Hi Everyone,

I just want to wish everyone a happy christmas. Here in south Africa it’s a complete different experience, I haven’t heard one christmas song up until today, and some of the people I got to know are doing their shoppings (all of them) today, christmas eve. No stress whatsoever beforehand. Isn’t that wonderful? Its so good to see things done in different ways, it keeps me flexible.

We are doing really well here, Bas and I both went through a few physical hiccups, change of scenes, the body suddenly realizing it can relax and work through some far away stored stresses, but we feel as new again.

In a little place called Greyton, when we went inland, I met a very good yoga teacher called Jonathan Blumberg. He managed to really catch my attention, very stern, very good, very confronting. He gave me a well needed kick in the ass. As a teacher how I do things and as a student.

Thank you Jonathan. I’m sitting in lotus now while I meditate, and I’m working on my alignment. I got lazy, or perhaps it’s my tendency to not push myself very hard, and stay within my comfort zone too easily anyway. Also Bas really took your advice to heart and begins to realise that he cannot abuse his body the way he has when he works, and not give anything back to it, for much longer. Also he is picking up yoga everyday now, focussing on his alignment and being good to himself. He needed to hear that from someone else than me!

Also I had my first kundalini yoga class with Prana, while we stayed in his Zen Den. If you’re ever in Greyton and want the experience of a sweat lodge, kundalini yoga, fantastic hospality and amazing food. The Zen Den is your place.

Anyway, I’m loving it, I feel at peace and in the flow of things and will keep you posted!

Esther

What a special little place Greyton was, it got us on track and in touch with ourselves and we are still enjoying the benefits.