Travel - Kayla MacArthur

July 11, 2025

How One City Changed the Way I Lead

If you’ve been around long enough, you know I struggled big time with adjusting to life in San Miguel de Allende last year. I had been in Sayulita for so long, I didn’t know who I was outside of it. This year, coming back has felt like coming home—not just to a place, but to the version of me I had left behind. While I’m a firm believer that our power is sourced from within, there’s something to be said about the power our environment calls us into ✨ When I first stepped foot inside Casa Kiri Midoki last summer, I felt uncomfortable. I felt unworthy of inhabiting a space...

July 10, 2024

Unlock the Flow of Abundance With Human Design Strategy and Authority

Human Design, Travel

Last week, Ryan and I decided to go for an afternoon stroll around San Miguel de Allende. As we rounded a bend near the center, we came face to face with a fountain. I stopped in my tracks when I noticed this fountain because while the basin was overflowing with water, the stream was slightly missing its mark. Standing there, observing this happen, I realized how reflective it is of life. What if Life is consistently funneling blessings and opportunities towards us? But… if we’re not positioned to receive them, they simply miss their mark? If only we moved our hands a little to the right, we could catch the...

July 5, 2024

A New Chapter Begins 📖

Travel, Human Design

I’ve been IN IT lately. Have you? On June 1st, Ryan, Creature, and I packed up our Sayulita apartment and drove clear across the country to start a new chapter in San Miguel de Allende, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its art, rich history, and charming colonial beauty. We chose to spend the summer in San Miguel because the cool, dry weather is a stark contrast to Sayulita’s intense heat and humidity. Little did I consider how tough this new chapter was going to be. Sayulita is my soul home. It’s one of the few places in the world that feels like an expression of who I know myself to...

August 30, 2023

Having it All: The Unconventional Truth

Manifestation, Travel

What does it mean to “have it all?” In my world, I believe having it all has less to do with accomplishing more and everything to do with how fully we’re showing up as our true selves. Having it all is not a juggling act. It’s not committing to everything and everyone under the sun and then trying to figure out the most efficient and productive way to balance it all out. [Most of the time, having it all is about taking things OFF your plate]. In my world, in order to show up as our true selves, we must get crystal clear on what we value and what’s most...

October 29, 2022

The Call Back Home: A Return to What We’ve Lost

Travel

Feet sinking into sand. Sticky air. Heat kissing my face and arms. The sound of waves galloping to shore. Foamy fingers; bubbles popping.The call back home. Birds whistling. Palms rustling. Driftwood everywhere. The sharp scent of smoke. Salt and ash on my tongue. And the foul bowels of low tide. I am here, in my body, tasting every sense, one at a time. My phone is untouched in my backpack. There is no podcast playing. There is no book in my hands. It is just me and the ocean, her heartbeat thumping rhythmically with mine. As a collective, we are losing the experience of presence. The devices in our hands...

August 31, 2022

Magic & Mexican Beach Towns: When Vision Board Life Becomes Real Life

Manifestation, Travel

When I first visited Sayulita back in May of 2021, there was a particular doorway I would always pass by on my way into town. Aside from it being bright red, there was nothing uniquely noteworthy about it, yet every time I walked by, I had a feeling that I had seen it before; like I had known it from some other part of the world. For weeks, I walked past this door, unable to shake the mysterious familiarity. Then, during the last week of my visit, it finally clicked. My partner and I were walking back from breakfast when I gasped and came to a dead stop on the...

May 21, 2021

What a Bad Surfer Taught Me About Hitting Home Runs

Travel, Business

I learned something new this week: Ryan is pretty bad at surfing. Most days around 5pm, we close our computers and head down to the beach. While Ryan typically surfs in the gray dawn of morning, on Tuesday, he decided to bring his board. Knowing how fond he is of the sport, I was excited to witness him catch a wave. I mean, he’s surfed in Portugal, Australia, and Peru; he had a business training professional athletes; and he was a YES to Sayulita for surfing! He must be good, right?! After picking out an empty spot on the sand, I unfolded my chair, sat down, and scanned the horizon for...

May 5, 2021

Living A Nomadic Lifestyle: 6 Challenging Reasons It Might Not Be for You

Travel

Living a nomadic lifestyle is not a constant state of wonder all the time. You may see the magical moments on social media, and while the highs and happy feelings are VERY real, there’s also the spaces in between where things aren’t as pretty as the pictures. If you’re personally considering a nomadic lifestyle, these are challenges to consider. *Before I share, it’s important for me to acknowledge my privilege. My intention is to share my personal experience, however, in no way can these challenges compare to what people with less privilege have to experience in their day to day lives or while traveling. 1.) PARASITES + FOOD POISONING. In...

April 13, 2021

Going On a Trip? Bring Conscious Relating to Travel with These 7 Questions

Relationships, Travel

✈️ Before embarking on each new adventure, my partner and I have a conscious conversation designed to deepen our experience of a trip. Conscious relating is something we’ve been practicing since we met. When we first came together as virtual strangers to live as roommates in Mexico, there were a lot of unknowns. What if our personalities and lifestyles were vastly different? What if our daily routines clashed? What if we got on each other’s nerves and there was conflict? The typical response for me—and, I would assert for many others—is to brush these questions under the rug, let the trip unfold, and then deal [or not deal] with whatever comes up. ...

December 18, 2020

Love in the Time of Corona: A COVID Love Story

Relationships, Manifestation, Travel

What happens when two virtual strangers move down to Mexico together during a worldwide pandemic? This is mine and Ryan’s COVID love story. ♡ “I’m sorry, but I don’t choose you as my person.” Ryan’s face fell from across the table. It was Saturday night—the night before we were separating while his family came to visit. After dating for a few weeks, Ryan was curious to know where my feelings were. From the start, he had been like a laser. He knew what he wanted. He knew I was who he wanted. I’ll never forget when he asked me out on our first date. He said, “you are everything I...