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Ideas for a Personal Retreat
I’ve been doing a little research to plan for my annual Reflection & Rejuvenation Retreat. Last year I planned and hosted it myself; this year, I just want to show up. It seems like there are a couple options:- A retreat center like Omega,
which is two hours out of New York City. This option is very
cost-effective ($481 for three nights, which includes basic dorm room
accommodations and three meals a day). There are free classes in yoga,
tai chi, meditation, and movement; boating and swimming on a lake;
basketball and tennis; extensive nature trails; and evening events like
concerts and films. - An awesome AirBnb. That’s what I
- A retreat center like Omega,
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Healing My Inner Child
It sounds a little wacky to talk about a hurt “inner child,” but I think the concept is so important to talk about and address.I think so many of the ways in which humans are awful to each other stem from how some awfulness was done onto them as children.My own childhood issues are not relatively awful, but they have left me with emotional issues that I need to work on.My mother got accidentally pregnant when she was 22 years-old, and my biological father never wanted to have anything to do with me. I feel the tears start to well up as I write that sentence. I… Read More -
Getting My Life Back After Having Two Children
Henry turned five this past weekend. Tate will be three in July.And just this week, I started to feel like myself again. Like my old self. My pre-baby self!This week I:- Talked to a good friend on the phone several times
- Went running twice
- Went to yoga
- Started planning my summer Reflection & Rejuvenation Retreat
- Started reading a book about healing my inner child
It looks so pithy when I write it out in a bulleted list, but it feels huge! I feel like the past five years I’ve only been able to choose three of five things from this list: big work, family, sleep, exercise, creative endeavors,… Read More
