After five years of contemplation, we finally have a trip to Spain planned in June. In the last blog I spoke about slowing down and doing something different. Traveling with purpose can be the positive jolt we need. Why Spain? Why 2012?
Since I was a child, I’ve observed, sometimes much to my chagrin, that I am not only “The Princess and The Pea” in terms of sensitivity but I often act as a conduit for trends happening in my cultural environs. The Barcelona area and the coast of Spain have been calling me energetically for years. Is it the Catalonian culture or is there something powerful and transformational that this environment holds? The sea, to me is not only a place of comfort and rejuvenation; it also holds a mysterious element that speaks to our souls. Every time I’ve been to the Mediterranean, I have been awestruck by the turquoise balmy waters and by the beauty of the landscape infused with a combination of ruggedness and paradise-like charm. To be able to travel as a group to play, learn, grow and shift on foreign soil, not only seems timely, but insistent.
I’ve noticed that as much as we are extreme in this country—I’m either feasting or on a diet, I’m either spending or spend-thrift—I’m either single or passionately in love–I’m either busy and have no time or I have plenty of time and no money—we need a new model of living that it begins with balance. Traveling with purpose (fun and knowledge) affords us that possibility. When we change things up like traveling to a foreign country and combine that with a theme, Renewal Retreat, we not only shift our daily habits, but we also infuse our consciousness with new possibilities that we could never have conceived of in our ordinary lives. Sometimes we are forced to make these changes by circumstances that occur over which we seem to have no control. How much more empowering to make these small changes ourselves before our personal world imposes them by shaking things up.
This trip to Spain has the promise and intent to create the next steps in your life. It will engage you to make a difference in the most positive and life generating way. I invite you to join us on this journey. It can happen. It is happening. For more information go to www.bodyminddynamics.org/retreat.
This idea of balance is SO true! My husband and I often joke that in our household it is always “feast or famine”… Everything from our food selections, to activities, to how many “real” walks the dog gets in a week. In some of your other blogs, you talk about seasons; and while I strive for balance, the seasons tend to dictate some of my choices. The sweltering heat in July when I just want to go for a hike… The -5 windchill when I just want to go for a run. It seems that there is balance within balance and it requires devotion and introspect in order to maintain. At the same time, sometimes letting the imbalance win, offers an opportunity or change– I believe our life needs a little redirection sometimes. Thank you for the reflection and perspective!