It’s been a magical summer, filled to the brim with family and friends and a garden wedding here at home, What a day it was!
We were blessed with a gorgeous, sunny, warm day. The bride and groom chose to have the wedding on the solstice, June 20th. The fact that it happened also to be a full moon was delightful and raised the energy of the whole day – and night! At four o’clock in the morning, with the dance floor still going, the sky kept an all-night glow. The large bonfire – a lot of garden tidying went into it! – had by then become hot embers and a slightly wild place to retreat for some DMCs (deep & meaningful conversations :)).
The party seemed to roll on for weeks, with family from abroad staying on, aunts and uncles visiting a little later, and various other social gatherings that filled summer to the brim.
Part of the magic was being in the thick of receiving help from our friends, for gorgeous atmosphere-setting yarn bombing, giant paper flowers, the dirty digging of flower beds, the loan of tables and chairs, glasses and flatware, a hand-painted topper for the wedding cake (so sweet!). Keeping the lawns mown between rainy days seemed like a minor miracle.
The vegetable garden took a back seat relative to other summers, Yet we’ve just had some carrot-top pesto from our first carrot harvest! Thanks to many diligent hands, the freezer is filled with broad beans; the tomatoes are coming on strong now; and peaches have stopped dropping to the ground just as apples are ripening up.
All this magic and blossoming left little time for my own yoga practice. Intending to give myself a break for a few days post-wedding, the leisurely coffee-breakfast-chat routine wended its way well into August. It’s good new for my students: I will now be very empathetic to the feeling of getting back onto the mat!
Classes will start towards the end of September as I’ll be away for a short while, but you can book your class here.
I’m keen to share Shadow style hatha yoga more widely in the community so will have a workshop in October. And the marvellous Ananta Yoga & Ayurveda studio in Wicklow will be the space for a workshop this autumn too. All this lays the groundwork for Karen Watson, my Shadow yoga teacher, who will be over from London for a one-day workshop in Dublin in January.
The Yoga & Sleep retreat in early November is nearly full so please book now if you’d like to relax and unwind with me there.
Details will be forthcoming over the next couple of weeks.
Meanwhile, keep enjoying the long evenings and fresh air. See you soon!
Namaste.
Sign up for autumn yoga classes here!