As of tomorrow, I’m headed to Texas for a week-long Dance Meditation workshop. I’ll have a stop over in New Orleans to visit with friends, and then it will be a week of movement, meditation, walking on nature trails, journaling, and eating vegan food. It will be weird to be unplugged for a week–no camera, cell phone, internet, caffeine, etc. When I come back, I’ll only have two days before it’s time to start teaching again.
I really need this break. As much as I love my work, I was getting a little burned out. And yes, I have enjoyed the holidays so far, but they suffer from a frenetic energy this time of the year that people impose upon themselves. It is as if we say, “Ignore the darkness, ignore the cold, ignore the solitude, and party party party till the sun comes up!” I don’t think that is a well-balanced or healthy answer to this season, and so I look forward to this chance to be still and quiet during this part of the year.
I don’t really have any expectations–maybe I’ll come away with some insight, rested and relaxed, ready to face the new year. Maybe I’ll be bored out of my skull. Maybe I won’t be moved at all. But I will know that I tried something new and different, and stepped out of my routine for a little while. Regardless of what happens, I hope to have a great story for y’all when I get back.
Have many Happy Holidays!
