Chocolate Yoga

It's been all things chocolate for the past week in Grenada.

There have been parties, cooking with chocolate demonstrations,

 fashion shows, tours to chocolate factories and cocoa plantations

 and more.  It's a great time to visit!

 

 

One of the events that caught my attention was a yoga class at

The True Blue Bay Resort that featured chocolate.

Curious about how the two could be combined I gathered up several

other cruisers from my yoga class and we headed over to

the yoga studio early last Saturday morning.

 

The studio is really lovely with windows that open up to allow the

breeze through and a beautiful view down to True Blue Bay.

 

 

The class was gentle, the surroundings beautiful and the aroma, well

it alternated between the scent of the flowers outside the windows to

the occasional whiff of chocolate.

 

 

The class ended with an unusual meditation that went something like this:

"Place the piece of chocolate in your hand.

Look at the rich color, the texture.

Watch how the light catches it.

Bring the chocolate slowly towards your nose. Inhale and notice how

the aroma intensifies. Close your eyes and breathe deeply.

Now place the chocolate on your tongue but don't chew it.

As it melts, how does the texture change?

Do different flavors start to come through?

Now swallow.  Feel the sensation as the chocolate reaches  your

stomach.  How does that feel?"

 

Well, you get the idea.  It was all about tuning into each of our senses

and savoring every moment.  We repeated the exercise with cocoa tea.

 

It really was quite lovely and you normally don't get to end an exercise

class with chocolate.  I'm pretty sure that if I had know that you could

meditate with chocolate, I would have taken up yoga years ago.

 

Namaste.