When the timing is right

Going with the flow would have to be one of my biggest struggles. I am naturally a planner, (I can't help it, I on the cusp of Leo/Virgo). Surrendering and riding the wave has been a process. Years in the making. My yoga and meditation practice has taught me a lot about the importance about being present, but until recently I hadn't truly understood how crazy cool this can be.

Getting out of my head and just being has really given me the opportunity to flow and listen to my gut, my intuition, my inner knowing - whatever you want to call it. 

                                                        Image credit - pouracid.tumblr.com 

It's as if space has become all of a sudden available for me to tune in. Tuning in has opened up so many doors and opportunities that I had been resisting for a long time. It's as if the time and energy I was spending projecting into the future and worrying about situations has been shifted and now I am using this energy to my benefit. It's been powerful.

Rather than doing what's 'right' and what I 'should' do...I have been simply doing what feels right to...me. 

Doors have opened - those that needed to close did. Opportunities have become available, others that no longer served me fizzled. Friendships made and others faded and special connections forged. My biggest struggle is fighting my inner-ice queen - I am flowing by cracking open with utter vulnerability. Scary. All with simply being in-synch and taking note of the magical synchronicity that is happening all around me.

There's something about...Aga

From the moment I even heard about this woman, I knew we would get along. I started a new job only a few months ago, from the get go we clicked. It is always nice to find a kindred spirit!

Aga is a special woman. She's fiercely strong, beautiful, feisty, with a zany sense of humour whilst being such a gentle soul. She has such a big heart and I had no doubt in my mind that somehow we would join forces. 

Aga runs her own Yoga business called BlissMe Yoga. Here is some more about her:

How did your yogi journey begin? 

I had some major injuries after a car accident that eventually lead me to the mat, as soon as i started yoga I fell in love with it and the way it made me feel.

What does a typical day off look like for you? 

A healthy brekkie, walk with my little Daschound and some yoga of course. Some laps at the pool and a catch up with friends and and quality time with my partner - this could mean Para-gliding, scuba diving or a lazy movie day :)

What are some of your fav activities to rest and recalibrate? 

Meditation and yoga nidra, a swim and cuddling my pup.

What does ‘recalibrate’ mean to you? 

To me it’s about resetting my energy and my mind set. Bringing myself back into my body and feeling centred and happy.

What's your fav yoga pose? 

Half moon pose (Ardha Chandrasana) - a real feminine energy power pose.

What's the best advice someone has given to you? 

Live in the present moment and do as much of what you love as you can. Eat your vegetables and shag a lot!! hehe 

You can find out more about Aga here.

The flow of balance

2015 has just started and one of the things I want to do more of, is to go bike riding. I found this little piece a while back that I wrote about an experience that is still etched in my memory today...

I hadn’t ridden a bike in years. Fear may have gotten in the way… it was something I really enjoyed doing in my childhood and often reminisced about riding my bike, as I grew older. I just had so many reasons validating why I couldn’t do it anymore. I was feeling like a butterfly whilst on a trip to Bali, doing my Yoga Training. I was doing things that stretched me physically, emotionally and spiritually. I had also met so many amazing people. I just felt like I was in a nurturing environment. One night I needed to use the Internet and my fellow yogi offered me to come to her villa to do so. It was getting late when I finished and she offered me to use her bike to cycle home.

Free as a bird with my yogi sisters in Canggu, Bali

Normally, I would have just walked, but instead I decided to hop on. After all, this was a trip about personal growth. I must admit I was a little scared at first, it had been years, the bike was way too big for me and the breaks were not working as good as they could. All those qualms soon melted away though when I began flying through the quiet streets of the small Balinese town we were staying in. Time had shifted to slow motion, I was taking in everything, it was a sensory overload - the moon brightly lit the night star-filled sky, I could hear the waves crashing of the ocean, the smell of frangipanis intoxicated me, it was a warm balmy evening. It was beautiful. I could not get the huge smile off my face. I felt confident, free, alive and like a child again. I didn’t really know the way back and there was not much street lighting, but it didn’t matter – I could ride a bike again! 

     I always loved time on my bike!

This was clearly in a hypoegoic state, my focus was on the experience, not on the consequences or on my predetermined fears. 

I pedaled along a plethora of rice paddy fields, shot past stray dogs that barked with such anger. Fear had eluded me. Excitement and awe consumed me.  

I was experiencing flow, through being totally at one and engrossed in the moment. I was living my dreams. I found it so difficult to get to bed that evening from the buzz. I must have fallen asleep smiling J.

I remember this experience still quite vividly and still smile.