6.18.2022

Springtime

Springtime

4.29.22


Oh the long and dreay winter

Makes me feel a little bitter

I wait for blue skies and green everywhere

Buds aplenty nothing bare


Then it finally starts to happen

Shapes colors sounds, leaves are Kraken

It gives me great joy every time

As the season flows, divine


Messy dandelions pout and flare

I basically just don't even care.

Will wait for seeds to fly

mow stems down by the by

Time to think of pools and sun

Time to hear the rooster run


Snakes lay low in thick jade grass

Ants work hard on homes of glass

Bird are cackling, chirping, calling

Dead pieces of last year finally falling

Now is time to run and play

Before scalding summer sun does slay


Will always treasure this annual show

Soaking up the windy glow

Even though my nose says no

I'll sniff the lily of the valley 

Of each bloom make mental talley

Nature's display IS forever fresh 


So winter I will tolerate you

Only because you give great hue

To life rebounding clean and new.

4.06.2022

Your Authentic Tribe: A Costa Rica Yoga Experience in April of 2023

 Greetings! 

My last writing found us just before an epic journey. I thought my journey would be to Costa Rica in March of 2020. Instead, we plunged into a worldwide pandemic of epic proportions, and ripples, and consequences. That said, we held the course. We homeschooled. We pickleballed. We masked. We vaccinated. We endured. And in March of 2022, the retreat which had been in my mind eye since early 2019, finally came to fruition, blossomed so beautifully, and has already dropped to the jungle floor, it's roots churning down, it's nutrients recycling, and hence, a new retreat has already sent up a tender shoot toward the sun. Here are the details. We still have room for folks to join us, yes us, this time I'm leading with a dear friend.

WHO: YOU (and friends, or family, or just wonderful YOU!)

WHAT: An amazing yoga retreat and vacation to the lovely laid back, serene Tierra del Suenos retreat center just across from Playa Chiquita, East Coast, Costa Rica, south of Puerto Viejo and north of Punta Uva, truly one of the most lovely places on earth.

WHERE: Your hometown, flying to San Jose, then a quick flight or shuttle across the country to the east to Tierra Del Suenos.

WHEN: April 9-16, 2023

WHY: Because we all deserve to find our Authentic Tribe, through self discovery, through adventure, through challenges, and through the triumph that comes with being yourself, and finding those that love and accept that true self, no matter what. Life can be isolating, pandemics can be isolating, and so in this experience, we will figure out how we relate to others, how we can find our tribe in a grateful and honest way, and how we can SHINE BRIGHT!

HOW:

Go to the link on Kat's Link Tree on the previous page and get signed up! Cost is $1650 through Square and that includes lodging based on double occupancy, all delicious mostly vegetarian meals, and all yoga classes (typically 2 per day, one more active, one more reflective) led by Kat and Jenn on alternating days. The chakra energy concept will be used as a framework to guide our weeklong journey of gratitude and self-wisdom. This does not include airfare to Costa Rica, optional excursions, or shuttle/flight from San Jose.

Questions, Comments, concerns? Please email Kat at : yogamar.connect@gmail.com

Namaste,

Kat Tomlin & Jenn Van Campen

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