I Could Get Used to This: Loving My Brand New Feeling of Zen

I’m coming off of an exhilarating weekend hosting my very first {re}Treat Yourself getaway in Northern Virginia. The event was amazing on so many levels, and I’ll be sharing all about it with you in the coming days.

It was so important for me to offer the perfect venue for the event, because as an event producer, for me that really sets the mood.  I ended up chooseing Lansdowne Resort, which is a luxury Triple AAA Four Diamond Resort with spectacular views on wine country and I’m so glad I did.

Just pulling into the the resort in the wee hours of the night on Thursday immediately shifted my vibe from harried to calm and I’m still a bit flabbergasted that I remained that way for the entire weekend.  The serenity of the venue plus the jovial mood of the attendees was really a mood-booster.  And the private yoga session that was led by Kelly Newsome of Higher Ground Yoga was seriously OFF.THE.CHAIN.

My shoulders lost all of their tension, my mind cleared and I’ve been feeling abnormally centered since coming home yesterday morning.  I’m not sure what to give credit to: the hotel, the yoga, the {re}Treat sessions; whatever the magic pill was, I’m so glad I took it.  We were getting ready to take the kids on a bike ride yesterday and Hubby was all stressed about about putting air in the tires or something and I was still riding out my zen mood.  I made the mistake of saying:

“Dude. Chill out. YOU need to go on a retreat!”

Imagine the side-eye I got. Heh. I was kidding of course, but the more I think about it, the more I believe it.  Stress is REAL my friends and we need to unplug and rejuvenate regularly.  I was obviously aware of this on some level since I came up with the idea for {re}Treat Yourself in the first place, but it’s one thing to know something intellectually and another entirely to actually experience it.

I’m loving my deliciously zen mood and my feeling of being pleasantly centered.

Now I just have to figure out how to hold onto it…