Day 7

It must all come to an end... Today was the last whole day of yoga and
meditation. We have lived in this bouble for a week- i think i might
have forgotten how it is to live "out there", whats my pin code again?
Things that i havent done for a week: had coffee, black tea, any
alchohol, meat of any kind, onions. I havent been using my mac, except
my iPhone. I havent read any current news papers, except a peak now
and then through iPhone. In other words, there are a lot of normal
things i havent done for a while. I realized that i focus better now
than when i came here- difficult articles become easier to read. I
hope that effect sticks! I am a bit exited to see how my new routines
will work in every day life. After all, life contains most working
days...

Day 6

If you stand upside down for 11 minutes a day, you will become more
healthy and beautiful, and less stressed and tense. These are the
words of an indian yogi. Today we've learned the dog pose - standing
on hands and feet with the tail in the air. This pose gives a nice
stretch in the legs and thighs. When we add on the shoulder standing
pose we have two upside down poses. A third is the triangulare
rotation....well that probably more horizontal. Anyway- the only way
to a better life is upside down!

Day 5

Same, same but different... The routines are getting to me- i cant
remember the difference between today and yesterday... Well, we did
some longer sequences in yoga than we have done before. Ive had my
personal best meditating for 2 hours and 30 minutes altogether today.
Some will argue that its not a competition, but i am kind of proud of
myself. I feel like i have come a bit more to terms with the ups and
downs of meditation now. Every time is the same but different...

Day 4

Day 4 already? Days go fast when you sleep a lot... The days also go
fast because we have a routine to follow every day. We get up about
7am, go to breakfast, have a morning lecture before yoga. After yoga
we meditate for 1 hour and 15 minutes- well, i'm not there yet-but at
my 30 minutes i feel like i'm getting there. Then there is lunch-
after lunch we have some hour off, some go hiking, some play games
outside, and some sleep. I do the latter... Well, not always,
sometimes i take pictures or read. Then there is more yoga, followed
by more meditation- either in groups or individually. After this
mediation there is a coaching session. Then there is dinner, after
dinner another lecture. Then there is tea (herbal of course) and
socializing- bedtime is at 11pm. Thats our day...and tomorrow is a new
one!

Day 3

Today i had to meet the challenge of motivating myself to meditate
after a bumpy start yesterday. I have been really tired the last
couple of days, resulting in me sleeping a lot-whenever i get a
chance. So my first attempt on meditating the morning ended in sleep,
the second attempt was more successful in the way that i managed to
keep it going for 30 minutes and felt more rested and at ease
afterwards.

Yoga was a lot of fun today-i stood on my shoulders, something i
havent done since i was a kid. After standing on my shoulders for a
while my body felt lighter- almost like walking on a cloud!

Day 2

Okey, so i'm 26 and a day. I have learned how to meditate and done it
twize. Now i understand how difficult it is to explain meditation and
how it feels like. For me (the experience is very individual) it felt
uplifting and light as well as quite demanding and heavy. The physical
reaction came as hot waves, which was nice, but also a form of motion
sickness. During the meditation, but also after, i felt somewhat
beaten up and relaxed at the same time.

Yoga was nice and slow today- a lot of breathing and stretching mostly
on the flor or sitting up. Can wait for tomorrow.

Today i am 26 and a day and a few powerful experiences richer...

Day 1

Today is my birthday! Today is day 1 of 356 being 26! It is also day 1
of my 7 day Yoga and meditation retreat! I am really exited about
practicing and learing Yoga and meditation over the next week- i'm a
total newbe! I'll write something that i have learned every day! Today
i have learned about the cinderella syndrome (first up in the morning
and last to bed at night) the muscle that is used first, and is
included in all movement is also the one that gets rest last...thats
why we get pains, like mousearm, if we dont focus on letting the
tesion go every now and then!