Book your trip to Kripalu today.

It is as good as you remember, or have imagined if you've never been here. Ever since I got here I have been scheming about all the different reasons I could come up with so I will get to come back soon... family vacation, extended-family reunions, continuing education credits, my 30th birthday, etc. The facility doesn't look like I expected it to, but I am having the most amazing time here. A couple of the highlights include:

~ an amazing spread of healthy foods at every single meal, from which I can choose EXACTLY what I feel like eating. And it's a buffet, so I can always go back for more, or different, or not eat it all, etc. And because there is not a big spread of sweet treats staring me in the face, I can spend my energy tuning into what I really want, instead of resisting the food that doesn't serve me.

~ The books in the shop. OMG. What an awesome collection!!! I have spent a bunch of time in there, using it like a library, and have been in heaven. One book that I found is called Trusting Your Vibes, by Sonia Choquette and it is about exactly that. And super useful.

~ The workshops offered for people who are here for R&R are great, and nice and short so they don't require a lot of commitment, which is great for 9-me. And I don't have to sign up for anything before hand, so I can change my mind at the last minute! It has been great practice in tuning into exactly what I want to do. And giving myself permission not to go to the afternoon yoga class, even though it SEEMS like a good idea.

~ I walked the labyrinth this afternoon in the snow. I found a random pink cosmos flower laying on the ground in the snow outside the entrance and picked it up. When I got to the middle, I saw that many people before me had left blossoms on the altar there. I hadn't known that was the practice, and even if I had, where would i have gotten a flower in the middle of a snow storm? The universe is taking care of me.

I could go on. It has been divine. Tomorrow is supposed to be gorgeous and I am planning to leave at lunch time and drive somewhere else. Don't know where yet. Can't really believe I'm willing to have no plan, but I'm clear that's the way I'm supposed to do it. I keep imagining myself at some nice campground with a gorgeous view in the mountains of West Virginia... We'll see.

time

it's already tomorrow,
and even though
it's a day later now than it was when it was yesterday
it feels as early as the clock says it is.

a lovely wedding

I just attended my dear friend Charity's wedding this weekend, and found myself enjoying myself more than I ever had before at a wedding. I was, for some reason, in my element. It wasn't the alcohol (cause I wasn't drinking) or the hot single guys (there weren't any that I hadn't previously dated) or the dancing (I didn't even do much of that). It was the amazing people there. I had the experience of feeling really connected to a bunch of people, gathering to witness a really special occasion, and there was no stuffiness or weird dynamics or superficial conversation. I found I was genuinely delighted to see people, and I think they felt the same way. I got more hugs than I have in a long time, and found myself talking so much that I was the last one with food on my plate, hell, I was the last one at the table with a plate at all. I took so long to eat that they ended up taking my plate away even before I was finished. I felt inspired, and excited and encouraged by the conversations I had that evening.

While talking with my friend Sorcha about my up-coming road trip, I started jumping around in a circle with excitement. I got to know friends' new significant others, and found them interesting and myself not feeling lonely at all. It was a successful weekend all around.