What I Got Instead of a Hug From Amma

Amma, the hugging saint, was coming to a place in Virginia only 90 minutes from me last weekend, and I was looking forward to experiencing what Dr. Sugar had written about in her blog, but Dr. Sugar offered me the opportunity to speak at and experience one of her life changing weekends. The only time I didn't have commitments was the weekend Amma would be here, and I decided to go to Dr. Sugar's.

Crystal wrote about it in her blog. You can see the participants who stayed after the retreat was over in the photo there. What you can't see is how transformed we all were! Hard to believe that so much can change in two and a half days! The photo was taken after Dr. Sugar treated us to a wonderful meal at a lovely restaurant overlooking the river. Afterward, we went to the healing hot springs that, apart from the incredible scenic beauty, are the area's attraction.

The fifteen or sixteen of us left all crammed into one of the smallest pools there, perhaps five feet in diameter at most. Think subway at rush hour, only wet in bathing suits. This is not something I ordinarily would find attractive. However, the vibration was so high that it was a wonderful merging experience and a lot of laughs! I don't know what Amma's hugs are like, but I'm guessing that there's at least some relationship.

We climbed out and went to larger pools. Breathing is good, too! Our average age was in the 40's, ranging from twenty-something to sixties, but a couple in their early twenties were attracted to join a group of us because they thought we were the most fun people they'd been around. We had a blast, and it was a Rocky Mountain high we'll have with us forever!

Hugs,
Hedy
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