December Blessings & Gratitude

Dear Friends,

I think it was Aristotle who wrote about buildings being an extension of ourselves, a second skin. John O’Donohue wrote about our bodies being our first and only home on earth. Living in a body. Living in a building. Creating space to live a life. Within the body. The first skin. Or around the body. The second skin. Home for the heart, body, mind and soul. A place to breathe and live fully.

Thank you for sharing your precious time, energy and presence at Healing Winds. Especially now, amidst the ever changing road in front of the building. Road work towards exciting changes under way. A little inconvenient, but doable. Feel free to park by Prisa Paints when road work is active and immediate access to the building is unavailable. Mind your steps through the daily changing obstacle course to arrive at our open blue gates. Life is an adventure and keeps us on our toes, especially when living in rural and developing areas like Baja! Word on the unpaved road is that pavement will be in and roadwork complete by New Year. Fingers crossed...and a friendly reminder that it could take longer. 

Please note a few holiday changes in the Yoga class schedule: 

• December 21st is the last Yoga class of the year at HW. Join me this week in honor of the Winter Solstice and practices that support this time of year. A balance of letting go and creating space for the ongoing adventure of life lived at it's fullest.
• January 1st, Yoga classes will start up again to celebrate the beginning of a New Year, refreshed and renewed (all yoga classes will remain at the same times currently offered). 

One more holiday change: Libelula Office & Gifts will close December 20th and reopen January 6th --- if there are any yoga props, note cards or Baja treasures you'd like to pick up beforehand, please come by soon! 

Thank you Sara and Chris for graciously letting me interrupt your conversation to record a moment in time, in between classes, enjoyment of our courtyard space. In the best of company, friendship fuels the soul.

Aside from Yoga and the Gift shop: All other HW offerings continue as per usual through the holidays. A big shout out of gratitude to our Healing Winds team of talented therapists, instructors, teachers, space holders and creative souls: Kim, Annalisa, Diana, Cesar, Mary, Carmen and Javier!

On a personal note, I am sharing a picture from a recent morning's hike with Javier to Flat Top Mountain. The blue, purple and yellow flowers plus the smell of wet earth and view from every angle, down below to along the way and up above --- breathtaking. A feast for the senses. We plan to spend Christmas eve and day with the family and then take a brief vacation to Portland, Oregon before landing back in beautiful Baja on new year's eve. A change of scenery to refresh and renew as we roll into 2020.

Wishing you a happy, tranquil and healthful holiday season. A blessed winter solstice. May you be where you love to be with those you love to share your life with.

Gratitude abounds,

Tehroma