by Jen
on February 26, 2013
Good morning and happy Tuesday! Some of you have inquired about exactly what this trip is that I’m on. It’s a yoga retreat through the studio back home where I teach and practice. There are 24 of us who traveled down here together to yoga and vacation. Basically, adult spring break. We practice twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evenings and spend the rest of our time hanging out on the beach, eating and drinking. It’s pretty fabulous!
Here’s a snapshot of what my days are looking like.
Sleep until 7:30 or 8, order coffee and fruit from room service and get ready for morning practice.
Set up my mat for practice with this lovely view.
Beach front 90-minute vinyasa flow practice.
Get beach ready.
Lunch after some beach time.
Afternoon relaxation with wine and a book, followed by a massage before teaching the 5-6 p.m. practice. It was a treat to get to jump in a teach one of the classes!
Sunset photography after class. The sun kind of sets over to the left here and not over the water so you don’t get to see the sunset but the light is beautiful.
The resort did a five-course tasting menu for our group last night. More on that later!
Moonlight over the ocean and at least eight hours of sleep a night.
We are staying at Zoetry Agua in Punta Cana. It’s a small wellness-focused resort. I’ll write a full review of the resort once I get home but we’ve all been so pleased and feel really lucky to be here together.
Have a great day!
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