After a whirlwind 9 months of adventure and travel I am back in the UK and ready to share all I have learnt. The quest for myself was to explore how to feel really alive and follow my heart and energy. I often find myself living from the mind and ego and trying hard to find the 'right' place to go or the 'correct' way to live. So to go from mind to heart and feeling where my energy wants to go was not always clear. At times I felt lost and wondered why I had ended up in a certain place. What helped was to keep coming back to my yoga mat and practising letting go of trying to get somewhere. Allowing the intelligence of my body and life force energy to take over. And life took me all over in no logical way. To experience living as a yogini in the mountains of Italy, the lakes and forests of the Czech Republic, magic cities Barcelona and Venice, shamanic explorations in Spain, tantra celebrations in Ibiza, the beauty of Scotland, Durham, London (with new eyes), amazing Thailand - fasting, volunteering at an awakening school and enjoying life on a beautiful island. And now it feels like I have embarked on a life long journey as it feels like travel and adventure is a state of being. For me adventure is about how you approach life and everyday situations. Finding magic in the ordinary. Everyday we travel whether it be to our inner worlds, Paris or work. And remembering that this day could be the last helps to make that travel special.
Teaching
After so much time to explore yoga, health, movement potential, dance, meditation, tantra, healthy eating, fasting and detoxes my passion for sharing and teaching is really alive. It's been around 15 years since I started working in the field of health, yoga and fitness. I have learnt, unlearnt and experienced a lot. I am still excited about movement, teaching, sharing and facilitating others on their journeys.
What's changed?
I used to be very focused on the external. Looks, beauty, body shape, money, fitness levels etc. And I still am interested in that. Perhaps now I have a different perspective in that I have experienced this - all that is happening internally will be reflected externally. How my energy flows internally will affect what flows in and out of my life. When I try hard to control things in my life - money, relationships, weight, image... It does seems as if I control these things. I need to put a lot of effort to keep them as they are or improve them. But when I let go of trying so hard and instead follow my energy and follow what brings me pleasure and joy, these things fall into place all on their own without my control. And a heavy weight is lifted.
Tantra
Since discovering tantra and embarking on a 1 year training, my curiosity about energy, feeling more deeply into what we are - through sensation has rocketed. I have learnt and felt where energy is not flowing, where there are blocks. Patterns that my body holds of shutting down and collapsing with certain challenges that life offers. And now I have some tools in my box about finding the energy in whatever form it is in (for example held anger can be a powerful force) and transforming that energy into something that is useful in life. And relaxing into and enjoying the energy flowing. This has been liberating and beautiful for me. It is something I would love to share with you all.
What's next?
I am back to my roots living in the north east of England. Here I am offering yoga and meditation classes each week.
Tuesday 630-8pm - yoga in motion
Wednesday 630-8pm - active kundalini meditation
Thursday evenings
Friday all day
Saturday mornings
In London :)
I still love this place and am happy to be here part of the week offering private sessions in holistic personal training and intuitive massage.
I am also grateful to my friend and fellow Yogini, personal trainer May for looking after clients in London while I was away. We will continue to work together and she is available for private training, yoga and Thai massage in London Mon-Sat.
If you would like to join a class, talk about how holistic personal training could benefit you or chat about anything, I would love to hear from you.
E mail - effortlessfitness@gmail.com
Phone - 07801546795
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