go on a spiritual retreat

I’ve decided to buy myself a tent and pitch it outback. That way I can be “on retreat” for a few hours at a time yet still be “available” to my kids (with a very specific definition of what me being “available” is). This way I’m not missing out on this longing I have for silence and I don’t have to find a babysitter.

I may have to “rush” and do this before the end of April since I won’t have anyone to supervise the kids while I’m away. We’ll see.

about DIY spiritual retreats for women. It’s got some good ideas for mini retreats as well as weekend long ones and an outline to help guide you in putting together a retreat schedule for yourself.

in case my friend does get to come and spend more than just a few days with me. Either way I’m really looking forward to my retreat. I think I’ll sit down and pick a date so that way I have something a bit more concrete.

Unless things change and my friend is able to visit from Germany this summer, in August, I’ve decided to have a “DIY” spiritual retreat. I’m going to schedule myself a full body massage and spend the night in a hotel room. I’m taking my journal, meditation and yoga supplies and I’ll make some food that I love but rarely make because my family doesn’t like or I’ll see if there are any Vegetarian/Vegan resteraunts and order to go. I’ve already gotten a few books on retreats and have been writing down ideas of what I feel I need from the solitude.

And my body is screaming to go on another. Maybe once I get the boxes unpacked from our upcoming move, I’ll be able to focus on finding a yoga retreat…or at least a B&B and then design my on retreat for a weekend…hmmm.