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Have you ever been on vacation or to a place where you’ve had to unplug completely? By unplugging I’m referring to no email, no phone – that kind of unplugging. If you know what I’m talking about – how great did it feel?! Sure at first it was a little scary, but didn’t it feel fantastic to not have any emails to respond to, or voicemails to call back.

Well, recently Chad and I took our yearly pilgrimage up to Kripalu for the weekend (which is a MUST for those who haven’t been) and even though it was tough, we did our best to unplug and turn off. We decided to tune into our bodies, meditate as often as we could and fully relax our bodies and souls – the best perk is that doing this is great for the environment!

IT WAS AMAZING!

It was so great that we are now talking about taking one day a month out of our regular busy schedules to completely unplug. That’s one whole day on a regular basis that we fully enjoy each other’s company, no distractions etc. Since it’s getting warm out this will be pretty easy – it’s in the colder months that it might be more challenging – but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there  🙂

What do you think about this? Have you ever made a commitment like this? Would you ever consider trying it out? It might be so liberating and stress reducing that we’ll consider doing it more often! I’ll keep you all posted.

With gratitude, love and light,

Shira

There have been times recently where I’ve been a bit too stressed out for my own good and I haven’t really known what to do about it. Figuring out my direction with my business has been a huge struggle for me and as we know, stress does not go well with my belly (as well as yours.)

I’ve found that walking by the water, in my case the Hudson River, has been a huge help. For some reason every time I go over there I get this feeling of relief, I’m able to breathe and simply enjoy. I’ve also found that I enjoy riding my bike along the water to get in some exercise too.

How did I not know about this before?

If you find yourself stressed for whatever reason, I say you should take yourself out of the situation and find what makes you able to breathe again.

Is it walking along the Hudson? Maybe you like to walk through the park.

My husband and I collide when it comes to the decision between water and park – he enjoys walking through the park, while I clearly love the water – it’s so much more calming (I think!) We compromise and do a little bit of both depending on the day.

Don’t let the start of a new season get you down. Just because summer is ending doesn’t mean fall has to be stressful – we as humans always seem to struggle with change but lets embrace it together. Talk a walk wherever your special place may be and I hope you enjoy your day.

Check out this timeless Dave Matthews Band song “Lie in our Graves”