But the truth is, I was skeptical.
Dip my toe in, you know?
It sounded right up my alley!
Annie Daly
Yep, Kripalu was 100 percent our gateway drug, and now we are all in.
Experience is the best teacher, and we got schooled.
They even call it out in the welcome pamphlets they leave on your pillow.
A yoga class at Kripalu
And the next morning, we woke up feeling more refreshed than we had in months.
Going to bed at 10 P.M. is not exactly rocket science, I know.
That stillness has a Sanskrit name, too:sattwa.
A yoga class at Kripalu
Sattwais a state of mind where theres an absence of restlessness, when youre feeling most at ease.
But I will say that Ive been better about going to sleep earlier on nights when Im home.
Another Kripalu rule is that breakfast is silent.
Sattwaat sunrise
We kept making eye contact with each other, stifling our giggles and trying to communicate with signals.
And you know what?
It was kind of glorious.
Annie Daly
It was evenmoreglorious the next morning, when we slid right into it, old pros that we were.
Its not really about spending your breakfast in silence as it is about paying attention to what youre eating.
you’re free to slow down, chew more, and taste more, she says.
Annie Daly
Its simply another experience of yoga, of slowing down and turning your attention inward.
Of course I havent.
I happen to love our pre-work coffee and music sessions!
On these days, I dont start checking my emails while Im eating.
I dont read while Im eating, either.
And thats a yogic lesson we certainly didnt learn on a rubber mat.
Annie Daly has written about travel forBuzzFeed Travel, Yahoo!
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