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Today is THE DAY...to make someone smile, to love with all your heart, to do something super silly, to allow yourself not to get anything done and to just stop, to observe life and be grateful for everything you have experienced, to dance, to run, to do whatever it is you've wanted to do for some time...because life is precious...make time for yourself...make time for YOUR LIFE in your life ☀
Had a beautiful practice this morning…felt strong, calm and open…at the end of my practice I usually play with a few more challenging postures, and today I chose a forearm stand (pincha mayurasana)… a thought arose in my mind to try the forearm stand in the middle of the room (without the security of the wall behind me, which is how I have been practicing forearm stand until now). It’s funny how all of the sudden my mind started chatter about how silly the idea was…and how it wanted to keep me in my comfort zone so that I didn’t accidentally “fall on my face, break my neck or shoulders if my centre of gravity moved too far back”…my mind was telling me “it was not worth it to potentially cripple myself”, plus “no one was at home apart from my furry boy Mauri who couldn’t drive me to emergency in case something really bad happened”. Yes, all of this went through my mind when I approached my mat and started to get ready for my first forearm stand in the middle of the room…
Well, I am still here and have both shoulders, face and neck :-) I was really surprised that it was easier than I had thought and when my centre of gravity got too far back (yes, that happened too!), I spiraled on one elbow to the side (like on a hand in a handstand) and landed on my feet…what a pleasant surprise!…another proof that thoughts can create a false reality and it’s best to listen to your heart, stay calm and trust yourself :-)…many times we can do much more than what we think (or shall I say what our minds think :-))…Happy Sunday and stay brave :-)
(Despite all I have said above, please don’t’ try a forearm stand at home unless you feel ready for it. A good guide is to be comfortable in a headstand before you proceed to more advanced postures, like a forearm stand :-))
"Happiness and freedom are present right now if only we can learn to accept the ‘unacceptable’.” (Happy Buddha)
Love yourself as you are (remember you’re always beautiful and perfect and you always do your best with the experiences you have), be grateful for all the experiences in your life (they were meant to be there), find strength to change what you want to change (it’s only up to you) and make peace with the rest. Give yourself a hug 💖
Sunsets will never bore me...they fill me with peace and gratitude...and calmness that all the worries I may have are tiny compared to the wonders in my life and in my world...it’s often the quiet moments that are the most powerful...finding again that what I have is all I need…happy Easter Monday to all the beautiful souls 💖
“Happiness is the absence of unhappiness – it is not a thing in itself, and this is very important to understand. Happiness happens quite naturally when we cease our addiction to living in the future and past, which are full of promise and anxiety on one hand, and regret and longing for on the other. When we cease getting distracted and agitated by our thinking minds, which recall the past and create the future, we come to live in the present moment, and in the present moment there are no problems and no anxiety. When we live in the present moment we are in touch with our deeper wisdom, and with wisdom we know how to live a good life.” A beautiful reminder from an amazing book I am reading right now “Happiness and How It Happens” by Happy Buddha 🌸💕
Welcoming a new day with a bit of yoga on the beach...thinking of my yoga family and looking forward to being back to teaching soon...miss you all 🌸💕
Treasure all the moments you have, tomorrow they will be just memories...don’t allow your thoughts, worries and fears to take you away from the beautiful experience you are having right now...be there fully, with every breath…💖
The other day I was thinking about life...about my dreams, about things that are important to me and how I could incorporate them into my life...and while some dreams may be too far for me to be reached anytime soon, I know that they will not land at my door unless I put in love and work...of course there will be circumstances in my life that will help me along the way to get closer to where I would like to be...and there will also be circumstances that will make it harder for me to get there...we will all have those things happening in our lives and we won’t be able to change them...what really matters though is how much passion you put in...instead of relying on what you can’t control, become your best friend and support yourself on your own journey...put in love, work, and things will start unfolding in the direction you want...I really do believe everything is possible, we just sometimes can’t see how to make things happen...only when you start, life will open new doors for you to be able to grow on your journey and achieve what may have seem impossible at first...trust yourself ❤
