A-new

I'm back. Again. Back having had a wonderful weekend retreat in North Yorkshire. It was an exhausting, energising, exhilarating, moving, blissful, loving couple of days.

I am especially grateful to EH for his vision www.kalagiya.org, to EH and the Fig for supporting me in getting up North; to AL&DKK for looking after the hairy, black, four-legged beast and to Jonjo, who had a fun-filled day with his child-minder. Heart-felt thanks also go to the other retreat participants who were present, open and honest, loving, giving, funny, entertaining and willing.

I went, weighed down with more than my bag full of superfluous clothes - most of the time my yoga pants and a t-shirt sufficed. It was cold and windy outside and I had packed for every eventuality: we could have done sadhana outside at 4am and I would have had enough layers to keep everyone warm!

I don't want to give too much away, however, in one exercise we each chose our power animal and spoke of the qualities we felt we shared. I likened myself to an owl because I am watchful and there is power in my silence. I have knowledge and wisdom under my ruffled feathered ego and one day I will fly.

Some day I will fly
I know not when
And even in my dreams
I cannot imagine what heights I will reach
Some nights I fly
Up into the sky and far beyond
I always come back to my earthly existence
And the challenges I have prepared
Some day I will let go of the fear
I will remember who I AM
And then I will fly

Returning home feeling cleansed, I am acutely aware of the excess in my life. Time to sort and shed not shuffle! It's not a small task and I'm choosing to see it is as: expend energy, cast out clutter, gain vitality.

On the subject of letting go: I'm still wheat-free!

Aum xx