into the woods..

Nature and culture should not be two separate things, because if we see humans as something outside of nature we are in big trouble. Humans are animals, and we came from a lifestyle in the trees, out in the woods, like it or not. I've been on springbreak, went hiking, and remembered how much I've missed being outside! Nature rocks!

I love the yoga photos of Irene Peña, check out her cool webpage.

Yoga at the beach

My good friend, S, and his girlfriend. Sporty types, those two ;D

Thai Massage

I've been ill for two weeks, forcing me to skip my yoga practice. Well, almost. I've done a couple of sun salutations, had a short session on sunday, but not nearly enough. I've even felt guilty about it, even though I knew my body needed rest more than anything. This made me realize that I should revise how I look at my yoga practice. I mean, I believe in forcing myself onto the mat in periods when I'm extra lazy or uninspired, but it shouldn't be a chore.

So even from this little break, I've learnt something. Oh, and I've learnt something else, the topic of this post; Thai Massage! My good friend, Ieza, treated me to a thai massage class. I was sick, but it did me so much good! It certainly has aspects of yoga in it; the stretching, the focus on alignment, the easy breathing..  But then, instead of self-support and muscle work, you add massage. It was magical. We've already signed up for another class - a valentines day partner yoga and thai massage class. I'm going with Mr. S, my yoga friend. Mr. S also had a brilliant idea for cool yoga pictures the other day - yoga shadow pictures!!

Another thing I've been thinking of this week is a good soundtrack for a home practice, or a thai massage session. I've been searching the net for inspiration, and checked out numerous bands. I'll hopefully post my ultimate yoga play list here some day soon.

Namaste

Winter

"Shadows" by Boguslaw Mosielski

It's winter, I've been away, I've started a new, and I need balance and grounding.. Hopefully yoga will help me there, but as I am broke I will have to practice at home. But I have good friends keeping my spirits high, and one of them has treated me to a thai massage class by the end of the month! Yey!