Let me hear you say!

‘IN!’ ‘HALE!’ ‘INHALE!’

‘IN!’ ‘HALE!‘ ‘INHALE!’

In a hip-hop stylee, I am donning my trainers and doing as they do here in New Zealand: getting out into the good old fresh air, come rain, wind or shine.

After having some seriously needed R & R in the deep sunshine of Santa Monica, Los Angeles, we arrived here in NZ with our bags full of summer clothes and suncream. Ohhhh noooo... the NZ climate is unpredictable to say the least, especially in Spring as it is here. Now I am very connected to seasonal yoga practice that reflects the natural state of the overriding guna & dosha when I am doing my yoga thang in the UK. My body seemed to my surprise to be ready for Winter, and here we are moving into summer, again.

My perceptions have been literally and physically turned down-under here as in one day we can experience rain, winds and then beautiful sunshine. One thing we noticed was that people are always outside here. At home, especially if it’s raining or cold, we tend to hibernate, and eat accordingly with heavy warm foods. I have had to rid these habits and embrace layers, 3 changes of shoes and varying the times of my yoga practice so I can allow my body to ‘feel’ and understand the connection with nature. I am riding my bike 6 miles along the edge of the shore and having welcoming ‘Hello’s!’  from people riding or running past (albeit faster and with a little more ease than me!!)  - what a way to connect before I practice. Raining at home means hibernation, here it means do the same as you always do, be outside, just with some rainwear on!

So here I go: tying up my trainers and getting outside, to be inspired by the beautiful birdsong, trees and elements...Fresh!

Now let me hear you say!

‘EX!’ ‘HALE!’  ‘EXHALE!’

‘EX!’ ‘HALE!’  ‘EXHALE!’

Claire Missingham X