Lauratri

LATEST ARTICLES ( 43 )

• Teacher in Front of an Empty Class

  

  I’m a teacher sat in front of an empty class.  Mat rolled out, incense burning, some Tonal Alchemy playing quietly through the decrepit laptop and awkward... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Transition

  

  It’s 6.21 am.  The mornings are very different here.  I don’t have a foot long gecko planted a meter above my head screaming EEEEE-ORRRR, or a rat scurrying... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• From Stillness

  

  24th October 2014As I draw nearer to the end of my journey here in Bali, I feel that things are escalating and accelerating; yet there is a great stillness and... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Lion…..

  

  Tears splashed across my mat, crumpled tissue dissolving in my scrunched up, sweaty hand.  Matthew, kneeling just across from me- patient and kind.  I fell apar... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Intermediate….and a Time to Reflect.

  

  I’ve been in Bali for just over 6 weeks now.  Feeling a little bit guilty for not blogging nearly as much as I’d initially intended.  I have tried. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Week 3 – Settling In! : )

  

  6 am – I’m stirring gradually, sensitively… It was the led Lion Sequence yesterday, and I’m interested to see where the stretches and aches have settled. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Week Two Begins….on a Bit of a Self-confidence Downer…

  

  11th August (4.50 pm)The full moon peaked at 2 am last night.  Disturbed sleep, vivid dreams, an unsettled air…Feel like I’ve been hit by a bus today.   Fairly... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• In Feeling

  

  Week one draws to a close with tomorrow morning’s self-practice, and life’s feeling pretty damn good!  I’ve had a very moon-sequence-centric start, and have... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• First Day in the Shala

  

  It’s breathtaking.We practiced a led moon sequence this morning to the sounds of ducks chatting in the rice paddy fields, shimmying palm leaves, and a gentle... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Adieu…

  

  Shelves are empty, floor scattered with clothes I can’t decide whether to pack, or put into storage.  Reluctant to put away my photos, afraid of looking under... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A Week To Go

  

  A week from now I’ll be on my way to the bus stop.  Smiling, and shifting the weight of my back pack awkwardly from shoulder to shoulder, yoga strap tangled... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Escape?

  

  “The Escape”,  was a very apt and self-explanatory title for this blog when I started it two and a half years ago.  But, now it seems inadequate,... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Not Long to Go…

  

  It’s Summer solstice, a BEAUTIFUL day, and I guess I should be out living it up, partying with friends, adventuring into nature…anything really that marks the... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Peace and Love

  The greatest difficulties I face when leaving a Vipassana retreat, are transitioning back to “normality”, and maintaining my practice. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Vipassana: Lessons Learnt as a Server

  

  How can I express the profound beauty of the experience I’ve just had?  I’ve written numerous introductions to this entry and nothing will suffice. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• An Ever-deepening Love for Ashtanga

  

  “Relaaaxxx” the muffled sounds of the soft and soothing voice of my yoga teacher seep, somehow, through the tangled and awkward mess of me into my ears. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A Quick Pause…

  I have this incredible two hour window between my day job and my evening work and all I want to do is sit here, in my quiet room, with the curtains gently... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Finding My Way Back to Happiness

  

  Love can be defined, not necessarily by longevity or a wedding ceremony, but how one responds to a particular moment in time: the recognition that in search of... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The “birthing Cow” Experience

  

  You have to ride the downs as well as the ups – more so then, as they are tougher, but also your best teacher. No matter how “down” something seems, try to... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Morning Meditation on the Roof Terrace

  

  Our very way of life breeds unhappiness. We have an active and turbulent culture in which there is little peace or contentment. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY