LE TARDOUN - YOGA RETREAT

Arriving to the retreat center you could just feel all the stress and stiffness flowing to
the ground, Mother Nature turning it into positive energy. 

Our yoga shala hidden behind the trees.

Janne our teacher and the group.

Hahahha I want a similar t-shirt! My thoughts on yoga too - yoga changed my life so that
sometimes I think how easy it would be just to not-think, not-feel, not-analyze. But when
you once start it, let yoga in your life, it never leaves. Luckily so! But it's not easy, nice
and fun every day, all the time. But under the dirt is a gem waiting to be discovered.

Jani the guinny pig. 

The course wasn't all about asana but also about pranayama, meditation and chanting.
The day's were scheduled very well and there was just enough of yoga but also
time for yourself, time to reflect, relax and enjoy.

We all have our own ways to relax. This is one!

NICE - BRAUX BY TRAIN

Nice. Nice.

Emma's crazy cool necklace. Check out her yoga courses, Emma just has it! Just heard that
she graduated the Slow Yoga degree that is organized by our teacher Janne Kontala, whose course we were now going to in France.

Arriving to a near by village close to our last destination - Le Tardoun.

JUST A LITTLE BIT

PARIS - NICE BY TRAIN

Mom and me decided to go to France to our Finnish yoga teacher's course. The course was
arranged in the mountains out from Nice but we wanted to see Paris too so the easiest was
to fly to and from Paris and travel with a train in between. So we set up for the adventure!

Paris was freezing when we first came and I was happy to find my IVANAhelsinki wool cape
just perfect for the weather. And yes, I am wearing shorts under it.

Marseille.

Meeting new people in the train and borrowing their travel guides. Trains are THE best
way to travel, if you ask me. You meet people, see the view changing, can just read and relax.
Eat. Sleep. Perfect!

Nice was sunny and beautiful. But we were hungry so our next destination was a nice little
restaurant - but where to?!

Maybe here? Actually around the corner we run across our fellow course members - what a
sweet coincidence! But after their not too positive review of the restaurant we continued on
our task for good food.

And just when I thought we won't find any, a guy walked over to me and asked if he can help
us and voilà! He showed us a nice Lebanese restaurant close to our hotel. It looked cozy
and just relaxed enough for us to feel like non tourists.

The 10 different mezes were amazing and staff friendly! Soooo good. If you like Lebanese
food and happen to go to Nice, try to locate Beyrouth. Easy, mid priced and delicious.

PACKBAG IS BACK MAN

New packbag from Paris. The shirt I got for free from a friend at Sunday's fleamarket, luvz it!

PAINTING FUTURE

This is what the past week has been about: painting, cleaning, building, carrying, shopping, creating and smiling - a lot of smiling! Our yoga studio is starting to look like I've seen it in my dreams and soon we'll be opening the doors for everyone to see it. Exciting!!

BEST IN TOWN

MIDSUMMER PART 2

Thanks for the pic Desir, you have an eye for photography!

MIDSUMMER REAL

Back again! Came back from France and now been busy with work, not too much time to spend blogging! But here's some pics from some weeks back. Midsummer was spent with friends away from the city, surrounded by green trees and singing birds. Sauna, swimming, eating and a bit of good wine, easy living!