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Follow your heart Cycle your heart out... and embrace change! Sometimes things happen beyond our control that force us to embrace change. Changes can be a chance for a fresh start, a new perspective, and a new place to call home. To help cope with the fear of the unknown I like to paint, write and cycle my heart out! All three of these help transport me to a meditative flow where worries leave my body with every paint stroke, every line, and every pedal I take. How about you? What helps you embrace change? Keep reading to find out 9 highlights of the route, and download your FREE gift to help you ride inwards and embrace change! I paint my heavy heart My colorful distraction Messy, scattered Yet in constant flow Tears add fluidity Blended to perfection Drawing me back in To myself My breath My home Location Castelldefels, Spain ( About 30 minutes to Barcelona by train) Heart Route A nice easy flat 6.42km route that goes past many of my favorite landmarks in Castelldefels. Click here to view the map on Strava. Cycle Your Heart Out Maya loves to cycle! Every time she sees me unlocking my bike she attempts to climb into her comfy basket! As I cycled my heart out I realised just how much I'll miss living here, it's one of the most beautiful places I've been lucky enough to call home. I leave with my heart full of love, magical memories, ones that I'll cherish for lifetimes to come. My 9 Highlights! 💚In the winter the sun rises AND sets on the sea! 💚In the spring the entire coast is full of vibrant purple flowers. 💚In the summer you can enjoy the most incredible red moon-rise which lights up the entire sea! 💚It's perfectly normal to cycle in your swimming costume ;-) 💚You can paddle surf and spot fish & jellyfish as the water here is so clear! 💚It's surrounded by hiking routes that take you deep into the Garraf national park and Buddhist temple! 💚You can find delicious coffee at @banksgeneral_bcn which I discovered by accident when Maya decided to take ME for a walk one day! 💚It's an easy train ride to the center of Barcelona, so you get the best of both worlds. 💚You can see wild bunnies running free along the coast and in the park next to the University! Spread the love I wanted to give a special mention to my superwoman neighbor Eugenia! She always has a smile on her face, and her warm energy rubs off on everyone she meets! I've never met a woman so dedicated to her plants and flowers, her attention to detail brings a smile to my face each time I see her. She kindly watered my roses while I was on holiday, and when someone stole my bike, she even helped me get it back! I'd also like to thank the lovely Katrin Beckmann for the wonderful photo shoot on the beach! Katrin has also been a great friend, mentor and a huge help in guiding me in my career over the last decade. I wore this green dress as it's my favorite color, the heart chakra, very appropriate for this heart route ;-) INNER RIDE QUESTION How can you embrace change from a place of love?
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Soul Reunion Tree trunks into the sky Emerald green leaves Golden sunlight slicing through Kissing the earth The flowers My face Soothing sounds of a nearby stream Birds in a peaceful choir The crunch of winter beneath my wheels No one to guide me Just the well trodden path And the call from within That whispers welcome home Follow your heart After reading 'Light Is The New Black' by Rebecca Campbell, my heart led me to the forest to spend more time listening to the call from within. Cycle Your Heart Out for... your soul! Location Next to the Montseny National Park. Located in the quiet town of Sant Esteve de Palautordera, only a 1 hour train and cycle from Barcelona, so no car necessary! Perfect for me as I still can't drive! Heart Route After picking up a map from tourist information, I sat down on the grass and started noticing all the beautiful paths that I'd hiked the previous 2 days. Within minutes my heart route had appeared, a great mix of the town, nature and forest! An easy 4.52km heart, all flat and mostly on bike paths. Cycle Your Heart Out Highlights: Accomodation: Hotel Somlom ECO & Wellness Lodge Bike Hire: Fesbici Coffee break: Bar LANAU Kalart Co-living and Co-Working: A unique space for remote workers and digital nomads with yoga, meditations and other holistic events on the weekends Montseny National Park: A stunning natural park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Spread the love I stayed at the peaceful Hotel Somlom ECO & Wellness Lodge next to the Montseny National Park. On my first night I danced my heart out in their belly dancing class, and they kindly lent me a yoga mat so I could practice in the comfort of my own room. I arrived with no clue of the area so I was really grateful for the kind staff who patiently showed me all the best cycling and hiking