Greetings! Wow, what a week of sunshine, friendship and Yoga. I was so blessed to visit Costa Rica for the first, of what I hope to be many, times last week and it was transformative. Here are five things that I learned while I was away and that I hope to carry forward.

1. It is more than ok to spoil yourself from time to time. I haven't been on a real vacation since 2017. Yes, out of town trainings and workshops but not a vacation. So this time around after dealing with so much heaviness (like many of us) I wanted to treat myself. I began with priority boarding on the plane (I had no idea how much that can reduce travel stress). I had a room with a jungle/ocean view and PRIVACY. And I had my first massages in our new Covid world and they were beyond phenomenal!
2. Community HEALS. It was a lot of loss and heavy emotion leading up to the trip and what a relief it was to be held by a caring, like-hearted community to find my joy and smile once again.
3. PAUSE to experience the sunset. It is the essence of Pura Vida. It is the collective exhale that welcomes the night. It is to remember the gift of life itself.
4. Respect the WILD. Drink in the intoxication that the jungle presents: the calls of the howler monkeys, the smell of the flowers and soil, the floating humming bird, the iguana that joins the yoga practice. And yes, even show Love towards the giant grasshopper that greets you in the morning during your meditation.
5. LAUGH. Laugh until your face is sore. Laugh until you cry. Laugh while you dance. Laugh whenever you can.

Pura Vida my Dear Ones. Classes resume this week: Monday at 12:30 PM and Thursday at 9:00 AM. All private, kids and corporate classes also resume.

Also, for more information about where I stayed please visit www.bohditreeresort.com I could not recommend them more highly!