Return to Chiang Mai Nov 6th.....

There is a kind of magic about Chiang Mai that seems unexplainable, things just seem to fit into place here. Before i arrived gorgeous Rose (www.wildroseyoga.org) invited me back to teach at her studio. If that wasnt enough being the wonderful connector that she is, she put me intouch with a couple (Kate & Paul) who wanted a house mate. They had found a wonderful house in Chiang Mai & they needed a house mate, me!! Yippee!! They met me from the airport & took me to my new home, wow its huge & such a lovely space, or collection of spaces with a balcony with a hammock, a wonderful tropical garden with banana trees, papaya, sweet basil, chillis etc etc. I am still in a state of shock that things have worked out so well. Also lovely Lawrence who lives in Chiang Mai but is away until January left me her scooter to ride! Although I enjoyed my summer of fun, its nice to have a base & no that i am staying in a wonderful place for the next 3 months.

Since i arrived on 8th Nov, i have had the strongest & most painful massage ever, I will see the benefits though now that blocked energy has been moved! Ive had 2 steam,saunas, been to a wonderful temple for organic vege food, practiced in 3 diff places in the house, eaten homemade dahl & naam made by Paul & cooked butternut squash, ginger & chilli soup! Also not forgetting alot of sleeping & chilling in the hammock reading Shanteram!!!

Life here is so much slower, I know when i arrived back in the UK i was super chilled however by the time I left I was zipping up & down the country between London & leeds & really not giving myself permission to stop. For some reason i always felt the need to visit as many people as possible in the short time I had in either city. This does not bode well for a relaxing life! So I am now making up for this in Chiang Mai by spending alot of time in the house staying put & no longer racing around to do do do........

"The flowers are blooming with the exultation of your Spirit." - Rumi