awakening from grief

Because of  this stressful year .
Greif took hold  and I lost interest in  everything , including my appetite,
which  went out the window .
I didn't  realise how much grief had taken hold of me , until  all of a sudden
I got up and got my yoga mat .
it was like  I was on automatic pilot, and  proceeded to  do this wonderful yoga workout .
for the first time in  months .I  took it very easy  as if  I was  starting from scratch .
but  it felt as though  I had never left  it .
I had interruptions mind you ! with the DVD playing up  every 5 mins or so
but I got there eventually.
since then I haven't  ground my teeth or clenched  my jaw. and I feel more relaxed,
than I have in ages . And I was less restless , so I wasn't out of bed every 5 seconds .
I slept ok !!! my  appetite is now back with  a vengeance !!! and I feel fantastic and so refreshed .
I woke up, opened my eyes, and stretched . gee that felt so good.
Isn't it funny  that with  only one yoga workout , all this happens
Amazing isn't  it.



Namaste.



   

me time

for so long now  I have  not been thinking  of myself,
well it feels like forever anyway.
just getting on with things, its like I have been in a rut. I was  speaking to a lady the other day trying to help her somehow and I told  her  she  has  to have time for herself.
what I  call me time .
she has  been neglecting herself  so much that she is depressed, sound familiar!
then I realised  that  I should take my own advice and have some  me time ; everyone needs a break from the everyday mundane things and problems of life.

the  blackness of the  world today  can be  overwhelming . this  lady made me realise  I am also neglecting myself far to much and that I  need  to nurture myself , and to give myself  more  me time, so that's what I am going to do.
Me time can be anything from having a relaxing  shower or bath with your favourite smellies  to walking on the beach to a walk in the park to putting on your  favourite CD with scented oil  burners  or scented candles  burning  to sitting with a hot drink looking out at the garden, or even working in it.  You see it doesn't have  to cost you anything !!!
My me time is yoga.
you see it gives  me time to breathe, to just be and has its benefits  from a figure second to none  to healthy bones and healthy joints to mind and body.

its not being selfish to have me time, its beneficial  for your overall  health, so you can handle the stresses of everyday life its hard to do at first but  give it a try, anything that calms  you helps you to just breathe, to just be,
is your me time,
your body and soul are crying  out for this.

just stop
be in the
moment.









Namaste. 

Dads send off

hi  all, Well my family and I are getting there.
I cant believe  it will be  three months  on the 5th  of June since my dad passed away;
mum  came down to stay with us and brought  Dads ashes with her. we had a beautiful send off for dad doing and eating my dads  favourite things.
firstly we scattered Dads ashes at his favourite  spot,
then at sunset  we scattered  the rest of dads ashes at ours, all the while playing  stranger on the shore by the artist Aka Bilk dads most  played album ever.
it was the most  beautiful sunset we
had ever seen it will  be in our  memories forever;
 Then fish and chips and Canadian club was had by all we toasted dad and said our goodbyes, Dad would have loved that.
after our  little  ceremony  we had for dad it has made it easier to  let go, before it felt as if we were in limbo and it felt as if we were stuck in time.
After not having a proper funeral.
 now we can get  back into our life's  journey.









Namaste.

 

how yoga is helping me through grief

its Easter Monday  today  and its been    a month  on the 5th of April since my dad
passed away, as  you all know . what you don't know is we were purely focusing  on my dad, sitting by his bedside for  five weeks sitting by the phone day after day  just waiting for the phone  call  to say my dad had died  finally  the call came  on the  5th of  march at 4:30 pm in the afternoon.
I haven't been sleeping or eating properly since this all happened with my dad.
I know  he wouldn't want me to stay this way .
my dad said to me once while he was living with me
"chelle you have had a rotten life health wise, if you get an opportunity  in your life
take it don't worry about me, I will be  fine " 
so I did  and that's why im here today with my lovely husband James
 you know this has been  a physical and emotional roller coaster  grief is not for the faint hearted. I  now feel  the time is right  to get back into yoga .
James
has made us our regular morning health drink , it  looks absolutely  vile !
but  it tastes  delicious !  four  vegies and three fruits in one sitting not bad eh !
so after my health drink yoga  here I come !
well  I did my yoga workout  it felt as though I  hadn't stopped  but I still took it easy  and my jaw isn't clenched  for the first time in five weeks. and I feel quite relaxed 
for the first time in five weeks .
I enjoyed  my yoga workout so very much getting back to what I love.
dad would be proud.....

















