We’re in the planning stages here at Hanuman, busy at work gathering the best teachers, cool sponsors, awesome musicians and neat vendors for your enjoyment next June. While planning is an intense, detail-oriented process, we always remember that the fruits of our labor now will benefit your experience later.

To give you a behind the scenes look at what we are up to in October, consider the following considerations:

Where will Hanuman be? Team Hanuman works with the City of Boulder to secure permits, signs a production company to erect tents and create a space, finds potential alternative spaces in case of bad weather, all while keeping in mind that the location can have major implications for the experience of a Hanuman Festival-goer. Also, the monkey god needs to be in Boulder June 8-10, 2012.

Who will be at Hanuman? Which instructors are going to teach? Some repeats, some new, some famous, some up-and-comers? What types of yoga do they teach and what types of yoga might Hanuman attendees be interested in taking? What type of entertainment will Hanuman provide? Who wants to sponsor Hanuman and help spread the word of love, devotion and strength in a struggling economy? What type of vendors do Hanuman attendees want to see in the Vendor Village?

Even though planning is a good thing, we are yogis and we know that you can only plan so much. As they say, “you don’t know what you don’t know” and we sure don’t know what will be thrown at us for the remainder of this year and in 2012.

It’s a lesson in flow, really. Have we prepared to the best of our ability? Yes. When something unexpected comes up, can we respond with a deep breath, grace and a can-do attitude? Why, yes we can. Because that is a conscious choice, and we always have control of the conscious choices that we make.

See you in June!