Creating resolutions for the New Year tends to be a daunting task. You are struck with the challenging self-reflection where you look back on the past and try to pick out the flaws you have buried deep. Then, you pin those flaws to the fridge with a five-step plan on how to change those ways only to maybe fulfill the first step and give up by the second.
To me, the whole process should just be fast-forwarded. Why fight history that is bound to repeat itself? But then I am reminded of the wise words of Socrates: “The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Growing up in Berkeley Springs, I find his point is true. The town is built on healing and relaxation, the utopia for starting the next chapter of your life on the right foot.
To start, the Wellness Festival is the best place to refresh my soul and mind. The event
will be held at The Country Inn this year on January 20, 2024. Mini spa services are offered, alternative healers are present, yoga and stretching sessions are held, musicians and artists are present, health products are offered and sold, and some specials are being offered at certain businesses.
I am looking forward to the mini spa services and the yoga. With the rollercoaster this
past year, a relaxing massage, even if it is not a full session, will release the tension in my shoulders. Or, while I am not the most coordinated person, yoga is a great method of both exercise and meditation.
Of course, I will not be passing up the products and food present at the event. I am
already anticipating the sweet sight of the creative art on display. The scent of the soothing mixtures littered around the event is already wafting my way. Plus, some participating restaurants are offering discounted meals prepared to satisfy taste buds.
The short lecture sessions, on the other hand, are built to reset the feed the brain.
Not only are the lectures great conferences to learn new information about the body, but they are substantial sources on how to heal your mind, body, and soul. It is the perfect experience for anyone wanting to restart this New Year.
Following my plan for focusing on the future, I cannot forget about resetting the body.
Visiting the mountain bike trails at Cacapon State Park. The trails vary in difficulty but are all full of beautiful scenery. I personally love to be in nature, and even more so being active in nature. There is something so calming about biking up the mountains to the melody of chirping birds with the peaceful landscape of the wildlife surrounding the trails.
The greatest part about starting the New Year in Berkeley Springs is being able to pick a cabin from Berkeley Springs Cottage Rentals that matches exactly what I am looking for. I can follow my plan of relaxation by booking one of the many properties with a hot tub, such as Above Sleepy Hollow, Fox Hollow, River Walk Cottage, River Song Retreat, River Time Cabin, Serendipity, Seventh Heaven, Sleepy Creek, Sleepy View Retreat, Sqyrls Nest, Trails End River Retreat, and Whispering Hills.
Or I could book Aunt Bea’s, Castle View Cottage, Fleur De Lis, Manor at Berkeley
Springs, or Stonehedge to be right in the center of town and close to the Wellness Festival.
Maybe I will book a stay at one of the properties near Cacapon State Park; Lazy Bear
Retreat, Cacapon Connected, Blue Badger Cottage, Pondview, The Outlook, Creekview Cabin, and Retreat at the Creek are only a few of the various cabins available. In one of them, not only will I be close to the biking trails, but I know I will be staying in a clean and cozy house.
By reigning in the New Year with the rejuvenation and recreation offered in Berkeley
Springs, I will be starting the next chapter of my life on the right foot. So, as Socrates suggests, focus on “building the new” this coming year. Visit Berkeley Springs for some rejuvenation and recreation!