On August 22nd we held our second Prenatal Seminar at the spa. Building on requests and feedback from our first seminar in January, the lovely expectant moms started out with mango smoothies, blueberry spice bread and a morning yoga session designed to relieve the common aches of pregnancy while enhancing the muscle tone needed for the upcoming event. A light lunch of quinoa and salad bar led into the seminar portion with Erin Witbeck. The moms always love Erin's warm and thoughtful approach. Her training of the Birthing From Within techniques gives her many ways in which to discuss topics such as fear, expectations, pain management, disappointments and much more.
Rounding out the day with a spa service and some take-home products was the perfect end to a wonderful day.
Drift Away is excited to have plans for more prenatal seminars in May and November of 2011. We've been discussing all kinds of fun ways to design the day- let us know of any special requests! And if you're not pregnant and feeling left out of all this fun- never a better time to start trying! ;o)
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Hurrican Earl brushes St. John
While St. John is an old pro to hurricanes, this was the first major exposure for Drift Away and the Greenleaf Commons Building- they did fabulous!
Everyone on island locked things up tight Sunday no knowing what to expect in the next 12 hours. Earl was expected to pass us around 8am Monday, so we expected that winds might be crazy in the early hours of morning. When I left the spa Sunday, I pulled some rugs off the floors near the doors but had to keep my fingers crossed about all else. This was a new experience to the building and it had not shown us its weak points yet.
Monday morning opened up gloriously. Winds and seas were high and boats were already starting to show up onshore, but it wasnt until Monday night that things really started to get spicy. Many residents lost power Sunday night, and I think I can safely say that ALL residents were thinking Monday night "How much longer is this going to last?" Wind gusts were recorded on STT at close to 70mph. When Earl passed us it was 300 miles wide, the wind just kept coming hour after hour all night long.
Anyone who could sleep awakened on Tuesday to the sounds of chainsaws and generators. It is a beautiful thing to see neighbors pulling together to clear roads and offer assistance where needed. Our little island was fortunate for the most part, tree damage was what most people had to report.
And as for Drift Away- after the curfew ended my husband, son and I drove down with baited breath to see if the roof remained intact- there were about 5 leaves that had managed to sneak in. NO OTHER DAMAGE AT ALL!! Another day to give thanks for our many blessings.
Everyone on island locked things up tight Sunday no knowing what to expect in the next 12 hours. Earl was expected to pass us around 8am Monday, so we expected that winds might be crazy in the early hours of morning. When I left the spa Sunday, I pulled some rugs off the floors near the doors but had to keep my fingers crossed about all else. This was a new experience to the building and it had not shown us its weak points yet.
Monday morning opened up gloriously. Winds and seas were high and boats were already starting to show up onshore, but it wasnt until Monday night that things really started to get spicy. Many residents lost power Sunday night, and I think I can safely say that ALL residents were thinking Monday night "How much longer is this going to last?" Wind gusts were recorded on STT at close to 70mph. When Earl passed us it was 300 miles wide, the wind just kept coming hour after hour all night long.
Anyone who could sleep awakened on Tuesday to the sounds of chainsaws and generators. It is a beautiful thing to see neighbors pulling together to clear roads and offer assistance where needed. Our little island was fortunate for the most part, tree damage was what most people had to report.
And as for Drift Away- after the curfew ended my husband, son and I drove down with baited breath to see if the roof remained intact- there were about 5 leaves that had managed to sneak in. NO OTHER DAMAGE AT ALL!! Another day to give thanks for our many blessings.
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