I decided to take a little retreat for myself and booked a stay and course at Kripalu this week. I know it will be a while before I am able to venture off and indulge in an away study as is possible at Kripalu. Also, I have been feeling like I've dropped the ball on self care and really need some built in good food and rest. I registered for a Prenatal Yoga for Conscious Birthing Teachers Training course. I feel this will be a good way to prepare for delivery as well as get some experience and certification for possibly teaching classes or courses or organizing retreats for other pregnant ladies in the future.
In addition to have some time away, some more food for thought and growth, my friend Stacey is there doing Seva and I am looking forward to catching up with her over these days.
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So this is exactly what I needed. Already I feel so good.
From the first day it was yoga, good food, good people, good massage, good energy work, good classes....
I arrived Sunday and ran to the afternoon yoga class and found Stacey! Yay! What a great welcoming and a great way to work out the kinks of the 5 hour drive as well as reconnect with Kripalu. The subsequent days were a combination of hot tub soaks (very brief) and cold water plunges (only up to my thighs), great meals shared with Stacey, hikes out doors, yoga classes, course classes learning about mindful breathing, and positions for effective labor and delivery.
And what a great group of women we were in the teacher's training. Four of us were pregnant, two of us had recently had miscarriages, many were mothers, many weren't, all us of were yoga teachers and many of us in the doula, midwifery business. It was wonderful and our instructor held a good balance between spontaneity and following curriculum. I left feeling very excited, ready to share this knowledge with Andrew and further bring him into this experience. I'm so excited he will be able to really actively support me now, and I know he will want to know how he can help while I labor. Now he will have more skills as will I.
ommmmmm Shanti!
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