Nicole Mejiaのインスタグラム(nicole_mejia) - 2月14日 07時48分

After two weeks of traveling with everything I own stuffed into the back of a car, I’m finally grounded down in Colorado.

Taking a cross-country road trip has been on my bucket list since I had one as a kid. It was a beautiful adventure, filled my cup up, and definitely won’t be my last! (Contemplating a camper van for my next sojourn.🤔🚐🗺⛰ Who’s done it!?) I’ll be sharing pics and reflections from the trip piecemeal. Hope you guys enjoy. ✨

The day traveling through Arizona was the best drive. We took turns playing songs, read and analyzed stories out loud, and were simply wow’ed by AZ’s spectacular and varying landscapes. 🏜

We camped one night about 40 minutes outside of Page, which is the closest town to Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend. (I’ll share on the camping evening in another post!) We read reviews on the canyon tours—the only way you can actually access those parts and get those insta pics that everyone posts—but were discouraged by the reviews.
We decided to skip the lines and crowds and go somewhere open and vast that we could have more freedom in.🧝🏽‍♀️ Even though this is one of this area’s top attractions, it’s open and most people stay around the main overlook so you can wander and find silence, should you desire it.

I had this craving to meditate, so we found a quiet edge and sat.

When you visit a place like this, especially in today’s everything-must-be-insta-worthy culture, you can get so caught up in capturing it that you never fully experience it.
Meditation has the potent power to ground you into the present.
It, along with movement, are two tools that I use to get out of my head and into my body—into a state of presence.

For several minutes, I went inward, observing my emotional and mental states, noticing the wind on my skin, the jagged rocks beneath my sit bones, and the ebb and flow of my breath.

You guys, when I opened my eyes after grounding and saw THIS!?!!? NO. WORDS.

Just pure awe and gratitude.

If you ever visit this place, I highly recommend trying it.🧘🏻‍♀️

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