The playfulness of the sky always makes me smile inside...I love the moments when you are just there, fully present...there’s no past...there’s no future...there’s no thoughts...there’s just the moment at hand...feeling of joy, gratefulness, fulfilment, contentment, peace and harmony...the moment when you feel you don’t need anything else in your life...everything’s perfect...maybe every moment could be this way if we learnt to be really there...💙
Totally rocking my morning yoga practice with my furry boy Mauri…lol…he’s sooo awesome (and NAUGHTY :-))…he knows that when there’s a downward facing dog and upward facing dog in play, it’s his time to get involved…lol…special time, he makes my day and my yoga practice ❤
Came across this little beautiful quote by Albert Einstein: “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift.” I love it, it’s sooo true…There’s so much wisdom within us, we just need to find a way how to connect with it again…🌸💕
The beauty of this morning…breathtaking…if we only always opened our eyes and our heart to really see…the outside, the inside, the beauty, the love…♥
May every moment of the new year 2016 be full of joy, presence and peace with amazing people and experiences along the way...and with furry babies who already know how to best live their life, like this guy and our baby Mauri (from Maori meaning "the essence of life"). Make it a beautiful one 🌸💕
This year has been truly amazing...moved to the beautiful Blue Mountains, got to know some really amazing and beautiful people through teaching yoga and have made new friends...but at the same time it has been one of the most challenging years too...this is the first time in my life I lost someone so close to my heart...all of the sudden, all my fears and worries, and even my ambitions seemed so irrelevant...but at the end of the day, no matter how much sadness I feel at times, I feel so much more drive to really live my life...to get up and do my best in things I care about...to spread love and compassion and inspire others to grow so that we can all live in a better place…🌸💕🙏
Yay, it's Christmas! Have a super gorgeous time with people close to your heart, doing things you love and having heaps (I mean HEAPS) of fun :-) Sending lots of love, hugs and kisses to all of you, beautiful souls 💖
My darling Hongi...no matter how relatively short time we had together, it doesn’t really feel like only three years...it feels like I have known you forever...and it doesn’t feel like you are gone...I miss the cuddles, I miss your warmth, the softness of your hair...but boy, we had so much fun together...from hide-and-seeks, swims in the sea and water of all kinds (the muddier, the better :-)), to playtimes in the bed with Kamcha and Mauri before falling asleep and your cute snoring with legs wide apart lying on your back when sleeping...you were the best mate I could ever have...thank you for sharing the breath of life with me...love you forever and see you in this or next life again…💖
I believe, from my own experiences, that sometimes we can be really good in not being true to ourselves...we become excellent in persuading ourselves that we don't need some things in our lives anymore...maybe it's because we got hurt and we just don't want to go back...we reject the thoughts and convince ourselves we have moved on...no matter how many times I have thought about dance over last few years, I have rarely made it to a dance class...I keep promising to myself I will return back and the only thing that's holding me back is no one but myself. So today I am making a promise to myself that I will make it back to dance...I am craving the movement, I am craving the expression through dance, I am craving the feeling of freedom...this is my resolution for next year :-)
Is there a part of you that wants to do something but you are holding back? Maybe it's time for you too, to follow the "other IMPORTANT" things in your life...there's no better time than now 💖
Close your eyes...and fill your body with contentment and appreciation of yourself...feeling how perfect, beautiful and amazing you are...take a moment...it doesn't matter if there were experiences in your life you wish you handled better...what we experience here, in our outer world, is only for us to learn from, to grow, to become a little bit more conscious, to find a path towards ourselves and to connect with our true Self...whatever happens here, just know that deep inside YOU ARE beautiful and perfect ❤
One of the best TED talks I have ever seen...definitely worth a watch...I promise you will love it...especially if you like unicorns ❤
http://www.ted.com We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk from TEDxBloomington, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity.
When I was a little girl, I asked my mum, “If I ran very very fast, would I make it to the very end of the Earth?” My mum smiled at me and said, “I think you would.” I didn’t have any idea then about the Earth being round...of course my mum knew but she always wanted me to know that if I ever decided to make something happen and put in the work, I would be able to do that...
I think I've made it...it really looks like the very end of the Earth here...so quiet and peaceful...just me and you...nature...and the sun and a few clouds watching us smile at each other...we breathe together...we grow together...we laugh together...we hurt together...I don’t know how much I can do to save you, my friend nature...but I promise I’ll do my best...to keep you alive, to nurture you so that you can heal all the wounds and flourish again 🌸🍀🍁
