Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

The rest of my trip to California was lovely. We had our annual sales conference so I got to catch up with everyone on my team. We had lots of laughs... too many silly things to recount here. My flight back to NY was delayed and I got home around 2am Friday morning, and then had to turn right back around and take a noon train to Grand Central to head up to my retreat weekend at Kripalu in the Berkshires. I have been SO looking forward to it, and I am so happy to say my experience there blew away all my expectations! Here is a link to Kripalu, which includes information on the program I took (R&R): http://www.kripalu.org/article/118/



Kripalu is nestled way out in the woods in Massachusetts. You take a train from Grand Central (~ 2 hours) and then a car for another hour. It used to be an Ashram, where a real Guru lived and guided about 13 disciples on Buddhism. Today it's a retreat center where you can unwind and take yoga classes and lectures on eastern traditions like meditation, holistic living and Ayurveda living/eating. I took the R&R program, which gave me the opportunity to drop into any yoga classes or lecture I wanted. Or not to... and to wander the gorgeous grounds. The weekend included dorm living and all meals. The meals are uber-healthy and they have a huge selection of organic, vegan delights at every meal. I spent my time there wandering in the fields, reading on the great lawn, taking yoga classes (including YogaDance - so fun!), taking an intro to Arurveda, getting Craniosacral Therapy and a Shiatsu massage and talking to a lot of other like-minded people. I left smiling at every stranger and much MUCH calmer than I've been in a long time. And feeling really, really happy. I just bought a new camera last week, so I had a lot of fun playing with it. Here are some silly shots and then some great photos (check out how amazing my new camera lens is!) of nature. If I appear incredibly giddy and happy, well... it's cause I was :)