How Art Helps Me Connect to Spirit
Even in the darkest times, my art has shown me that joy is possible.
Meghan Rabbitt is the executive editor of Yoga Journal’s website. She’s practiced yoga for nearly 20 years and has completed 400 hours of yoga teacher training, including Annie Carpenter’s 200-hour SmartFLOW certification. When she’s not writing and editing in Boulder, Colo., you’ll find her traveling. Recent assignments have taken her to India (where she went on the holy pilgrimage to Gomukh), Peru (where she hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu), Malta (where she meditated in megalithic temples), and Africa (where she went on a walking safari).
Even in the darkest times, my art has shown me that joy is possible.
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