a visit to kripalu

added Sunday, February 10, 2008

this week i bought my plane ticket and registered to go to a workshop in kripalu. i am so excited! i am also nervous. i have been thinking about going for the past couple of months, but now it is set. part of the reason for me to go is so i will be in a completely different place, with a different routine so i can finally quit smoking. also, they had a great workshop during my spring break that i think would be perfect for my intention for the trip. it is titled "let go of stress." which, like i said, is perfect, since in my previous attempts at quitting smoking not having alternative methods to deal with my self-imposed stress have taken me back to the cigarettes. i have been smoking for so long and actually felt trapped by the feeling of not being able to quit that i know it is going to be tough to quit again. i am hoping that this time will be it.

other than that i am house and pet sitting for my parents. they have 2 beautiful dogs, 2 amazing cats and decided to take in my birds when i was going to put them up for adoption. so, i am taking care of them for the next couple of days while my parents are enjoying the sun in st thomas. i was a little bummed i was going to leave my place, my routine, projects and cancel a couple of meetings with friends for a the days i am here, but decided to look at it in another light. instead, i will take this time to reassess my huge list of projects, relax and catch up on school and yoga studying. so far it has worked great.

here is a picture of baby ari (he is 6 months old) being curious about the noises that come out of the camera and a picture of sasha (she is 3 years old) being a sleepy head in middle of day:

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