A deep breath and rest

My friends, I have been less actively writing this month.  It is an intentional period of rest before a very big shift in my life. Next week, yoga teacher training begins.

I am thrilled and anxious, at times bordering on terrified.  The best part is that I have only a limited understanding of why I feel this way.  But, I know that this is the feeling that precedes transformation.

Right now, I am focused on all of the practical obstacles.  (How will I get there on time? How will I fit in all of the practice? When will I see my husband? How will I manage to meet all of the obligations of life during this time?) I take comfort knowing that it will all work out because it always does. I have already had the preparatory conversation with everyone directly affected.  Now, it's time to let go and trust that all will be well.

To kick off this time of study and commitment, I will be travelling to Utah to engage in a yoga/hiking retreat with an old friend. Beautiful landscapes, a more beautiful friend and time to sweat it out. I am very much looking forward to this time devoted to resetting the physical and spiritual systems. This is also an opportunity to reset another set of systems.

During this trip, I am going to engage in a digital detox. Vowing to use my phone as a phone, rather than a portable computer.  No social media.  No internet browsing. Absolutely no videos of other people doing things.  This is a time of experience, not spectatorship.

I may write while I'm gone, but on paper with a pen.

See you sometime in October!