy...

Shanda Beste
Sep 24, 20224 min read
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What is Self-Care and Why Should We Bother?
Self-care is a great term to describe a wide range of behaviors, actions and attitudes designed to let us focus on filling our own cups...

Shanda Beste
Sep 24, 20225 min read
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Benefits of Paddleboard Yoga
Paddleboard Yoga has been a passion of mine since my dear friend Tara McCabe at Lazy Dog Paddle Yoga certified me to teach it in 2012....

Shanda Beste
Sep 24, 20224 min read
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The Great Awakening... 2020 and Beyond
Why is there so much fear, chaos, disruption? So much duality, polarity, extremes? Can chaos, trauma, and seeming destruction be...

Shanda Beste
Sep 23, 20225 min read
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What's the Difference between a Retreat and a Vacation?
WHY RETREAT? When we go on retreat, we are able to focus all of our energy on change. When we stay in our daily grind, our future tends...

Shanda Beste
Sep 23, 20223 min read
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