Life practice

I was totally worn out and sick when I boarded the plane to Biarritz. At home I wake up 45 minutes earlier to do my practice.
Peoples reaction to this is why?

I can´t see how I could not. Daily practice has been part of my life for the past 16 years in one form or another.
It´s a thermometer of my physical, mental and emotional state. It gets me through the days and mirrors where I am.

Of course the physical aspect is a big part of it, even more so when not working as a yoga teacher.
My body is active the whole day and stress is the key ingredient in my life at the moment.
Ideally it would´t be like this but life is seldom ideal. I´m working with and thru whats around me. Trying to not get sucked into the dramas at work and in my personal life.
Of course this is impossible but with the practice it becomes very apparent what I can change and what I can´t. This makes it easier to focus on transforming a shitty situation into something productive.
I have not succeed with this the weeks prior to my trip.

So even though not part of the yoga retreat as a student and with work to be done both there and else where.
The nature, silence, people, making food the way I love to, local organic markets, and with time to really practice every day made me feel a little bit less fragmented than when I left.

And we’ve laughed a lot. Josefin, Peter, Isabel, Gonzalo, Jessica and Shay where a great crew.
Yogaakademin and Surfakademin are run by Peter, Jens and Josefin. They are travel agencies for yogis and surfers looking to deepen or learn to practice yoga and surf in different parts of the world.

Vera learnt how to surf with Surfakademin who took her to the beaches along the coast of France and Spain to find just the right waves.

New friends where made and I remembered a part of me that has been neglected for far to long.

Love

Peace

Power

Nature

Freedom

Movement

Over night oats

2 dl of oats
1 dl of almond or coconut milk
1 1/2 dl of water
1 tsp of vanilla

Let sit over night and dress with berries, fruits, superfoods, spices, nuts and seeds. If you want it extra creamy add less fluids.

This was the favorit breakfast at Yogaakademins retreat. I also served buckwheat creams, sesame cream, plant yogurts and beautiful sweet fruit from the markets.
Water infused with hibiskus, lemon balm, basil and mint.

Green and red berry beet smoothies.

And of course the psychedelic glass.

Buckwheat cream

Green smoothie bowl

Overnight oats

Psychedlic surfer

Overnight oats

Morning bliss

Buckwheat cream with turmeri and spirulina

Yin and yang sesame fluff

Buckwheat and bluberries

Psychedlic bowl

Sesame cream

5 element overnight oats

Veras glass

Psychedelic morning

Sunrise oats

Beets and berry bowl

Blackberry picking

Banana blossom glass

Pick a little love alot

Psychedelic yogini

You know when you have that last swim of the summer. You enjoy it and it feels great but it also feels kind of bitter sweet.
Like you know it won´t be the same tomorrow.
You can walk to the same spot look into the water and turn around because now the magcic is gone.
Summer has left the buliding. Like a lover has left you and you him.

All is like it should be you have new grounds pave and other paths to walk.

But it also feels a bit sad. Those feelings feelt will not to come again, you get reminded that life changes with the seasons and you have to follow along.

I always turn Miss. Melancholy when this happens. I want to turn around and throw in the towel no matter how good my life is.

To get out of this slump I do three things.

I meditate and practice yoga.
I stare into a wall and daydream.
I plan ahead and keep busy.

Meditation and yoga is a remedy that works well. Like brushing my teeth. It just does its thing.
Staring into the wall and daydreaming I try to do when by myself….. People don´t really get this part.
Plan ahead and stay busy was very easy this year. Things have finally fallen into place and I´m very busy.

Apart from my jobb this fall I`m booked to fly out on the 17th of september with Yogiakademin to Biarritz. I get to indulge in my passions yoga, food, be by the sea and also I get to bring someone I love with me.
This will be my vacation this year. I´ve worked too much and need to breath a bit.
At the moment I don´t feel happy. I feel kind of sad, tired and far away from myself.
That´s what happens when you focus on one thing and loose the rest. That´s what happens when you leave to much of your life in other peoples hands.
You should never have to prove yourself just be who you are.

MORE YOGA

Then in october and november I´m going to cover a few classes for AnneSophie/YogaKungsholmen when she is of to India.
A-S was my yoga student and went on to be a great theacher on her own. Funny how life turns out:)
I´m glad yoga is moving more into my life after a long absentness.

SOAP AND WATER GIRL

About beauty and all that shit. People think I eat cleaner than I do. My regime is my life.

I love my coffee, pizza, chocolate and I eat loads of it. I move around all the time but then when I rest I´ve learnt how to be still.

This is all I do. No fancy creams on my skin or luxurious workouts. I´m just soap, water and some simple stretches everyday.

Anyway as I always say let pictures speak more than my words

Catwalking

Getting my make up done at the Björn Borg fashion show

Fashion week lunch by the lily pads

The last of the summer in a glass

Like a healthy apple pie…

Yoga girls TW

Wheat grass shots

Raw sushi

Market made plant food

Without make up

With make up

Raw beauty

Sweetness

Farmers market love

My idea of a sandwich