Yoga Weekend Incredible

There were 8 of us, on mats, with a full view of the water on Lopez Island. A friend of a friend's house had bay view windows in the living room, that had a large hardwood floor available to use. The setting was idealistic. (Thanks Sharon!)

My friend Megan needed student hours for her certification as a yoga instructor, so we enjoyed this weekend for free. What luck? Megan's friend, Meg, also is seeking her certification and so we had three full sessions over two days.


Also memorable for the weekend was the food: a friend of friend Alexis, Kate, cooked some great food for us: for dinner on Saturday we had grilled salmon and chicken with mango lime sauce. We enjoyed a nice salad that Meg made, along with some local bakery bread and Lopez Island winery wine. We ate at a long table, with a nice cool breeze coming in from the water. We discussed politics, children and just what great food we were eating.

We walked into town on Saturday, through a large hay field, past a large barn and into the town's Saturday market. I loved their community garden, tasting rubarb raspberry jam and buying lemonade from some local children.

For breakfast on Sunday we enjoyed a fratata (not sure if I am spelling it right) along with fruit. I enjoyed just sitting back and letting others do the cooking. Although I love to cook, for some reason I just felt like veging.

In addition, Alexis, a massage therapist, gave everyone massages. It’s great to have all these connections.

I learned some great new yoga moves and spent time with some great women (it was a womens' weekend) I also met two great women: Meg and Kate, who really contributed well to the group, even though they were meeting the rest of us for the first time.

On the ferry ride back on Sunday I felt very relaxed -- it is amazing how much built up stress you can eliminate from your body through yoga. We’re hoping to make this an annual event.