reflection of our first week

When I stepped foot into that Mysore room, I was over come by the sensation of a full room of people practicing together. I never thought it would happen again, everyone breathing together in one room, no one nervous or panicking about COVID. Just to step in that room for one class would give me enough energy to last for a lifetime. It was a dream come true. I felt so relaxed so happy so content. I had my two beautiful girls with me, they were both equally happy and adored Sudha, it made me feel at such ease. 

It I had allowed myself to think prior to the trip I did have some apprehension, more from other people's fears, but most people knew me well enough not to try and encourage me not to go. I'm so glad I didn't allow fear to make the decisions for me as a decision based on fear is never the right one. 

As I ate breakfast with Alessia after class and asked her how her trip was she told me much better then she thought it would be, although she was very excited about coming. I was delighted. I equally felt the same it actually couldn't have been better it had outdone my expectations and only a week in. 

 

We spend our days eating coconuts. Telling each other stories and building on the amazing relationship we already had. I felt so privileged to have this time with my two amazing daughters, to be able to just live in the moment, and soak up every moment with them. Just riding along in the rickshaws or walking the beautiful streets of Goklum I felt such a sense of peace inside me. Like I had returned home. 

 

To be able to get up and go to my yoga class without children to give myself that much needed time, only added to it. After two years of restriction talk about COVID. Business closed, strict rules and regulations I finally felt, this was living this was happiness this was life worth living.

India with three

Then there was three our first trip to India as three and the best way to not stress or worry about it was not to think

So that's exactly what I did.

 

When we got on the first plane I couldn't believe we were on our way, it felt like there was so many hurdles to get over before we left but actually sitting on the plane I didn't no what would have stopped us it was the same as ever just another person in the group. Francesca was as good as gold goes without saying so was Alessia the dream team. Girls on tour and we were so delighted to be off.

 

First stop

London, the trip was long but I felt so glad and grateful we were privileged enough to be able to take this journey go on this adventure. In fact we enjoyed every part of this long haul flight after two years it felt like home, sitting on the plane and visualizing what was ahead of us. Mouth watering food good company and yoga what more could shrine ask For.

 

There was one element that had me slightly on edge Knowing we had a pcr test on arrival, and knowing the consequences of that. But I also told myself what would be would be and to just relax and enjoy the adventure. What ever happened?

Everything else seemed so similar even getting off the Plane. There was no difference, it all

Looked sounded smelt the same. I don't no what I expected but walking out of the airport and just looking around I felt this sense of happiness that freedom

I love and automatically felt re energized and uplifted.

 

Listening to different peoples stories and how COVID had affected them was incredible.

Alessia’s minder, had had the most heart breaking two years filled with illness death and poverty. None of it COVID related just the knock on effects of COVID had caused so much depression in

Her life, as I listened to her story of her 20 year old niece dying along with her baby, her husbands heart problems her sons surgery, her lack of work and suicidal thoughts. As my eyes weld up, and tears streamed down both sudhas and myself faces I thought how was I, so privileged to be born into my existence. It made me really feel

The importance of holding onto those good times as we don't no what's around the corner and no matter how bad it gets the importance of lifting ourselves out of that depression

 

Alessia was so at ease with Sudha she adored seeing her again and playing with her. Francesca to my delighted was so content in Sudha's arms her mind heart and warm

Smile would put anyone at ease out adventure had begun I was where I had dreamed of for two years and I wasn't going to take it for granted.

 

The food was better then I ever imagined, the coconuts sweeter and more thirty quenching then I had remembered and the sensation of our hair blowing and the music in the rickshaw as we went to our favorite dosa place topped it all off, so good to be Back

And

I hadn't even done yoga yet.

 

As we travelled back to our apartment Alessia told me there was no way this was our last trip we would come 15 more times until Francesca can remember it and then Alessia told me she would bring her kids. I closed my eyes for a moment to take it all in. This was living this was an adventure and this for me was happiness.