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Offline Inside my Cancerian shell Cooking up a feast A feast full of love, dreams and ambition A feast full of drinks, overflowing with gratitude, A feast ending so sweetly Reminding me what was missing from all the other meals High in courage and free from self-comparison A feast so delicious I invite you To travel To this VIP location Inside yourself For the most rewarding meal of your life Then once you're full Feel free to invite others Follow your heart
Cycle your heart out ... offline Location Delta del Ebro, Spain Accommodation: Camping Ampolla Playa Heart route 5.16km, all flat Cycle your heart out Highlights: Watching the sunrise at Platja de l'Arenal Seeing Flamingos! Sketching Maya and David sleeping like babies Taking Maya Kayaking for the 1st time! Delicious Paella for lunch at Lo Goleró The sunset at Mirador norte de la bassa de les Olles Celebrating our 2 year anniversary at Restaurant La Barraca and seeing a blood moon!! Spread the love If you would like to disconnect and create your own heart route, click here to learn my top 5 steps!
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13/2/2020 0 Comments Heart Route 37 in BarcelonaQuiet Love No need to sweep me off my feet Just a forehead kiss will do No need for extravagant jewellery Your hand holding mine will do No desire for a giant bouquet A plant that blooms will do No surprise luxury hotel A tent under the stars will do No fancy restaurant needed A heart-shaped ride will do No need for changing you Your quiet love will always do 26/11/2019 0 Comments Heart Route 35 in Altea, SpainBody still, Mind on fire The numbness spreads My legs gone dead If only I could move The tenacious fly That active gardener If only I had silence My familiar friends Worry and Fear Always around, but never welcome Body still, mind on fire Breathing interrupts Damn that feels good Stomach growing like a balloon Emotions join the stream Thoughts pass like clouds Even the ocean seems calmer Sitting cross legged Silence starts to spread Body still, flames reduced Mind at peace Follow your heart Before learning about mindfulness, my mind was like a chaotic snow globe, always shaking, my thoughts flying here, there and everywhere! I craved to have a vacation from my mind, and found life just so overwhelming all the time. After years of cycling my heart routes I slowly learnt that it was focusing on my breath and the sensations in my body that took me to a place of momentary calm. When I learnt that mindfulness is about paying attention to the present moment on purpose, it all started to make sense. Cycling my heart out had been my own meditation, and learning to combine it with seated meditation everyday enabled me to finally find a way to settle my snow globe thoughts. After taking an 8 week mindfulness course a few years ago in Barcelona, I decided to deepen my understanding and travel to the south of Spain to take a MBSR Teach Mindfulness course with Mindful Academy International. Cycle your heart out ... mindfully “The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.” Prasad Mahes Location Altea, close to Alicante in Spain Accommodation: Hotel Tossal Altea Bike Rental: Ashe bikes Heart Route Several different bike maps, two helpful bike assistants, and dozens of attempted heart routes, not one seemed to want to emerge. I was close to accepting no route could be found, and just enjoy cycling mindfully along the sea, but that's the beauty of letting go, seconds later Cecilia at Ashe bikes pointed at the map, she'd found it! It got me thinking about all the times I've longed for something, and never came close to reaching it, until I finally let go. Cycle your heart out The route represented the challenges along my teaching course, the doubts, the confusion. With the final part along the sea, peaceful, calm and full of joy. It will always remind me of the life changing course, the people I met, and all those I hope to help ride inwards. Highlights: -Parròquia de Nostra Senyora del Consol -Mirador Paseo Maritimo Spread the love I couldn't have completed this course had it not been for my teacher Kathy. Her years of experience and wisdom was truly inspiring to learn from. Grateful to my beautiful international group, it was such a joy to support and learn from one another. My top mindful tips for you: Meditation doesn't mean you always have to sit still, next time you ride your bike notice the following... How do your hands feel on the handlebars? How about your bum on the seat? Your feet as they rotate the pedals? How does the wind feel on your face? Try paying attention to the present instead of worrying about your to do list today, or your conversation with whoever yesterday. My thoughts won't stop, I can't sit cross legged, I don't have time, I'm too busy, I'll start tomorrow, I'm doing it all wrong! Sound familiar? The beauty of mindfulness is to practice kindness and compassion to ourselves, and that all those thoughts above are perfectly ok to feel. Thoughts won't stop? It's normal just observe them Can't cross your legs? Use a chair No time? Try 2 minutes Too busy? Take 3 deep breaths, Starting tomorrow? How about now Doing it wrong? No, you're not Click below for more tips on how to ride inwards heartfully!
25/8/2019 0 Comments Heart Route 34 in CopenhagenThe Danish Route to Happiness A sea of cycle lanes More bikes than cars A city in synch Hearts seem to link Boat-lined ports Picnics packed and ready Candy coloured streets Riding to the beach Help that lady off the bus Feed that hungry red squirrel And as the sun starts to set The best hasn't happened yet Replace phones with candles Share love not posts Eat together not alone You’ve discovered hygge in your home! Follow your heart
Cycling around Copenhagen had been on my bucket list for several years. I was curious to find out why Denmark won award after award for not only being a bicycle paradise, but also the world's happiest country. Luckily for me, my amazing friend Christina helped me find out why! Cycle Your Heart Out for… hygge Location - Copenhagen, Denmark Heart Route - 7.15km Cycle your heart out Highlights - Copenhagen Citadel - The Little mermaid statue - Gefion fountain - Guard change at Amalienborg - The new port of Copenhagen, Royal Danish Playhouse - Nyhavn - The Bridge street kitchen - Freetown Christiania - Picnic along the canal of Overgaden Oven Vandet overlooking the Torvegade bridge - Live music from Christianshavn boat rental & Café - Stadsgraven lake - The new bicycle bridge and along Vester Voldgade, - Tivoli - Equestrian statue of Christian IX - The Lego House at København, Stalk fountain - Kongens Nytorv. - Vandkunsten Sandwich Spread the love Grateful to Christina and her wonderful family for inviting me into their home and sharing the beauty of Denmark with me. The Little Book Of Lykke by Meik Wiking was waiting for me on the bedside table on my arrival. After cycling my heart out and reading this book, it was very clear to me why Denmark wins all these happiness awards! Spoiler alert... the front cover has a bicycle on! ;-) Thank you Earth For allowing me to cycle my heart out Year after year All over your beautiful body, For allowing me to heal my soul One heart route at a time The Rainbow of Friendship Did you see the rainbow? Beneath the Tulum Pyramid My friend woke me from my camera coma So focused on getting the perfect shot My eyes had been blind to the beauty behind it You see that's what's good friends do They bring color to your eyes, when all you see is grey They bring the sun to you heart, when all you see is clouds They bring brightness to your soul, when all you see is darkness They are the rainbow to your heart Every shade of their being Every glimmer of their time They are the gold on either side And I'm rich because of you To those friends Thank you for staying Despite my thunder |
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