I had thought about moving north this week for some hiking, however my yoga love won out. So that’s what this week has been all about yoga.
I have always enjoyed it but now I think I love it. Such a simple activity that can improve the mood of any day. And you hardly need a thing to practice, just some space, a mat and the intention. My mind usually has a million thoughts running through it but recently I have managed the art of being present on the mat. Perhaps that’s the key to my progress. Yesterday I managed a new posture, “the wheel” I was grinning with my head upside down. Then I locked eyes with the teacher who was smiling at me and clapping, possibly relived I finally nailed it as she had watched me mangle it for weeks 🙂
There are many yoga studios here with some really fantastic teachers so I have been moving around trying out different styles and classes. Teacher training is on offer too, but that might be for another time.
One place here deserves a special mention, The Yoga Forest. It’s exactly as the name promises, yoga in the forest. Accessed by a short trail, which is marked by painted rocks, you climb away from town into the trees and hills. Sure beats driving in traffic after work to a class and looking for the elusive parking spot. This place is the ultimate in practicing in nature. In this case you are already feeling good just on the way there.
Impossible not to enjoy a practice here. Even the bathroom has views, check it out!
Niamh on Leave 
wow – looks wonderful!! I would take a week 😉
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It’s all too easy to stay here a long time, there’s always something good to do or learn.
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and it seems a good place to gain “stillness of heart”…
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Exactly right! Been great to take the time out and have a think 🙂
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would love to do so… but i am not as far as you in quitting my job etc! 😉
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Some day maybe 🙂 I’ll have to get a job soon myself!
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well, it seems one cannot go completely without it 😉
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Sadly that’s all too true 😉
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What a life u r having and well done on the blog award very well deserved. Maybe theres an english teaching job there you could take up for a while? X
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Aww thanks Lisa! Don’t think teaching is in my future, but you never know 🙂 I really like it around here, plenty of things to do and try out
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The yoga Forrest, looks and sounds awesome!!
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It is! Check it out if you get the chance, there are accommodation options there too for retreats/short stays etc or drop in classes are also available.
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