Puppies, pumpkins, yoga, oh my!
What happens on retreat...I’m happy to report that our Midweek Reset Retreat was a TOTAL SUCCESS. 🥰 We soaked, stretched, ate, laughed, journaled, painted, rested, played...and somehow it still felt like we had nowhere we needed to be. Normally after a retreat, I love sharing pictures of our time together. But this time, I barely took any!😂 After writing to you last week about paying attention enough to experience the moments we're living, I suppose I took my own advice. So this one may truly be a case of what happens on retreat, stays on retreat. 😉 And if Ottine Mineral Springs has been on your radar, GO! I highly recommend it...and I am already daydreaming about our next mini-retreat there. And now, a shameless bribe🐶🎶We have a very special surprise guest joining us for Average Jo's Singing Club this week… BERTY! Join us Thursday, October 1 from Noon to 1 pm at St. Nicholas for a puppy-themed edition of Singing Club. Berty will be there to supervise, socialize, accept cuddles, and perhaps even contribute to the music. Her vocal abilities remain to be seen. 😂 Come sing with us, meet Berty, and help give our littlest club member a proper welcome!
Come get your fall fix 🎃It looks like we may have picked a pretty great week for yoga among the pumpkins at Spring Creek... temperatures are expected to start dropping this Thursday, with Friday currently looking downright pleasant by Texas standards. 🍂 We have TWO chances coming up to practice among all that fall goodness: Friday, October 2 | Brunch Yoga | 10:30–11:30 am Wednesday, October 7 | Happy Hour Yoga | 5:30–6:30 pm
Save the date!Our next monthly Yoga + Sound Experience with Cherie is officially on the calendar: join us Saturday, October 24, from 1–3 pm at Trilogy Hill Country. We'll spend the first hour moving together, then settle in for an hour-long sound bath with Cherie. Mark your calendar, tell a friend, and plan to slow down with us. Also, this is on the 4th Saturday of the month, which means Bulverde Market Days will be in full swing right down the street... Farmer's market + yoga + sound bath = the perfect way to spend an October Saturday!
Lots of good things ahead...I hope I’ll see you somewhere along the way! With love, Monica (reply to me HERE) |
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It's official! Today marks the autumnal equinox, which means summer is officially handing things over to fall. Of course, here in Texas, the weather may need a little extra time to get that memo. 😂 But whether it feels like fall yet or not, I love the way a changing season invites us to pay attention. When things stay the same for a while, they have a tendency to fade into the background. Then something shifts...the light changes, the days get a little shorter, the first cool morning catches...
My mind is a puppy...literally🐾 One of my favorite analogies for learning to meditate is comparing the mind to a new puppy. You sit down, close your eyes, and almost immediately the mind wanders off. A thought! An idea! A sound! Something you forgot to do! And before you know it, you're mentally halfway across the yard chewing on something you probably shouldn't be. 😂 So we notice, gently bring our attention back, and begin again. Which, when you think about it, is a little like bringing home...
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming... We’re back this week, and you have TWO chances to meet me on the mat this Wednesday, September 9! Join me from Noon to 1 pm at Trilogy for our regular all-levels class, or meet me among the plants at 5:30 pm at Spring Creek Garden Center for Happy Hour Yoga. And speaking of Happy Hour...Spring Creek has made some seasonal changes to their menu! You can take a peek at what’s new below. Remember, Happy Hour keeps going until 7 pm with...