Treat Yourself To: Bellydance, Henna and Truffles

Valentine's Day can be one of the most stressful holidays for women, hands down. Whether we are single, married or somewhere in between, our expectations of the men in our lives can get the best of us, and so often we find ourselves disappointed. This week, Savvy City Girl will be devoted solely to LOVE. So let’s start at the beginning, where loves starts – INSIDE US.

It’s true; love is not some elusive trickster that flees in the early hours of morning or trudges through the dark dank alleys of life like a Rilke poem. It starts deep within us, and is ever present, awaiting liberation. In plain English – you have to love yourself before you can give or receive love from anyone else.

Today’s blog is devoted to you. I am asking you that you spoil yourself this Valentine’s Day. Forget about what you want from Him. Them. The Others. Whatever it is that you want, give it to yourself.


Today’s Savvy City Girl Recommendation: Treat yourself with love by refreshing your spirit and indulging your senses.

LEARN THE ART OF BELLYDANCE and HENNA ART in the beauty and serenity of the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health


Dunya Spiritual Bellydance & Shringara Henna Art
Two exceptional opportunities for spiritual refreshment at Kripalu
Five Day Retreat: February 7-12, 2010, Sunday-Friday
Cost: Beginning at $695 (includes meals and accommodations)
For additional info and to register online click here

Bellydance provides a way to reach and dissolve the blocks in your body; a vehicle to know your pelvis, spine, and flesh; and a chance to ignite your heart and be energized. Come and explore the versatile, ancient, evolving, rhythmic substrata of belly dance as meditation, celebration, and self-restoration.


Sensual Rituals of Beauty:
Shringara Henna & Vosges Haut-Chocolat's exotic truffles
February 12-14, 2010, Friday-Sunday
Cost: Beginning at $420 (includes meals and accommodations)
For additional info and to register online click here

This Valentine's weekend, indulge your body & soul with two of the world's most ancient aphrodisiacs: henna and chocolate. Chocolate has a rich history as a luxurious elixir of passion. Henna, a natural temporary dye, has been used for centuries to decorate the body for fertility and beauty. In this luscious retreat you will learn how to make aphrodisiac henna paste, experience the art of henna painting, massage and natural perfumery and savor.