If you don’t become the ocean, you’ll be sea sick every day. —Leonard Cohen
I followed this advice all summer, with delight.
Lots of ferry rides and fresh air. Salt water and starry nights. Stained a deck and planted hydrangea. Invited ocean waves to lull me to sleep…in the middle of the day. Big family dinners and walks with the dogs. Extraordinary skies, sunrises, storms, and sunsets took my breath away.
Just right.
As summer winds down this last weekend of August, I’m over the moon to be part of a sweet yoga festival that my friends at Stratton Mountain Resort created: Yaksha Yoga & Wellness Weekend, August 26-28, 2016.
YAKSHA YOGA & WELLNESS WEEKEND August 26-28, 2016 Escape to the Green Mountains for Yaksha: a weekend for the senses with movement, nourishment and sound.
A weekend of yoga, wellness, community, farm-to-table meals, music & mountain adventure. Yaksha Weekend came to be “for the love of making people feel good.” Feel good, do good is my guiding mantra and being part of Yaksha was a no-brainer! I’m especially happy that Africa Yoga Project is my beneficiary.
Africa Yoga Project is a nonprofit organization whose work is dedicated to healing and empowering individuals, especially young people. Africa Yoga Project educates, empowers, elevates and expands employability with youth in Africa using the transformational practice of yoga. Our vision is to create opportunities for youth to step into their greatness, become self-sustaining and leaders in their communities. Learn more at www.lifeyumafrica.com
Enjoy every type of practice. My dear teacher and friend Jennilee Toner and I are thrilled to announce that we’re joining forces for our workshop — Your Greatness: Feel it, Know it, Be it. We draw on our combined experiences and studies for a 90 minute journey into the greatness of your heart and soul. Think: fun, desire mapping, belly dancing, heart-opening yoga and inspired action!
The giveaway: Two tickets to the full weekend – amazing yoga, live music, farm to table meals and mountain adventure! Following our friends and co-collaborators Katie Collins and Justin Wolfer, we’re giving away two free tickets to Yaksha Weekend. Bonus: All ticket holders are automatically entered to win a GoPro.
To enter the Yaksha Yoga & Wellness Weekend contest:
1. Leave a comment below and tell us what makes your heart sing.
2. Increase your chances by sharing Yaksha on social media! On Facebook, use Yaksha’s Facebook event page and/or www.stratton.com/yaksha with #strattonmountainyoga
3. On Facebook be sure to tag Lifeyum with Lisa O’Brien and Jennilee Toner and on Instagram tag Lifeyum and Perfect Chaturanga Lady so we’re sure to see your shares.
Winners will be selected Tuesday, August 23 at 9 pm.
Good luck, yogis!
Yours,
Lisa
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Oh, my dear one….what makes my heart sing?. Knowing that there are people like you walking this planet at the same time as me, yeah, that makes my heart sing the most right now. As I followed along watching the Yaksha Weekend get closer and closer I imagined how my bod would feel practicing with you while communing with sweet mother nature. All I have to do is close my eyes and I am there, on that summit. The summer sun giving my skin a kiss and the mountain air filling my lungs with new life. Ah…..I can feel it now. So whether I am offering smiles at Trader Joe’s this weekend or somehow winging it up to Vermont….know that I am with you, Jenilee and all the other lights that are gonna shine this weekend. Big, JUICY, hugs!!!
Gillian, this is so beautiful as was your Instagram share! All love right back to you my wonderful friend. BIG hugs and gratitude.
Congratulations to Stephanie P. and Karen M., winners of our Flash Giveaway of tickets to Yaksha Yoga & Wellness Weekend August 26-28 at Stratton Mountain Resort!
Jennilee and I are so grateful for those who participated.
<3 <3 <3 to Gillian, Tia, Karen, and Stephanie