Driving through Los Angeles to me is quite the stressful event, with a 34+ foot trailer in tow. Traffic is incessant and heavy at all times of the day, but a bit less so later in the evening. Consequently, we timed our journey across the top of the city for 9pm last night and it…
When you find yourself in the middle of perfection, breathe it all in and savour the moment. For with each ebb and flow of the casting of sand, you will find that perfection exists everywhere, and yet elsewhere. And that the freedom to define is as beautiful as each breath you build your present moment…
It was a debate until the end …. should we or shouldn’t we? Highway 1 is one of the most spectacular coastline drives ever, or so I think, in comparison to my many years of travelling. slaDE~ has never had the privilege of exploring south of Monterey on California State Route 1. And I so…
Sometimes goodbyes can be so challenging …. and leaving Northern California, for me, has always been like leaving a part of my heart behind. This moment in time appears to be no different as I spend the day silently preparing for the crux of my being to be divided once again. The saying of ‘Leaving…
There’s nothing like exploring that semblance of a long lost home base that has held such a vivid space in my dreams. Monterey Bay an the surrounding area will always be one of my favourite places on earth … and to return here in exploration with my husband (slaDE~ has never visited the dreamy aquarium!)…
After our amazing spa experience in Calistoga yesterday, we ended up staying in the high hills of Berkley with our new friends Caran and Mark (Caran was in our ‘Heart to Hand’ workshop this past weekend), and their humongous 4 dogs. Apart from me forgetting my laptop at the spa (HOW does one do that??!),…
Before setting off to Calistoga for a relaxing day at the Indian Springs Resort and Spa, we had to offer our host Scott a chance to experience yogaFLIGHT. This is what part of our adventure is all about, introducing our brand of yoga to the world and our skydiving friends! After another successful convert to…
I can’t remember the last time that I began drinking before noon. Well today, I was well on my way to full-on inebriation before the mid-day lunch rush. Scott, our winery tour guide, drove us to three tasty wineries, starting with a sampling of the sparkling beverages at the Ironhorse Vineyards. Clouds and low-lying fog…
Yay, we managed to wake up this morning in time for 6am meditation. What a brilliant way to start the morning of our departure. Exciting day today …. the weather is spectacular and clear, and we’re weaving our way up the coastline towards the wine country. 9 years ago, I completed my Private Pilot’s License…
For the third day in a row, we’ve managed to miss our 6am morning meditation because we overslept the alarm on our new cell phone. Perhaps we are so used to slaDE~s other cell alarm (5 years of consistent 4 snooze breaks before departure from bed) that we’re unable (or unconsciously unwilling?) to adapt to…