The 'Today' show anchor hosted her inaugural "Making Space: A Wellness Weekend" event at Miraval Austin from Oct. 25-27, and opens up to PEOPLE about her own wellness journey Andrew Eccles/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty knows firsthand the importance of prioritizing her well-being — and now, she's helping others do the same. From Oct.
25-27, the longtime anchor hosted the inaugural " " event at . The weekend-long event, which borrows its name from Kotb's podcast, offered guests an exploration into the broadcaster's pillars of personal growth. Attendees also got the chance to attend various self-improvement sessions, engage in conversation, partake in mindfulness exercises, and more.
Noting how all of the "hand-picked" guest speakers, including famed journalist and philanthropist and businesswoman "had played a part" in her own happiness and self-growth journey, Kotb tells PEOPLE about what that journey looked like for herself. Related: "I think for me, it was realizing that I was someone who thought happiness was about going to the concert or having the drink with friends. And that was good.
That was fun, nothing lasted," Kotb, 60, says. "It lasted for the moments that I was doing the thing. So I think through [guest speaker] , he's a real explainer on happiness isn't the thing at the end or the club or sitting at the bar or throwing back a few drinks and you're laughing and then three hours later you're back to you.
It's about figuring out stuff that goes beyond th.
