Photos Provided A yoga class is a wonderful experience for body and soul, and under a blue sky on a crystal clear day makes it all the better.

 “There is nothing more than this moment,” yoga instructor Julia Payne said as we sat on our mats under the perfect blue skies and newly budded, age-old trees for a Saturday morning class.


 “Feel the wind on your skin, the sun on your face.”


 Breathe.


 Yes, breathe it all in.


 And this was just one little piece of a heavenly girlfriend getaway weekend of which I had the pleasure of being a part.


 The weekend was titled WW II — Women’s Weekend II. A group of women who wanted to take cooking classes started the tradition last year, and it has grown from there.  


 Sometimes, we as woman, mothers, wives and professionals, find it difficult to find a whole hour to ourselves, let alone an entire weekend! And even this particular weekend, some disappeared for a time to take care of family business, one spent the nights at home with her toddler and most kept cell phones handy at all times ... just in case. (That is who we are, of course.)


 But from wine tasting to chick-flicks, massages and facials to craft projects and conversations, from martini hour to delicious meal after delicious meal after delicious meal, it was an incredible weekend that no one wanted to see come to an end.