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A week late with this reel but last Saturday was a heavenly yoga day retreat @theapplehousenaddervalley ! Thank you so much to those who made it….I am forever blown away that you come to these days at all, let alone multiple times over the years (shout out to @joannie_stalker who comes all the way from Scotland ♥️). These days are so special, even if we get rained on during the hike ! Whilst every retreat is very personal, I put my heart and soul into this one as I was doing the cooking as well; those blackberries in the crumble were foraged by me and the cooking apples stolen from my lovely neighbour @hare_house ! I could not have done it without my incredible friend Katie (who isn’t on insta but her husband might show her) whose invaluable help made it all go smoothly and she arguably contributed the best part of the day: the chocolate cake (I would argue in favour of that, despite it being the only thing I didn’t make). These days are magical; I can confidently say that because it’s nothing to do with me. The moment you step into @theapplehousenaddervalley you are in awe of the setting, everyone who comes is always incredibly friendly so before and after the classes all I can hear is chatter and laughter. Bringing people together to do yoga, feeding them healthy home made food and marching anyone who is willing (no one has to hike, it’s pretty nice hanging at The Apple House!) round the woods and the fields and chucking anyone who wants to swim in the freshwater pool sounds like a perfect day to me. And snacks…there are a lot of snacks around. And MERCH! Very excited about the water bottles. So thank you, thank you THANK YOU! And can’t wait for the next one! #yogaday #dayretreat #wiltshireyoga #yogadayretreat #yogaretreat #natureday

I always wonder if the journey back to the airport at the end of a trip is what the last few moments of life will be like: travelling back to where it all began, you look back over what’s happened, feeling like you’ve done so much, but it’s over so quickly. However much you try and savour the moment, if you zoom out, it’s the blink of an eye in the great timeline of our existence. As the train passes, images flicker like a rolodex of people you love, places you feel alive, moment to moment, emotion to emotion. Trying to condense this trip into 90 seconds of joy was hard….first draught was six and half minutes 😂. Had to take out a few flower close ups, more mountains and endless laughs with my buddy @tmingi but they’re not forgotten. This life we’re living is going to pass us by whether we like it or not, so trying to enjoy ourselves along the way and find some form of purpose is probably the only chance we’ve got at to make it count. I’ve always loved America and particularly this part of it, so thank you Colorado and Wyoming, you did me proud. And hey, I even reversed down a mountain road with a sheer drop and survived, which was wholly unexpected at the time! ✨🇺🇸. #colorado #wyoming

𝐘𝐎𝐆𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓! 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎.𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟖.𝟎𝟎 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 If you want to switch off and have a soul nourishing day of yoga, good food, wild swimming, hiking and good people then look no further! All details on the link in bio, but DM me with any questions 🤗 #yogaretreats #retreatday #retreatyoself #yogalife #yogacommunity #healthandhappiness #yogaforeveryone #wiltshire #wiltshireyoga #yogaday #wildswim

Sunday shoulder snack….break away from your phone/tv for a little shoulder mobility! ✨squeeze the elbows towards each other in front of you and draw as wide a circle as you can, going slower than I am (I sped up the video) ✨squeeze the shoulder blades towards each other behind you ✨with the second one, interlace the fingers round the back of the head and open the chest as you lift ✨round the back and bring the elbows towards each other in front of you as you close in ✨with the last one, open the palms up and lift ✨when you round the back, flip the palms all the way round, full 360° so they end up facing up again, but this time with your back rounded ✨breathe! ✨enjoy #shoulderstretch #stretchingtips #yogaroutine #yogafromhome #yogaforall #yogaforbeginners #yogaparatodos

Saturday yoga snack can also be done on other days of the week….. ✨start with the feet wide and turned out ✨lower down without worrying how low you get ✨you can prop your hands up on something to give you easier access ✨lift the hips up and down but don’t worry if the legs straighten ✨if you can’t interlace the fingers behind your back, grab a tshirt or something so you can hold it in both hands ✨lift the hands away from the body to get a good shoulder stretch ✨enjoy! #yogasnack #yogaeverydamday #easyyoga #accessibleyoga #yogaforeveryone #yogaforhips #yogaforshoulders #yogaathome