Meditations!! After a really nice sleep I woke feeling refreshed and after an early breakfast decided to go and start my meditation early. I had about an hour and a half and unlike other days where I really tried to focus on quieting my mind today I let thoughts come in and did my best not to attach or judge them. I had some really wonderful moments when I was further in and was even able to keep my composure when people started entering ashram when class was abo...

A Sleepless Night!! Turns out I am super sensitive to the caffeine like chemicals in cacao and after drinking a glass yesterday at 1pm I was unable to sleep most of the night. It didn't bother me that I couldn't sleep and I used meditation and calming techniques to try and help me relax and amazingly I woke up with energy so all and all not so bad. Today's meditation started with a really nice group discussion and every bodies energy was really positive which I t...

Week 2 Day 2!! Today I woke after having some very lucid dreams which is a nice change for me - I like to dream and I believe dreams help us to make meaning of our daily reality. Today I decided to go down a bit earlier for meditation and glad I did as today was a little harder to keep my focus and the extra time allowed me to go a bit deeper. I had a lot on my mind today with the exciting news of my scholarship for The Hridaya Hatha Centre in Mazunte and a coupl...

Week 2 Hridaya Yoga!! Today is not only the equinox, the start of week 2 but also my first night in a new room. I managed to sleep very well and arose around 7am. The day was looking beautiful as meditation started at 9am. We learned some new techniques to start our session today which included really focusing on the pauses between our breaths to bring stillness in our mind. I struggled quiet a bit to ease my thoughts and when I did ease them I wasn't able to fin...

Relax Day!! My mind got the better of me a little in the night and maybe the after effects of the cacao meant I didn't get to sleep all the night. None the less I excepted this and started my day being thankful for everything and everyone that was presenting themselfs in my life. After breakfast I made my way down to the meditation hall and started meditating: today I was able to calm my mind quickly and although my mind wondered I found I was able to bring it ba...