Diary of a Yogi-in-training: Yoga Teacher Training at Ashiyana, North Goa

I’ve just finished my 200-hour yoga teacher training at beautiful Ashiyana Yoga Retreat Village in Mandrem, North Goa - and I could not speak more highly of it. Just everything about last month was perfect. So in case you are considering doing the course yourself, or just want to hear about the experience, I thought …

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GOA, SOUTH INDIA: PALOLEM

OK, so last time I posted on the blog I was in Vietnam, which was, yikes, a little while ago. But anyway it's high time to fire it back up again as I’m now on a 4.5 month sabbatical from work (thanks, thanks, thanks to my lovely bosses!) and making my way through South India, …

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Secret Garden Party – Kimonos, Dragons and lots of Tie Dye

  So, it seems incredibly fitting that this first post should be about festivals – Secret Garden Party to be precise. 8 days and counting! But let’s have a bit of background first.. My love affair with festivals began in 2004. I was 17 and armed only with a bikini top, pumps (wellies, what wellies?!) …

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