From — Sunie Pope
Although I adore Cape Cod, I needed a little break from the frothy seaside peninsula and chose the best place for a little R&R and education, Kripalu. For those of you that don’t know, I am also a Yoga Instructor on the Cape. It is a wonderful physical, emotional and mental exercise that can positively change your outlook on life like no other. I offer private sessions at CFI and BBTS and teach at The Yoga Center of Cape Cod in Dennis as well. Kripalu, in The Berkshires of Western Mass, is where I received my teaching certificate years ago. What a glorious place. I attended the Yoga Teacher’s Conference; it’s always a treat to give yourself a refresher course. There is so much love at Kripalu and so much beauty surrounds the Yoga Center itself.
For those of you that are familiar with Yoga, I was attracted to this event because Seane Corn was the keynote speaker. She is a truly amazing woman, well spoken and opinionated. Seane is a master teacher of Vinyasa Flow Yoga. I teach both Kripalu and Vinyasa Flow, so I couldn’t turn down the opportunity. Seane not only spends her time teaching exceptional Yoga classes, she has also created and manages a program called Off The Mat and Into The World where she takes the practice and heart of yoga into our world to places in need of help. She rekindled my passion for serving people through Yoga and the heart. Kripalu offers a Teaching For Diversity Program, which I am hoping to take part in. Keep your eyes out for a blog discussing my experiences teaching more within my community for outreach programs and/or with people that do not regularly have access to Yoga. You can always follow my website which is kept most up to date.
Besides my Yoga, what stayed with me the most since arriving back home from this brief getaway was how absolutely beautiful Massachusetts is this time of year. The fall colors are just beginning and the temperature is cooling down. I love the crisp fresh air and the thick low sunshine. The energy is high; so many people are all over the state taking advantage of our autumn season, from harvesting cranberries to munching on pumpkin pie. When you’re looking for a fall getaway, Massachusetts in high on my list for places to see. So book while you can at either Brewster by the Sea or Captain Freeman before the trees go bare and all our lovely restaurants close down for the season. And perhaps you might be interested in taking a private Yoga class with me after your long drive or just to ease the mind away from work.
