Inspiration can prove elusive if we get stuck in the same routines. Among the many challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has posed, getting stuck in the rut of a contracted lifestyle has had real emotional impact for so many. In fact, the Sanskrit word for suffering, dukkha, could be roughly translated as a situation where your cart's axle fell out of its wheel hole, thus leaving you stuck in a rut.
Humans flourish when we expose ourselves to diverse experience: our worldview expands when we live, learn, and work in diverse communities; our digestion works better when we eat a wide variety of food; our bodies are more balanced when we move in lots of different ways; and our spirits are lifted when we lay our eyes on fresh landscapes. Knowing this, it can be helpful to break with routine and sample something new – and spring is a great time for fresh living.
We've enjoyed a few simple pleasures in recent weeks and highly recommend them all! Go for a walk on Roosevelt Island. Make this delicious vegan lemon meringue dessert. Watch Season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (and the previous three if you haven't already!). Hop on Amtrak and head to Philly for a visit to the Ben Franklin Museum and a stroll down South Street. Read The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles, or This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann.
Got something excellent to recommend? Reply to this email and share your newfound delights – we'd love to hear from you!
Oh and one more thing: come to yoga class :) Spring schedule is here and our teachers can't wait to see you.
Come to Moon Meadows Farm for the weekend with Annie & Amir
John Denver wasn't wrong. This 36-acre organic, luxe-rustic farmhouse surrounded by the Blue Ridge mountains just 90 minutes outside of DC in Kearneysville, West Virginia, is truly "almost heaven." With a gorgeous, natural-light filled yoga room and home scratch meals by Ayurvedic chef and our host Suzanne Morgan, this oasis of peace and beauty is ours from Friday July 22 to Sunday July 24. Amir will teach his signature yoga therapy and restoratives, Annie will lead meditation and share dharma talks, we'll make s'mores over campfire, go for walks, and commune with nature and each other. Space is limited, and early-bird pricing ends May 15!
