Happy Birthday Balt!

Balt turned 6 today, so I made sure to give a really nice walk this morning and the weather was wonderful for us both! I went to a late morning yoga class after our walk and then popped into school to make sure things were cleaned up after Friday, since I was gone. I raked leaves and spent some time watching a movie and then met up with Erika back at the yoga studio for a Yoga Nidra class at 6pm. Yoga nidra is a lesser known yoga practice that’s a form of meditation and a mind-body therapy. It's a guided relaxation that starts with some yin type stretching to prepare. We were offered oil for our hair before we got starting and then cocoa butter for our feet after some stretching. The class took an hour and a half and had live music to help set the mood. It was amazing! I fell into a deep unconsciousness but was awakened when Erika grabbed my hand (to make sure I didn't start snoring), I felt as if I had been buried under sand with a very warm and heavy feeling all over but then a very bright orange glow seemed to surround me like an intense sunset (my eyes were closed and covered with a small towel) and then I started to become aware of the teacher talking and I regained full consciousness at some point. It was a extremely relaxing and de-stressing. Erika and I went out to dinner after and had a very nice evening together!