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…It only took a year (Thailand)
It seems pretty representative of how busy and crazy life has been that it took me a whole year to finish and upload some photos from Thailand. These memories do however seem even more precious looking at them a year on……..Time really does bring more perspective and this time we spent away changed how we view and respond to life. We had big plans for our return to Ireland on the top of that list was building the new cottage on our land, however just before leaving Thailand the way in which we wished to do this changed drastically. The plan was for us to knuckle down, me take the…
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Ireland to Vietnam with two minis in tow…..
Traveling as a family was something I’ve always held in my dreams. I never foresaw having kids to be the end of these fun adventures but a motivation to keep reaching further & exploring deeper into all aspects of life. That said it didn’t mean I was without my doubts when booking a trip thousands of miles away from home with 7month old & 2-year-old in tow. I had so many questions & worries running through my mind I seriously considered canceling a few weeks before. I also didn’t tell a lot of mom friends as I didn’t want to face their concerned questions, where are you going to stay?…
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The Neuroscience of Yoga
I started doing yoga daily whilst amidst intense study, an MSc Neuroscience followed by a Ph.D., I was stressed and needed something to counteract it. Yoga was my savior, my destress tool. I could feel the positive effects but being me I wanted to know what was going on inside at a biological level. What I began learning fascinated me, so much so that I left my Ph.D. and became a yoga teacher. Here is a snippet of what I’ve been learning recently, hopefully, it will interest you too…. As far back as Krishna (3228 BC), India’s greatest prophet, there are writings referring to electricity in the body, the spine…
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Surviving jet lag
Whether you travel for fun or for work there’s no escaping the jet lag….or is there? On all the previous trips I’ve taken I’ve always resolved to a few days of feeling pretty rotten on arrival. However this time we were traveling with two kids so I really wanted to minimize the effects of long haul flying, both for us & them. So I did some research, added in some of my own tweaks and came up with a plan that would leave us feeling fresh on arrival and jet-lag free. No Caffeine, No junk The first thing we did the morning of the flights was vow to keep it…
