I had built up so much anticipation for the weekend workshop at Kripalu Yoga Center in December it was hard to imagine that the experience could exceed my most meaningful imagining. But it definitely did. 

Nothing can prepare us for the exact constellation of individuals who will show up for a program, and for the communion which will evolve out of our togetherness. It is such a great privilege to open-heartedly welcome everyone who comes through the door, trusting the invitation, process, and promise. It is an honor to help facilitate the kinds of breakthroughs and insights that gratefulness can be trusted to deliver. And it is the most extraordinary blessing to be in the midst of the kinds of love, hope, and joy that we were able to celebrate at the end of our weekend last month. I thank all the brave, beautiful people who came with their hearts and arms wide open, and I look forward to the book groups and follow-up ideas already unfolding after our time together. I hope to see everyone again at another gathering, perhaps even at a Kripalu workshop in 2024! Stay tuned.  

“Waking up grateful can admittedly be hard, and remaining grateful even harder. I usually awaken expectantly to each new dawn, but in times of great uncertainty, suffering, and loss, a heaviness descends and makes rising into the day more difficult.

The unknown fate of our lives and world can be a heavy weight to bear. Given daily headlines that increasingly defy belief, any open-hearted, compassionate person who tries to find cause for consistent happiness…”

Video Profile: Grateful Voices
by Doug Menuez

In the summer of 2020, award-winning photographer and filmmaker Doug Menuez listened closely to and recorded the moving stories of seven individuals for whom grateful living is a way of life. The result was the Grateful Voices video series. I was fortunate for Doug’s interest in including my grateful living story, and for turning our tender conversation into this beautiful 11-minute video profile. I hope you enjoy it.

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