paths. Thank you to Davinia and everyone who worked at Hotel Somlom! I gave the hotel a copy of my book so that anyone who visits can enjoy flicking through the pages while they wait for their yoga class or massage! Longing for connection With like minded souls A shared ride Of compassion Creativity And love I surrendered Closed my eyes And rode inwards Re-emerging in clarity To those who read these words Thank you My soul family You are not alone We ride through life together Follow your heart Cycle Your Heart Out for... Community! Separated from loved ones, relocating to a new area, yearning for community. If you have experienced any of this recently and sensed a feeling of loneliness, then this heart route is for you. Location I decided to create a heart route in the peaceful town of Gavà, 20 kilometers south of Barcelona, and only 10 minutes from the Airport. Gava is known for it’s beautiful 4km beach promenade, pine forests and sand dunes. Heart Route Length: 8.23km (mostly flat) Click here to view the route on Strava. Cycle Your Heart Out Highlights: - Ama Yoga Loft for beautiful heart centred classes - Huertos De Ocio - Farm to grow your own organic fruits and vegetables - Horse riding school (Gavamar Ecuestre) you can learn to ride a horse along the beach here - Kauai Gavà Mar Restaurant for their amazing paella - Gava beach for sunrise, siesta and sunset Spread the Love To help give back to my heartful community, I decided to give a copy of my book to Ama’s Yoga Loft. Amarilis started the studio to help you connect with your essential nature and authentic wisdom, so your spirit is reborn with clarity and balance. A beautiful heart centred space directly on the heart route! Healed You were unplanned You kissed my open wounds Route by route You pieced me back together Pedal by pedal You kept me breathing You kept me riding Year after year Continuing to share through the pain Continuing to share despite the pain And in the end An open book because of it all Follow Your Heart This is a pretty special month, not only is April 30 Days Of Biking, but it's also National Poetry Month! A beautiful combination and a lovely way to share with you some exciting news! Over the last few years I've been working hard on creating something special, something I hope will inspire you to travel deeper into your inner world and follow your heart. Yesterday I cycled my 40th heart route to share with you my big news... I've written a book! Location Barcelona Heart Route A flat 11.9km route Cycle Your Heart Out Highlights - El Born - Bogatell & Barceloneta beach -Parc de la Ciutadella - Arc de Triomf - Sagrada Familia - Poblenou Spread the Love For the whole of April I'll be cycling my heart out in Barcelona and sharing poems along the way, two of my favourite things all rolled into one! So if you also love bikes and poetry, why don’t you join in with me? Click here for my top heart making tips! 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! Follow your heart Mindful Maya here! Sarah's let me take over her blog today and I'm super happy to share with you my first heart route! But first let me share a little bit about me... I was born on Valentine's day and my name means love in Nepali, my favourite snack is broccoli and I'm obsessed with chasing pigeons. People seem to think I'm a small bear or cat sometimes... but I'm sure I'm a Pomeranian dog. Location El Poblenou, Barcelona in Spain Heart route 1.64km Cycle your heart out One minute I'm chasing pigeons, sniffing grass and finding a good spot to roll around in, the next minute Sarah picks me up and puts me in some sort of flying bed. It's strange but kind of cosy cause she's put my favourite blanket inside. Not sure why she's put me here... Wow I'm super high up, I miss the floor let me outta here! Ok escape fail, she's harnessed me in... My fur feels sort of strange, it's like she's blow drying me after a shower, except it's nice and cool. So many humans keep staring at me, everything's moving around me so fast, Hold on a minute... I recognise it all, its my favourite walking route in Parc Diagonal! I recognise the smells and the trees, those purple flowers on the floor, this is the park full of dogs that always want to sniff me. Ok we’ve stopped, Sarah is giving me lots of hugs and doing that strange high pitch voice, the same as whenever I’ve peed on the grass or sit down. I think I’ve done something she likes as she’s just given me my FAVOURITE BONE! Nothing else matters right now, just me and my bone, the cool blow dryer on my fur. Sarah just told me we've rode a heart route, maybe that's why she called me Maya! I like this flying bed, I could get used to this. But for now I’ve got some serious chewing to do. Spread the love Would you like to create a heart route with your favourite human? I highly suggest checking out Sarah's top tips! |
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