A lot can happen in 2 weeks. In my last post I wrote about my sadness at the death of The Furry Guru and how I was adjusting to life without my canine friend. Then this happened......
This is Flo. She is a little cross-breed (looking at those ears I would guess there's some Chihuahua in there somewhere) and she's about 4 years old. Already named Flo, I came across her on a rescue website and thought she looked very sweet and would tick all our doggy requirements. We've had her for almost 2 weeks now and, although she was very timid and overwhelmed to start with, she's just starting to relax and get used to her new environment. I'm looking forward to introducing her to yoga and gardening and will share her progress with you from time to time here on the blog. For now, we're taking it slowly and trusting that it will all work out ok. We're going with the Flo flow.
52@50 no. 15 - Aerial Yoga
A small group of intrepid yogis and myself went on an adventure recently to experience Aerial Yoga. Although I'd heard about it, I'd never done it before, so when a student mentioned that she'd read about it and would like to try it I set about finding somewhere we could give it a go. We teamed up with a company called Flying Fantastic who offer classes in circus skills, trapeze, hoops and aerial yoga at a number of venues in London.
In an aerial yoga class, silk hammocks are rigged to ceiling beams and dangle about 3 feet from the floor. Doing yoga poses using the hammocks provides support for the body, and it's especially helpful for practicing inversions as the hammock takes your weight so you don't have to. It offers the possibility of going deeper into more familiar poses too. The possibility. For the first-time aerial yogi it's all a little insecure and unstable. You have to trust the hammock to support you even though it's swaying gently in mid-air. You have to let go and trust.
Although we were on the edge of our comfort zones at times, it was fun and a new experience and I'm going to do it again. It's like trying most things in life - the second time it feels a bit more familiar and you feel a bit more confident and a bit more able. As the founder of Ashtanga Yoga, Sri K Patthabi Jois was known for saying "practice, practice and all is coming!".
This week's recipe... Tomato and Coconut Soup
We had this soup at our retreat last weekend at Florence House in Seaford. It's tomato soup with a twist - the addition of a tin of coconut milk gives it a different flavour and makes it creamy. It's really easy to make and hardly any washing up! Bonus! I'm using my Nutribullet to blend soups at the moment. Although I bought it to primarily make green smoothies, it works really well and blends a nice smooth soup (and again, very easy to wash up).
You will need...
1 medium onion
3-4 sticks of celery
1 tablespoon of oil for frying
2 teaspoons of vegetable bouillon powder
2 tins of tomatoes
1 tin of coconut milk
1 teaspoon of sugar
(Serves 4)
And here's how to make it:
Roughly chop the onion and celery and fry gently in the oil until soft and the onion is translucent.
Stir in the vegetable bouillon powder then add the tinned tomatoes and coconut milk.
Add a teaspoon of sugar to reduce the tartness of the tomatoes.
Simmer gently until everything is soft.
Blend.
Add some seasoning to taste.
This week's musical offering....
Labrynth by Peter Jack Rainbird - a lovely track to accompany an evening wind-down of some slow, relaxing seated stretches.
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| Enjoying the autumn sunshine |
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| Surveying her new garden |
A small group of intrepid yogis and myself went on an adventure recently to experience Aerial Yoga. Although I'd heard about it, I'd never done it before, so when a student mentioned that she'd read about it and would like to try it I set about finding somewhere we could give it a go. We teamed up with a company called Flying Fantastic who offer classes in circus skills, trapeze, hoops and aerial yoga at a number of venues in London.
In an aerial yoga class, silk hammocks are rigged to ceiling beams and dangle about 3 feet from the floor. Doing yoga poses using the hammocks provides support for the body, and it's especially helpful for practicing inversions as the hammock takes your weight so you don't have to. It offers the possibility of going deeper into more familiar poses too. The possibility. For the first-time aerial yogi it's all a little insecure and unstable. You have to trust the hammock to support you even though it's swaying gently in mid-air. You have to let go and trust.
Although we were on the edge of our comfort zones at times, it was fun and a new experience and I'm going to do it again. It's like trying most things in life - the second time it feels a bit more familiar and you feel a bit more confident and a bit more able. As the founder of Ashtanga Yoga, Sri K Patthabi Jois was known for saying "practice, practice and all is coming!".
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| Getting a little deeper into a backbend |
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| Flying! |
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| Savasana - relaxing all wrapped up in a cocoon |
This Week's Video... these two short videos are a reminder of how adaptable us human beings are... be inspired ...
Talking of trust and support, and new things to try.... How about Acro Yoga?
Or challenge your balance like never before with Slackline Yoga.... At 2.35 minutes into the video, she's doing Kneeling Bow Pose. We did this pose a few times in class this half-term... it's hard enough to balance on the floor, let alone on a slackline! Awesome!
This week's recipe... Tomato and Coconut Soup
We had this soup at our retreat last weekend at Florence House in Seaford. It's tomato soup with a twist - the addition of a tin of coconut milk gives it a different flavour and makes it creamy. It's really easy to make and hardly any washing up! Bonus! I'm using my Nutribullet to blend soups at the moment. Although I bought it to primarily make green smoothies, it works really well and blends a nice smooth soup (and again, very easy to wash up).
You will need...
1 medium onion
3-4 sticks of celery
1 tablespoon of oil for frying
2 teaspoons of vegetable bouillon powder
2 tins of tomatoes
1 tin of coconut milk
1 teaspoon of sugar
(Serves 4)
And here's how to make it:
Roughly chop the onion and celery and fry gently in the oil until soft and the onion is translucent.
Stir in the vegetable bouillon powder then add the tinned tomatoes and coconut milk.
Add a teaspoon of sugar to reduce the tartness of the tomatoes.
Simmer gently until everything is soft.
Blend.
Add some seasoning to taste.
This week's musical offering....
Labrynth by Peter Jack Rainbird - a lovely track to accompany an evening wind-down of some slow, relaxing seated stretches.
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