Almost three weeks ago, Mummy took one look at my face and asked me out right: "Why on earth did you book a camping trip anyway?!" "I have no idea", I groaned. I never have been a fan of getting dressed while lying down, or of being in a semi-permanent state of "damp and soggy", … Continue reading You know you’re camping in Canada when…
Since I got back to the UK, lots of my friends have been asking me the same thing: “What were your top three moments?” I think they might be bored of me harping on… So, in order, here’s a BRIEF run-down of the “Top 3”: Number 1: Sunset at the end of my first yoga … Continue reading The Top Three: Sunsets, Tops Off and Smoothie Bowls
Almost exactly a year ago – let me just reiterate that, AN ENTIRE YEAR AGO – I found myself sitting in front of a tarot card reader at an office summer party. I had stumbled in a little tipsy and, having never seen a psychic before, had no idea what to expect. Nonetheless, I was … Continue reading Precisely Zero Snogs
Having spent almost all of my time in Bali in Ubud, where it loves to rain, I decided to head to the beach in search of a tan. I met up with a group of yoga mates on the South coast of Bali, in Uluwatu. It's a surfer's paradise with stunning cliffs that plunge into … Continue reading Sunburn and Surfers in Uluwatu
I'd never heard of Anusara yoga, until I signed up for its yoga teacher training. But the teacher, Bridget Woods Kramer, came highly recommended, so I decided to take a leap of faith and give it a whirl. I was nervous and didn't know quite what to expect. The first class started off with a … Continue reading Yoga Teacher Training: Anusara
I had no idea what to expect from Bali Spirit Festival. I just knew it was a yoga festival held in a beautiful place. I was thrilled to try LOADS of different styles of yoga, including Jivamukti, Kundalini, Embodied Flow, Thai Yoga Massage, Transformational Alignment Based Yoga, Forrest Yoga, Laughter Yoga (HILARIOUS) and Yoga Nidra. … Continue reading The Weird And The Wonderful: Bali Spirit Festival 2017
Before coming to India I had semi-joked that I wanted to become a pretzel. That is, to have bronzed, sun-kissed skin, lightly salted from a dip in the ocean, with limbs that could be contortioned into any pretzel shape. So it wasn't entirely a coincidence that my yoga teacher training happened to be located on … Continue reading Yoga Teacher Training: Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow
Two days before I left the UK, I read the "solo female traveller" section of Lonely Planet, panicked and booked on a group tour through South India in an effort to avoid becoming a feature story in that section of the guidebook. I arrived on the tour fresh out of the ashram, feeling as though … Continue reading South India: Coconuts and Group Travel
Starting out my trip with a little hand-holding.
Stretch My Soul 