Namaste

    

 

grieving

hi all , I haven't put  a post up for a while  as you  know
because   my father declined rapidly over the  last three months .
 sadly my dad passed away on the 5th march  2015   from the final stages of  Parkinson's disease .
 so its  been a rough start to our year  and we have thought  of nothing else  but
supporting my mum  and dad and of course each other.
 now the grieving  begins, I will be  getting back into yoga soon.


















Namaste . 

how hatha yoga helps with dyslexia

 I thought I would do a  post on how good hatha yoga is good for dyslexia .
 so I researched or tried to  but almost everything I came  across was so difficult to  read/ understand  it was like you needed  a degree just to read it !
so I have decided to  experiment  on myself  since I am dyslexic  I thought  why not.
I have most of what dyslexia brings such as learning difficulties ,Anxiety, depression,  problems with concentration  trouble  with direction ,reading maps etc  coordination problems , clumsiness, problems with balance mind going 100 miles  an hour  in my case  I do not have AD HD  but it does pop up in some cases but I must point out that no two people with dyslexia are alike and each have their  own unique  qualities and talents  its never dull living with  a person with dyslexia  actually its an adventure .
dyslexia is  not something you can catch  it is something you are born with  not something that is made up  or doesn't exist  because  dyslexia does  and its very real  and this is what  some people in society fail to realise .  for example this actually happened to me.

"I was out with friends so I thought. it was getting late so one of them offered to drive me home  it was raining and dark my sense of direction is shot so got  confused  on which street  to turn down, this woman  got so cross at me she had me in tears  and I told her I have dyslexia  her response  was but you look so normal . I was  in shock and I thought to myself well  what am I supposed to look like green with warts,  with seven eyes, and a hump no!" I haven't spoken to her since" 
and I am better for it  people who are ignorant like this need  to be pitied  for their lack  of  understanding and lack of education  on dyslexia .
people with dyslexia  are the same  as everyone else. we have something people cannot see hatha yoga is the original  form  of yoga  and over the years different types of yoga have  come out of  it  james and I choose to do hatha yoga.
hatha yoga  and other varieties  of yoga  all have the same result.
I have  heard yoga is said to help people with dyslexia how cool is that ! I already know hatha yoga  helps me  relax  keeps me focused   and helps me sleep apparently
hatha yoga also can help with concentration, anxiety depression, balance, and the eye exercises in hatha yoga is  said to help with reading.
   yoga   with  mediation is also  said to help those with AD HD  and to rest the dyslexic mind 
 so as of today  my  yoga experiment  will begin. I will keep you  updated on my progress through the coming weeks


{NOTE}
always  consult your doctor before doing  any forms of exercise









Namaste.

 

yoga took a back seat while indulging in chritmas and new years

 well it's the start of the new year and we hope everyone had a beautiful  Christmas and brought in the new year safely.

James and I had a lovely time over Christmas everything happening  all at once anniversaries , birthdays and Christmas .  I was spoilt rotten as usual but we never forgot the meaning of Christmas. I  over indulged  on  chips, dips, and  chocolate . it was pure heaven   all the naughty things ! James however was more composed . you see everything came to a grinding holt  it being so hectic   helping Santa out with presents  decorating the house etc.
 now however it's back to being disciplined, this is going to take some doing  its going to be so hard  I will be craving all the naughty things for some time , I always do  after  the  silly season and new years celebrations  are over  , that's why we usually don't have such  naughty things  in the house ! James

and I are terrible  for any kind of sweet  things  they are gone in a flash faster than the speed of light you might say
now is the time to get myself back into shape  it's amazing  how leaving  hatha yoga for a few weeks and going off your normal  diet changes your body, your bodies fat goes into all the wrong places  and you just feel yuck!
once you  restart your hatha yoga  workout and your healthy way of eating  your bodies fat will slowly go back to where it should  be  and you will start to feel a lot better in yourself








Namaste.