yoga in south africa

sorry i havint been on for a while but our computer died once again
at the moment i am with family in south Africa and what a time James and i are having.
the animals i have seen are so beautiful  and so are the people i thought i would never get to see them in my lifetime  let alone stick my finger in an elephants ear!

the food here is to die for
but i have kept up my yoga with the greatest of ease  and the occasional lick from the dogs and help from my
great nieces who are just gorgeous  by the way .
my husband James gave me a wonderful compliment  today he said i look the same as i did when i got off the plane figure wise i am so proud especially after all the yummy food i have eaten.
 iam just happy i can still fit into my shorts ! the family are just lovely and have shown james and i everywhere my niece and her mother and sister and a friend  took me out night clubbing   the other night  i had an absolute ball!  they had me in stitches we danced till 1am  in the morning  and the people  we saw  well !  i couldn't describe   none of us could.
i dragged myself out of bed at 8am  the next day for an outing and then a braai {barbeque }i had a sleep once we got home then did a spot of yoga and that was great i was getting yoga withdrawals!
so as i am writing this it is a bright warm sunny day in south africa .
my husband James is reading , my mother in law who i call mum is outside  reading and my sister in law is working.  so i am off to make the most of the day and do a wonderful yoga workout.

NAMASTE.

news

last night i treated myself to a soothing facial .sometimes i think my husband James wonders what he has struck

i go in to the bathroom looking normal and come out looking like something  from a horror movie!
the things us girls to for beauty he he!  we watched a bit of telly and went to bed i thought i would have a good nights sleep but boy was i wrong.
James and i are now up at sparrow fart {4:00am } so i have made us both a hot drink James is going to try to get some sleep while i am going to roll out the yoga mat  i havint done yoga for a couple of days and i have missed it. i like to do yoga every day , i came out to make James  a cup of warm milk and honey and it is light already ! Harriet is sleeping blissfully in her bed  amongst all the  chatter  she doesn't mind all  the noise going on around her because that is the way we brought her up. she is such a lovely little thing, we love her  to bits  it is a shame she has been so sick this year we nearly lost her if we had waited  more than a day we would have. her liver was  poisoned  by something she had  eaten while on her walk which was toxic .
after spending a week in hospital with antibiotics  bloods taken three or four times a day Harriet is home now
and is  on a bland diet, a daily dose of milk thistle, and a pill called Sammy x 6  which are all natural remedies to help with the liver  and to create more bile she needs on going blood tests to monitor her liver levels she has had a retro haircut on her side and tummy where they had to shave for the ultrasound of her liver. Her liver levels were 6 thousand which is dangerously high and now they are 5 hundred still high but they are coming down.
we have had a hell of a time all round  and so we are now taking this day by day it has been a big hit to our hip pocket {finances }  but to us Harriet is priceless  i am now off to start my day with a yoga workout  at 6:17am way to early for me and us but hey why not! while James tries to have a bit of a sleep so i will chat to you after my yoga workout and i will tell you how i went.
i have finished my yoga workout and i feel that i didn't do well, like i have been, my balance was really off so i am not happy with it today. but James says you cant be good every day  i know people have good days and bad. it just shows we are all human after all and we shouldn't put to much pressure on ourselves  so just go with the flow and just breathe .




NAMASTE.

Halloween already

well it is that time of year again Halloween a day of creepy fun an excuse to play dress ups for all ages

 to eat loads and loads of lollies and candy .
but Halloween didn't start out that way.
Halloween or hallow e'en  also known as hallows eve is actually a time for remembering the dead such as martyrs, saints and our dearly departed.
Halloween originally  was started by the Celtics and pagans Halloween dates back to about 1745 it comes from the Scottish term for all hallows eve and was known to be the first and most important days


 in the Gaelic calendar
it was introduced  in america by the Celtic and Gaelic communities that had immigrated there Halloween has noting to do with witches as it is to be believed. i all this time believed it was  the witches new year  and they dressed themselves up to fool the spirits  that were after them the humble jack-o'-lantern represents the spirits  or the goblin they were common in parts of Ireland and the Scottish highlands as well as somerset in the 19th century.  in the 20th century it had spread to parts of England and became known as the
jack-o'-lantern

happy Halloween!



NAMASTE.

yoga how much is to much

my mums worried about me doing to much yoga!
you know how mums are,how they worry about their children no matter how old you are,
in their eyes you will always be their baby. so i thought i should research her question
how much yoga is to much and what i have found will put her mind at ease.
i choose to do yoga everyday but if i am busy twice a week.
they class yoga as a sport these days which is completely absurd  and people treat it as such this is where the danger comes in when people push themselves to far and cause injuries to such an extent, where it is
lifelong and may need medical intervention in the future.
there are yoga classes held in rooms that are heated this is extremely bad for ones health it is also  not advisable  to use weights while doing yoga
now this is too much !
yoga is not meant to be like this the yoga i know and love is hatha yoga.
what people seem to forget is that yoga is to help not to hinder
not to wreck your body but to sculpt and bring balance to you and your body
yoga is not a punishment .
yoga is not a competition .
yoga is meant to be done peacefully and gently
yoga is not meant to hurt you in anyway
yoga is meant to repair you from the inside out,
there is only one true form of yoga and that is  hatha,
accept yoga for what it is  it just is.




NAMASTE.

for the love of yoga

well iam coming along nicely with my journey with yoga.
i am feeling more alive than ever, my joints are more flexible and i am feeling more peaceful by the day
i still have trouble with some asanas/ poses which i find rather frustrating, but i have to remember it all takes time.
and practice, practice, practice, as they say!
 and that is exactly what i do Harriet  is even joining in our shih- tzu  Maltese x  .
we use a  collection of yoga reference  books and DVD's , the  DVD  i frequently use and love is
 spirit of yoga {beginners/ intermediates} it is just right for me
i have learned so much about my body with yoga and how to listen to it and be more in-tune with myself,
i have learned to be more patient with myself and that i just cant jump in and start at an advanced level of yoga. the beginning is always best  . i have also learnt  to move with my body not fight against it go with the flow as they say.
there is a lot more i have to learn for example
recently a friendship has been lost this was a curve ball i didn't see coming and i have been evaluating
how i should be, i have been feeling sad, alone, and so extremely flat.
being chewed up and spat out is a horrible feeling to have it is a total betrayal of what friendship is.
and has only made my depression worse. but there are some things  i have forgotten ! iam not alone. i have my wonderful family and some dear friends and yoga which will always be there in my life and will teach me things more and more each day, yoga not only is for the body and mind it is for your overall health
and eventually  you will be at one and at peace with the self .

yoga is forever learning

yoga is nurturing
yoga is strength
yoga is love..



NAMASTE.


                                                                     

{photos taken by James and chelle green }